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Pardee and Southeastern Sports Medicine will provide physicals for prep sports

By Lightning Reports, Published: April 22, 2023

UNC Health Pardee and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics once again will offer sports physicals for local student-athletes who attend 19 middle and high schools in the area.

All physicals will take place from May 1 through June 1 in the respective middle or high school gymnasiums. In order to play school sports, all student-athletes are required by state law to receive an annual physical each academic year for health and safety reasons.

UNC Health Pardee has provided these sports physicals for many years, with support from Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Pardee Sports Medicine, and providers from Pardee BlueMD and Pardee Urgent Care locations.

“Our primary concern is the safety of our student-athletes in any sport they play,” said Dwayne Durham, director of Sports Medicine. “The convenience of offering sports physicals in a familiar setting is helpful to our student-athletes and families alike.”

Registration forms for the athletes’ physicals are available from respective team coaches or school front offices. Each student-athlete who plans on receiving a sports physical on the scheduled day must bring a completed registration form with a parent's signature. The cost per child varies depending on each school administration, and parents will be informed via the schools’ respective websites, newsletters or email. Each physical will be administered by a certified health provider, and schools will ensure there is privacy for students during each physical exam. 

Here are locations and times in Henderson County:

• Apple Valley Middle School: Wednesday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m. at the North Henderson High gym (35 Fruitland Road)
• East Henderson High School: Monday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at East Henderson High gym (150 Eagle Pride Drive in East Flat Rock)
• Flat Rock Middle School: Monday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m. at East Henderson High Gym (150 Eagle Pride Drive in East Flat Rock)
• Hendersonville High School: Wednesday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at Hendersonville High Gym (1 Bearcat Blvd)
• Hendersonville Middle School: Wednesday, May 3, at 3 p.m. at Hendersonville High Gym (1 Bearcat Boulevard)
• North Henderson High School: Wednesday, May 10, at 1:30 p.m.at North Henderson High Gym (35 Fruitland Road)
• Rugby Middle School: Tuesday, May 9, at 3 p.m. at the West Henderson High Gym (3600 Haywood Road)
• West Henderson High School: Tuesday, May 9, at 1:30 p.m. at the West Henderson High Gym (3600 Haywood Road)