DCH SportsMedicine Staff
DCH SportsMedicine Fund
Physicals
Elizabeth Gottfried/DCH SportsMedicine Fund Run
DCH SportsMedicine is a comprehensive service designed to meet the needs and interests of the entire family. Emphasis within the program is on sports injury prevention, maintenance, treatment, rehabilitation and education. DCH SportsMedicine offers complete health care assistance for all ages at all levels of participation in sports activities. A team of professionals addresses each individual’s needs and concerns.
DCH SportsMedicine cares for the athletes of more than 20 area schools in West Alabama. It provides certified athletic trainers on the sidelines at games to evaluate and treat injuries when they happen. We offer the latest in rehabilitation treatment for quick return to the playing field and many orthopedic and rehabilitation services in addition to those related to sports.
Certified Athletic Trainers provide more than 12,200 hours of athletic training-related service annually to area schools and colleges. DCH SportsMedicine also provides pre-participation physicals twice a year to more than 2,000 area athletes for a nominal fee.
The certified athletic trainers at DCH SportsMedicine work with coaches, players and parents in injury prevention. Our athletic training services assure the athlete a quick return to the playing field.
For more information about DCH SportsMedicine, e-mail Sheryl Hendrix.
DCH SportsMedicine Staff
Physicals
The Alabama High School Athletic Association and the Alabama Independent School Athletic Association require athletes who plan to try out for sports complete a pre-participation physical examination. The next scheduled date for Spring Physicals is Jan. 9, 2010. Click here for the schedule.
DCH SportsMedicine Fund
The DCH SportsMedicine Fund, a part of the DCH Foundation, Inc., provides service and educational opportunities to area schools, colleges, recreational sports organizations and individuals. Since its founding in 1993, the DCH SportsMedicine Fund provides protective and preventive athletic equipment to area athletes, including breakaway safety bases for baseball and softball fields; face sheilds for little league baseball batting helmets, automatic external defibrillators (AEDs); and supplies/equipment for area high school athletic training rooms. In meeting its commitment to education, the DCH SportsMedicine Fund also sponsors scholarships for college student athletic trainers. To make a donation to the fund, click here.
Elizabeth Gottfried/DCH SportsMedicine Fund Run
The Elizabeth Gottfried/DCH SportsMedicine Fund Run is held each year to raise money for the Sports Medicine Fund, a part of the DCH Foundation, Inc. The 2009 run was Saturday, May 30 at Tuscaloosa County High School. Click here for race results.
