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Need a physical before practice, tryouts or the start of school? Sanova Urgent Care offers convenient walk-in sports and school physicals — no routine primary-care appointment required.
A preparticipation exam is a paperwork/clearance visit, not a full evaluation. These factors help decide whether a physical-only visit fits — or whether a clinical evaluation is needed first.
A current or recent injury that hasn't fully healed needs clinical evaluation, not a paperwork-only visit.
New chest pain, dizziness, or breathing changes during activity should be evaluated before clearance is considered.
Any other active medical issue is evaluated on its own — a physical isn't a substitute for that visit.
A preparticipation examination evaluates areas relevant to safe athletic participation. Arizona's current AIA examination form includes the measurements and exam areas below.
Every August the same thing happens across Oro Valley, Catalina and SaddleBrooke: practice starts Monday, the AIA form is due Friday, and the pediatrician's next opening is in three weeks. Sanova Urgent Care on North Oracle Road does sports, school, camp and pre-employment physicals on a walk-in basis six days a week — $45, about 25 minutes, form completed and signed by an MD, DO, NP or PA-C before you walk out.
Ironwood Ridge, Canyon del Oro, Mountain View, BASIS Oro Valley, Pusch Ridge Christian, Immaculate Heart and any other Arizona school. Bring the AIA preparticipation form with the history section filled in; our provider completes the exam and clearance section. Valid for the full school year.
Coronado, Wilson K-8, Painted Sky and other middle-school teams, plus club soccer, volleyball, swim, gymnastics, Little League, Pop Warner and Oro Valley Parks & Rec leagues. Siblings and teammates can be seen back-to-back.
Kindergarten and school-entry physicals, preschool and daycare forms, summer camp and scout health forms, and college health forms. Bring the immunization record; we'll note what's current and what's due.
Job physicals, fitness and race clearance, and drug testing and pre-employment screening for local employers, all walk-in. If lab work is required it's drawn on site — see lab testing.
Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse and vision, then a heart and lung exam, abdomen, skin, and a head-to-toe musculoskeletal screen. The provider goes through the history with you: prior concussions and how they resolved, asthma and inhaler use, chest pain, fainting or unusual shortness of breath with exercise, family history of early heart disease or sudden cardiac death, and prior injuries or surgeries. Most of the conditions that make sports unsafe show up in that conversation, not on the stethoscope — which is why we take the time.
A healing sprain or a knee that still swells gets examined and, when needed, X-rayed on site; a wheeze or an expired rescue inhaler gets an asthma plan and refill; a murmur or an exertional symptom gets a clear next step and a note to your doctor. You'll leave with either a signed clearance or a specific plan to get one — not a vague "see your pediatrician."
Best time: June and July, or early mornings (7–9am) in August. Cost: $45 self-pay, paid at the visit; injury or illness visits found during the exam can be billed to insurance. Bring: the school or league form with the history section completed, a parent or guardian for athletes under 18, glasses or contacts, and any inhaler or medication list. Pre-register online to skip the clipboard. Related: pediatric urgent care · what Arizona parents need before the season · insurance and costs · Oro Valley · Rancho Vistoso · Catalina.
Any of them. We regularly complete AIA forms for Ironwood Ridge, Canyon del Oro, Mountain View, BASIS Oro Valley, Pusch Ridge Christian and Immaculate Heart athletes, plus middle-school and club sports, Oro Valley and Catalina youth leagues, camps, scouts, and college and NCAA forms. Bring whatever form your program requires.
Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, vision, heart and lung exam, abdomen, skin, and a musculoskeletal screen of the neck, back, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles. The provider reviews the history section with you — prior concussions, asthma, heart symptoms with exercise, family history of sudden cardiac death, prior injuries and surgeries — because the history catches more than the exam does.
Usually, yes — with the right plan. Well-controlled asthma is cleared with an inhaler plan; we can refill a rescue inhaler if it's expired. A prior concussion that has fully resolved is cleared; lingering symptoms need evaluation first. A recent sprain or fracture is examined and, if needed, X-rayed on site before we sign off, so you leave with either a clearance or a clear next step.
Come in June or July if you can; the two weeks before fall practice starts are our busiest for physicals, and early mornings (7 to 9am) are quietest. AIA physicals are valid for the school year, so an early-summer exam covers fall, winter and spring sports.
Yes. Kindergarten and school-entry physicals, daycare and preschool forms, summer camp and scout forms, and pre-college forms are all completed here on a walk-in basis. Bring the form and your child's immunization record.
No. A preparticipation physical screens for conditions that make sports unsafe and completes your form; it doesn't replace the annual well visit with your child's pediatrician or family doctor, which covers immunizations, growth, development and preventive screening. We're happy to send a copy of the exam to your regular doctor.
Yes. Pre-employment physicals, drug testing and pre-employment screening, and fitness or event clearance physicals are all available. See our drug testing and pre-employment screening page for employer services.
Most insurance plans don't cover a sports physical as a separate service, which is why we keep it simple at $45 self-pay. If your athlete needs a medical visit for an injury or illness found during the physical, that visit can be billed to insurance — we accept Medicare, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Humana and most major plans.
Everything you need to know before your visit. Can’t find your answer? Call us at (520) 232-2525.
No. Walk in any time Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm. Sports and school physicals take about 20 to 30 minutes, and we can usually see teammates or siblings back-to-back. To save time, pre-register online and bring the completed history section of your school’s form.
A sports or school physical is $45 self-pay, paid at the visit — no insurance claim needed, and no surprise bill. That price includes the exam and completing your AIA or school form. If a finding on the exam needs further evaluation (for example, a heart murmur or an unresolved injury), that’s a separate visit we’ll discuss with you first.
Yes — please do. The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) preparticipation physical evaluation form has a history section for the parent and athlete to complete before the visit and an exam section our provider completes and signs. AIA accepts exams by MD, DO, NP and PA-C, all of whom practice at Sanova. Club, league, camp and college forms are welcome too.
