Book an Appointment at NWHSU DeRusha Clinic - The De Rusha Clinic is ONLY open to NWHSU students, employees and their immediate families. If you are not one of those listed, please visit our Bloomington or Sweere Clinic pages. Located just thru door 10 on the back side of the building.
Carla Ghani
Dr. Shiloh Heesch
(He/Him/His)
DC, MS, CCSP
Dr. Shiloh Heesch is originally from New Effington, SD in rural northeastern South Dakota where he lived with his parents and two older sisters. He grew up as a multisport athlete playing football, basketball, and track & field. Following high school, he attended Dakota State University in Madison, SD where he played football and was involved in various clubs and activities. After completing his bachelor’s degree in 2016, Shiloh attended Northwestern Health Sciences University and became an active member of clubs and activities. He served on the SACA Sports Council for two terms, among other leadership positions, and spent his final year completing an internship at the NWHSU Human Performance Center.
Following his graduation in April 2021, he began to practice in Sioux Falls, SD, where he was the team chiropractor for the Women’s Football Alliance team, the Sioux Falls Snow Leopards, and the NBA G-League team Sioux Falls Skyforce. In July 2022, Shiloh returned to NWHSU as a Sports Chiropractic Resident at the Human Performance Center in Bloomington, MN.
Dr. Shiloh Heesch is originally from New Effington, SD in rural northeastern South Dakota where h... Read More
Heather A Johnson
(She/Her/Hers)
Andrew Klein
Dr. Angie Lipson
(She/Her/Hers)
Dr. Angie’s focus is in modern acupuncture techniques for muscle/nerve conditions, pain management, internal conditions, and cancer support. By combining her years of training in the healthcare industry, sports science, and specialized training in Zhengzhou, China, she is able to integrate Chinese medicine with her Western medical background to provide well-rounded patient care.
Dr. Angie’s approach to patient care is to complement Western medicine with her Eastern medicine training. She regards emotional wellbeing, sleep, exercise, and nutrition as important factors in the general healing processes of the body.
Her scope of practice includes traditional Chinese acupuncture, trigger/motor points (dry needling), cupping, gua sha (dermal friction), tui na (Chinese medical massage), Chinese herbs, nutrition, and supplements.
Dr. Angie’s focus is in modern acupuncture techniques for muscle/nerve conditions, pain managemen... Read More
Dr. Melissa MacDonald
(She/Her/Hers)
DC CCSP ICSC EMT
Dr. Melissa MacDonald is a graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic. She then spent two years of specialty training in the Human Performance Center where she focused her research and clinical skills on specific testing and treatment protocols. Additionally, Dr. Mac served as the team Clinician for the Minnesota Vixen, a professional women’s football team that won the conference championship in 2018. She recently traveled to the World Championship of Rowing to provide care for the athletes in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Mac currently is the Chair for the MCA Sport Council, Team chiropractor for MN Roller Derby, and Chief Medical Safety officer for River City Rhythms.
Dr. Mac has achieved both international and national certification as a chiropractic sport provider. She is the Integrative Sports Care Coordinator for the Human Performance Center at Northwestern Health Sciences University. She is a speaker on sports chiropractic issues in the United States as well as abroad.
She specializes in care of LGBTQ+ induvials, Hypermobile patients, and athletes performance and recovery.
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Dr. Erica Milburn
(She/Her/Hers)
DC, MS
Dr. Erica Milburn is a Chiropractic Sports Resident at the Human Performance Center where she focuses on helping athletes overcome injury, build resilience and perform their best. Dr. Milburn is a graduate of Parker University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic and Masters in Strength and Human Performance. Dr. Milburn uses a variety of chiropractic techniques, strength and conditioning and muscle therapies to assist athletes and active people in meeting their movement goals.
Dr. Erica Milburn is a Chiropractic Sports Resident at the Human Performance Center where she foc... Read More
Dr. Paige Nolte
Dr. Nolte is a faculty clinician in the De Rusha Clinic. She is a 2022 graduate from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Iowa. She is currently working toward her Diplomate in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine through the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Nolte has special interest in treating active individuals, acute and chronic pain, and headache patients.
Dr. Nolte is involved in the American Chiropractic Association NextGen chapters as well as helping launch the Minnesota Chiropractic Associations NextGen membership.
Outside of work, Dr. Nolte enjoys spending time outside hiking with her two dogs, Penny and Bella, as well as spending time with her horses in Arizona. She enjoys trying new food spots out with her fiancée, Eric.
Dr. Nolte is a faculty clinician in the De Rusha Clinic. She is a 2022 graduate from Palmer Colle... Read More
Kristin Olthafer
(she/her)
BCTMB
Dr. Aaron Schindler
Dr. Stephen Thompson
(He/Him/His)
DC DACM BCTMB
Chiropractor, acupuncture and Chinese Medicine doctor, structural integration massage therapist, nutrition therapist, and assistant professor/clinical supervisor with a specialty in Integrative medicine.
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Dr. Matthew Thronson
Dr. Thronson serves as the Chair of Academic Clinics and a faculty clinician at the De Rusha Clinic at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). A 2014 graduate of NWHSU, he went on to earn a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology while concurrently working in private practice as an associate clinician.
Dr. Thronson further advanced his clinical expertise by completing a Fellowship at NWHSU, where he received extensive training across diverse age groups and populations. During his fellowship, he provided chiropractic and rehabilitative care to two local high schools and served as the lead clinician for the Minnesota Freeze, a professional Australian football team. He also held the role of strength and conditioning coach for the Minnesota Vixen, a professional women’s football team.
Following the fellowship, Dr. Thronson joined the De Rusha Clinic full-time to develop and integrate rehabilitation services for patients. His efforts laid the foundation for what is now known on campus as the Active Care program, a widely utilized and respected clinical offering.
Dr. Thronson’s professional interests include sports medicine, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning. Outside the clinic, he enjoys golfing and spending time at a lake cabin with his wife, Ashley, and their three sons—Oliver, Noah, and Logan.
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Andrea Wilde, DC
(She/Her/Hers)
Zachary Zachman DC
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