About Dr. Sharyl Truty
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Telemedicine, One Better
Telemedicine is emerging in healthcare. If you do an internet search you can find several companies where you can schedule a visit and see a physician instantly for a low cash price. It seems like a great deal, does it not?
The biggest issue however, is that it is NOT your own doctor. If you don't list all of your medications or medical problems in the pre-visit question section, the physician you see is missing information that may be critical to your care. Furthermore, you not sure what type of physician you are getting because you have not met them, do they practice the type of medicine you want to have? Is there a better solution when it comes to telemedicine?
There is...
Direct Primary Care + Telemedicine = Quality, Convenient Care
Direct Primary Care is an emerging membership model throughout the country. At its core is the premise that you have direct access to your doctor when you need it. You get to meet your doctor and see if they are right for you. You doctor gets to know you before you have an issue. If you get sick afterhours and weekends, a direct primary care doctor uses a telemedicine visit to care for your needs from the comfort of your own home. There is no need to make sure you've entered everything in the computer because you doctor knows you. The visits are fast, convenient and very satisfying.
Regardless of your Telemedicine choice, there are a few things I do recommend doing to prepare for your visit:
1) Get a Thermometer. Check your temperature. A lot of decisions when you are sick with an upper respitory infection depend upon whether you have a fever.
2) Get a blood pressure machine. This is especially true if you have any heart or blood pressure issues. Knowing your blood pressure can go a long way in making decisions.
3) Be open to an alternative diagnosis. You've done your research on the internet and you are absolutely sure you know the diagnosis and just want to a quick prescription medication. Sound familiar? Remember, the sign of a good doctor is to entertain the unusual to be sure you are not missing something else. Be patient with any questioning that they may provide and be open if they think something else is going on or ask you to follow-up with your own physician in a few days.
4) Realize that not everything can be done on-line. Abdominal pain, skin abscesses and dizziness issues are just a few things that are best still seen in person. Be open to the on-line doctor telling you that you need to go in somewhere to be seen. A good physician's credo is "do no harm", so often it is a wise decision to recommend a visit in person even if it turns out to be nothing serious. It is always better to error on the cautious even if inconvenient side when it comes to protecting your health.
Optimize Your Health, Simplify Your Life
Dr Sharyl Truty MD
Find out more about Direct Primary Care in Jacksonville, the Beaches, & Ponte Vedra at BalancedPhysicianCare.com
Direct Primary Care for Athletes
Learn How Direct Primary Care Helps Athletes and Weekend Warriors Stay at the Top of Their Game
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or professional, a fitness enthusiast, or you just enjoy to be active, you understand the need for training and conditioning your body. How your body looks on the outside is just as important as how it looks on the inside. To maintain your current fitness level and ensure you stay at the top of your game for many years to come, you will need regular advice from a physician you can trust. At Balanced Physician Care, we offer Direct Primary Care (“DPC”) memberships for weekend warriors and endurance athletes that will keep your body and mind conditioned so you can stay at the top of your game.
The following outlines the benefits of a DPC membership for weekend warriors and endurance athletes:
Our Founder Is Sports Medicine Board Certified
A Sports Medicine Physician is specially trained for total care of athletes and active individuals. After graduating medical school from Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine in Illinois, our founder, Dr. Sharyl Truty, a former college basketball player at the University of Indianapolis herself, completed the Phoebe Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program in Georgia and trained in acupuncture through the UCLA-Helms Acupuncture certification for physicians. She served as primary care physician for the Chicago Red Stars women’s professional soccer team and has covered the Chicago Marathon yearly for 15 years. She also recently completed an Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona with Dr. Andrew Weil. As a physician, athlete and mother, Dr. Sharyl strives to provide all athletes the most trusted and balanced perspective on their health.
Feel Like a Pro with Direct Primary Care’s White Glove Services
Direct Primary Care membership offers 24/7 access to your physician by phone and text. For in office visits, we offer relaxed, extended appointment times. You will never feel rushed or have to wait. As a Direct Primary Care member at Balanced Physician Care, our physicians can help you with:
- Acute injuries such as ankle sprains, dislocations and non-surgical fractures;
- Overuse injuries including stress fractures, tendonitis and osteoarthritis;
- Traumatic brain injuries or concussions;
- Acute illnesses such as asthma, mononucleosis, cold or flu;
- Exercise prescriptions for people who want to be more active;
- Return to play decisions for injured or ill athletes;
- Evaluations of supplements, multivitamins and herbal medications;
- Acupuncture consultations and treatments;
- Cortisone injections;
- Cupping therapy;
- Dry needling;
- Trigger point injections;
- Mindfulness education; and
- Mind body techniques for improving performance.
