Sports Health

What to eat before a workout

If you are looking to adopt a healthier lifestyle or enhance your fitness routine, you may be wondering what to eat before a workout. Proper nutrition is crucial for optimal workout performance. “What you eat can directly impact your energy levels, muscle function and overall fitness outcomes,” said Marisa Faibish, M.S., R.D., CSSD, LDN, lead…

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Ortho - Knee, Orthopedics

How a total knee replacement got her back in the dance line

Sheila King, of Louisville, noticed that her right foot had begun to twist outward. This continued for a couple of years. “It didn’t hurt at all, but it made it difficult to walk,” said Sheila, 71. There was no pain, so she lived with the inconvenience for a while. After an incident on the way…

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Ortho - Knee, Orthopedics

Rediscovering the joy of running after knee surgery

A year after knee surgery, David Sutter has his eyes on the calendar. His target? The CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon this November, a 13.1-mile race that winds through a variety of downtown neighborhoods. “I would love to run in that event,” David said following his surgery and physical therapy in 2023. “My last…

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Health Equity, Norton West Louisville Hospital, Recruiting

Norton West Louisville Hospital is now hiring

Norton West Louisville Hospital is just months away from opening its doors to the community. We are now looking to build its care team. “This is one of the most exciting parts of this whole project for me – finding the compassionate caregivers who will make history at this new facility,” said Corenza Townsend, chief…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Sports Health

Norton Sports Health delivers cold tubs to area high schools in daylong dash

For thousands of area high school athletes, the summer months mean lots of time on the field, practicing for upcoming fall sports seasons. While the hours of practice through the hot summer are designed to improve conditioning and team performance, they also put student-athletes at risk for heat-related illness. That’s where the Norton Sports Health…

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Foundation

Newest donors gift more than $6 million through Wade Mountz Heritage Society

The 2024 class of the Wade Mountz Heritage Society has made planned gifts of more than $6 million to the Norton Healthcare Foundation and Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation. To date, members of the society have donated $83 million aimed toward health care for the community. “Everyone who is part of this society is part of the vision to…

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Heart Failure, Pulmonary

Sotatercept: A new pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

A new pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after completing clinical trials at Norton Pulmonary Specialists and other leading pulmonary hypertension treatment centers around the world. Sotatercept, sold under the brand name Winrevair, has been shown to increase exercise capacity, reduce symptoms that affect day-to-day activities and…

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Gynecology, Urogynecology, Womens Health

Painful or irregular periods? It could be an underlying condition

Painful or irregular periods can be uncomfortable and inconvenient, and sometimes, can significantly disrupt your life. Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a common issue experienced during the menstrual cycle. This type of pain can range from mild to severe and is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as nausea, fatigue or headaches. In…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Bike to Beat Cancer Training, Cancer, Foundation

For Chris and Team 182, Bike to Beat Cancer is not just a ride. It’s a way to honor the memory of his mother.

On Sept. 7, hundreds of cyclists will line up to ride anywhere from 5 to 100 miles in the Norton Cancer Institute’s Bike to Beat Cancer. The hope is to raise more than $500,000 for cancer research, prevention, advanced treatments, patient support and more for the Kentuckiana community. The ride begins in front of the…

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Health Equity, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Norton Neuroscience Institute’s “Neuro Tai Chi” class celebrates 10 years of helping patients with movement disorders

The gong sounds at 10:30 a.m. It’s the signal to sit down and listen. At the front of the room, Lloyd Kelly greets his class of about 20 with a fist-to-palm salute. He bows his head and says, “ni hao,” greeting them in Chinese. The class repeats it back to him. From there, he leads…

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Brand Feature, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

Generational compassion: A mother-daughter duo helps heal patients at Norton Hospital

For a mother, there’s always a dream to be a guiding light for her children. It’s a hope that she can show her daughter that she can surmount any obstacle, embrace her unique self and pursue 11 years, her work tools were scissors and combs as a hairdresser, bringing joy and confidence to her clients….

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Equity inclusion belonging, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Initiative builds new career opportunities for local construction workers at Norton West Louisville Hospital

Dreams are being built from the ground up at Norton West Louisville Hospital. The new hospital is taking shape at the corner of 28th Street and West Broadway, and lives are already being transformed through some of the construction work happening on the job site. Houston Briscoe is from West Louisville and grew up around…

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