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Viva Family Chiropractic

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Viva Family Chiropractic

Our mission is to help as many people as possible, especially children, through chiropractic care.

04/16/2026

You might be thinking that plantar fascitis is just a foot issue, but did you know that your plantar fasciitis didn't start in your foot? It started in your lower back.

You've tried orthotics, better shoes, stretching, foot massages, rest.
Nothing lasts.

Here's why: You're treating the symptom (foot), not the root cause (spinal compensation).

Your feet are at the END of the kinetic chain. Everything above (ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, spine) affects how they function.

The compensation cascade:
Lower back misalignment → Nerves from L4-S1 control your feet. When lumbar spine is misaligned, nerve signals are disrupted, muscle imbalances develop, arch collapses, plantar fascia compensates and inflames.

Pelvic tilt → One leg appears "shorter," you bear more weight on one foot, that foot develops pain. Orthotics can't fix the pelvic imbalance creating it.

Hip dysfunction → Gait compensates, feet work harder, abnormal forces break down tissue.

Knee issues → Altered walking mechanics, feet bear weight abnormally, chronic stress.

Your foot is just the last domino to fall.

Why treating just the foot doesn't work?
Orthotics support the arch but don't fix why it's collapsing (nerve interference).
Better shoes cushion but don't address compensation pattern.
Stretching provides temporary relief but spine keeps pulling it back.

How chiropractic addresses root cause:
✓ Lower back adjustments restore nerve flow to feet
✓ Sacral/pelvic alignment eliminates leg length discrepancy
✓ Hip adjustments restore proper gait
✓ Full kinetic chain assessment identifies where compensation started

When we fix the pattern UP THE CHAIN, foot pain resolves DOWN THE CHAIN.

Stop focusing on stretching and rolling out your foot. It's time to address the body as a whole.

04/14/2026

Close your eyes for a second and notice your shoulders. Are they creeping up toward your ears? Is your upper back tight? Are you clenching without even realizing it?

We say it all the time: “carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.” But your body doesn’t experience that as a metaphor. It experiences it as real.

When you’re carrying emotional stress, your shoulders quite literally hold it.
When was the last time you felt truly relaxed? Shoulders dropped, breath deep, jaw unclenched. If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. For many people, tension has become the baseline.

Here’s why: your nervous system is wired to protect you. When it senses stress, it activates a fight-or-flight response. Not because of a real physical threat, but because your brain doesn’t distinguish well between danger and overwhelm.
So your body braces. Shoulders lift. Neck tightens. Your posture shifts into protection—even if you’re just sitting at your desk.

This response was meant to be temporary. But when stress is constant, your body never gets the signal to let go. The tension stays, day after day, month after month.

That’s why quick fixes don’t last. You might feel relief for a day or two, but the tightness returns because the underlying stress response is still active.

Imagine waking up one morning and your shoulders feel light. You can take a full, deep breath without restriction.
You're not bracing for impact anymore.

That's what we're after. Upper neck adjustments support your vagus nerve - the nerve that tells your body it's safe to calm down. We help your nervous system shift out of chronic sympathetic mode so shoulders can finally release.

Your shoulders are trying to tell you something. They're holding stress you haven't processed, the worry you can't control, and responsibility you're carrying alone.

What would it feel like to put it down?

04/11/2026

We are about to challenge something you've been told is essential for baby sleep.

Swaddling.
Arms pinned tight.
Legs straight.

"Babies need it to sleep." "It's the only way to prevent the startle reflex."

But here's what they're not telling you: Every time you restrict your baby's movement, you're restricting their neurological development.

Right now, your baby's brain is forming neural connections at a rate that will never happen again.
And what drives that process? Movement, sensory input, touch, and pressure. The feeling of their arms and legs moving through space is good for neurological development.

Every time your baby reaches, grasps, kicks, stretches - neural pathways are forming, brain-body connections are strengthening, and their nervous system is integrating sensory information that literally builds their brain.

Swaddling stops all of that.

Arms pinned means no reaching, no grasping, no self-soothing.
Legs straight means no natural hip movement, no proprioceptive feedback.

