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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

Should you check in with your primary care physician or skip that step and go to a specialist, assuming your physician will send you there anyway? But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. Reach out today.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

Physical Effects of Anxiety Anxiety levels in Indiana are high — 32.9% Release Stress Anxiety can be pathologic, resulting from a physical or mental disorder beyond an individual’s control. Regularly talking with people you care about may help you avoid the need for antidepressants. Can we learn how to stop fearing the future?

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all medicine.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

In fact, I enjoy patients who are engaged in their care and ask questions. I enjoy seeing patients for all kinds of visits as well – mental health, physicals, GYN concerns, coughs/colds, etc. A physician also may consider themselves a GP if they began practicing before Family Medicine became a specialty (in 1969).