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Preventative Healthcare services offered in Floral Park, NY & Jackson Heights, NY
Diet and supplements alone may not provide your body with all the nutrients it needs to perform at its best. At Floral Park Medical, P.C., and Cross Island Medical Himanshu Pandya, MD, and the team offer intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy, delivering the nutrients you need directly into your bloodstream. To schedule an IV vitamin therapy consultation, call the office in the Jackson Heights or Floral Park neighborhood of Queens, New York, or book an appointment online today.
IV Vitamin Therapy Q & A
What is IV vitamin therapy?
Intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy is one of the wellness and preventive health care services available at Floral Park Medical, P.C., and Cross Island Medical Dr. Pandya is an experienced, board-certified internal medicine physician dedicated to helping his patients improve their overall health and well-being.
Dr. Pandya and the team at Floral Park Medical, P.C., and Cross Island Medical take a patient-centered approach to care, providing treatments like IV vitamin therapy to quickly correct nutritional deficiencies or insufficiencies.
Even if you eat a healthy diet or take nutritional supplements, many essential nutrients may not get absorbed in the digestive process. With IV vitamin therapy, Dr. Pandya delivers the nutrients directly into your bloodstream so there’s no question you’re getting what you need.
Am I a candidate for IV vitamin therapy?
Dr. Pandya and the team determine if you’re a candidate for IV vitamin therapy after a medical evaluation. They may consider you a candidate for IV vitamin therapy if you have nutrient insufficiencies or deficiencies.
They may also recommend IV vitamin therapy for people with high nutrient demands like athletes or workers in high-stress jobs. Certain medical conditions also benefit from IV vitamin therapy, such as:
- Chronic fatigue
- Cancer
- Asthma
- Fibromyalgia
- Autoimmune disorders
IV vitamin therapy may also help you quickly recover from a hangover.
You may not be a candidate for IV vitamin therapy if you have a condition that affects your ability to metabolize nutrients or remove fluids, such as liver disease or kidney disease.
What happens during IV vitamin therapy?
Dr. Pandya and the Floral Park Medical, P.C., and Cross Island Medical team customize your IV vitamin therapy to meet your specific nutrient and health needs. IV vitamin therapy is an in-office treatment.
While you relax in the treatment chair, your provider inserts an IV line in your arm to start your infusion. Depending on your nutrient and fluid needs, your infusion may take 30-60 minutes.
After your IV vitamin therapy session, you may feel a boost in energy or more relaxed. There’s no downtime following IV vitamin therapy and you can resume your usual day after treatment.
Depending on your health needs and goals, the team at Floral Park Medical, P.C. may recommend regular IV vitamin therapy treatments.
Find out more about IV vitamin therapy at Floral Park Medical, P.C., and Cross Island Medical by calling the office most convenient to you or scheduling a consultation online today.