Step Into Wellness: “Wired to Heal” opens its door to healing and recovery

By Emmalee Parsley Stevens

Grant Tribune 

Dr. Kaylene Christensen opened the doors to her new business “Wired to Heal” at 200 Central Avenue in Grant. She brings a lot to the community with a goal to “make people feel better and get lasting results,” she says.  

Originally from Gretna, Nebraska, Christensen went to undergraduate school in Omaha, where she met her partner Zach Sides. They have been together for over twenty years. The two moved to Grant approximately a year ago because Sides is originally from the area. 

Originally Christensen was a traveling Physical Therapist and when she moved to Grant she had a traveling job in Oshkosh for six months, but then decided she wanted to pursue opening up her own business in Grant. 

Christensen is a “one man band,” meaning she owns her business completely on her own as well as being the one who single-handedly helps all of the clients. However, that doesn’t stop her from giving quality treatment to each individual who walks through the door. 

Wired to Heal offers several different forms of physical therapy that are “direct access,” meaning you can meet with Christensen without getting a prescription from a doctor. 

Wired to Heal does not take insurance due to the fact that insurance can be limiting sometimes, “I don’t take insurance. I only take health savings accounts, credit cards, checks, or cash, just because insurance can dictate more of what you can do and this makes it between me and my client,” said Christensen. 

Another bonus to Christensen’s business is that she is available almost anytime. She understands that everyone has different schedules and really wants to be available to everyone. “I’m trying to be available for people. I know there are varied hours around here and work long hours are diverse where people work jobs like harvest,” said Christensen. 

From 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. walk-in appointments are welcome. 

From then on services are restricted to appointment only, with the last appointment being at 8 p.m. each weekday. 

Wired to Heal’s services include dry needling, ear seeds, cupping, kinesio tape, tuni treatment, sports massage, raindrop technique, McKenzie Method, hypnosis, and also energy work. 

Kinesio Tape is a cloth tape that works on the skin but controls how a muscle is activated or inhibited and relaxed. It can also create a slight lift to help with swelling or be used for posture control. Cupping is a lifting technique on the skin that creates space to loosen tight muscles or increase blood flow. 

Ear seeding is a form of auriculotherapy on the ear which is the same as acupressure. It is a week-long treatment. 

Christensen explained, “ The whole body is represented on the ear in the form of an ‘upside-down baby.’ You have a lot of nerves that come from the brain that you can access on the ear. So just that pressure on the ear sends a signal to the brain, basically saying ‘Hey pay attention to this area.’ They did a lot of research on it. 

‘A French doctor found and mapped out all of the points. You can use it for musculoskeletal injuries, nerve issues, hormonal issues, anxiety, stress, PTSD, pretty much everything is represented on the ear.” dry needling is using a small needle to go in directly to the skin and release tight tissue. 

The raindrop technique is using essential oils to relax the body. “Oils help with various things. Some help with muscles and tendons or they can be antiviral, antibacterial, and many more. You use the oils in a relaxing massage starting with the feet and going to the back. The whole process is about an hour long,” said Christensen. 

The McKenzie Method is repeated movements to help with any nerve pain coming from the back. It also includes postural exercises to  help with joints. “This is an exercise that allows patients to be independent with their care. They can learn to recognize the signs and learn to do them on their own,” said Christensen. The tuni treatment is a method that uses tuning forks set to a brain wave frequency that can be used as a relaxation message for the body. They can be used for muscles and nerves as well. 

Aside from Physical Therapy, Christensen also has crochet items, copper jewelry, and essential oils and other like items for sale.

Wired to heal is located at 200 Central Ave. in Grant.

Dr. Christensen recently launched her own website that you can find at wiredtoheal.square.site. You may also call or text her at 402-690-7693.