Every year, children need physicals in El Paso, and it is the responsibility of parents to take their children in to be examined.  Even if children are not sick, it is important that they be seen by a doctor before the school year begins. While it may seem an unnecessary task to be seen by a doctor every year, the fact is that it is important that a growing child be examined to determine more than just whether or not they are well enough to attend school. Eastside Medical Care Center knows how important these yearly checkups are, which is why our professionals are dedicated to providing only the most meticulous and thorough school physicals for your child.

Physicals Determine Good Nutrition
Parents have the responsibility to make sure their children eat the best foods that will ensure that they develop the way they are supposed to. Physicians will check children over to make sure things like their heart is beating strong, but they will also measure just how tall children are getting, and how much they weigh.  Doctors have a chart they use to measure how children are developing, and this chart, along with other tests, will tell determine whether children are getting all the proper nutrition they need to develop normally.

Physicals Detect Any Problems
Physicals in El Paso can determine whether there are any problems with children. Sometimes things like a heart murmur or spine curvature are not physically known to the parents because they have no medical training. However, physicals do take a close look at children’s bodies, especially the spinal cord to check to see the shape of it. If there is a spine curve problem, or a heart murmur detected, then physicians can let the parents know about it, and then a treatment plan can be administered.

Before children begin school in the fall, they need to be examined by a doctor to make sure they are fit for school, and there are many benefits to these examinations. When parents need a school physical, Eastside Medical Care Center is ready. Our medical staff is ready to go and offer the best and most affordable school physicals around. With the beginning of school just around the corner, don’t wait; call Eastside Medical Care Center today!
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