Posted: 7/2/03

Fairview offering sports physicals

ATTENTION STUDENT ATHLETES/PARENTS:
FAIRVIEW OFFERS LOW-COST SPORTS PHYSICALS ON THREE MONDAY NIGHTS

Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care will offer low-cost sports screening physicals for student athletes on three consecutive Monday evenings in July and August. Pre-registration is required for these physicals. Cost is $25 paid at the time of the screening. (Forms will be provided for those who wish to file an insurance claim.)

Sports physical screening sessions are scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on:

Monday, July 21

Fairview Chisago Lakes Clinic, 11725 Stinson Ave., Chisago City (along Hwy. 8 between Chisago City and Lindstrom)

Monday, July 28

Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, 5200 Fairview Blvd., Wyoming

Monday, Aug. 4

Fairview Lakes North Branch Clinic, 6413 Oak St., North Branch and Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, 5200 Fairview Blvd., Wyoming

Junior high, middle school or high school athletes from any area school system are welcome to take advantage of the program. Preregistration is required. To register call 651-982-7825.Ý

To participate in Minnesota State High School League-sanctioned sports programs, students must have a doctorís examination every three years. In general, students entering the seventh and tenth grades this coming fall who plan to participate in school sports will need the exam before practices begin in August.

ìThe annual sports screening offered by Fairview Lakes is a good way to meet the requirement at a low cost,î explains Bryan Gaffey, Fairview LakesÇ rehabilitation services manager, who helps coordinate the program.

Medical practitioners will provide physical examinations supplemented by musculoskeletal screening by a physical therapist. Participants are advised to wear shorts and a bathing suit top for the screening and should expect the process to take about 30-45 minutes.

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