When a patient comes in for an physical examination at DC Family Chiropractic in Cañon City, Colorado, we can suggest tips and exercises to help keep you in shape while also minimizing the risk of future problems. We'll provide a comprehensive sport and/or camp physical, which is crucial to discovering and avoiding health problems that might interfere with your child’s participation in sporting and/or other youth activities.
Before participating in sports or other strenuous activities, children should have a sports physical. Did you know that 62% of all organized sports-related injuries happen during practices rather than games? Injuries happen most for participants in football, basketball, and soccer.
The most common injuries in youth sports are sprains, strains, bruises, growth plate injuries, repetition motion injuries and heat-related illness. We also educate children and parents about proper exercise, strength conditioning, basic nutrition, and training to optimize athletic success and enjoyment. In addition to getting a sports physical, we'll recommend the following in order to prevent injuries:
- Maintaining a Healthy Diet
- Exercising on a Regular Basis
- Staying Properly Hydrated
- Discourage “Playing Through The Pain”
Sport Physicals, Athletic Physicals, Pre-Participation Physicals (PPE)
Most states, including Colorado, require all student-athletes to complete a sports physical before participating in any school-sanctioned sport − and for good reason. They raise awareness of any issues that may interfere with your child’s ability to participate in a sport.
A sports physical allows a clinician to identify any conditions that might keep the athlete out of the game or affect performance. Athletes should have a physical six weeks before the start of the sport season, but this can vary due to changing sport seasons. This timing provides an opportunity to address an existing injury or improve conditioning prior to participation in the activity.