Collyard Chiropractic

09/11/2025

We remember. ♥️

09/10/2025

So you’ve been reading these posts, but for whatever reason, you need to utilize chiropractic. I would love to be able to pay someone to clean of my place like once a month.

How often might one want to come in to have us keep them going? It depends on a multitude of factors. Are you strength training or doing yoga? Are you eating well? (and the biggest factor): what are your goals?

If someone wants to keep pain away and otherwise is happy with their health, my ideal would be an adjustment every six to eight weeks. If you’re doing yoga or doing resistance training a couple times a week and eating well, that could move out to two to four adjustments a year.

If you’re an athlete, in season, and training hard, once a week to once a month is pretty standard. I have a lot of athletes who will come in and get adjusted prior to big competitions. It ultimately boils down to injury prevention versus performance optimization in terms of goals.

If you’re wanting to keep your family feeling well and staying healthy, once a month to month and a half is a pretty common frequency. Again, are you eating food that you’re growing and processing yourself and moving your body frequently just by staying busy? Because that could push out the frequency to every two to three months. If you’re in the phase of life that prevents homecooked meals every night because you have practices and games that you’re constantly running between, you may need a little more frequent.

We all need a little help in various areas of our lives at varying degrees. Many people can live a long, healthy life without every stepping foot into a chiropractor’s office, but some people also like to do all of their own landscaping. Deciding what and how you’re caring for yourself and your family might include chiropractic for simple pain relief, but if you need a little extra help from us for whatever reason, I hope this clears up what the frequency might look like." - Dr. Erick Thompson

09/09/2025

Guys!...
Collyard Chiropractic is celebrating 24 years of business! We opened our doors in September 2001 and have had the opportunity to care for thousands of members of our community since. Thank you to all who have supported our efforts! We look forward to serving you long into the future.

09/05/2025

A BIG Collyard Chiropractic "Happy Birthday" to our patriarch, Dave Collyard.

He has always believed in the human body and its ability to heal and thrive when given the right tools. He taught his children that living in harmony with nature is not only therapeutic, its our stewardship. It is this way of being that laid the foundation for his daughter, Dr. Carrie, to find chiropractic care. And we are so thankful for his guidance then and now!
Happy Birthday, Grandpa Dave!

09/04/2025

Dr Carrie has been a member of a local networking group for 18 years and today it was her turn to share her story. Small business is more than just showing up at the office. It's taking the opportunity to become ingrained in the community and connecting with like minded people that offers organic growth. We are thankful she represents what we do to anyone who will listen!

Our amazing Dr. Carrie Collyard-Glinsek is presenting her business to us this week. She's got an amazing story and we are fortunate to have her healing our community and leading our group.

09/03/2025

"I spend a lot of time talking about pain from week to week. There’s a good reason for that too, most people utilize chiropractic care for pain and there’s nothing wrong with that. Insurance covers acute chiropractic care and so many of my patients come in when they’re in pain. Once we get to the maintenance, function and wellness aspects of chiropractic, insurance no longer covers those. I’ve written about ADIO and tone in the recent past which start to veer more toward the wellness care facet.

As I mentioned last week, pain is the check engine light of the body. Eighty percent of the nerve fibers that run along the spine have nothing to do with pain. They are proprioceptive or motor or autonomic nerves that allow coordination of movement and regulation of the bodily processes. Often, by the time somebody comes to the chiropractor they are having symptoms that they had no idea could have been related to spinal misalignment. I’ve mentioned some of them in previous writings, but athletic performance and wellness is an easy example. A study from 2023 showed chiropractic care helping reduce incidence of injury and increasing competitiveness in athletes.

Again, a lot of times activities like yoga and strength training do an excellent job of keeping the body healthy and spine healthy, but sometimes chiropractic is the easiest modality. Whether you choose chiropractic or yoga or any other means to improve your health and increase your physical resilience, we’re often surprised by the hidden benefits that we find." - Dr. Erick Thompson

09/02/2025

School is back on!
We are blessed to be part of your team for all your healthcare needs. Collyard Chiropractic wishes all students a healthy and productive school year!

