Sports Physicals

 

Sports physicals consist of a medical history and physical exam.

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Our doctors will want to know about your health, your family's health, your medical problems, and what medicines you take.

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The physical exam is similar to your annual checkup, but with an emphasis on areas of the body that relate to playing sports - lungs, muscles, heart, bones, and joints. (2)

 

This includes:

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• Measuring your height and weight

• Measuring your blood pressure and pulse

• Testing your vision

• Checking your heart, lungs, belly, ears, nose, and throat

• Checking your joints, muscle strength, flexibility, and posture

 

We also typically ask about:

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• Your diet

• Your use of drugs, alcohol, and supplements

• Your menstrual periods if you're a girl or woman

• Your testicular/penis health if you’re a boy or man

 

If you are given a form from the school or sports organization that needs to be completed by a physician, please bring that with you to the sports physical, along with any information regarding medications, supplements, allergies, immunizations, and other pertinent medical information.