Strive Chiropractic

Strive Chiropractic 🎯 Prenatal, Pediatrics, Teens, Athletes & Adults 📱 TEXT US at 701-893-4200 📍Fargo & Detroit Lakes

MEET THE RICHTERS!"My husband and I have been coming to Strive Detroit Lakes for 5 years! Our two children who are 3 yea...
06/03/2026

MEET THE RICHTERS!

"My husband and I have been coming to Strive Detroit Lakes for 5 years! Our two children who are 3 years old and 8 months also go to Strive. Our children were adjusted within the first couple weeks of being born. Our family continues to choose to get adjusted weekly!

We originally reached out to Strive for care because Austin has rheumatoid arthritis and I have had herniated disks in the past. These health issues have caused day to day stressors on our body.

Since going to Strive, the daily aches and pains are very minimal. I have had no issues with my herniated disks since starting Strive. I’ve also been adjusted through both of my pregnancies which helped the daily pains and better sleep! Austin has noticed less inflammation and his rheumatoid arthritis has been in control. We have learned how important weekly adjustments are for not only our health issues but also our nervous system. Since we have seen the lasting benefits ourselves, we knew it was important to get our children adjusted weekly since they were born. When our children our sick, teething or growing through a spurt, STRIVE helps their little bodies adapt and feel more at ease. We have noticed the positive impact chiropractic care has on our health from staying healthy, mood, tension, stress, inflammation and so much more!

When we sat down for the first consult, we learned so much about the nervous system and how much it controls our health and body. I highly recommend sitting down to learn more from Dr. Chris! Dr. Chris is very knowledgeable and so friendly! STRIVE is welcoming and a great environment for kids and families to follow their health journey!"

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

06/03/2026

Ever wonder why even the most driven individuals hit a wall? We explore the reasons behind high performer burnout, a topic recently featured in Fargo Inc magazine. Understanding this crash is the first step to sustained success and well-being. Check out the full video on our YouTube Channel!

05/30/2026

Constantly dealing with work deadlines and trying to accomplish 50 things a day? Pushing through might feel necessary, but your body eventually says 'Enough's enough.' It's like a blown fuse – an imbalance in your nervous system that catches up. Don't let stress overload you.

Did this video "strike a cord" or completely describe you, your family, or someone you love? Are you finally ready to find answers and start living life to the fullest?

It's time to ... ➡️➡️➡️ JUST. GET. CHECKED. ⬅️⬅️⬅️

📱 TEXT us to get your VIP New Patient Assessment scheduled TODAY:
📍Fargo, ND - 701.893.4200 or JustGetChecked.com
📍Detroit Lakes, MN - 218.844.4848

If you want the full video or more videos like this, check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/

Ever notice how your shoulders tense up when you're anxious? Or how your stomach hurts when you're stressed?Your body do...
05/29/2026

Ever notice how your shoulders tense up when you're anxious? Or how your stomach hurts when you're stressed?

Your body doesn't separate emotional stress from physical stress.
To your nervous system, it's all the same—it's all THREAT.

When you experience emotional stress *work pressure, relationship conflict, financial worry, grief, overwhelm*, your nervous system kicks into fight-or-flight mode. And when you stay in that state chronically, your body starts to break down.

Here's how emotional stress becomes physical pain:
Muscle tension - Your body literally braces for danger. Tight shoulders, clenched jaw, tension headaches, lower back pain—it's your nervous system holding on.
Inflammation - Chronic stress increases cortisol and inflammatory markers, leading to joint pain, digestive issues, and chronic conditions.
Nerve sensitivity - When your nervous system is on high alert, it interprets normal sensations as pain. Everything feels more intense.
Poor sleep and healing - Stress disrupts your body's ability to rest and repair, so pain lingers and injuries don't heal properly.
Digestive dysfunction - Your gut is directly connected to your nervous system. Stress = IBS, bloating, nausea, acid reflux.

