Dr. Christine Schlenker
Since a young age she has always been fascinated in how bodies function from the inside out. She didn’t know it then, but even when butchering chickens and learning where the lungs and gallbladder were and what they did, to looking at the brain and eyes during deer hunting season and moving the legs to watch the ligaments and joints move, all that exploration would lead to a lifetime of learning.
She attended St. Cloud State University for her pre-requisite courses, and ventured on to Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, where she achieved her Bachelor’s in Human Biology and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2005.
Dr. Christine opened her chiropractic clinic, Natural Elements Health Center, in 2007 in her home town of Milaca, MN. To bring chiropractic, healing, and alternative health education back to the Milaca community has been an empowering experience. Her approach in helping you heal includes giving you the all the information and tools you need to help you become an active participant on your healing path and in your own health decisions.
The focus of her treatment is placed on the aspects of the physical, chemical, emotional and energetic natures of the body.
Techniques used in treatments:
- Diversified Chiropractic Manipulation
- Activator Technique
- Thompson Drop Technique
- Active Release Technique
- Orthobionomy
- Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Unwinding (2005)
- Acupuncture (2006)
- Muscle testing with Applied Kinesiology (2009)
- Learned from mentors such as Bob Rakowski DC, Andrew Rostenberg DC, Michael and Noah Lebowitz DC
- Member of the ICAK
- Nutrition Certification (2016)
- Tongue and Lip Tie Certification (2017)
- Yoga Certification (2020)
Dr. Christine with expecting mom.
Special Interest: Home & Birth Center Births
Dr. Christine has been fortunate to be allowed to work with area midwives in home and birth center births since 2009 providing craniosacral therapy & chiropractic care assisting with labor progression and healthy delivery of babies. Dr. Christine also loves working on babies and children that have experienced birth trauma or are having other difficulties including:
- Birth Trauma
- Difficulties with nursing
- Reflux
- Not sleeping well
- Chronic ear infections
- Attention disorders
- Asymmetrical head shape from fast or difficult labor
Dr. Christine lives north of Milaca with her husband, Noah, and their children, Sophie and Nate, plus many pets & farm animals. They enjoy growing their own vegetable garden, cut flower garden, raising chickens and pigs, making maple syrup and canning the produce, and learning more about becoming self-sustaining as a family. They also enjoy camping and hiking together, especially along the North Shore, the National Parks, and all across the country. Dr. Christine works on balancing a home-work life with trail running, reading, cooking food, yoga, and exploring her creativity with painting, flower gardening, knitting and embroidery in her spare time.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Christine, call our clinic at 320-983-2333.