The Health and Wellness Clinic staff is responsible for the daily health care of Oxbridge students and staff members. The health care professionals at Oxbridge are available during school hours for first aid, emergency medical care, and any illness or injury that may occur during the school day.

The Health and Wellness Clinic is responsible for facilitating physician referrals as needed, maintaining the student’s athletic records, and maintaining documentation for any injury or illness that may prevent a student from participation in PE class, life fitness classes, and any other school required physical activity.

In collaboration with the school psychologist and community physicians, the Health and Wellness Clinic is responsible for the concussion management program and the student’s reintegration into the classroom and physical activity.

Athletic trainers are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals to provide injury prevention services, first aid, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic trainers work under the direction of a physician as prescribed by state licensure statutes.

Athletic trainers provide medical services to all types of patients, not just athletes participating in sports, and can work in a variety of job settings. Athletic trainers improve functional outcomes and specialize in patient education to prevent injury and re-injury.

A physical therapist is a highly-educated health care professional that diagnoses and treats individuals of all ages, who have injuries, medical problems, or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.

Physical therapists evaluate each person and develop an individualized plan using skilled therapeutic treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, physical therapists work with individuals to improve their overall quality of life by developing, injury prevention, fitness, and wellness-oriented programs.

A physical therapist licensed in the state of Florida can evaluate and treat patients for 30 days without a physician referral. Physical therapy services are offered to all Oxbridge students and staff members. If you have any questions about the physical therapy program and services offered, please contact Dr. Kelly Prisco.

Oxbridge Academy takes great pride in providing optimal health care to all students and employees, including concussion management. Concussions are recognized as being a potentially very serious condition that if managed improperly can lead to catastrophic consequences. In order for the medical staff to adequately manage a student with a concussion, each student that participates in a competitive sport, club sport, or dance class must complete baseline testing each year.

Baseline testing provides a record of subjective and objective data for a student that can be used as a comparison should they sustain a concussion. This baseline testing will help the members of the concussion management team effectively manage, treat, and return students to academics and physical activity following a concussion. The baseline testing is conducted by the medical professionals of the Health and Wellness Clinic and will consist of concussion tests including but not limited to, SCAT 3, Dual-Task Timed Tandem, and King Devick test (K-D test).

If a student sustains a concussion, they will need to be evaluated by an appropriate health care professional (neurologist or other doctor that specializes in concussion management). The Health and Wellness Clinic staff can help facilitate referrals to such doctors. The doctor may feel that the student would benefit from staying home from school for several days. If this happens, do not worry, it is a normal step in the process that helps the brain heal.

Once the student returns to school, we require that they check into the Health and Wellness Clinic each day prior to class. They will then fill out a symptom checklist which will allow us to track their progress and help us make decisions with the school psychologist for appropriate classroom accommodations. It is just as important to allow cognitive rest for the brain to heal as it is to rest from physical activity.

Visit our page on concussion management for more information.