June 21, 2010, Gallipolis, OH - Holzer Clinic continues their commitment to area youth athletes by providing spring sports physicals. The Holzer Clinic Spring Sports Physical Tour began at the University of Rio Grande where Dr. Kelly Roush, Dr. Bruce Haupt, Dr. Stephen Popper and Sports Medicine staff performed approximately 100 sports physicals for returning athletes on April 28, 2010. The tour continued as Gallia County school physicals were performed at the Holzer Clinic location in Gallipolis on May 15th by a host of Holzer Clinic Physicians. Then it was off to Meigs County where Dr. Roush and Dr. Mansfield performed physicals at Eastern High School on May 14th and Dr. Roush and Staff with the assistance of Certified Nurse Practitioner, Tammy Ball performed sports physicals for Meigs Jr/Sr High School on May 19th.

Athens County school sports physicals were performed on May 1st at the Holzer Clinic Athens location by Dr. Aaron Ramsey, Dr. Penny Shelton, Dr. Steven Miller, Dr. Van Adams, and Certified Nurse Practitioner, Patty DeBruin.

In excess of 200 sports physicals were performed for Jackson County schools at the Holzer Clinic Jackson location by Dr. Todd Rubley, Dr. Nicholas Economides, Dr. Wilson Bowers, Dr. Jon Sullivan, Dr. Nabil Fahmy, Dr. Joseph Li, Family Nurse Practitioners Amy Grube and Neesha Smith, Certified Nurse Practitioners Jill Ryan and Eileen Davis, as well as Physician Assistant Neal Collins.

The Sports Medicine Team then travelled across the river to Mason County, WV. First stop Hannan High School on June 2nd where Dr. Roush and staff performed over 60 physicals and the tour ended at Point Pleasant High School on June 3rd where Dr. Roush and staff with the assistance of Dr. Nathanial Majoris and Dr. Joe Li performed over 325 sports physicals.

Makeup physicals for Mason County were offered on Wednesday June 9th at the Mason County Holzer Clinic Branch. Athletes in Meigs and Mason counties paid a mere $10 and ALL proceeds were donated back to the school’s athletic programs with an estimated total donation of approximately $8,500.

Dr. Roush, Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician and Director of Holzer Clinic Sports Medicine Department commented that, “The overall goal of the pre participation sports physical is to help maintain the health and safety of the athletes in training and/or competition.” These sports physicals are not intended to substitute an athlete’s regular health maintenance exam. Sports Physicals help to detect conditions that may pre dispose the athlete to injury, detect conditions which could be life threatening or disabling, determine general health, counsel on health related problems and assess fitness level for specific sports. If an abnormality is detected, a letter is sent to the athlete’s parents explaining the finding, whether the athlete is cleared for athletic participation, and suggestions for follow up care regarding the abnormal finding.

The Holzer Clinic Sports Medicine Team also performed Sports Physicals for Special Olympic Athletes from Gallia and Meigs Counties and donated water bottles to the athletes for Special Olympics.

Holzer Clinic… Medical Excellence, Local Caring.

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