{"id":11576219,"date":"2025-07-24T12:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/?p=11576219"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:40:10","slug":"baltimore-city-athletes-free-physicals-medstar-health-under-armour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2025\/07\/24\/baltimore-city-athletes-free-physicals-medstar-health-under-armour\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore City athletes offered free physicals through MedStar Health, Under Armour"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second consecutive year, MedStar Health and Under Armour have partnered with Baltimore City schools to offer free sports physicals and back-to-school resources to student-athletes.<\/p>\n

The event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and from 8 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Under Armour\u2019s Global Headquarters in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Lucas Carlson, who specializes in emergency medicine for MedStar Health, will be providing physicals for his second year and is looking forward to the two-day event.<\/p>\n

“Last year was the first year we did it. We had a great time. It was a much larger event than we originally anticipated,” Carlson said. “We’re super excited.”<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday afternoon, 765 of the 800 openings were filled.<\/p>\n\n

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Not every athlete passes through unscathed and the staff, which includes around 25 Under Armour teammates and about 25 MedStar Health professionals volunteering their time, will be there to provide assistance.<\/p>\n

“There are a couple that come through that they don’t initially pass the physical, it’s really a screening exam to make sure that they don’t have any risk factors or a cardiac condition that would put them at risk if they were playing sports, but in reality it’s also a way that things can get caught,” Carlson said. “So if they did have some sort of cardiac condition or risk factors we help to get them a follow up to make sure that those are checked out and in some cases that could pick up something that otherwise wouldn’t have gotten picked up at all.”<\/p>\n

In addition to the physicals, there will be sports bra fittings and health education.<\/p>\n

“Our MedStar Health community health program is going to be onsite providing different resources, everything from CPR and EED information to blood pressure checks and any community resources that they might need,” said Carissa Colangelo, director of athletic training services for greater Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Unlike last year, when schools were bussed in, the process was simplified.<\/p>\n

“We allow people to sign up for whatever time was convenient for them personally versus breaking it down by school,” Colangelo said. “We know that transportation and cost are two of the biggest things for getting physicals, needing to get on site and so having this event where we are bringing everything to one location and providing everything they need for free is a huge asset to the community.”<\/p>\n

Under Armour’s involvement is also critical for the event’s success.<\/p>\n