COVID-19 UPDATE

Yes, We are open and serving our community!

Doctors of Chiropractic are considered “essential health care providers.” Chiropractic services represent an essential and necessary component of the health care program for millions of patients of all ages and walks of life. Especially during these challenging times associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic, chiropractors are uniquely positioned to LESSEN THE BURDEN on our allopathic medical facilities by taking care of acute musculoskeletal complaints/injuries, headaches/migraines, pain, etc.

Every Day Life Health

DIY Ergonomics

Among numerous other adaptations, 2020 has brought about an increasing number of workers and students utilizing virtual platforms at home to accomplish their daily tasks. Add recreational technology time like perusing social media on the laptop, combing through DIY projects on the desktop, or recording your most recent snap-tweet-tok on your handheld device and your …

Exercise

Lift with your Hip Hinge

Lifting without proper mechanics can cause chronic back complaints and often catastrophic injury. What is the proper way to lift a load? Many of you reading this probably just heard a little voice in your head saying, “lift with your legs not with your back!”  Though there is value to this age old saying, if …

Kids

Back to School Immune Boost

During the months of September and October the incidence of common colds and chest congestion spike in the school age population.  This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as the “back to school plague” and is typically caused by large amounts of students and germs hanging out together.  Even with sanitation and avoidance efforts, if your …

Nutrition

Growing toward Good Nutrition

We are blessed with several farmers markets in the Chippewa Valley, making the availability of fresh vegetables easily accessible.   Looking for one close to you?  Call us for local locations. Grocery shopping is also a fun time to learn colors and names of vegetables.  Not a veggie fan?  There are several ways to incorporate …

Every Day Life

Enjoy the Hunt

Fall is here! For many people in this area, Fall also represents another season as well – hunting season. Whether carrying a bow or a gun, hunting is an activity that too often brings patients into our office. This year, use these tips to stay safe and keep your back healthy while putting food on …

Nutrition

Oh Sugar!

No matter what you call it … corn syrup, glucose, maltose, dextrin, sucrose, agave nectar … sugar is sugar, and sugar can mess with your health from head to toe.  It’s a logical assumption that you already know this, and yet you’re probably still overdoing it. In fact, the American norm for sugar intake is …

Every Day Life

Chiropractic Resolutions

Public polls show that 63% of Americans DO NOT make New Year’s resolutions. But, if you have made a list of positive changes for 2020, we’d like you to consider adding any of these chiropractic suggestions to your list.  We wish you well in 2020 and hope that you are one of the 20% of …

Every Day Life

Shovel Safely to Avoid Back Injury

The leaves have fallen and gone and the chill in the air is here to stay, and we’ve already been singing “let it snow” for months. It makes for a beautiful holiday season, but once the snow hits the ground, it has to be cleared. Shoveling snow can be great exercise and a good reason …

Health

The Sunshine Vitamin

Vitamin D is called the “Sunshine Vitamin” because it is primarily produced in the skin when exposed to the sun and very few foods in nature contain Vitamin D.  There are some small amounts in beef liver, cheese, egg yolks and fatty fish​ but not enough to meet our daily needs. And because we cover …