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Friday, January 30, 2015

When To Get In Line For Sports Physicals Mobile AL

By Janine Hughes


Those who mean to keep a New Year Resolution and start working out would do well to get themselves a thorough medical checkout before hitting the tennis court, just in case something needs attention. No one wants to end up in the hospital for six months because of one's fitness program. That just adds insult to injury. Luckily, for sports physicals Mobile AL has many choices to choose from.

Any body who has been notably sedentary for a prolonged period of time had best get a checkup, and there's no doubt Mobile, AL is not wanting in sedentary people who get their sports on TV. The trouble is that if it doesn't get used sometimes it gets lost. Anyone who hasn't been working out, and who is about to start, should get checker out.

Then there are the youngsters, living in a true sports loving state, so waves of them leap from the playground into organized sport each year. Each of them has dreams of greatness, along with the energy natural to being a kid, and might overlook the importance of getting checked out medically. But it isn't wise to assume that all that youthful energy alone means it's safe to have twice daily football practice in one hundred degree weather.

It goes without saying that those who have recovered from serious illness or disease should get checkups regularly. This is a broader range of people than one one might expect, as it includes everyone from cancer survivors to those who simply have been obese for a prolonged period. But they should also get a special physical if they intend to take up a form of exercise.

Most physicals will begin with a questionnaire to take care of some preliminaries. These include basics such as whether one is taking any medication, emergency contact information, and whether there is any congenital health problem. The questionnaire will gather up information about one's history of hospitalizations, immunizations, and family health history.

The physical examination is what most people think about when they imagine a sports physical. It's the part where one has the cold stethoscope put to the chest and coughs, the part where the doctor whacks you on the knee with a mallet. It's the examination in which it is really found out whether one is fit enough for the exercise program, or whether it's best to scale back from rugby to golf.

Doctors and nurses check the circulatory system generally, starting with the patient's heart. It is always important to know if one has high blood pressure, but especially before kicking off a fitness program or taking up a sport. The clinic will check for heart murmuring as well.

The physical examination will uncover any vision or hearing problems, any curvature of the spine, and whether the prospective athlete's reflexes are sharp. If any problems appear, the typical clinic is fully equipped for further diagnosis. Most are equipped with a full retinue of diagnostic tools, including EKG machines, urinalysis equipment for testing, even CAT scan, X-ray, and bone scan equipment.




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