09/01/2025

Happy Birthday to Our Afton!
Our office runs because Afton makes it so. We wish her a beautiful and blessed year. Thanks for all you do, Afton!

08/29/2025

Our office will be closed Monday in honor of Labor Day. Blessings on your weekend, Friends.

08/27/2025

"As a father of four, I can attest that without an input of work, systems move toward chaos. You can have the most beautifully organized closet, but without intentional work it will inevitably fall into chaos. Most of us don’t let certain systems go to complete destruction. Once we’re out of spoons, we typically wash the bowls, plates and other silverware. One can simply go for a drive around neighborhoods long enough to see first-hand what happens with no work being put into someone’s lawn.

BJ Palmer (the developer of chiropractic) once said, “People take better care of their automobiles than they do their bodies, yet the auto has replaceable parts.”

Pain is the overgrown lawn, or the lack of clean cups, or the check engine light. It’s a sign that something needs to be done. Acute chiropractic care is the fix…for that episode. Once we get the pain under control, the cups are cleaned, the lawn has been mowed. What about the edging, the overgrown bushes, the dead tree out back? It’s typically wise to get a few more adjustments once the pain has been subdued, to wash the rest of the dishes and clean the sink.

Beyond that, more work is required. The kind of work needed depends on each individual. For some people, stretching and yoga are going to help work through shortened, tight muscles and get movement into all of the joints. For others, resistance training is going to strengthen weak musculature, allowing the body to perform activities with less risk of injury. For almost all of us, fueling ourselves properly and learning how to manage mental and emotional stress in healthy ways is ultimately necessary. Or… you can continue to seek chiropractic care/physical therapy/massage therapy.

You can hire a lawn service, but someone has to do the work. In a perfect world, I would be the deep cleaning service that dusted the fan blades and washed under the refrigerator because people are eating well, stretching, moving and strengthening consistently. Don’t get me wrong, this is not coming from a place of judgement. I could stretch more, eat better and I know for a fact, that I need to put clean clothes away when I get home to do more laundry. We can achieve much of those health and wellness goals through chiropractic alone, but it will take longer and will cost a lot more." - Dr. Erick Thompson

08/22/2025

🌟 Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Carrie Collyard-Glinsek with Collyard Chiropractic

Our Past Board Member and current Ambassador, dedicated to leaving a lasting legacy in our community!

Dr. Carrie's motivation to create something that will "live on" after she steps away drives both her professional work and her Chamber service. Her proudest accomplishments include opening the Perpetual Health Alliance wellness center in downtown Elk River and receiving the Chamber's Employer of the Year recognition.

Dr. Carrie, thank you for your continued leadership and commitment to our Chamber community. We're grateful to have you as a leader in our community!

08/20/2025

"Why would someone go to the chiropractor when they get hurt? Seems like a silly question, but I get it somewhat regularly. On the one hand, a lot of people would view that question as, “of course, that’s why you’d go to the chiropractor.”

On the other hand, many people think, if you might be injured you should go to the ER or urgent care.

Depending on what’s going on, I tend to agree with the latter argument, if you’re worried about a fracture or anything like that, going the medical route is probably wise. As far as people wondering why someone would go to the chiropractor, let me ask this: how many times a year do you see your MD, or better yet, do you even have a primary MD provider? For many of us, the chiropractor knows us and our bodies better than any other healthcare provider and in Minnesota, DCs are classified as Primary Care Providers. We are qualified to diagnose and treat conditions within the musculoskeletal-neural system and, like family practice MDs, know when to refer to a different specialist for further examination when needed.

My joke about haunting you if you bring me to a chiropractor if I experience a serious injury still stands. If you’re not sure on the severity and you want a provider who you know, knows you and wants to make sure you get the best care you can possibly get, going to your chiropractor isn’t a silly choice." - Dr. Erick Thompson