Sports physicals in Germantown, MD and Montgomery County

Sports Physicals Overview

Sports physicals are often required by schools before children can participate in sports activities. In Germantown, MD, as in most other cities and states, teenagers must complete a Pre-participation Physical Examination (PPE) prior to a new sport or season. The benefit is to determine risk factors that could affect your child’s performance, which can allow your child to adjust their routine or training in order to prevent injury and sustain playing.

The Exam Itself

The sports physical involves a physical medical exam and medical history. During the exam, a physician will evaluate your child’s flexibility, strength, joints, and posture; check the throat, ears nose, abdomen, lungs, heart, vision, pulse, and blood pressure; record weight and height; and review medical history. The physician will ask questions pertaining to previous injuries, surgeries, hospitalizations, allergies, and ailments, like epilepsy, diabetes, asthma, chest pain, dizziness, or fainting.

Your Clinic

Serving patients in Montgomery County, Germantown, Gaithersburg, and Hyattstown, Germantown Primary Care offers a wide range of services and facilities to meet patients’ various needs. The medical team includes Dr. Manbir Takhar, who has been the Chief Medical Officer of Medical Access PC since 1999, and the Germantown Primary Care Associates since 2012. The facility’s mission is the A.C.T. trilogy, which stands for Availability, Compassion and Care, and Trust. Germantown Primary Care strives to always be available to meet patients’ clinical needs, provide individual care and attention during consultations, and gain patients’ trust, with over 20 years of experience serving thousands of patients.