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Here at Minnesota Movement, our goal is to restore and improve your qualities of movement in order to allow you to live the life you deserve to live - withou...

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You drive a fancy sports car right? Goes 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds flat?
Cool story bro.
But how good are your breaks?
You can only accelerate as well as your breaks are capable of decelerating.
Same goes for human movement.

Challenge / Fight for it.
I’m so pumped for this guy right here.
Always up for the challenge.
Always blows me away with results.
The other week we had a lot of fun (or at least I did) with a little modified bear wrestling after a training session.
We often hear of “functional fitness” but what does that look like?
Honestly, I don’t know that answer.
But I’m open to seeking what it means for every individual I get to work with.

I love playing around with movement. Even more so than that I love when athletes let me play around with movement so that we can actually find a strategy that their system finds useful.

Shown here are two variations of FRC's 90/90 position for hind leg internal rotation.

Dosage / Movement is Medicine.Just a quick glimpse into a movement session with Jordan Greenway from the Minnesota Wild NHLI firmly believe that training mov...
Efficiency / We crave it.This client is a badass. She works out religiously and LOVES running (questioning her sanity).So with all these miles that she racks...
What's the threat? . This awesome patient had a perfectly constructed hip replacement back in August but is now experiencing miserable pain all around the ar...
Just a quick tease for you! . I'm working on a couple different designs for the summer series of gear for @mnmovement and loving it. . Concept 1) Classic Sum...
That's right! We are beyond excited to bring Dr. Claire Jessen onto the team here at Minnesota Movement! Not only is she certified in SFMA and ART but she loves working on yogis, runners, and really all sorts of athletes!
Billy is a well accomplished Triathlete who competes locally here in Minnesota but also on the National Stage where he came up short of the podium in Cleveland last year. We love seeing how you MOVE! Visit www.minnesota-movement.com to learn more about how we can help you move your best!
We like to cater to you and your busy schedule! That's why we've developed an online scheduling option for you to book your appointments! Watch the video to learn how and then visit www.minnesota-movement.com to get on the schedule!
Like what we do here at Minnesota Movement Chiropractic - Sport and Spine?! Write us a review so that we can help others move from pain to performance!
Take a quick virtual tour of Minnesota Movement's space and you'll notice right away that we are not set up like your standard chiropractic clinic. We put a high priority to getting you moving from PAIN to PERFORMANCE. Therefore, our office reflects that!
 

Want to know what to expect at a session with Minnesota Movement? The videos below are a good glimpse at the multitude of conditions/cases/symptoms we work with. Enjoy watching the following videos on the latest updates from Minnesota Movement’s Chiropractic Clinic in Excelsior, MN.

"Is what we're doing actually doing what we think it's doing?" is a question I'm constantly asking myself and the patients/clients I work with.

When it comes to objective measures of tissue change, taking a deeper perspective into what the skin, fascia, tendons, muscles are doing with MSK Ultrasound has been a game changer.

Imagine cruising around in a Ferrari. You’re burning around corners and zipping down on ramps like a badass. The powerful engine is a feat of amazement.
But then someone cuts you off. Or a deer jumps out in front of you.
Your breaks better be more efficient than your acceleration/power otherwise you’re veering off the road in a horrible accident or fishtailing into a spiral mess.
Same goes for human movement.

Classically - this kind of injury would render a brief period of immobilization and gentle ROM exercises followed potentially by a surgical intervention. This would bring us to about 3 months before loading it again with any similar weight from pre-injury.
But that timeline isn't going to work here. Playoffs start in less than two weeks.
So now our goal is to see how much better we can manage pain and improve ROM as well as strength before the first playoff game. Tall order - but it's possible.
What if we fall short? Well, we always have the immobilization and surgical routes to fall back on. We know we can't really injure the AC Joint further from where he's at - so why not try to get him on the ice again if it's possible?

Movement cues given (before filming for take-home reminders)1: Breathe and BraceInternal Cue: “breathe through your belly”External Cue: “increase the tension on that band”2: Hip Hinge:Internal Cue: “touch your toes and push your butt back”External Cue: “touch your butt to the wall like you’re shutting a car door”Both cueing produces the outcome we’re looking for. But which one is more efficient? External. 99x out of 100 it’s going to be external.

What’s the difference?!
Motor Control. That’s the difference.
I draw this diagram to folks all the time when trying to illustrate why I could care less if they can touch their toes or not.
Range of motion is worthless if you can’t own it.

For many athletes, this off-season was drastically different than most. A "perpetual overtime" if you will.Some sat on their ass and waited around. Some took...

The beauty of being able to see issues with an [arguably] more expanded lens is therefore being able to use more tools from the toolbag.Being a chiropractor can mean so much more than adjusting. It’s a hell of a tool - but only if it fits the job at hand.

Pain changes movement in unpredictable ways.We move around pain.If this is for a short period of time we call that compensation. But if these aberrant patter...
This little diagram is something I love using with patient education to describe WHY you're feeling what you're feeling.It's also a great explanation of WHY you...
Feedback / When is Forefoot Pronation an issue? Especially for runners? And what do we do about it?! . The foot needs to be stable yet pliable in an ideal ga...
Business as (un)usual / I've recently shared a few snippets regarding Online Sessions.. but what does that even mean? . With permission of the patient, I am ...
"If you're not assessing, we're just guessing." . I can not stress enough the importance of a good assessment with any course of care. . By not playing by th...
Percussion gun therapy is EVERYWHERE right now. And if you're like me, you've noticed all your social media ads filled with more and more brands of percussio...
Simple answer is - We're Different! Don't get me wrong, a 5-10 minute appointment is fine. IF you're getting results. What we do here at Minnesota Movement is take the time to assess exactly what's going on with YOUR situation in order to provide the most effective and efficient treatment strategy to get you feeling better faster and stay better longer.
Like what we do here at Minnesota Movement Chiropractic - Sport and Spine?! Write us a review so that we can help others move from pain to performance!