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The Playbook

From staff reports

Published: Friday, August 10, 2012 4:58 PM CDT

Local doctors offer free physicals

Main Street Medical Care is offering free school physicals to the public on Aug. 25 at their Lewisville location from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. This "Student Athlete Appreciation Day" was developed as a means to promote health screening and awareness for children and teens in the Lewisville and Carrollton communities.

"One of the reasons we do back-to-school physicals is to detect a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)," said Dr. David Zahaluk, clinic director for Main Street Medical Care. "HCM causes an asymmetric enlargement of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber. Under exercise conditions, the outflow tract of the left ventricle becomes blocked by the enlarged muscle, resulting in cardiovascular collapse and sudden death."

Risk factors for HCM include having a family member die suddenly during exercise and having a personal history of fainting during exercise. During a screening exam the condition is signaled by a heart murmur and it can be confirmed with an echocardiogram, an ultrasound study of the heart. The condition has very few warning signals and often presents with sudden death in an otherwise healthy athlete. The back-to-school physical examination is about more than just HCM, however. It includes screening for scoliosis, eating disorders, lymphoma and host of other common, serious conditions.

Dr. Zahaluk, Dr. Udita Apte and PA Stephanie Foster will be conducting free school physicals at their Main Street Medical Care office on 571 West Main Street in Lewisville. These physicals are open to students of any age and any ISD. For information, go to: MainStreetMedicalCare.com or call 972-221-3500.

Basketball camp

The Young Stars Summer Break Basketball Camp will take place Aug. 13-16 at the Fred Herring Recreation Center in Lewisville. The camp will run Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The camp is for all youth between the ages of 8-12. Dribbling, shooting, passing and defensive skills will be taught. Prizes and awards will be given to top achievers and performers and free lunch is provided daily from Chick-fil-A.

Coach Bernard Scott is an NCAA Division I Official and previously coached TAPPS varsity basketball. For information, call: 972-219-3560.

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