Keeping yourself healthy and in tip-top shape isn’t all about eating that kale and keeping up with your exercise routines, it’s about knowing when to have those pesky health issues looked at too.

Taking care of yourself means that you address even the smallest lingering health issue, whether that means that you have a therapist visit when you have been feeling a little anxious lately, or if you just have a toenail that has been looking kinda funky recently.

Getting things checked out as soon as they are noticed seems easy enough, but in this day and age of fast-paced lifestyles, it is way too easy to just push a non-urgent doctor’s appointment to the back burner. Luckily, for many non-urgent health concerns, telemedicine is the developing facet of healthcare that can help you get medical attention quickly and easily.

Read on to learn 5 ways that telemedicine visits can help you keep yourself in great health without having to always fit in that in-person doctor’s visit.

1. No More Avoiding That Doctor’s Visit

The most important thing about the healthcare route that you choose, is to make sure it is one that you will be able to fit in as soon as possible. In-person doctor’s visits are vital for some conditions, like things that are serious, painful, acute, or could develop rapidly. And, for these things, there is no avoiding being seen immediately in an office setting.

But, for those more minor (but annoying) things in life like acne, scars, hair loss, or erectile dysfunction, it is not uncommon for people to delay getting care. The most common reasons why people choose not to be immediately seen for conditions like these can be because they are busy and have trouble fitting in a non-urgent visit, or they are just a little bit embarrassed or uncomfortable talking about delicate issues like sexual health or skin conditions.

With telemedicine, there is an ease and increased comfort of getting health conditions checked out by a professional. Because, even when a condition seems minor, or negligible, if something is bothering you, mentally, physically, or both — you owe it to yourself to get it taken care of.

2. If You Have 15 Minutes, You Have Enough Time

Too busy to address if it is rosacea causing your to flush when you drink a hot beverage or see if a prescription retinoid can help with those fine lines creeping up on your forehead?

If you have 15 minutes to spare, you have enough time to have a quick online telemedicine visit for many of these lingering concerns. Telemedicine helps boil down doctor’s visits to their essentials — the time spent interacting with a doctor. This means that online visits can be as short as 10-15 minutes, once the commute and waiting room time is stripped away.

3. Prescriptions Shipped ASAP

Once you have a visit with a doctor, they may prescribe a medication to help you with the issue. With in-person doctor’s appointments, this normally means that you now have to trek over to your local pharmacy and wait for an indeterminate amount of time to get the treatment filled.

For those of us who are already on tight schedules, a pharmacy trip plus the visit can seem like the whole day has been used up. With telemedicine, it is all about ease combined with quality healthcare, so the prescription is often taken care of for you. The telemedicine service will go ahead and work with a pharmacy to schedule your prescription fill and shipment, often getting your medication to your front door in as little as 1-2 days.

4. 24/7 Support for Questions and Concerns

If you have ever wanted to put a quick call into your doctor about a question that popped up with a new treatment or condition, you have likely discovered that there is nothing quick about getting answers from a doctor busy working at a clinic.

This may have led you to avoid raising questions or concerns about your treatment, or you just wait until your next visit. With telemedicine clinics, it is all about availability. If you have a question or concern about your treatment or diagnosis, many telemedicine platforms offer 24/7 online or phone support to get you answers quickly.

5. No Worries About Being Around Potentially Contagious Environments

When various contagious conditions are going around, or if you are someone who has a compromised immune system, going to a doctor’s office can be anxiety-inducing. Healthcare environments are there for those with health issues, so it is possible that even if you are heading in to be seen for a non-contagious issue, you may be sitting right next to someone with something contagious in the waiting room.

Telemedicine offers high-quality health care visits that get your condition addressed, from the comfort of your own home (without you having to think twice about a person coughing and sneezing in the clinic).

Conclusion

Optimal health is about taking care of healthcare issues quickly and efficiently, no matter how minor you think they are.

Telemedicine offers a quick and easy route to take care of those little issues in life, ranging from dermatology, to nail care, or even your hair looking a little thinner than usual.

Along with prescriptions shipped easily, 24/7 physician support, and not having to worry about being in contact with others who are not feeling well, telemedicine is truly a way to improve your health and self-care skills with technology.

Source: Franco Columba. Franco is a Medical Content Writer for StrutHealth by day and an eCommerce guru by night. As a HubSpot Certified Content Marketer, he enjoys creating content that helps illustrate words in a unique way to readers.