we just wanted to show you a little bit about what happens at a high school
physical exam. every year around this time,or sometimes in Augus,t thousands of
kids go to their schools for these mass physical exams. We just thought you
might want to look into that,
get a little behind the scenes action about what's happening with those kids
what what we are doing to make sure that they are cleared for sports. hope you
enjoy. So what sport are you doing? Basketball, volleyball, and track. Holy cow! Three sport Athlete! Sweet! ever had any injuries
problems
just ankles. I've sprained both of them. Okay. Any instability or have you pretty much recovered from that? Pretty much recoved. ok so
doesn't get in the way of you playing currently? any heart problems in
the past
nothing like that? no murmurs that you know of? any chest pain while running
I have allergy-induced asthma. Okay, so you do have some asthma.
Do you use an inhaler? Only when I need it. Sounds like most the time you doing alright, you don't need... it's never got in the
way... you've never passed out? No. Okay, perfect. I'm going to feel your neck for any swollen glands.
very good. I'm goin to take a listen to your heart. and this is the most important part. So we're listening
for any murmurs, weird beats... most important is a murmur, an undetected murmur take a
listen here. Very good. It all sounds perfect. No wheezing, so your asthma must be mild. any issues
along the back, any pain when I bang on your back? I'm gonna have you lay down
We're gonna check your tummy. so yeah I know that's not the best exam table
Now you wanna take a listen to the heart when they're laying down too, 'cause some murmurs are not
detectable unless they're laying down when there's increased pressure so we'll
take a listen again and that sounds perfect, check the abdomen. We're checking for
any enlargement of the spleen or liver we don't feel any of that. probably
ticklish
alright sit on up. Kick your legs over. We'll check your reflexes real quick. Quick check of the ankles since you said you had some issues.
just check for stability here, ya, actually you've done both of them. Rolled them both
we'll check for pulses. Make sure you've got good blood flow down here. You have a good pulse on that side. a good
pulse on this side. I'll have you hop off the table there. now we gotta check the knees
with the knees the most important, we check for an ACL tear. And a very sensitive test
for that is the duck walk
perfect. this the only part that's different from the female exam, Because men are
ten times more likely to get hernias. TURN YOUR HEAD AND COUGH. A quick check of the "boys"
perfect. that's what the pre participation physical for the high
school students that we get every year at Placer High School. not only us from the Auburn Medical Group, Dr. Gawayne Vaughan and Dr. Mark Vaughan, myself, but also other people from the community. We've got Dr. Dan Hill of Hill Chiropractic, Dr. Kirby.
Kirby always does it every year. we should probably put him on too. He actually, ok
get this: he is the mayor of Auburn right now and he missed a council meeting to do this, to
do the physicals. Dr. Kirby has been doing this for how many years?
thirty-six years. 36 years he's been doing physicals here at
placer high school, every year for the kids coming up the next year to do sports
So don't be afraid if you're a high school student or you're a parent of a high school student. You're in
good hands. will take good care of them. We'll get them cleared for sports. We all
went through it. I survived it. I did some of the coaches were who are here now when they were
students here. he actually did mine when (laughs) Thanks for joining us. until next time this is
Doctor Kirby and the Doctors Vaughan telling you to stay in good health