Marshall Browning Hospital to Offer School Sports Physical Clinics

For a donation of $10, area athletes will be given a thorough sports physical examination by a team of physicians, registered nurses, physical therapists, and an athletic trainer. Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin will then donate all proceeds from the clinics to each individual school represented.

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

Marshall Browning Hospital will be offering school sports physical clinics on Monday, July 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, July 11 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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. 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.