AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - As the school year approaches, experts want parents to be aware of the importance of physicals for young athletes.

Texas Tech Physician Rakesh Donthula wants parents to know a school physical can help prevent serious situations on and off the field.

“Because it helps us identify any underlying conditions which could pose a risk for children who are playing sports,” said Dr. Donthula.

There may be health conditions that parents are not aware of, and a physical can help uncover those.

“But also those school physicals a lot of times will uncover something that maybe nobody else has seen,” said Shelly Bohannon, executive director of The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center. “And so it’s just a different set of eyes looking at this child in a different way for a differ

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