Sports Medicine/Magnus Health

PROVIDENCE DAY SPORTS MEDICINE

Providence Day Sports Medicine exists to ensure our student-athletes receive quality medical care while participating in athletics and physical education classes. In 2020 we were awarded the National Safe Sports School 1st Team Award, an award that champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student athletes. Our goal as Athletic Trainers is to provide accurate and timely injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, return to play protocol, and education to our athletes and Providence Day community.

Our Athletic Training Room is comparable to most college facilities. As health care professionals, our three licensed and nationally certified athletic trainers work with team physicians, Dr. Bruce Cohen and Dr. Shadley Schiffern, ensuring all student-athletes receive quality medical care. Our staff is available during the school day and are present at all home practices and sporting events. We also coordinate medical coverage with our opponents at off campus events.

Magnus Health/Physicals

STUDENT-ATHLETE PHYSICALS:

Before students can try out or participate on any of the Charger athletics teams, a pre-participation physical must be completed or updated and be on file with the Sports Medicine office. Forms can be accessed through Magnus Health portal (log in required).

MAGNUS HEALTH:

Magnus Health is a secure online software for student-health records. Magnus Health is used by all Providence Day School staff, coaches, parents, and students for cohesive management of a student-athlete's health.

Please upload all parts of the Pre-Participation Physical to Magnus Health after completion by a physician. If you have questions regarding uploading, please contact the Athletic Training Staff.

Concussion Information

At Providence Day, we view all concussions as potentially serious and take a very serious approach ensuring that the student-athlete's well being is the first priority.

baseline testing

Our sports medicine staff collects pre-concussion data on student-athletes (7th-12th grade) by doing ImPACT testing, using a Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), and performing the King-Devick baseline test. These are just two tools that can be used in assessing a student-athlete once a concussion is suspected.

gfeller-waller concussion awareness act

In compliance with the Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act, any student-athlete suspected of having a concussion is removed from play and must follow a strict return to play protocol. If a student-athlete reports any symptoms of a concussion, or if a parent notices signs or symptoms of a concussion, a student-athlete should be immediately removed from play and reported to our athletic training staff.

Click to learn more about our Concussion Protocol.

EDUCATION

Parent & student-athlete education:

Parents and student-athletes should visit the "Heads Up" page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and take the FREE online course titled "Concussion in Sport".