(Editor’s note: The following feature story was written to highlight the importance of small businesses in Sartell and the surrounding area – how those businesses make a major economic impact and why people should “Shop Local.” This particular business was chosen at random from a list of Sartell businesses.)
by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
Synergy Chiropractic and Wellness in Sartell is aptly named.
Owner Dr. Cheri Carlson and her staff work very hard to make sure every aspect of their patients’ inter-related well-being is tended to in holistic fashion.
Synergy is defined as the interaction of two or more elements to produce a result greater than the sum of the parts.
And that is what Synergy Chiropractic and Wellness helps patients do. It’s far more than chiropractic adjustments. It’s also good nutrition, massage therapy, conditions like pregnancy and pre-natal care, the special needs of children and many more aspects physical, mental and spiritual.
Among the ailments the clinic staff treats on a regular basis are bursitis, carpal-tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, joint disease, low-back pain, osteoporosis, pregnancy, sciatica, scoliosis, subluxation, tension headaches and whiplash.
Carlson opened the clinic in 2008 at 2177 Troop Drive in Sartell after working in the chiropractic field in Sartell since 1997.
“We have a very personal approach,” Carlson said. “I know my patients and spend a lot of time with them in order to get to know them. Everything is inter-related from nutrition and exercise to anxiety.”
One of the clinic’s specialties is treatment of victims of motor-vehicle trauma since Carlson has the certification for that kind of treatment through the Spine Research Institute in San Diego.
Originally from the Twin Cities, Carlson has been a practicing doctor for 19 years. She graduated with honors from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 1997 and before that earned a bachelor’s degree in speech-communication from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She still serves as an adjunct faculty member for Northwestern Health Sciences.
Throughout the years, Carlson attended many post-graduate courses in such skills as chiropractic, nutrition, acupuncture and rehabilitation.
Carlson is just as passionate about social involvement as she is about her clinic work. She serves on the Sartell Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is the vice president of the Connections with Class Chapter of Business Network International and is a member of the advisory board for Central Minnesota Women magazine.
Carlson is also an intrepid volunteer for area charities, and she and her clinic have sponsored many good-cause events in the Sartell and greater St. Cloud area, such as the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation and Strides for Cancer. Most recently, Carlson spent 10 days in El Salvador in Central America on a mission trip for a St. Jude’s Cancer Center.
At Synergy Chiropractic and Wellness, Danielle Kudrna is office manager, and Valerie Olson is massage therapist.
The hours of the business are 8:30 a.m.-5:30 Mondays; closed Tuesdays; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and 9-11:30 a.m. on two Saturdays each month.
Dr. Cherri Carlson
Danielle Kudrna
Valerie Olson
