Tests and Procedures

WellMax is proud to offer the highest quality and widest array of preventive medical services available. The tests and procedures that are listed below are powerful tools for detecting and preventing disease. When symptoms are absent, the significance of our screening is amplified. Due to their importance, these tests and procedures are offered to you as components of our Programs. To learn about these tests and procedures and why they are important, click the menu below. These Tests and Procedures are combined with Imaging and Labs to create your Personal Health Portfoliot™.

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  • Extensive Medical Interview

    One-on-one consultation with a board-certified physician allows ample time to discuss your concerns. The physician reviews your personal medical history as well as your family history. There is detailed screening for symptoms relating to all of your body’s systems, including neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and endocrine.

  • Comprehensive Physical Examination

    The physician completes a detailed checklist while conducting your physical examination. Since all of your data is entered into your personal database, this checklist assures that all necessary components are meticulously collected.

  • Comprehensive Gynecologic Evaluation - for Women

    The physician takes a comprehensive gynecologic and obstetric history. The physical examination includes ---at the patient’s option --- breast and pelvic examination as well as a ThinPrep™ pap smear. The ThinPrep™ Pap test is a very sensitive test of cervical epithelial cells and is highly accurate in detecting abnormalities.

  • Men’s Issues

    In addition to the imaging of the prostate and blood tests for testosterone and other relevant hormones, the physician provides the opportunity to discuss sexual issues, and the options for optimizing sexual health.

  • EKG (electrocardiogram)

    This test is a 12-lead electrocardiogram that measures your heart rate, rhythm, function, and is used as a limited screening tool for cardiovascular disease.

  • Cardiac Exercise Stress Test

    This test requires a continuous electrocardiogram, which screens for signs of heart disease or palpitations as one walks on a treadmill that gradually slants uphill. This provides a cardiovascular fitness baseline, and screens for early coronary heart disease before you are aware of symptoms.

  • Pulmonary Function Test

    This test measures baseline function of your lungs, as well as screening for asthma, emphysema, or any obstructive or restrictive lung disease. It includes FEV-1 and FVC (Forced Expiratory Volume and Forced Vital Capacity).

  • Metabolic Analysis

    This consists of resting energy expenditure and V02 max. Individuals have enormous differences in these measures that are determined in part by their genes, thyroid function and fitness level. ·
    
    Resting Energy Expenditure
    This test measures how many calories you burn while resting quietly in a fasting state. Whether you want to build muscle or lose weight, or prevent muscle atrophy with aging, this value helps understand your “metabolism.”
    
    V02 Max / Anaerobic Threshold
    This test measures how many calories per minute you can burn while running on a treadmill. (Vo2 max= maximum amount of oxygen processed in a minute) Your anaerobic threshold is also identified. Customized heart rate zones are determined to keep you exercising at a level that is providing beneficial results.

  • Musculoskeletal Evaluation & Fitness Assessment

    Your assessment includes measures of body composition, joint range of motion as well as flexibility and strength of the adjoining soft tissue structures. A postural assessment will be performed with recommendations to decrease the effects of degeneration on joints and muscles. Gait analysis is used to determine structural abnormalities and muscle asymmetry.
    
    With correction and retraining you will be able to help decrease the stress on your body and slow the degenerative process. Specialized software is used to gather this data, which is stored to your WellMax Health Portfolio. We provide you with an extensive personalized report that includes your measurements, our recommendations and a program designed with your personal goals, interests and schedule in mind.

  • Nutritional Evaluation

    You are given forms to document everything you eat for 2 days. Practical and individual recommendations are made to increase the ‘nutrient density’ of your diet and regulate optimal caloric intake. The evaluation includes one reference book: What Color Is Your Diet by David Heber M.D.

  • Vitamin Profile

    If you are taking vitamins and supplements currently, we take the ingredients of your entire regimen and enter it into the WellMax Master Vitamin Spreadsheet to analyze the total amount of each ingredient, and to help identify important nutrients or vitamins that may be missing… especially after your individual medical issues have been identified.