Sports, school entrance or camp physicals are really more than a physical exam. Ideally they are a comprehensive evaluation of your child which includes the following:
- Your child's personal history
- Your child's family history
- Screening for conditions which can put your child at risk for significant injury, illness, or death
- A thorough physical exam
- Guidance on safety issues related to athletics, such as proper equipment, nutritional supplements, and performance enhancers.
Many places now offer “sports physicals,” including health clinics at schools and pharmacies. It is important to understand that not all of these offer a comprehensive evaluation of your child performed by a physician with expertise in children and adolescents. When performed by a pediatrician or pediatric nurse practitioner the risk of significant problems being missed as well as the chance that an insignificant finding may delay clearance for athletics are both minimized.
Sports, School Entrance, and Camp Physical Options:
- At My Kid's Pediatrics and Adolescent Care, we prefer to make the sports, school entrance, and camp evaluations a part of your child's yearly checkup.
- No forms will be completed without a physical examination in our office within the past 6-12 months depending on the forms. Forms are completed on the basis of examination conducted by the providers in the medical group only. Examination performed by other health facilities will not be cosigned by our providers.
- There could be additional fees for the forms. Please call the office for more details.