Exams · Testing

Wellness Exams & Testing

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Complete wellness exams, sports physicals, injection therapy and specialized testing in our full-service examination room.

Complete wellness exams

Ages 8 weeks through 75 years

In our full-service examination room, we provide Complete Wellness Exams, ages 8 weeks through 75 years.

 

Women’s Wellness Exams

  • BMI/ body fat analysis
  • Breast exams
  • Culture for vaginal infections (yeast/BV)
  • Gynecologic exams and PAP smears
  • Height and weight tracking
  • Pregnancy testing (Blood HCG)
  • Rectal exams
  • STD screening
  • Well-woman care and prevention
 

Men’s Wellness Exams

  • Body fat analysis
  • Full physicals
  • Height and weight tracking
  • Inguinal and umbilical hernia screen
  • Male pelvic exams
  • Preventive care
  • Prostate exams
  • Rectal exams
 

Adolescent and Pediatric Exams

  • Developmental, social and cognitive evaluations
  • Discussion about STD prevention, prescriptions for contraception
  • Discussion of milestones, development and health concerns
  • Growth chart tracking (height, weight, and head circumference)
  • Informed choice discussion about immunizations (immunizations are not performed here, but can be referred out)
  • Well-child exams (8 weeks old thru 36 months)
  • Yearly or every 2 years well-child exams 3 years old through age 18

In our examination room

Other services offered

Sports Physicals

  • Pre-participation physical examinations for sports activities.

General

  • Abrasions, contusions
  • Basic wound care, sliver removal
  • In-house urinalysis for Acute UTI
  • Phlebotomy: Fasting and non-fasting blood draws
  • Scrape/wound cultures
  • Simple suture/stitches removal
  • Throat, sinus, and sputum cultures

Injection Therapy

  • Myofascial trigger point injections (lidocaine)
  • B12 injections, as well as other vitamins
  • Iron dextran injections (for severe anemia)
  • “Aquapuncture” saline or homeopathic injections (arnica) at acupuncture points

Specialized Testing

Most of these are not covered by insurance.

  • Salivary Hormone Testing – Cortisol/HPA Axis
  • Hair Analysis for Toxic Element Detection
  • Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
  • Microbiome Testing
  • Food Antigen (IgG4) and Inhalant/Allergy Testing (blood draw or fingerstick)
  • Neurotransmitter Testing (salivary and urine tests)
  • Organic Acid Testing – Great Plains Lab (urine test)
  • Genetic Testing – Great Plains Lab SNP Test
  • Screening for Environmental Toxins – GPL-TOX, Urine screening. Can add on evaluation for Glyphosate levels.

Genetic testing

Genetic testing to detect SNPs

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms — Great Plains Lab GPL-SNP-1000 Test. This test is valuable for identification of your predisposition to several disorders such as:

  • ADHD
  • Allergies
  • Adverse drug reactions
  • Analysis of drug detoxification pathways
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cancer
  • Depression
  • Heart Disease
  • Osteoporosis
  • Schizophrenia
  • and more…

Testing involves taking a cheek swab sample and submitting it to the lab for analysis. Great Plains Lab uses the most advanced “Next Generation Sequencing” methods which are more accurate and sensitive than types used by DNA testing services that work directly with the patient. Also the GPL-SNP-1000 test is more comprehensive – testing for 1034 SNPs in 9 different pathways compared to only 274 SNPs done by the companies advertised on TV. Once results are received, our naturopathic physician will review these with you and design a specific treatment plan that can help how these genes are expressed (Epigenetics). The goal of this therapy is to change the course of your future health and prevent disease.