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What To Expect From Sports Physicals Mobile AL

By Janine Hughes


Any one looking to keep the New Year's Resolution they made to pick up an athletic activity, even if that's simply joining a gym, should first check for anything medically wrong. It sure would be embarrassing to put oneself in the hospital doing the activity started to make one feel better. When it comes to sports physicals Mobile AL has plenty of options available.

This might be the way to go if one has been pretty much sedentary for the past several years or longer, and of course no few of these live right here in Mobile AL. The trouble is that unused muscles and organs don't get stronger from never having once been exerted in the twenty-five years. It might be a good idea to check to see if everything is in good working order after all that time on the living room couch.

On the other end of the timeline is a regular stream of youngsters just deciding to enter into organized sports. Each one of them is going to score the winning touchdown in the Iron Bowl some day, but first it is wisest to check that they, too, are in peak condition for the rigors of competition. One cannot assume that youth alone indicates fitness for organized sports.

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.

The doctor will be checking to make sure the patient's heart and circulatory system are in order. It can be dangerous to raise one's blood pressure if already suffering high blood pressure. The doctor will also be checking for any heart murmurs.

The examination will include the vision test and hearing test, so it is at this point that young baseball players learn they need glasses. There are tests of reflexes. This is what the hammer to the knee is all about. If there turns out to be any problem, clinics are equipped with equipment including EKG machines and urinalysis stations.




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