You're not "just stressed." Your body is RESPONDING to stress the only way it knows how.
Chiropractic care doesn't erase your stressors. But it DOES help your nervous system shift out of fight-or-flight mode and into a state where healing, digestion, sleep, and pain regulation can actually happen.

Regular adjustments help your body process stress instead of storing it as tension and pain.
You deserve care that addresses the whole picture—not just the symptoms.

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

The STRIVE team always provides TOP NOTCH CARE to each and every one of our patients!Ready to experience the ⚡️STRIVE⚡️ ...
05/27/2026

The STRIVE team always provides TOP NOTCH CARE to each and every one of our patients!

Ready to experience the ⚡️STRIVE⚡️ difference?

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

05/26/2026

Need an appointment today?
Dr. Jake, Dr. Brian or “somehow” will make it happen!

Before you reach for another pair of earplugs or banish your partner to the couch, let's talk about what that nightly sa...
05/25/2026

Before you reach for another pair of earplugs or banish your partner to the couch, let's talk about what that nightly sawing sound might really be telling you.

Snoring isn't just a sleep annoyance – it's often your nervous system crying for help.

When your upper cervical spine (the top of your neck) is misaligned, it can affect the nerves that control your airway muscles, tongue position, and breathing patterns. Your nervous system struggles to properly coordinate the muscles needed for clear, quiet breathing during sleep.

What's really happening:
🧠 Nerve interference disrupts proper muscle coordination
😴 Airways become more likely to collapse during sleep
⚡ Your nervous system can't regulate breathing patterns optimally
💤 Poor sleep quality affects entire nervous system recovery

So why is snoring a concern? Chronic snoring often indicates your nervous system is stuck in a stress state, even during sleep. This means poor recovery, disrupted hormone production, and your body never fully entering the restorative sleep phases it desperately needs.

Many of our patients notice significant improvements in their sleep quality (and their partner's peace!) after gentle upper cervical adjustments.

When your nervous system can properly coordinate breathing, everyone sleeps better!

Your snoring might be your body's way of asking for nervous system support. Are you listening? 💚

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

"Mom, why is my brain like this?" This is how I explained ADHD to my child - and it changed everything. 🏎️Kids with ADHD...
05/22/2026

"Mom, why is my brain like this?" This is how I explained ADHD to my child - and it changed everything. 🏎️

Kids with ADHD have a Ferrari engine *fast, powerful, intense brain* but bicycle brakes *under-developed executive function in the prefrontal cortex*.

They think fast, feel everything intensely, have amazing ideas - but the part of their brain that helps them stop, focus, organize, and regulate? It's still developing.

So when they can't sit still, forget things, interrupt, or get intensely upset - it's not that they're not trying. It's that they have a race car brain with bicycle brakes that are still being built.

When the spine is imbalanced, brain-body communication is disrupted. Signals between the powerful engine and the developing brakes get fuzzy.

Chiropractic helps:
-Upper cervical work supports the brainstem (which connects to prefrontal cortex function). -Nervous system regulation helps shift them out of constant "race mode" so they can access their brakes.
-Better brain-body communication makes the signals clearer.

We're not slowing down their race car brain *that would be sad - those brains are INCREDIBLE* 🧠.
We're supporting their nervous system so their brakes can work better while they're still developing.

This isn't about "curing" ADHD. It's about supporting the nervous system foundation that affects focus, regulation, and executive function.

Your child isn't broken. They're not too much. They're not failing. They have a race car brain - and that's going to be their superpower once they learn to control it.

We see kids with ADHD thrive when their nervous system is supported. Better focus, improved emotional regulation, less impulsivity, more confidence.

Swipe to see how we explain to your child their unique brain 👉

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

MEET THE ACKERMAN FAMILY!"In the summer of 2022, we had our youngest and at 5.5 weeks old she began spitting up to the p...
05/20/2026

MEET THE ACKERMAN FAMILY!

