Physicals: Sports, School, DOT and Pre-Employment

Physicals are the one piece of medical paperwork that is always due tomorrow. A coach needs the form before Friday’s game, an employer will not put you on the schedule without a completed exam, the school office is asking again, and your regular doctor cannot see you for three weeks. That is the gap we exist to close.

We do sports physicals that meet Missouri State High School Activities Association requirements, school and camp physicals, college entry physicals, DOT physicals for commercial drivers with a certified medical examiner on staff, pre-employment and occupational physicals including employer-specific requirements, and adult wellness exams. Bring whatever form you were handed. We complete it, sign it, and you take it with you.

No appointment is needed and no referral is needed. Walk in Monday to Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., which for most families means before school or after work rather than taking a day off. A straightforward physical is usually done in well under an hour from the moment you register.

A sports physical here is not a formality. It covers personal and family cardiac history, blood pressure, vision, heart and lung examination, abdomen, and a musculoskeletal screen — the things that occasionally turn up something worth knowing before a teenager runs sprints in August heat. If something needs following up, we say so and help you arrange it, rather than signing the form and moving on.

We are on Woodson Road next to Lambert Airport, which puts us a few minutes from Berkeley, St. Ann, Overland, Bridgeton, Hazelwood, Ferguson and Florissant. On-site laboratory and digital X-ray mean that when a physical turns up something that needs a test, the test happens in the same visit instead of becoming a second appointment somewhere else.

Deadlines for physicals rarely give much notice. Walk in Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with no appointment and no referral. Bring the form, bring a photo ID, and bring a list of any medicines you take. If your child is the patient, a parent or guardian should come along to sign.