WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Student-athletes around Central Georgia can seek accessible, free health care from orthopedists if they are suffering from injuries this fall.
Houston Healthcare is resuming its free sports injury clinic every day of high school football season, until Nov. 11.
"It's not just for football players, but for any student of any sport," Todd Edenfield said. "Track and field, cheerleading, any sports within the school systems."
Edenfield is the Vice President and Administrator of Houston Healthcare of Perry. He also oversees the MedStops and athletic trainer program.
Athletic trainers are normally the first line of defense responding to student-athlete injuries.
This is a follow-up service, according to Edenfield. The orthopedist you meet with should help you figure out the next level of care and/or treatment needed for the injuries.
Edenfield thinks that continuing this program over several years is a positive opportunity for the community to take advantage of.
The free sports injury clinic is located at the south end of the Roy H. "Sonny" Watson Health Pavilion building at 233 North Houston Road, Suite 140 B. When you enter the parking lot from North Houston Road, you can drive toward the far left side of the building to find the S1 entrance.