"In the summer of 2022, we had our youngest and at 5.5 weeks old she began spitting up to the point where no family or friends wanted to hold her. We tried diet changes (during a formula shortest) and medications, nothing seemed to help. We had seen videos of Strive on Facebook in the midst of all the research we had done on what to try for our little girl. Upon entry, we were welcomed like family. Dr. Chris was able to explain in simple terms the process and results of the scans. We began visiting with our infant twice a week on a plan. As the plan continued, I (Katie), decided that since already visiting and having just had my second child in less than 2 years, my body probably needed a little TLC itself. The results proved that to be true and I started a plan. After seeing improvements for both of us already on plans and having had battled a few more ear infections with our oldest, we agreed the best plan was to screen her and get started in hopes we could help her body get back to where it needed to be and kick the ear infections before needing surgery. After 2+ years of watching us fight colds quicker and less often than him and a new migraine concern, we finally convinced Drew he should join us on our bi-weekly trips to Strive. He got his scans, results, and a jumped on a plan. After plans, maintenance has continued bi-weekly and overall we have had fewer illnesses (no ear infections) and less harsh illnesses when it does hit. Plus sleep patterns, attitudes, stress levels and emotional regulation have all improved. Making us healthier and happier in general! We continue the care because we see the difference and we always feel welcomed like family at Strive. Thank you, Strive! For those considering care, just do it! Jump in and see the results. You will be welcomed like family and surprised the change you see in your overall health."

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

If your child struggles with chronic constipation: Only pooping every 3-5 days. Hard, painful movements. Stomach aches. ...
05/18/2026

If your child struggles with chronic constipation: Only pooping every 3-5 days. Hard, painful movements. Stomach aches. Withholding because it hurts. Accidents because they're backed up. 💩💚

And maybe you have tried everything: More fiber, more water, probiotic gummies, prune juice, Miralax (pediatrician's go-to).

It helps temporarily. Then constipation comes back.
Know that there is a natural solution.

Here's what's actually happening:
Digestion is controlled by your nervous system. Nerves from lower spine (L1-L3) and sacrum control: bowel motility, muscle contractions in intestines, sphincter control, "urge to go" signals.

When your child's spine is out of balance, nerve signals to their colon get disrupted. Motility slows and constipation becomes chronic.

Plus: Digestion only works in parasympathetic mode "rest-and-digest". Kids stuck in sympathetic *stress from school, activities, schedule* can't digest properly even if they eat well.

Common causes of spinal imbalance in kids:
Birth trauma *even "normal" births affect sacrum*
Learning to walk *hundreds of falls = spinal impacts*
Heavy backpacks *lower spine imbalance*
Growth spurts *rapid growth creates temporary imbalance*
Sitting all day at school *poor posture affects sacral nerves*
Stress/anxiety *NS stuck in fight-or-flight, digestion shuts down*

How chiropractic helps:
Lower spine & sacral adjustments *gentle, age-appropriate* restore nerve flow to digestive organs. Nervous system regulation helps shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic. We address root cause - not masking with Miralax, fixing WHY gut isn't moving.

What parents tell us: "My son was only pooping once a week. We were about to see GI specialist. After adjustments, he goes daily."

"My daughter had been on Miralax for a year. Within 2 weeks of care, she didn't need it anymore."

Yes, also support with: Adequate water, whole foods with fiber, reduce dairy if sensitive, probiotics, regular movement, magnesium.

But these only work when nerve communication is clear.

You can change diet all you want. But if nerve flow to their gut is disrupted, motility won't improve long-term.

If your kid's constipation isn't resolving with diet changes, their nervous system needs to be checked.

Chronic constipation in kids is often nervous system problem, not food problem.

Drop 💩 if your kid struggles with chronic constipation.

Link in bio. Let's check their nervous system.

📲CALL or TEXT our office to get scheduled:

📍Fargo, ND 701-893-4200
📍Detroit Lakes, MN 218-844-4848

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