And the startle reflex? It's supposed to be there. It's a primitive reflex that should naturally integrate as your baby's nervous system matures. When you restrict it, you're not allowing it the opportunity to integrate.

"But my baby won't sleep without being swaddled."
I hear you.

Babies who "need" swaddling usually have nervous system dysregulation - often from birth.

The tight wrap isn't fixing their sleep problem; it's masking their nervous system dysregulation. When we address that through gentle adjustments - releasing birth trauma, supporting their nervous system - sleep improves naturally, without restricting the movement their developing brain desperately needs.

Imagine your baby sleeping peacefully with arms free, self-soothing, and their brain developing optimally because you gave them the gift of free movement.

You don't have to trade development for sleep.
There's another way.

04/09/2026

You know the pattern by heart: burning pain, that urgent feeling, rushing for another round of antibiotics.
Relief for a few weeks, then you're right back where you started. 💧

They just keep coming back... You've tried everything! Cranberry everything, probiotics, drinking so much water you're practically floating. Your doctor keeps saying "some women are just prone to them."

You're not "just prone" to anything and your UTI problem isn't actually in your bladder. Your bladder is controlled by nerves from your lower back and sacrum.
These nerves tell your bladder when it's full, control the muscles that help you fully empty, coordinate your pelvic floor, and regulate your immune response to bacteria.

When your lower spine or sacrum under tension, those nerve signals get disrupted.
And boom! Infection.

Your immune system is also controlled by your nervous system and when the nerve flow is compromised, your defense against bacteria is weaker. Antibiotics kill the bacteria, but they don't answer why your bladder isn't emptying fully or why your immune system keeps letting bacteria proliferate when it should handle it no problem.

Imagine this: Waking up without that constant anxiety of "is it starting again?" Going on vacation without packing antibiotics "just in case." Living your life without constantly thinking about your bladder.

We restore nerve flow to your bladder through lower back and sacral adjustments. When nervous system function is restored, recurring UTIs stop. We have watched women who were getting UTIs every other month go years without one.

You deserve to stop living on antibiotics.
That's what we're here for.

Link in bio if you're ready to break the cycle. 💚

04/07/2026

Pregnant mamas have been filling up our schedule lately and I am HERE for it. 💗

When a pregnant patient comes in, there are 3 things I’m always checking on. I call them the 3 P’s:
Power — how well your nervous system is functioning to support you and baby
Passageway — making sure your pelvis can move the way it should so you’re comfortable throughout pregnancy and things can open up the way they need to during birth
Passenger — working on the ligaments to create ease in the uterus so baby has plenty of room to move around comfortably

When all 3 are working together, your body is set up for the birth experience you’re hoping for.

If you’re pregnant and haven’t been checked yet, this is your sign. Comment BABY below and we’ll send you the link to get scheduled. 👇💗

04/07/2026

Do you notice changes in your kids behavior at this time of year? You aren't imagining it. This time of year can be really hard on some kiddos especially as the season is changing. 🌸

If your sweet kid is suddenly melting down over EVERYTHING - wrong color cup, socks that "feel weird," leaving the park - welcome to spring nervous system chaos.

Here's what's happening:
Daylight Saving Time disrupted their circadian rhythm. Sleep deprivation = dysregulation = tantrums.

Temperature fluctuations (70° one day, 40° the next) - their bodies are constantly adapting. Regulation requires stability. Spring is chaos.

Longer daylight = more stimulation = harder to wind down = overtiredness.

Seasonal allergies create inflammation even in kids without diagnosed allergies. Histamine = irritability.

Routine changes - more outdoor time, different activities.
Toddlers thrive on routine. Spring disrupts it.

Sensory overload - brighter sun, louder birds, new textures, different smells. OVERWHELMING.

Your toddler isn't being "bad." Their nervous system is overwhelmed.

How chiropractic helps:
✓ Regulate stress response so they adapt without constant fight-or-flight
✓ Support sleep by addressing spinal tension
✓ Immune support - regulated nervous system = less histamine reaction
✓ Sensory processing support (brainstem is where filtering happens)
✓ Build resilience through seasonal transitions

What else can support their little bodies?
Morning sunlight, consistent bedtime, outdoor play, co-regulation (you staying calm), reduce sugar, patience.

