Crystal Lake Family Wellness

Crystal Lake Family Wellness “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.

One disabled car can bring miles of traffic to a standstill. 🚗🚙🚚The problem isn't every car on the highway.It's the obst...
08/17/2026

One disabled car can bring miles of traffic to a standstill. 🚗🚙🚚
The problem isn't every car on the highway.

It's the obstruction that's keeping everything else from moving the way it was designed.
A subluxation can create the same kind of traffic jam in the communication between your brain and body.

When a joint in the spine loses its normal motion, it changes the information traveling between the brain and the body. That interference can affect how well your body adapts and functions.

The adjustment isn't about forcing your body to do something it wasn't designed to do.

It's about restoring motion so communication can flow the way it was intended.

Your body already knows what to do.
Our job is to help remove the interference.

Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system. 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

08/14/2026

“The biggest changes has been in his communication. He’s expressing himself so much more!” For this family, everyday life felt overwhelming.

Their son struggled with emotional regulation, with frequent meltdowns and tantrums as he tried to express himself, with outside noise, and sleepless nights. His parents felt like they had tried everything they could think of to help.

After seven months of chiropractic care, his dad described the change simply: “It’s been life-changing.”

He is engaging more and able to tell his family what he needs, radically changing their day-to-day life. He’s sleeping better at night too.

The family can get through normal errands with fewer meltdowns. The things that once feel exhausting and unpredictable are becoming more manageable. 💛

For neurodivergent children and adults, chiropractic care helps the brain and body to communicate more effectively.

Gentle adjustments help improve motion and proprioceptive input, which gives the brain better information about what is happening in the body.

When the nervous system spends too much time in fight, flight, or freeze, everyday input can feel harder to process.

This allows the brain to give better output, supporting better neurological regulation. Adjustments have been shown to help the body shift more easily into a parasympathetic, “rest and digest” state where sleep, digestion, recovery, and connection are better supported. 🌿

Chiropractic isn’t about fixing or changing anyone. We support their nervous system so they can function at their highest possible level.

Share this with a parent who may need another way to think about nervous system support.

08/13/2026

CrossFit fam, what was your favorite WOD this week?

08/12/2026

Spoiler alert: we look for clues and where there is the greatest amount of stress.

We don’t treat a bone spur, for example. We want to take stress off the person’s nervous system

Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system. 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

Most people don't walk into our office because they woke up one morning thinking, "I should have my nervous system check...
08/10/2026

Most people don't walk into our office because they woke up one morning thinking, "I should have my nervous system checked."

They come because something finally gets their attention.

Maybe an old injury never quite resolved.
Maybe carrying kids, working long hours, or years of repetitive movement started catching up.
Maybe they've tried everything else and they're looking for a different approach.

No matter what brings someone through our doors, our focus is the same.
We're not just asking where it hurts.

We're asking how well your brain and body are communicating.
A healthy nervous system is the foundation for movement, adaptation, and function. That's why we carefully analyze your spine and deliver gentle, specific adjustments that help restore that connection.

Know someone who sounds like one of these slides? Share this with them. It might be exactly what they need to hear.
Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system.
📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

08/07/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about chiropractic is that the adjustment fixes your body. Or a step further, that it heals you.

It doesn't.

Your body has been self-healing and self-regulating since the moment you were created.

Your heart beats without you thinking about it.
Your lungs breathe while you sleep.
Cuts heal.
Bones mend.
Cells replace themselves every single day.

🙌 That's innate intelligence at work.

The challenge is that physical stress, chemical stress, and emotional stress can interfere with the communication between your brain and your body.
Chiropractic doesn't add healing to your body.
It doesn't take healing away.

A precise adjustment simply helps restore motion to the spine so your nervous system can communicate more effectively. Motion and neurology work together. When that communication improves, your body is able to express the health and adaptability it was designed for.

If you've been curious about what chiropractic is actually doing beneath the surface, we'd love to show you.

Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system. 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

08/06/2026

Physical therapy and chiropractic do different jobs, and your body may benefit from both. 🙌

Physical therapy can be valuable when you need rehabilitation, strength, mobility, and better movement strategies after an injury or physical challenge.

Chiropractic takes a different approach.

We focus on improving motion in the spine because the spine is an important interface with the nervous system and brain. As your joints move, proprioceptors send sensory information to your brain about where your body is, how it is moving, and how it needs to respond.

This input is vital to your health! 🧠

Your nervous system is constantly using information from your body to adapt to physical, mental, and chemical stress. And your brain is constantly instructing the body on how to function and repair via nerve signals.

The goal of chiropractic is to support your neurological input and output to help you adapt to life better.

Send this to someone who thinks they have to choose one or the other, or isn’t sure about the distinction.

📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

08/06/2026

What's growing in your garden or your yard right now that you're most proud of?

If weeds keep coming back every summer, you don't blame the mower. 🌱You start asking a better question.Why are they grow...
08/04/2026

If weeds keep coming back every summer, you don't blame the mower. 🌱
You start asking a better question.

Why are they growing in the first place?

Your health deserves the same mindset.

Symptoms often get all the attention because they're the easiest thing to notice. But symptoms are often your body's way of communicating that something deeper needs attention.

Your nervous system coordinates every function in your body. When communication between your brain and body is clear, your body is better able to adapt to the physical, chemical, and emotional stresses of life.

At Crystal Lake Family Wellness, we aren't chasing symptoms. We analyze how your spine and nervous system are functioning so we can make specific adjustments that help restore communication where interference exists.

Our goal is to help your body function the way it was designed.

Come experience the effect of a well-functioning spine and nervous system. 📞 Call us at 815-788-7504 for an appointment or visit www.clfamilywellness.com.

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4777 Northwest Highway Ste C
Crystal Lake, IL
60014

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