Red Wing Chiropractic Clinic

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...

11/29/2025

For Christmas, we will be closed Wednesday, Dec 24 through Saturday, Dec 27.

Our Friday availability for December will be: Friday 12/5.

11/25/2025

For Thanksgiving, we will be closed Thursday, Nov 27 and Friday, Nov 28.

Hopefully, Red Wing's Holiday Stroll will have family-friendly weather and ever-flowing hot chocolate.

11/20/2025

The most recent candy season (🎃Halloween🎃) is behind us. If you’re like our household, there is plenty of extra candy because you’d never want to run out and disappoint the trick-or-treaters! But, our immune systems have a few extra challenges over the next few months:

🌥 Less sunlight means less vitamin D, which can compromise immune strength.
⛳️ We may be less active in fall and winter, which makes our stress hormones rise – another imbalance that dampens our immune system.
🥧 Sugar creates inflammation, which works against our immune system.

Here are some ideas to reduce sugar intake:

1. Stevia-flavored drinks: We like Zevia, which is carbonated and comes in about a dozen flavors. Creamy root beer and cherry cola are pretty good. Also, Bai coconut water drinks. You can find both products in Red Wing, and Costco is a good source as well.

2. Skinny Dipped brand dark chocolate peanut butter cups. Oh My-Lanta, these are divine! Another Costco find.

3. Sugar cravings often mean we’re low in minerals like magnesium and zinc. These are easy to supplement with and available at major retailers. Read the label, and make sure it says “chelate,” “glycinate,” but not oxide. A higher-quality supplement will get broken down in your stomach and absorbed better. Nuts are also a good source of these minerals.

11/13/2025

Immune boost from chiropractic:

Research shows that when we adjust your upper neck, we’re not just helping with pain and stiffness, we’re giving your immune system an immediate boost. This helps explain why many of our patients notice they don’t get sick as often. The effect is temporary, which is why we recommend regular care to maintain these immune benefits. The immune boost peaks about 30 minutes after your adjustment and gradually returns to baseline over two weeks.

Article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35463842/

We have learned over the past 25 years that your body has a neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) supersystem that runs on constant internal communications [neuroendocrine means nervous system + hormonal system]. One goal of the chiropractic adjustment is to support clear and well-regulated communications, like a computer’s operating system. This is one reason that our care plans for wellness include an adjustment every few weeks.

Our preliminary findings demonstrate an immediate, temporary increase in SIgA levels after a UCAT treatment at the CCJ.

11/06/2025

November clinic hours update:

For Thanksgiving, we will be closed Thursday, Nov 27 and Friday, Nov 28. Hopefully, Red Wing's Holiday Stroll will have good weather and good hot chocolate.

Our Friday availability for November will be: November 7 and November 21. In December, we will have Friday 12/5 available. Starting in January of 2026, we will use Fridays as an occasional backup day if needed.

10/29/2025

We had to share this easy, delicious recipe with you: fiber, healthy fat, tomatoes, and cheese (if you use goat instead of feta, it's pretty tasty) and it's great on crackers!

This Baked Feta, Tomato & White Bean Skillet is the perfect dish for scooping up with your favorite toasted whole-grain bread.

10/22/2025

We are excited to announce that Jess Monaghan is now offering Quantum Energetics Structured Therapy at the clinic! QEST is a highly organized system of energy healing that triggers the body’s natural healing ability. The QEST practitioner gently does specific “hands on” work with the body’s energetic forces to stimulate lasting healing, pain relief, immune response, increased energy, and well-being. Jess's treatments have amplified results for the clinic's patients, for digestion and other difficult chronic issues. Call or text the clinic at 651-388-8294 to arrange a complimentary consultation.

10/15/2025

Be sure to stock up on our Healthy Lungs 3-pack! We've packaged our top 3 immune support supplements (Vitamin D + K2, Quercetin, and NAC) at 10% off for $75.00. We'll include written recommendations for how they can help you.

10/08/2025

We will be closed Saturday, October 11 through Monday, October 13. The trees around Bayfield WI need a good inspection every fall. 😁