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Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer Saturday fall sports injury clinics
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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester-area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. The clinic is available to all athletes from schools in Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa.
The clinic will be open each Saturday between Sept. 2 and Oct. 14 starting at 8 a.m. on the third floor of Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Appointments are preferred and can be scheduled by calling 507-266-6690. Phone lines open at 7:30 a.m. each Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome. The last available appointment is at 11 a.m. Insurance will be billed for these visits.
Physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers will staff the clinic. Services include X-rays, evaluation and management of acute injuries, splinting, bracing, crutch fitting and instruction, and rehabilitation.
A parent or guardian must accompany athletes under 18.
For more information, call 507-266-6690.
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Media contact:
- Rhoda Madson, Mayo Clinic Communications, newsbureau@mayo.edu
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