If your neck always feels tight, your shoulders sit forward, and headaches keep creeping in - it’s probably not “just stress” and nor was it likely caused by “sleeping wrong.”
It’s usually a pattern.
At Minnesota Movement, we see this every day in athletes, executives, and anyone spending long hours at a desk or on their phone. It’s called Upper Cross Syndrome, and it’s one of the biggest drivers of chronic neck tension, poor posture, and recurring headaches.
We don’t just tell you to “sit up straight.”
We fix the reason your body can’t hold that position in the first place.
Ever feel like your knee just doesn’t trust you anymore? One minute you’re running hills around Lake Minnetonka or crushing your WOD at the gym — and the next, your knee is barking like you’ve aged 40 years overnight.
Here’s the thing: your knee might not actually be the problem. It’s usually the victim of what’s happening above (the hip) or below (the ankle). At Minnesota Movement Chiropractic & Sports Rehab in Excelsior, we see this all the time — athletes, golfers, runners, and weekend warriors dealing with stubborn knee pain that keeps coming back no matter how much they stretch, foam roll, or ice it.
If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. We’ll help you figure out why your knee’s angry, fix the real cause, and get you back to doing what you love — pain-free and stronger than before.
(Spoiler: your knee will thank you, and so will your squat form.)
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Tendinopathies—including tendonitis (inflammation) and tendonosis (chronic tendon injury) can occur to a myriad of joints and areas of the body. Whether you’re dealing with pitcher’s shoulder, tennis elbow, jumper’s knee, or Achilles tendon pain, our evidence-based treatments help patients from the greater Lake Minnetonka area recover and prevent re-injury.
Both tendinitis and tendonosis can present with sharp pain at the muscle-joint connection, stiffness, reduced mobility, and tenderness.
If you're dealing with headaches, you're far from alone. Studies show nearly 90% of Americans suffer from headaches at some point. Unfortunately, many people resort to painkillers that offer only temporary relief. Here at Minnesota Movement Chiropractic we specialize in helping active individuals and athletes throughout the Lake Minnetonka area find lasting relief from persistent headaches. Whether you suffer from cervicogenic headaches, migraine headaches, or tension headaches, our comprehensive approach is designed to address the root cause—not just mask the symptoms.
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We all have that one dish that our mom or grandmother has made for years, right? Yet they rarely follow the recipe and yet it always turns out the same - delicious. How does that happen?!
Well, it’s because they understand that the concepts often outweigh the protocols.
The same goes with rehab and treatment. Protocol based care only gets us so far.
What do we do when someone is progressing faster than expected?
What about when someone isn’t progressing fast enough?
Or what do we do when that person is actually falling behind instead of progressing at all?!
You ever hear the phrase, “If you pay, you pay attention?” No? Well you’ve had to have heard of “you get what you pay for” then right?
I just bought a knock off Athlemon shirt from Amazon for $16 vs the Lululemon shirt I could have bought for $60. And guess what?! The quality is definitely 3.75x less. Which means it won’t last as long in the closet and therefore I’ll have to keep buying new ones more often.
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