Waind Chiropractic & Acupuncture

02/13/2026

Chiropractic care on the world stage. 🥇

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee medical team for the 2026 Winter Games features a collaborative group of providers including physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists, psychologists—and chiropractors.

With more than 300 Team USA athletes competing across multiple locations in Italy, this multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive support for performance, recovery, and injury management.

Chiropractic care continues to be trusted at the highest level of sport to help athletes stay mobile, resilient, and competition-ready. 💪

02/09/2026

Benefits of Combining Chiropractic Care & Stretching

Is stretching part of your daily routine? If you receive chiropractic treatments, stretching could enhance the effectiveness of your treatment, increase your flexibility, and reduce your pain. The combination offers many benefits, including these important advantages:

Longer-Lasting Treatment Effects

Stretching could extend the positive effects of your chiropractic treatment. Spinal adjustments correct misalignments, or subluxations, in the vertebrae in your spine.

Misaligned vertebrae increase tension on back and neck muscles. Spinal manipulation treatments not only move your vertebrae back into their normal positions but also ease pressure on tight muscles, helping them relax.

Although your muscles may initially be looser after a visit to the chiropractor, stress or poor posture can cause them to tighten again. Tight muscles can pull your vertebrae out of alignment, causing a new subluxation. Regular stretching keeps muscles loose and flexible and prevents new subluxations.

Better Flexibility

Flexible joints and muscles are necessary for bending, reaching, turning your head at a stop sign, and even tying your shoes. Muscle strains and sprains due to flexibility issues can happen whether your play sports or reach deep inside the dishwasher to retrieve a dropped spoon.

Chiropractic treatments, like adjustments and massage therapy, improve range of motion and flexibility. Unfortunately, your daily activities can decrease flexibility and diminish your treatment gains. If your job involves sitting, muscles in your legs, neck, shoulders, and back may feel a little tight at the end of the day. Luckily, following a daily stretching routine will keep muscles and tissues flexible between treatments.

Less Pain

Treatments ease pain by realigning vertebrae and joints, relaxing tight muscles and tissues, and easing painful pressure on nerves. During your visit to the chiropractic office, your chiropractor may recommend stretches that improve flexibility while reducing pain.

If neck pain is a problem, the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association recommends stretching your neck muscles with head nods. Perform this stretch by lowering your chin toward your chest, then slowly raising your chin toward the ceiling.

Stretching offers proven pain-relief results. According to review published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 2025, stretching can ease pain by improving range of motion and decreasing muscle stiffness. The review noted that reducing muscle stiffness could also reduce pressure on nerves.

Improved Posture

Chiropractic treatments restore proper alignment to your spine, making it easier to maintain good posture. Daily stretches loosen and strengthen the muscles that support your bones and may prevent new posture issues. Strong muscles also help you avoid injuries that can occur due to posture-related muscle imbalances.

Reduced Stress

Tight, painful muscles in the neck, shoulders, and upper back are an uncomfortable reminder of a stressful day. Chiropractic treatments relax muscles and tissues and prompt your body to release endorphins and serotonin. The hormones ease pain, calm your mind, and improve your mood. Stretching also increases production of endorphins and can help you continue to enjoy the sense of calm you felt when you left the chiropractor's office.

If you don't stretch regularly, your muscles and tissues could tighten due to stress even if you recently visited the chiropractor. Stretching offers a simple way to maintain the stress-busting benefits of chiropractic treatment.

Increase Blood Flow

Your blood contains oxygen and nutrients that nourish your body and help it repair itself. Chiropractic treatments improve circulation, which may help reduce inflammation and improve nerve function. Stretching also improves circulation and can help you maximize the effects of your treatments.

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02/01/2026

I will be 50😩soon but i always appreciate my customers it’s been a nasty cold winter but I am still here if anyone needs a chiiropractic treatment! Keep your spines in line which helps your whole body function better! It also helps your mind to relax. Chiropractic is amazing try one treatment and I bet you will want one treatment a month the rest of your life! My recommendation is one treatment a month after your pain is gone and if your very conservative think every season one treatment!

01/29/2026

Chiropractic focuses on how the spine and nervous system work together so your body can move, adapt, and handle the terrain ahead. No shortcuts. Just solid footing. Schedule with us today! Call/Text: (701)746-5477

12/18/2025

❄️ Waind Chiropractic & Acupuncture will be closed today due to the weather ❄️

08/01/2025

The spine is pretty important, wouldn’t you say?

