Sports Physicals

What are sports physicals?

A sports physical is a physical exam that is often necessary to ensure you or your child is healthy enough to safely participate in athletic activities. 

The team at Edinger Urgent Care has the experience and expertise needed to successfully complete sports physicals.

What happens during sports physicals?

When you or your child arrive for a sports physical, you're greeted by the friendly team at Edinger Urgent Care. Once you're ushered into your private exam room, the team completes:

Vital signs check

The team weighs you, measures your height, and checks your pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs.

Medical history review

During a medical history review, he team at Edinger Urgent Care inquires about past diagnoses, previous surgeries or injuries, medications you or your child takes, risk factors, and family history of disease.

Physical examination

During a physical examination, the team at Edinger Urgent Care  evaluates your eyes, ears, nose, throat, abdomen, heart, lungs, limbs, and reflexes. The team assess your joints, posture, flexibility, and strength, and look for signs of injury. They also test your vision.

Diagnostic testing

nose, may recommend diagnostic testing to screen for certain medical issues. Your might require testing for diabetes, allergies, asthma, heart problems, and musculoskeletal injuries. The team at Edinger Urgent Care might suggest blood tests, urine tests, lung function tests, allergy tests, X-rays, or other imaging procedures to detect or rule out an illness, disease, or injury.

What happens after my sports physical?

If everything checks out during a sports physical, the team at Edinger Urgent Care completes the appropriate paperwork and gives you a copy. 

If you or your child has an illness, disease, or injury, the team might recommend a follow-up exam, additional diagnostic testing, specialist referrals, or treatments for your condition. 

You might require lifestyle changes, vision correction, medications, a brace, or an inhaler for asthma. After being treated for a health problem, the team at Edinger Urgent Care can often clear you or your child to play sports.

The next time you or your child needs a sports physical, you can trust the team at Edinger Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine. Call the office or schedule an appointment online today.