Every time a club signs a player we always hear that the transfer will be completed subject to a medical. Well today we’ll demystify the puzzle of this medical.
In footballing terms, a medical consists of three steps. The first step will be will be undertaken by the club doctor, who will ascertain the player's medical history during the subjective examination. Here the club doctor will check for any previous significant illnesses and ask if the player has had any operations in the past. In addition, the doctor will check the family history of the player, which may be indicative of hereditary conditions.
The second step consists of a thorough physical examination of all muscles and joints. The doctor and physiotherapist will assess the range of motion in each joint and compare it with the normal values.
After this, the club doctors do a more routine check up of the player, including checking height, weight, body fat, lung capacity, pulse rate and blood pressure. In addition vision, hearing and dental health are checked. An electrocardiogram (ECG) and echo cardiogram are usually undertaken to rule out cardiac abnormalities.
If a player passes all the above tests up to the minimum required standards set by the club doctors, he is declared fit. Or else the player is declared unfit and subsequently fails the medical as well.
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