Fayetteville Public Schools Sports Medicine Program will provide injury prevention, care, rehabilitation services, and education to each student-athlete. This will ensure a safe return to full athletic participation and continued athletic success.
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The purpose of this website is to inform you about our athletic training services available to your student-athlete in the Fayetteville Public Schools. Our main objective is to care for the injured athlete and manage a safe return to competition. Guidelines for student-athlete injuries:
Athletes with non-emergent sports-related athletic injuries should report to an Athletic Trainer for assessment and/or treatment before seeing a doctor. Notify the Coach of the injury as soon as possible and the Coach will contact the Athletic Trainer.
Once your student-athlete visits a physician; whether it is initiated by a member of the Fayetteville Public Schools Sports Medicine Staff or not, a written document from the treating physician is required before returning to any school-related activity. A school-related activity includes any type of school practice or game. If a physician’s note is not provided to the Sports Medicine Staff, the student-athlete will not be allowed to participate in any practice or game.
Parent notes pertaining to releasing their student-athlete will not replace the attending physician’s release.
Fayetteville Public Schools provides a SECONDARY insurance policy for all student-athletes at Fayetteville High School, Ramay Jr High, and Woodland Jr High. This insurance acts as a secondary policy if the student has primary insurance or as a primary insurance if the student-athlete is uninsured. The claim form can be obtained through the athletic trainer and/or coach. Please contact us anytime if a question should arise. Thank you for allowing us to work with both you and your son or daughter.
Sincerely,
Jason Barnes, MS, LAT, ATC
Dr. Steve Whitelaw has been a team Physician for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Fayetteville Bulldogs since 1997 providing chiropractic care for athletes from all sports. Moving to NWA in the 90’s, Dr. Whitelaw became the first chiropractor in the SEC. Dr. Whitelaw resides in Fayetteville and is married with three kids who all have attended/ are attending Fayetteville Public Schools.
Dr. Pritchett completed a Doctorate of Chiropractic Degree and a Master's Degree in Sports Rehabilitation and Science at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. he completed his sports medicine residency under Dr. Steve Whitelaw and Eric Walker, and was privileged to work with Arkansas Razorbacks.
Both Dr. Whitelaw and Dr. Pritchett are Certified Chiropractic Sports Physicians and practice at Millennium Chiropractic Sports Medicine and Rehab as well as providing weekly on-campus care for Fayetteville Athletes. While they specialize in treating athletes, Drs. Whitelaw and Pritchett spend the majority of their day treating the general population.
