Local health care professionals recently provided physicals to student athletes from Dalton State College and local high and middle schools. Hamilton Sports Medicine coordinated the annual event. More than 1,200 students participated.

Volunteers included physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other health care professionals.

The physicals involved checks on vital signs, height, weight and vision, a review of athletes’ comprehensive medical questionnaires, and a musculoskeletal functional movement screening. Athletes who needed cardiac clearance were able to get it done free, provided by Hamilton Physician Group – Cardiology and Hamilton Medical Center.

Hamilton Sports Medicine, a Hamilton Medical Center program, provides athletic trainers for outreach athletic assistance at Dalton State College and local high schools, including Christian Heritage, Dalton, Northwest Whitfield, Southeast Whitfield, Murray County, North Murray, Coahulla Creek, Calhoun and Morris Innovative. As part of the program, an athletic trainer is on-sight at the schools and at community sports events.

Participating health professionals and volunteers included:

 

Associates in Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (AOSM)
Mitch Frix, MD
James Lashley, MD
John Norman, MD
Nick Reed, MD
Michael Wilson, MD
David Langlois, PA
Pam Abernathy, PA
Rhonda Harrison, FNP-C

 

Dalton Ear Nose and Throat
David Dinges, MD

 

Hamilton Physician Group
Trevor Alverson, FNP
Natalie Bessom, MD
Samuel Critides, MD
Nancy Giammarella, NP
Juan Gonzalez, MD
Sarah Gregory, FNP
Justin Hare, DO
Gary Olson, MD
Christina Oskins, MD
Alison Peden, FNP
Stephen Rohn, MD
Sherri Scroggins, NP
Jennifer Smith, NP

 

Additional volunteers
AOSM staff and nurses
Bradley Wellness Center fitness instructors and staff
Bradley Whiteside Rehabilitation staff
Calhoun High School Health Profession Pathway class
Christian Heritage School staff
Dalton State College School of Nursing
Hamilton Medical Center cardiology staff
High school coaching staff members