Message from Athletic Trainer

Coach and Parents of the Athletes,

This is Jennifer Dompier the Athletic Trainer here at BC.

You have excellent questions about the physicals. There will be many stations set up. The athletes will start at height and weights. ATC's will be recording the information. They then go to HR and Blood pressure (nurses and athletic trainers test and record). The students then visit a physical therapist or athletic trainer for the musculoskeletal exam.

If the Musculoskeletal exam goes well, they will then visit with a primary care physician (Dr. Levinson- BC's team doc will be there seeing most of our kids).
If the student has an abnormal musculoskeletal exam they will follow up with the orthopedist following their primary care doc exam.

The physical medical history questionnaire is designed to peg potential heart problems. If there are any cardiac flags they will be referred for an echo that will be handled at the Cardiac center. Echo's will be $50 and parents will have the option to have their kids screened preventively for the same cost. An Echo can run between $200-$400 regularly. We will most likely have a sign up for this service.
However, parents should be advised, that echos are not a standard for sports physicals no matter where you go and the kids will get a very thorough screening. Also, Echos tend to track hypertrophic heart tissue and is not designed to register Marfan's, heart murmers, or valve issues. There is a possibility that there will be a cardiologist on site for anyone with red flags. This we should know within the week.

Thank you Coach! Please spread the word and we hope to see all of our BC family at this event. Again, all of the proceeds come back to the athletic training fund so that we can buy all our supplies for the 2010-2011 school year.

If anyone has any other questions, please feel free to e-mail or call me at 739-4146.

Have a great day,
JD