“There is a vast difference between treating effects and adjusting the cause.” - D.D. Palmer During high school she participated in volleyball and also in 4-H.
Dr. Josh Young is originally from Kimberton, Pennsylvania and he attended Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire with a bachelor’s of science degree in biology. While there, he was a collegiate athlete on the lacrosse and rugby teams. He spent a semester in Scotland where he continued his study of the health sciences, as well as play lacrosse for the Scottish University team. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2013 with a focus on physical therapy and sports rehabilitation. His continued education has earned him certificates in physiotherapy and spinal correction procedures. Dr. Josh has been board certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and is a Licensed Chiropractic Physician in the state of Illinois. He has also been extremely active in the community as well as a clinic abroad program servicing people in Bahia, Brazil. Dr. Josh is passionate about educating his community and helping people achieve true health and wellness naturally. In his free time Dr. Josh enjoys snowboarding, CrossFit, being outdoors, spending time with family, and his dogs. A native of Salem, Wisconsin, Dr. Emily Schultz graduated from Westosha Central High School. She went on to play four years of collegiate volleyball and received All Conference Honors in the NE-10. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH. She completed her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA. While at Palmer, she took part in the clinic abroad program in Bahia, Brazil. Dr. Emily has been board certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and is a Licensed Chiropractic Physician in the state of Illinois. She is dedicated to Chiropractic wellness care and strives to help adults and children achieve health naturally. Dr. Emily is also dedicated to her family. Other than being a chiropractor, she enjoys CrossFit, playing volleyball, being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with friends, family and her pets.
02/27/2026
I don’t know anyone who has ever said, “I don’t want improved heart health.”
The best part about this study is that your body already knows what to do, it just needs support! You have the power, chiropractic care is the tool that turns it back on.
You were created to heal and with the right care you can live a life filled with hope and thriving!
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
02/25/2026
As a chiropractor, it isn’t my call who I should serve. It’s my job to look at the nervous system through the lens of the spine and to support the conversation between the brain and body.
This is true regardless of age, insurance or who referred you! My job is the same.
Interference is interference. Clarity is clarity.
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website athttp://www.clfamilywellness.com
02/23/2026
What most parents mean is that there are no obvious symptoms!
We have been taught that the absence of symptoms equals health. But it isn’t true.
Yes, chiropractic often helps babies with colic, torticollis, chronic constipation, failure to thrive, trouble latching, and more. But why wait for problems to start?
Symptoms mean adaptation has already failed. You wouldn’t have your children wait for cavities before brushing their teeth!
The nervous system should not be the only system we ignore until it breaks. When we check a baby or child, it isn’t about finding something wrong. It’s about making sure the connection between the brain and body is clear.
Proactive care only feels unnecessary when health is viewed as reactive by default. 🙂
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system
2/22/2013 - 13 years ago today I graduated chiropractic college.
We had no idea what God would build from that step.
Three kids later.
Three homes later.
Over 100 chickens, horses, cows, ducks and turkeys later.
More than 100,000 adjustments later.
Thousands of people. Thousands of families.
Not just “out of pain.”
More connected.
More regulated.
More present.
Living with greater clarity and function the way the body was designed to.
When we started, we knew chiropractic mattered, but we had no idea it would be this amazing.
Today we’ve watched it shape births, give life, regulate nervous systems, strengthen marriages, support athletes, steady anxious kids, help parents breathe deeper, and give families a different compass for their health.
The nervous system forms first and directs everything that follows.
Protect the signal, and life organizes better.
We’re beyond grateful for:
Every adjustment.
Every family who trusted us.
Every conversation that shifted someone from fear to understanding.
13 years in…Stronger faith, family, and mission.
We are honored to serve you and your family.
02/20/2026
Forever sounds a little dramatic, don’t you think?
Let’s break it down here a little bit.
➡️You have to get your oil changed every 5,000 miles, but you still bought the car.
➡️You change the air filters in your home every 1-3 months, but you still bought the house.
➡️The grass needs to be watered, mowed, and fertilized regularly, but you still have a yard.
Your health matters, and making it a priority is pertinent for having a full and adventure-filled life. When you first start your chiropractic journey, it will take some time, depending on your needs. It also depends on your goals.
It all comes down to what you prioritize! If you want to maintain wellness, do all the things you need to do, and live your life to the fullest, you must be proactive. If you don’t have your health, it will make all of those things so much harder and less enjoyable.
It’s time to make your health a priority! Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
02/18/2026
You aren’t even that old! Your body is constantly making new cells every second, replacing and adapting to life.
So if you have a chronic issues something is up.
1 - Did your cells stop replacing fast enough?
2 - Was there an injury, and your body failed to adapt?
Chronic issues point to dysfunction in the nervous system, which controls repair and healing (and every other function). Listen to the end of the video for how we help restore your adaptability!
