Shin splints are that throbbing or aching pain in the front of your shin – the front part of your leg right above the ankle – that makes it painful to walk and run. Shin splints are caused by putting too much force on the shin bone and the surrounding connective tissues, which can be a common side effect from running
Ankle injuries are common and don’t just happen to people who play sports. While there are several types of injuries, including sprains and fractures, your injury sounds like it could be a tendinopathy.
During the summer you don't want to be slaving over a hot stove. Most of us want something light that can be prepared quickly so we can get back outside! Even if you don't like fish, you will enjoy this reciped recommended by the leaders of the Bariatric Program at Theda Clark.
Rebecca Buell-Gutbrod, MD, is now on the medical staff at Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center. She is an associate staff pathologist.
Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca now offers water birth to its full scope of obstetrical care available to patients.
ThedaCare leaders are pleased to announce that Orthopaedic Specialists of Neenah joined the health system effective Sat., July 27. As a result of this merger, the five physicians, one nurse practitioner, one physician assistant and 19 staff of Orthopaedic Specialists will become ThedaCare employees.
More than 500 people, including students of the Longfellow Running Club in Clintonville, participated in the Wolf River Sturgeon Shuffle and raised over $20,000.
Having a family member or friend struggling with a medical crisis often sparks the idea to have an event to raise money to help them with expenses. Organizing an individual benefit can be a daunting task, but a new class provides essential information to help make your event a success.
April Tainter, employee health and occupational health nurse at ThedaCare At Work in Shawano, has a life filled with ups, downs and the occasional corkscrew, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. As a member of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) since 2008, Tainter regularly visits amusement parks to ride the most hair-raising coasters ever conceived.
During the week of August 1-7– which is World Breastfeeding Week – ThedaCare and ThedaCare Pediatrics is asking moms to share their success stories on their Facebook pages to encourage other moms to keep breastfeeding throughout the entire first year of life.
Sue Casperson, Shawano Medical Center HIM and registration manager, has been elected to a 3-year term at the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA) as president-elect.
ThedaCare At Home™ Hospice is seeking volunteers, in the Waupaca & Shawano areas, for the therapy dog program, which provides visits by registered therapy dogs and their handlers to hospice patients for the purpose of love, support, comfort, and animal companionship.
The Rural Health Initiative in Shawano County received a $60,000 grant from the Harold E. Pevonka Trust and has the opportunity to receive an additional $60,000 through a community match.
For media inquiries, please call Cassandra Wallace, Public and Media Relations Consultant at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.
