Local Hockey Team Get Expert Medical Help From Mason City Clinic Orthopedic Surgeon and Athletic Trainer
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Dr. Richard E. Rattay an orthopedic surgeon at the Mason City Clinic, grew up in Mason City and always loved hockey. “Nine years ago I went to hockey game and a player was trapped under another player and his head hit against the boards. He
didn’t move his arms or legs for quite a while. After that, I talked to Todd Sanden, the coach of the Bulls, the Junior-pro hockey team based out of Mason City, and said I’d like to help out.” From there on in Dr. Rattay has been the team doctor.
Dr. Richard Rattay with a player during a charity jersey night
Austin Kessler, an athletic trainer, who works with Dr. Rattay at the Clinic said, “I grew up playing hockey in Clear Lake. Three years ago after I returned from graduate school, I started working with the Bulls. At the start of
each season, I set up interviews with each player. We discuss any history of injury/illness and discuss where the player wants to improve, and set up a SCAT-5 baseline concussion test. I also perform a functional movement screening, testing hip/shoulder mobility to determine if we can potentially prevent any injuries during the season.
Said Rattay, “As team doctor, I come to all of the home games. I take care of dislocated shoulders, broken bones, broken noses, lacerations, contusions. We can assess all of the injuries on the spot and decide if the player needs to leave the game and/or if I can treat them and get them back into play.”
Kessler said, “I attend practice working with individual players doing "maintenance" along with a stretching program once a week. I cover all home games in Mason City, performing all on ice/off ice injury evaluations with Dr. Rattay's assistance. I travel with the team during playoffs and national championships, making unique schedules, including dietary guidelines, to accommodate the
increased number of games played.
At the end of the season I have exit interviews with each player to address their goals going forward along with asking how I could improve as an Athletic Trainer.”
Austin Kessler on the bench during a game
Austin Kessler working on a Bulls player during a game
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Algona Mom Back On Her Feet Again. "I Don't Have Pain Anymore"
Lisa Fuller, 61, a mother of three from Algona, is on her feet a lot. “I own a can redemption center with my daughter and I am walking and moving eight hours a day.
I used to come home with my feet swollen red and in pain. Now when I come home, I go take my dog for a long walk,” Lisa said.
Lisa Fuller unloading boxes of cans at her can redemption center
Back in 2013, Lisa would take her shoes off after a long day and her feet and two big toes -which both had bunions on them- would be red and painful. She eventually had both surgically removed by podiatrist Edward Henrich, DPM at the Mason City Clinic.
Said Lisa, “Dr. Henrich has an outpatient clinic in Algona and that’s where I initially came into contact with him for my big toe bunions. He has a such a good bedside manner. He is very nice and thorough, and makes you feel comfortable. He really cares about you. The surgery and recovery takes awhile, but it gave me my mobility back and I had less pain.”
“This past year my left pinky toe started bothering me. I had what is called a ‘tailor bunion’ - a bone sticking out on the outside of my pinky toe. I decided to have it surgically removed by Dr. Henrich. The surgery was not as painful, but the recovery was a little longer because the bone is thinner. I had the surgery on November 16, was in a cast for six weeks, in a boot for six weeks,
and then in a regular shoe. Now I am back to work on my feet everyday, and I walk my dog every day. I don’t have any pain.
“I am also more comfortable with my feet showing in cute sandals in the summertime. I am so happy I have had the surgeries. I would recommend Dr. Henrich to anyone,” Lisa said.
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