Your toddler isn't broken. Spring is just a lot for their developing nervous system.
Get them adjusted + regulated this season with Viva Family Chiropractic.

04/02/2026

Spring detox your nervous system, not just your gut. 🌿

You're doing juice cleanses, gut protocols, and liver supplements, but if your nervous system is dysregulated, your body CAN'T detoxify effectively.

Your nervous system controls your liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, and gut elimination. When your body is under stress and tension (from winter stress, poor posture, months indoors), nerve signals to detox organs are disrupted. Lymph can't drain, gut motility slows, and your body holds onto what it should release.

You can't detox a dysregulated nervous system with a green smoothie.

Want to learn how to really detox this spring?

Chiropractic adjustments restore nerve flow to detox organs.

-Mid-back adjustments affect liver, kidneys, gut.
-Upper cervical supports lymphatic drainage.
-Full spine balance opens drainage pathways.
Overall, the nervous system regulation shifts you out of stress mode so your body can heal and detoxify.

When your nervous system is regulated, detox happens naturally.

Your body knows how to detoxify. Chiropractic just removes the interference.

Swipe for what real spring detox looks like 👉

04/02/2026

If you clench your jaw at night, your pelvic floor is probably tight too.

Did you know that your jaw and pelvic floor have a direct connection to one another?

Your jaw and your pelvic floor are connected through your dura (the membrane running from skull to tailbone), your fascia (connective tissue web), and your nervous system. Tension at one end affects the other end.

When your jaw is tight, it creates tension that travels down to your pelvic floor. When your pelvic floor is tight, it travels UP to your jaw.

What this looks like:
You have TMJ pain, jaw clenching, teeth grinding AND pelvic floor dysfunction - incontinence, pain with s*x, tight hips. You're going to the dentist for your jaw and pelvic floor PT for your pelvis. But nobody's addressing the CONNECTION.
Your dentist gives you a night guard.
Your PT gives you exercises.
But if your spine is creating tension at BOTH ends, neither treatment sticks.

How chiropractic addresses both:
✓ Upper cervical adjustments release neck tension affecting jaw mechanics
✓ Cranial work adjusts skull bones that affect TMJ
✓ Sacral adjustments release pelvic floor tension
✓ Full spine alignment addresses postural compensations
✓ Nervous system regulation shifts you out of stress mode so both areas release

What people tell us?
"I stopped clenching my jaw after sacral adjustments - I didn't know they were connected."
"My pelvic floor PT said my work is finally holding after I started chiropractic."

Your jaw and pelvic floor aren't separate issues - they're two ends of the same tension pattern.

Stop treating them in isolation. It's time to address the entire system.
Ready to address both?
Link in bio. 💚

Drop 🦴 if this connection just blew your mind.

03/24/2026

Hashimoto's. Rheumatoid arthritis. Lupus. MS. Celiac. Crohn's. Psoriasis.

You've been told your immune system is attacking itself. But here's what most doctors don't address:
Your immune system is controlled by your nervous system.

Every immune response — inflammation, antibody production, immune cell activation — is coordinated through nerve signals from your brain and spinal cord.

When your nervous system is stuck in chronic fight-or-flight, it sends confused signals to your immune system. It can no longer distinguish between threats and healthy tissue. So it attacks your thyroid, your joints, your gut, your own cells.

Autoimmune disease = immune system confusion
Immune system confusion = nervous system dysregulation

You can eat perfectly, take every supplement, and eliminate every trigger — but if your nervous system is still in survival mode, your immune system will keep misfiring.

Chiropractors don't treat autoimmune disease. But we do support the nervous system that controls immune function by:
✓ Removing spinal interference that disrupts brain-immune communication
✓ Regulating the stress response to shift your body out of chronic inflammation mode
✓ Supporting vagus nerve function — the main nerve that signals your immune system to calm down
✓ Building resilience so stress doesn't trigger immune flares
What people with autoimmune conditions report with consistent chiropractic care:

Fewer and less severe flare-ups
Better symptom management
Improved energy and quality of life
Their body feeling less "at war with itself"

We're not replacing your rheumatologist. We're addressing what most doctors overlook: the nervous system foundation that controls immune function.