Reach out with any questions! 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
02/16/2026
Not all adjustments are the same, just like not all chiropractors are the same.
Don’t underestimate a gentle, and still super specific adjustment. Being able to isolate a precise location and give a quick, light impulse can have a huge impact.
We work with your body not against it. Not all adjustments are forceful with lots of loud snaps, cracks and pops and nor do they need to be to be effective.
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
02/13/2026
Tag the first person this makes you think of!
Thank you for trusting us with your health. We love to serve you and meet you where you are and every time you step into our space it fills our hearts!
02/11/2026
We see you. Showing up daily can be hard, and then stack a chronic health issue on top of the basic daily demands, and it’s easy to give up hope or even quit trying altogether.
You’ve tried practically everything, and some things work for a little bit, then stop. Other options caused more harm than good, and you’ve spent more time and energy spinning your wheels trying to find relief than you’d like to admit.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Chiropractic care helps your body do what it does best: HEAL! When we remove subluxations, it allows the body to communicate clearly and the right messages to get to the right places to bring your body back into alignment, back to how it was created to function.
If you are someone who has tried everything and come up empty, it’s time to experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system.
You deserve to live this one beautiful life to the fullest!
Your body was adapting long before symptoms showed up.
Layer after layer. Year after year.
Like rings in a tree trunk, your nervous system stores every stress, every shift, every strain. 🌲
By the time you feel it—pain, focus issues, digestion, sleep, anxiety—it’s not new.
It’s just the layer you finally noticed. 🧠
This is why we don’t adjust for today.
We adjust for the next 5, 10, 20 years of your life. 💫
Because your body doesn’t stop adapting…
And with chiropractic care, it can start building health, not just compensating.
📩 Share this so others can learn more! 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at http://www.clfamilywellness.com
02/06/2026
There is so much noise out there about what’s good for you, supplement ads and influencers popping up faster than you can process, and complicated strategies promising MASSIVE returns.
But… it doesn’t have to be that complicated, stressful or confusing.
We believe in keeping it simple and supporting your innate ability to heal while implementing small daily habits that keep you connected, grounded and present.
Which one do you need to start doing?
Which ones are you already doing?
What is something simple you already implement?
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
02/04/2026
Trusting yourself and your innate design is the first step to truly being able to heal. You were created with everything you need inside of you.
Our goal is to support your body in doing this well by clearing your nervous system so your brain and body can communicate without the interference of subluxations. Less static–more connection!
Share this with a friend who needs some encouragement and a gentle reminder of how amazing they truly are.
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit our website at www.clfamilywellness.com
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Two biology majors met one rainy fall morning in Rindge, New Hampshire in Physics class. Emily Schultz, now commonly known as Dr. Emily, had dreams of being a Chiropractor since 12 years old. She had been a competitive volleyball player, and now was still playing at a collegiate level. At 12 she had suffered from sciatica and migraine headaches, and her Chiropractor had helped her with these immensely.
Josh Young had aspirations to become a medical doctor. His father is a medical doctor, and his father’s father was a medical doctor, as well as two uncles, a grandmother, an aunt, and a mother as a nurse midwife. That all changed when he met Emily, and ended up on graduation from undergrad going to Palmer College of Chiropractic with Emily.
Josh and Emily were paired as lab partners that rainy fall morning. Flash forward to 2014: husband and wife, Dr. Josh and Dr. Emily opened a Chiropractic clinic in the beautiful Crystal Lake community. They opened the clinic with a desire and purpose to help others and to provide hope and answers to those in need. The mission statement of Crystal Lake Family Wellness is to adjust, educate, and empower as many as possible, to reveal, express, and support their vitality from within: A chiropractic lifestyle.
Why:
· We want to instill hope from the moment you walk in our door.
· We believe in addressing the root cause.
· We believe in trusting the human body and having faith in its healing capacities.
· We believe our health is our most valuable asset, that cannot be measured by feel, appearance, or symptoms, but rather function of the body. This must be assessed in a number of ways, including, if possible, x-ray. X-rays reveal where there is stress and alignment changes in the spine.
o Our very own Dr. Emily still suffered with migraine headaches until a different specialized approach was taken. We learned first-hand by watching her health transform as her spine changed. Her before and after x-rays taught us this and to this day she has not had a migraine headache since that change has occurred. This showed us that this specialty can often be a solution when many other approaches may have failed, as was the case with us. Because of our experience, this is how we practice, not just to help with headaches, but with health and quality of life for all. Our body must have a clear channel through the spine because that is where the communication must occur between our brain and body.
How:
· The nervous system is what the body depends on to communicate and coordinate all functions together; the conductor in the symphony that is called health.
· The spine is the gateway to the nervous system, and that is precisely why we focus our efforts on locating exactly which area or areas are under stress.
· When we restore specific motion to joints that are designed to move, the body’s nervous system is able to communicate freely. It clears the static from damage and stress, and the body expresses vitality and heals.
