{"id":8678,"date":"2019-09-30T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=8678"},"modified":"2019-09-30T20:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:34:56","slug":"completing-preparticipation-physical-evaluations-for-the-fall-sports-season-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2019\/09\/30\/completing-preparticipation-physical-evaluations-for-the-fall-sports-season-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Completing preparticipation physical evaluations for the fall sports season in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Dr. Kristina DeMatas<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>To prepare each student for the fall sports season in the US, a medical professional must carry out a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/51\/3\/151\">preparticipation physical evaluation <\/a>(PPE). This ensures that young athletes are medically able to engage in sports and have a good current health status.\u00a0The PPE is guided by the following organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Academy of Family Physicians<\/li>\n<li>American Academy of Pediatrics<\/li>\n<li>American College of Sports Medicine<\/li>\n<li>American Medical Society for Sports Medicine<\/li>\n<li>American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine<\/li>\n<li>American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fall sports season activities and common injuries incurred as a result of participation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students take on many different types of fall sports. Although the exact fall sports roster may vary depending on where you are located. Here is a list of the common sports taking place during the fall:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soccer<\/li>\n<li>Football<\/li>\n<li>Cross Country<\/li>\n<li>Tennis<\/li>\n<li>Volleyball<\/li>\n<li>Golf<\/li>\n<li>Field Hockey<\/li>\n<li>Cheerleading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With all of these fall sports, there is a chance of injury. Medical practitioners need to be ready to address some or all of the following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportydoctor.com\/common-sports-injuries\/\">common sports injuries<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concussion<\/li>\n<li>ACL Tear or Strain<\/li>\n<li>Ankle Sprain<\/li>\n<li>Back Overuse<\/li>\n<li>Stress Fractures<\/li>\n<li>Groin Pull<\/li>\n<li>Hamstring Strain<\/li>\n<li>Heat &amp; Dehydration<\/li>\n<li>Hip Flexor Strain<\/li>\n<li>Jumper\u2019s Knee<\/li>\n<li>Little Leaguer\u2019s Elbow<\/li>\n<li>Patellofemoral Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Plantar Fasciitis<\/li>\n<li>Runner\u2019s Knee<\/li>\n<li>Sciatica<\/li>\n<li>Shin Splints<\/li>\n<li>Shoulder Injury<\/li>\n<li>Tennis\/Golf Elbow<\/li>\n<li>Wrist Injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Competency areas of medical professionals to help young athletes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To prepare adolescents to engage in fall sports, above and beyond filling out a sports physical form, a medical professional should be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3625797\/\">clinically competent <\/a>in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rehabilitation\/Return to Activity:\u00a0<\/strong>Rehabilitation of athletes who suffer from impairments, functional limitations or disabilities with a focus on returning to the sporting activity of their choice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acute Injury\/Illness Management: <\/strong>Ability to address and manage the acute injury or illness associated with the sports activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports Science: <\/strong>Maximizing the athlete\u2019s performance with training in mind, as well as the effects of nutrition and environment on the performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical\/Surgical Considerations:\u00a0<\/strong>Taking care of the medical and surgical considerations of athletes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Injury Prevention:\u00a0<\/strong>Offering injury and disease prevention for athletes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Critical Inquiry:\u00a0<\/strong>Maintaining the current knowledge and applying the principles of evidence-based practice relating to sports physical therapy and contributing to the relative body of knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What should a proper sports physical for fall sports should cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first portion of the PPE is a review of <strong>medical and family history. <\/strong>This portion of the evaluation is important to determine if the student athlete has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2019\/05\/21\/bjsports-2018-100524\">personal history of any medical conditions <\/a>or has a family history of specific medical conditions. This portion of the PPE includes reviewing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Personal history: <\/strong>Chest pain, fatigue, murmurs, syncope, blood pressure, shortness of breath with exercise<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family history: <\/strong>Premature death (before the age of 50), heart disease and cardiac conditions, and sickle cell disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional questions which must be asked include medication and supplement use, nutritional status, screening of heat-related risk factors, concussion history, and, for women, menstrual history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The physical examination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The physical examination consists of a general health screen, cardiovascular screen, neurologic screen, orthopaedic screen, and general medical screen. Each of these screening items will have specific areas to address and consist of the following tests\/evaluations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>General Health Screen: <\/strong>Vital signs, weight, height, vision testing, pulmonary, neurological, blood pressure, abdominal, skin and genitalia exam<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neurologic Screen: <\/strong>Concussion history, spinal cord injury, sensory\/reflex\/motor control testing, seizure disorder, and cervical spinal stenosis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cardiovascular Screen: <\/strong>Marfan syndrome characteristics, heart murmurs, femoral pulses, auscultation of the heart (seated\/standing), blood pressure<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orthopaedic Screen:\u00a0<\/strong>Musculoskeletal screening of previous\/current injuries, range of motion, site specific examination of strength, deformity, and asymmetries<\/li>\n<li><strong>General Medical Screen: <\/strong>Anemia and low ferritin levels, symptoms\/signs of diabetes, and previous history of diabetes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At some point during the preparticipation physical evaluation, the medical professional should point out the importance of hydration and a healthy diet. Athletes themselves must keep up with their sport-specific workouts during the offseason and preseason to ensure that their bodies are prepared and acclimatized to the demands of the sport they play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2019\/09\/30\/completing-preparticipation-physical-evaluations-for-the-fall-sports-season-in-schools\/team-of-female-soccer-players-warming-up-before-the-match-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8687\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2019\/09\/iStock-892639040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2019\/09\/iStock-892639040.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2019\/09\/iStock-892639040-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2019\/09\/iStock-892639040-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dr. Kristina DeMatas\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>is a family and sport medicine Physician at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. 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