Marshall Browning Sponsors Sports Physicals

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin will again offer school sports physical clinics for area junior high and high school athletes. For a donation of $10, area athletes will be given a thorough sports physical examination by a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physical therapists, and an athletic trainer. Marshall Browning Hospital will then donate all proceeds from the clinics to each individual school represented.

The sports physical clinics will be offered on Monday, July 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and again on Wednesday, July 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Marshall Browning Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. J. T. Davis, Orthopedist from Southern Illinois Orthopedic Center in Herrin, will be assisting with the sports physical clinic on July 6th. Dr. Davis completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery at Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA.

Junior high and high school athletes will be tested for flexibility and strength, range of motion, scoliosis, as well as having their blood pressure, vision, lungs and heart checked. The clinics will be held in the Specialty Services area of the hospital. Students may enter through the main lobby. Students will be required to bring an IHSA Preparticipation Examination form with them. Forms will be available at the clinics; however, since this form serves as a consent, it must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian and presented at the time of the exam. Exams will not be performed without the parent or guardian's signature. The exam is for sports physicals only and does not apply to school physicals.

No appointments are needed. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-serve basis. For questions concerning the clinics, please call Pam Logan at 542-2146, ext. 1433.