Red Wing Chiropractic Clinic

01/24/2026

"Sh*****ng" is not recommended. Looks bad, feels worse!

The brainstem controls automatic functions like heart rate, digestion, and stress response. Chronic forward head posture creates tension on neck structures, triggering an overactive 'fight or flight' response. This can lead to trouble sleeping, anxiety, digestive issues, or difficulty relaxing. Your body remains in a stressed state due to mechanical tension from poor posture. Correcting head position helps restore nervous system balance, improving overall health and well-being.

01/20/2026

Feeling clumsy lately? Dropping things?

Your neck contains sensors that serve as your 'internal GPS,' informing your brain of your head's position. With forward head posture, these sensors lose accuracy, leading to a 2-degree error in head repositioning with eyes closed. This loss of accurate body position information can cause feelings of clumsiness or being 'off' even without pain. Chiropractic adjustments and exercises recalibrate these sensors, restoring accurate brain tracking.

01/14/2026

Even if Yoda isn't training you to be a Jedi, balance is important! How many bags of random stuff are you carrying in and out of your vehicle during icy weather? I feel like 5 is a good average lately.

Your head weighs 10-12 pounds, and when aligned correctly over your shoulders, your body maintains balance efficiently. However, if your head shifts forward, your brain receives distorted spatial information. Research shows that individuals with forward head posture have 30% worse balance scores. Correcting posture is crucial for proper nervous system function and safe movement.

01/08/2026

🩺 Boost Your Bone Health with Our Vitamin D Supplement!

We're excited to offer our Vitamin D supplement enhanced with K2. This powerful combination ensures calcium is effectively transferred from your blood into your bones. K2 activates special cells called osteoclasts, making our supplement more effective at protecting bone health and preventing fractures.

By choosing our supplement, you’re taking a proactive step towards stronger bones and overall well-being. Shape your health story into a triumph with us—experience the benefits of optimized bone health today!

01/06/2026

📍 🧭 Your neck contains sensors that serve as your 'internal GPS,' informing your brain of your head's position. With forward head posture, these sensors lose accuracy, leading to a 2-degree error in head repositioning with eyes closed. This loss of accurate body position information can cause feelings of clumsiness or being 'off' even without pain. Chiropractic adjustments and exercises recalibrate these sensors, restoring accurate brain tracking.

👀 👂 Your eyes, inner ear, and neck sensors collaborate to track moving objects. People with forward head posture performed significantly worse. This can lead to issues like trouble reading in cars, dizziness with head turns, or visual strain at computers. These are interconnected problems resulting from disrupted coordination between your visual system and neck sensors.

01/03/2026

Your head weighs 10-12 pounds, and when aligned correctly over your shoulders, your body maintains balance efficiently. However, if your head shifts forward, your brain receives distorted spatial information. Research shows that individuals with forward head posture have 30% worse balance scores. Correcting posture is crucial for proper nervous system function and safe movement.

01/02/2026

⏰ Save the Date! 🗓️
We will be hosting a Patient Appreciation Day on Tue, February 10. We know this will involve a crockpot of Jess’ signature chili recipe. We are also planning ways to give back to the local community and to our patients. More details will be available in the next few weeks.

12/30/2025

The brainstem controls automatic functions like heart rate, digestion, and stress response. 🧠 Chronic forward head posture creates tension on neck structures, triggering an overactive 'fight or flight' response. 💥 🌪️ This can lead to trouble sleeping, anxiety, digestive issues, or difficulty relaxing. ⚠️ Your body remains in a stressed state due to mechanical tension from poor posture. Correcting head position helps restore nervous system balance, improving overall health and well-being.

12/26/2025

We will be closed January 1, 9, and 23. Our next available Fridays are January 2, 16, and 30.

12/18/2025

Happy shoveling season! Be attentive to your posture habits during the winter months. If your muscles are too tense and tight from your indoor habits, you're more likely to have upper back and neck pain after shoveling snow.

12/12/2025

What can we recommend to protect against disc and joint degeneration?

Firstly, glucosamine and chondroitin. Glucosamine is a major building block of cartilage. Within joints, the ends of the bones are covered in cartilage for protection, and this cartilage is more than 50% collagen protein. Glucosamine stimulates production of collagen and protects collagen from breaking down.

Chondroitin helps to keep cartilage hydrated. This is specifically useful for supporting the meniscus of the knees and the spinal discs. When cartilage is well-hydrated, it’s a better shock absorber. Chondroitin sulfate has been shown to be more effective in supplement form than as an injection!

We recommend the Ultimate Joint Repair formula, which contains glucosamine, chrondroitin, and natural herbal anti-inflammatory substances like turmeric, ginger, and essential omega-3 fatty acids.

Secondly, hydration is critical for patients with degenerative spinal discs, because the disc is more than 80% water!

And, of course, frequent movement!

12/04/2025

Many people think chiropractic care is just about back pain, but we now understand it can impact how your whole nervous system functions, including your stress response, immune system, and even your sleep. When we correct subluxations, we’re not just helping a joint move better—we’re restoring proper communication between your brain and body. That helps your body adapt, which is key to staying healthy in the long run. Here are some of the lesser-known (but very cool) benefits of chiropractic care:

🧠 We’re not just working on joints; we’re helping your brain better regulate your immune response, too.
💓 Higher HRV (heart rate variability) after adjustments tells us your nervous system is more adaptable—able to shift between stress and recovery more effectively.
💪 Adjustments may help regulate stress hormones, depending on what your body needs, helping you adapt more efficiently.
🩺 Correcting subluxations, especially in the upper neck, may help normalize blood pressure in some patients, especially those not on meds.

This information comes from 133 studies published from 2000-2022. Source:

In this paper we synthesize an expansive body of literature examining the multifaceted influence of chiropractic care on processes within and modulators of the neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) system, for the purpose of generating an inductive hypothesis regarding the potential impacts of chiropractic ca...