Your immune system isn't broken. It's confused. And when the nervous system finds regulation, the immune system can start to find balance again.

03/24/2026

Picky eating isn't just about the food. It's a sensory issue. And sensory issues are nervous system issues. 🍎

If your child only eats 5-7 safe foods, gags at new textures, has meltdowns over food touching on the plate, and won't try anything new despite all your efforts - this isn't behavioral. It's neurological.

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) happens when the nervous system can't properly filter and integrate sensory input. For eating, this means certain foods trigger fight-or-flight response just from sight, smell, or texture.

Their nervous system perceives food as a THREAT. It's not willful - it's physiological.

Sensory processing happens in the brainstem. When there's dysfunction (from birth trauma, spinal misalignment, developmental stress), sensory input isn't filtered properly, everything feels more intense, and normal experiences become overwhelming.

Chiropractic care (especially upper cervical and cranial work) removes interference at the brainstem, supports vagus nerve function, improves the nervous system's ability to filter sensory input, and helps the body feel SAFE - which makes trying new things possible.

Swipe to learn why extreme picky eating is a nervous system issue 👉

03/19/2026

If you or your child get strep 3-4+ times a year, you're stuck in the antibiotic cycle, or your doctor is talking about removing tonsils - listen up.

Strep bacteria is everywhere. Most people are exposed but don't get infected. So why do YOU keep getting sick?

Because your immune system isn't mounting an effective defense and your immune system is controlled by your nervous system.

The nerves that regulate immune function, lymphatic drainage, and throat/tonsil immunity all exit from the upper cervical spine. When there's misalignment, nerve signals are disrupted, and your body can't fight off infections it should easily handle.

Antibiotics kill the bacteria, but they don't address WHY your immune system let it proliferate in the first place.

Chiropractic care removes nervous system interference, supports lymphatic drainage, helps shift you out of chronic stress mode (which suppresses immunity), and builds immune resilience.

Swipe to learn why recurring strep is a nervous system issue 👉

Drop 🦠 if this is your struggle. We can help your body defend itself naturally. 💚

03/18/2026

Constipation isn't always about food. It's about your nervous system. 💩
(And yes, this applies to babies, kids, AND adults)

If you've tried more fiber, more water, prunes, Miralax, probiotics and NOTHING works consistently, you're treating the symptom, not the root cause.

Your digestive system doesn't run on food alone. It's controlled by your nervous system.

Brain → Spinal Cord → Nerves → Digestive Organs

These nerves tell your stomach when to produce acid, intestines when to contract (peristalsis), colon when to push, and sphincters when to open.

When there's interference in the your lower spine due to stress or tension:

-Nerve signals to digestive organs get blocked
-Peristalsis (the wave that moves food through) doesn't work properly
-Your colon can't receive the signal to contract and push
-More fiber just sits there because the nervous system can't move it

What creates interference:

IN BABIES: Birth trauma, tension in sacrum/lower spine, underdeveloped vagus nerve tone, nervous system stuck in stress mode

IN KIDS: Falls, poor posture (desks/iPads), physical tension the in mid/low back, stress response

IN ADULTS: Years of poor posture, chronic stress (sympathetic overdrive shuts down digestion), physical imbalances and dysfunction, "holding it" too often

Specific and intentional adjustments to the spine (especially mid-back and sacrum) to remove the interference blocking nerve signals to digestive organs, restore proper nerve flow so peristalsis works, support vagus nerve function (rest-and-digest nerve), and shift the nervous system out of stress mode into "safe to digest" mode.

In our office, we commonly see:
BABIES: Regular p**ps (sometimes immediately after adjustment!), less gas and straining

KIDS: Going daily without laxatives, less stomach pain

ADULTS: Regularity without fiber supplements or medications

Drop 💩 if you've been struggling with this (yes, we're making p**p talk normal!). Link in bio.

Address

8085 Wayzata Boulevard Suite 201
Golden Valley, MN
55426

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+16128195383

Website

http://Vivafamilychiro.com/

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