Physicals

Physicals provide valuable information about your health and are an important part of almost every visit with your medical provider. At Low Cost Health Clinics, with seven offices in Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Corona, Costa Mesa, Cathedral City, and Indio, California, Shruti Patel, MD, Jose Ruiz, PA-C, and Roberto Guillen, PA, perform many types of physicals, including sports, school, and work physicals. Call the office nearest you today or schedule your physical using the online scheduling tool. The family practice and urgent care clinic welcome walk-ins.

What exactly is a physical?

Physicals are medical examinations health care providers perform to get a general sense of your current state of health. Though a routine part of your medical visit, no physical exam is like another. 

Low Cost Health Clinics performs a physical at every visit, whether it’s urgent care for your sore throat or a follow-up visit for diabetes. The family practice and urgent care clinics aim to make medical care accessible and affordable to the diverse community they serve. 

They also take pride in ensuring all of their patients are well cared for and feel welcomed. To those ends, they have bilingual staff that speak English and Spanish at all locations. 

Why do I need a work physical if I just had an annual physical?

There are many types of physicals and each focuses on specific health concerns. That’s why you may need a work physical even if you recently completed your annual physical.

Low Cost Health Clinics offer many types of physicals, including:

Work physicals

You may need a work physical to make sure you can perform the duties of the job, reducing risk of injury. Work physicals may also require a drug test.

Annual physicals

Your annual physical is a thorough evaluation of your total health that focuses on finding health concerns before they turn into complications.

School physicals

Low Cost Health Clinics is a family practice providing medical care for all ages, including children and teens who may need school physicals before they can start school. 

The Low Cost Health Clinics team performs school physicals, updates vaccinations, and completes any paperwork.

Sports physicals

Sports physicals focus on finding health problems that may affect your ability to safely play your sport to reduce risk of injury. 

Low Cost Health Clinics may perform school and sports physicals during your child’s annual wellness exam.

What happens during physicals?

The specifics of your physical at Low Cost Health Clinics depend on the reason for the physical, your age, medical history, and concerns. However, you can expect an attentive and thorough examination.

You get a follow-up phone call within two days and a free follow-up visit within seven days. The practice also gives you a copy of your lab results.

Don’t wait to schedule your physical. Call Low Cost Health Clinics or use the online booking button and make an appointment today.