(Tomahawk, WI) Once again this year Ministry Rehabilitation Services and Ministry Medical Group teamed up to offer FREE Pre-Participation Sports Physicals for athletes in sixth through eleventh grade within the Sacred Heart – Saint Mary’s Hospitals service area in July.

This comprehensive screening exceeds all WIAA requirements. Pre-participation sports physicals included health history, height and weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, vision, skin problems, ears, nose, and throat, flexibility in shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and trunk, joint stability in knees, ankles and shoulders, posture including pelvis height, shoulder height and spine, foot screening including shoes and gait, chest, heart and lung function, maturation index plus other valuable health information for young adults.

Any athlete participating in a WIAA sport during the 2009 school year was eligible to be screened by our team of health professionals including Ministry Medical Group physician Dr. Ronald Cortte; Physician Assistant Jennifer Black; Nurse Practitioners Sara Olson and Rhonda Repinski; Ministry Rehabilitation Physical Therapists Andrew Kelly and Rachel Gilbert; Occupational Therapists Elaine Karch-Janz and Kay Anderson; Certified Athletic Trainers Chris Orgeman, Kim Ice, Josh Ice, Megan Amundson; Clinic Nursing and administrative staff Tiffany Barthels, Shayna Hanish, Keri Sherman, Nancy Bernade, Chuckie Denetz. Also assisting this year was Rehab administrative staff Tanya Haring.

One hundred and seventeen athletes were screened in Tomahawk and $560 was raised for the Tomahawk High School Scholarship fund. A HUGE thank you to all who helped make this years screening an overwhelming success.