About Dr. Gwen

My chiropractic care is focused on restoring and maintaining your body's natural alignment and function. Through adjustments and other therapies, I can help you alleviate pain and improve your overall health and wellness. I do check and treat arms, hands, legs, and feet as well as the neck and back. I am a dedicated and caring chiropractor who practices diversified chiropractic. I believe in a holistic approach, integrating various techniques to create personalized treatment plans for every patient. Diversified chiropractors use a wide variety of techniques to treat patients instead of focusing on just one technique. Being a diversified chiropractor allows me to develop a treatment plan that will address each patient's specific needs. Exercise, stretching, nutrition, and sleeping habits are all important to look at when evaluating health, and are often a part of my treatment plans.  

I will help you learn about chiropractic, your health, and things you can do to improve and maintain your health. On the first visit, I do a complete history and exam in order to find the proper diagnosis.  Treatment usually includes a chiropractic adjustment. These adjustments are gentle and non-invasive. There are, however, adjustment techniques that are even more gentle and can be used for infants, pregnant women, and osteoporotic patients. Treatment may also include modalities such as: heat, ice, interferential muscle stimulation, biphasic muscle stimulation, microcurrent, high volt muscle stimulation, Russian muscle stimulation, soft tissue massage, Gua Sha (similar to Graston Technique), friction massage, acupressure, acupuncture, nutritional counseling, PI stretching, RI stretching, generally I may stretch people's muscles out for them, myofascial release, lymph drainage, trigger point therapy (TPT), mobilization, neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) re-education, active and passive release, strength guidance, stretching guidance, aerobic exercise guidance, nutritional guidance, and weight loss guidance.  Some of the styles of adjusting I may do include manual adjusting, drop adjusting, adjusting with a "clicker", and gentle molding.  

Dr. Gwendolyn E. Kelly-Kohnke is a Doctor of Chiropractic (D. C.) and has a B.S. in Human Biology, both from Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU), Bloomington, MN. She took Acupuncture at the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MCAOM now a part of NWHSU) Bloomington, MN, and is certified to practice Acupuncture by the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners (MBCE). She also has a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, where she majored in Psychology. Dr. Gwendolyn E. Kelly-Kohnke is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner®.  She is CPR/AED certified, first aid certified, and Safe Sport trained.  

I love spending time with family, my husband and my son. I also love spending time with my friends. I enjoy reading, jogging, weightlifting, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, camping, hiking, backpacking, and other outdoor activities. I have dabbled in things like knitting, and cross stitch. As a child I played piano, flute, and a bit of self-taught guitar. My favorite places to backpack are in the Boundary Waters (BWCA) and on Isle Royale. I love running on the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT). I spent a few years enjoying adult strength and gymnastics classes at Minihops Gymnastics whenever I could make it. I currently enjoy adult open gym at Gleason's Gymnastic School on occasion. I love Women on Weights classes at Williston Fitness Center with Diane Rhody. I am also an ultra-runner. I have enjoyed races such as Twin Cities 10-mile, Grandma's Marathon and Half Marathon, Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon, Wild Duluth 50K, Firetower Trail Races 50K, Spring Superior 25K, FANS 24-hour race, and Superior Fall Moose Mountain Marathon. 

Dr. Gwen was a member and volunteer coach for Moms on the Run (Northwest Metro Mom's on the Run) from April 2015- April 2020. She joined Mom's on the run in April of 2015, started hosting polar club in Nov. 2015, and started volunteer coaching spring of 2017. She has coached interval classes, distance class, and polar club for Mom's on the Run. She was the Marathon/extreme distance class and the trail running class coach for the spring 2019 season. Since joining Mom's on the Run, she has run many races.  

Dr. Gwen is a member of TRECs (Trail Runners of Elm Creek-since fall 2018), as well as a member of UMTR (Upper Midwest Trail Runners- since 2019).

Dr. Gwen taught at CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School and Clinic for 5 1/2 years.  She taught Nutrition, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology. 

Dr. Gwen practices Tai Chi, and taught T’ai-Chi at Birthing Life T’ai-Chi Center in Minneapolis for five years.

She was a gymnast for more than 15 years, and competed for Young’s Academy, Hopkins High School, and Gustavus Adolphus College gymnastic teams. She received several High School letter awards, all conference awards, and all state awards. She was an Acedemic All-American her senior year at Gustavus. She taught gymnastics for over 17 years. She last taught gymnastics at Mini Hops in Minnetonka.

During High School, she was a member and leader of Y.O.U. (Youth of Unity) at Unity Christ Church in Golden Valley, MN.

Dr. Gwen Volunteers her time. She worked at the Sunshine State Games (Florida multi-sport event) in 2008. She worked with CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School and Clinic at the Twin Cities Marathon in 2010 and 2013. She also worked at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in 2013 and 2014. She was part of the support crew for an ultra-runner for the 100-mile Superior (fall) Race in 2018. She also volunteered at a few of the aid stations (as a floater) at the Superior (fall) Trail Race in 2018. She volunteered at aid station 5 at Afton Trail Races in 2023. She can often be found volunteering at the Firetower Trail races, she was a volunteer there in 2022, 2023, and 2024.