07/21/2025

Thank you so much to all that voted! Thanks to you, Waind Chiropractic & Acupuncture is the PLATINUM WINNER in the Acupuncture category of the Wellness section in Community Votes Grand Forks 2025. We have the BEST patients ❤️

07/15/2025

🥱 Want to sleep better? Call/text us at (701)746-5477 to schedule.

Better sleep starts with chiropractic care. 🌙✨

07/01/2025

💥 We are closed Thurs, July 3rd & Fri, July 4th. Call/text (701)746-5477 to get in today or tomorrow 💥

07/01/2025

Struggling with Chronic Fatigue? Chiropractic Care Can Help

If you're constantly exhausted no matter how much you sleep, you may have chronic fatigue syndrome. Although researchers haven't found a cure for the condition yet, your chiropractor offers treatments that may help you manage your symptoms and boost your energy level.

What Is Chronic Fatigue?

Severe fatigue that lasts six months or longer and doesn't improve with rest is called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). In addition to fatigue, symptoms of ME/CFS include:

Trouble Concentrating
Memory Issues
Sleep That Doesn't Leave You Feeling Rested
Headaches
Muscle and Joint Pain
Sore Throat
Tender Lymph Nodes
Symptoms can worsen after physical activity or tasks that require concentration. You may also notice that you feel worse when you sit or stand. Sitting or standing can trigger dizziness, lightheadedness, or even fainting.

Although doctors don't know why people get ME/CFS, MedlinePlus notes that possible causes include genetics, infections, immune system issues, and stress (mental or physical).

Chiropractic care can help you manage your symptoms and feel less tired. Benefits of chiropractic care include:

Pain Relief

Nerves exit your spinal cord through openings between the small bones in your back and neck called vertebrae. Vertebrae can become misaligned due to falls, poor posture, and stress. Chiropractors call these misalignments "subluxations." Subluxations press on nerves and tissues, causing pain. Muscles and tissues can also become uncomfortably tight due to misaligned vertebrae.

Chiropractors correct subluxations by adjusting the vertebrae in your back and neck with spinal manipulation therapy. During this therapy, an activator or hands-on movements restore the normal alignment of your spine. Massage therapy, soft tissue mobilization, and trigger point therapy also help relax tight, painful muscles and tissues.

Reduced Pressure on the Brain

A research study published in Frontiers in Neurology in 2020 noted that people with ME/CFS may be more likely to have craniocervical obstructions, in addition to elevated pressure inside the skull. A craniocervical obstruction happens when the top two vertebrae in the neck move more than normal.

Craniocervical obstructions could increase pressure on the brainstem, decrease the flow of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and make it harder for waste products to leave the brain, according to the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association. Adjusting the vertebrae in the neck with spinal manipulation may ease pressure on the brainstem and improve fluid flow, which might have a positive effect on ME/CFS symptoms.

Stronger Immune System

Your nerves play an important role in your immune system. Subluxations interfere with the signals that travel through the nerves and could affect the way your immune system works. Improving immune system functioning can be as simple as correcting subluxations with chiropractic treatment. As your immune system becomes stronger, you may feel less tired and more energetic.

Less Stress

Stress is an unfortunate consequence of chronic fatigue. When nothing you try improves your symptoms, it's only natural to feel frustrated, anxious, and stressed. Unfortunately, stress and anxiety can interfere with sleep and cause fatigue. Chiropractic treatments help you relax by reducing muscle tension and flooding your body with hormones that help you feel calm.

Better Nutrition

Have you stopped making nutritious meals because you're so exhausted? You're not alone. Many people with ME/CFS struggle with meal preparation and nutrition. Good nutrition is particularly important if you have chronic fatigue. The foods you eat fuel your body, give you energy, and help your immune system function normally.

Your chiropractor can offer suggestions that will help you improve your nutrition. In a case report published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 2016, a 34-year-old woman saw improvements in chronic fatigue after following her chiropractor's nutritional recommendations. The woman lost 15 pounds and had more energy three months after making changes to her diet and lifestyle and taking supplements.

More Restful Sleep

Chiropractic care could improve the quality and duration of sleep. When your muscles no longer hurt and you feel calm and relaxed, it's much easier to get restful, restorative sleep.

Tired of living with chronic fatigue? Chiropractic treatments could improve your symptoms. Contact us at (701)746-5477 to schedule an appointment.

05/16/2025

Just a heads up, Midco is working on updating our cable and internet right now. We were told that it shouldn’t disrupt our phone lines for very long, but not certain, in case you can’t reach us. We are here all day. Have a lovely Friday!

05/11/2025