STORY. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS LIKE CENTRAL DAVIDSON INSIDE LINEBACKER CARTER RISK INJURY. EACH TIME THEY PLAY UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, BUT PLAYERS LIKE CARTER ARE INLUCK. GOOD, GOOD. KNOWING THAT I CAN GO SOMEWHERE. THAT SOMEWHERE IS NOVANT HEALTH, ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE IN LEXINGTON. IT’S OFFERING THE BLACK AND BLUE CLINIC ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, WHICH PROVIDES WALK IN TREATMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES FOR ALL KINDS OF INJURIES. SO WALK ME THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO LAST NIGHT, I WAS RUNNING AND I GOT HIT IN THE HEAD AND I WENT TO COME BACK TO THE SIDELINE, AND I FELL. I GOT BACK UP AGAIN AND FELL AGAIN. SEE? SPORTS INJURIES, CONCUSSIONS, FRACTURES, SOFT TISSUE INJURIES. THE FASTER WE GET YOU IN AND TREATED AND DIAGNOSED, THE FASTER YOU ARE TO RECOVERY. KEVIN COLEMAR, A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WITH THE CLINIC, SAYS WHILE FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE OFTEN THE ONES COMING IN WITH INJURIES, THE CLINIC IS ALSO OPEN TO OTHER ATHLETES, SUCH AS THE CHEERLEADERS ON THE SIDELINES. AND THAT WAS KELLY KENDALL REPORTING. IF YOU HEAD TO THE BLACK AND BLUE CLINIC AND ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, BE SURE TO BRING A GUARDIAN WITH YOU. THE CLINIC IS AVAILABLE EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBE

Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Lexington is hosting the “Black and Blue Clinic” to help high school athletes recover from injuries sustained during Friday night football games. The clinic will be held on Saturdays, starting this Saturday, November 11th, and will continue for the next several weeks. The clinic is open to all high school athletes, regardless of their school or position.