Every membership includes an annual wellness physical, comprehensive 60-minute exam, biometric lab panel, and pap or prostate screening. We offer unlimited in office visits with no copays. Three (3) complimentary acupuncture visits are also included, along with holistic and integrative medicine consultations.
Prevent Injuries and Speed Recovery Times with Direct Primary Care
As we age, our muscles and joints do not recover as quickly as they used to and are more prone to injuries. Whether you are starting a new workout routine or continuing with an old one, it’s important to ensure your body is in optimal health. As your Direct Primary Care sports medicine physician, we will work with you to create an exercise plan to help prevent injuries. When injuries occur, our physicians will work with you to explore options beyond surgery.
Stay Active With Direct Primary Care
For athletes and active individuals to stay at the top of their game, they need a proper nutrition plan, exercise routine, and regular checkups with a Sport Medicine physician they can trust – a former athlete, now physician. At Balanced Physician Care, we offer affordable Direct Primary Care plans designed to simplify your life and optimize your health. For more information on Balanced Physician Care, call (904) 930-4774 or visit www.balancedphysiciancare.com.
Direct Primary Care for Pediatrics
Learn Why You Should Choose This Innovative Healthcare Model for Your Children
At Balanced Physician Care, we offer affordable Direct Primary Care membership plans for parents and their children. Direct Primary Care (“DPC”) is an innovative model of medical care that provides transparent, comprehensive, affordable, and accessible care. For a small monthly fee, your family can have full access to a physician 24/7 by phone and text. This level of care is designed to help you simplify your life and optimize the health of everyone in your family.
The following outlines the benefits of a DPC membership for your children:
We Offer Improved Patient Relationships & Convenient Care
Our physicians don’t work for insurance companies. Instead, we work for patients and their families. In addition to being available 24/7 by phone and text, we also offer same day in office appointments with no wait times. If your child is severely allergic to insect bites and gets bit by fire ants, instead of rushing to the hospital or an acute care center to wait hours for someone to see you, you can text a photo of the bite to your physician, who will review the photo, and call, text or email you immediately with care instructions. If your child gets a cold or the flu, by going through a series of questions, your physician can diagnose your child’s infection and order an antibiotic by phone, without you ever having to leave the comforts of your home.
We Help Manage Your Child’s Chronic Illness
When a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness such as asthma, diabetes, obesity, or mental illness, regardless of your wealth, it is a burden on any family. Children with chronic illness may be well at any given time, but they are always living with their condition. Parents are required to deal with the child’s needs on a daily basis. At Balanced Physician Care, our goal is to create a treatment plan that helps reduce your child’s symptoms and your family’s overall healthcare costs. If your child suffers from a chronic disease such as diabetes, our physicians can provide the tools your family needs including, nutrition and diet evaluations, advice on supplements and multi vitamins, and help creating personalized exercise programs.
We Help Keep Your Child’s Brain and Body Conditioned
Whether your child is an all-star athlete or all-star mathlete, to ensure they perform at the top of their game, they will need diet, nutrition and exercise advice from a medical professional. At Balanced Physician Care, we offer annual physicals for all of our members, including Sports Physicals. Additionally, our physicians will work with you and your child to develop a diet and exercise plan, teach injury prevention strategies, and mind-body techniques for improving performance.
We Prescribe Wellness, Not More Meds
When thinking about your child’s health, it is important to also think about the long-term effects of taking medications. Some medications are absolutely necessary; while some can be completely avoided by improving diet, sleep habits, and physical activity. At Balanced Physician Care, our founder & physician, Dr. Sharyl Truty is board certified in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine. Dr. Sharyl uses her background in Integrative Medicine to apply a holistic approach to healing for our patients and their children. From managing chronic illness symptoms to pulled muscles and other acute injuries, our physicians will work with you and your child to create a holistic treatment plan that you can trust.
Invest in Direct Primary Care for Your Child Today!
Dr Sharyl Truty MD
At Balanced Physician Care, we work with your family to create a wellness plan that simplifies your life and optimizes your health. Child Add-On Memberships are either just $69 a month for Premier Plan and $49 per month for Basic Plan.
And the more family you add, the bigger the savings...
We offer 2 different Family Plans, With the purchase of two, Adult DPC Memberships, you can include up to 3 dependent children for a discount rate per month. For more information on Balanced Physician Care, call (904) 930-4774 or visit BalancedPhysicianCare.com
