About Us - Health & Wellness Center Edina

Our chiropractic team here at Health & Wellness Center Edina want to lead you on the road to health. Read about our chiropractors below and then give us a call to get started with chiropractic care today!

Chiropractor

Dr. David Leske D.C.

Dr. Leske was born and raised in Dresser, Wisconsin. He attended the University of St. Thomas, majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Theology. He was also a pitcher on the St. Thomas baseball team for four years. He received his Doctorate of Chiropractic degree in 1999 from the Northwestern College of Chiropractic.

Dr. Leske practiced at Hopkins Health and Wellness Center from October 2001 to October 2009. He has extensive expertise in sports injury rehabilitation and nutrition.

In his spare time, Dr. Leske is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys fishing, hunting, golfing and piloting a private plane. Dr. Leske competes in cross country skiing and cross country running. During the summer months he stays active by pitching baseball for an amateur baseball team in Osceola, Wisconsin, and he is often found on the St. Croix River canoeing and chasing that elusive 100-pound catfish.

Chiropractor

Dr. Mackenzie Arellanes D.C.

Dr. Mackenzie Arellanes is a dedicated chiropractor who takes a whole-person approach to care, blending evidence-based techniques with a deep passion for health and wellness. A Prior Lake, Minnesota native, she graduated cum laude from Northwestern Health Sciences University with her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology in 2021 and earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2023.

With a strong foundation in sports injury rehabilitation, Dr. Arellanes is committed to helping patients recover, move better, and live as healthy as possible. As she continues to grow in her practice, she plans to expand her skillset with Webster Certification and an acupuncture license to better support perinatal and whole-body care.

Outside the clinic, you’ll find her coaching cheerleading, judging MSHSL Dance Team competitions, staying active, exploring new restaurants with her husband, and spending time outdoors with her stepdaughter and their pitbull. Dr. Arellanes brings warmth, empathy, and intention to every patient interaction—striving to create a supportive environment where healing and wellness can thrive.

Chiropractor

Dr. James Anderson D.C.

Dr. Jim Anderson graduated from high school in Apple Valley, majored in Pre-medicine at Concordia College, Moorhead MN. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic in 2002 from Northwestern Chiropractic College and has been practicing in Edina for the last 12 years. Dr. Jim loves treating entire families, using chiropractic and nutrition therapy to help them achieve optimum health. He has extensive experience in working with celiac and Down syndrome patients.

Meet the Team

Certified Massage Therapist

Brandon Northrop C.M.T.

Brandon graduated from Minnesota School of Business for Massage Therapy in 2010. Brandon has always taken great pride in his craft and has a strong passion for helping others. He specializes in headaches/migraines, neck pain, and increasing range of motion in joints as well as post-surgical scar tissue and mobility.

Brandon understands the challenges of managing pain in day to day life. Recognizing that is very important for him to learn and utilize techniques to best help others struggling with chronic and acute pain, he chose to be trained in a multitude of techniques. He has found that using a combination of techniques such as Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue/Trigger Point Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Pre-Natal, Swedish, PNF Stretching, Lymphatic Drainage and Cranio-Sacral he is able to help clients achieve a pain free life. Brandon has worked in a variety of environments ranging from chronic pain clinics, fitness centers and chiropractic clinics.

Bridgett Erickson, a massage therapist at Health & Wellness Center Edina, is pictured smiling warmly

Certified Massage Therapist

Bridgett Erickson C.M.T.

Teacher, Mama, Artist — Bridgett started teaching yoga in 2005. She fell for meditation as she started motherhood in 2006. She woke up to her calling to thai yoga bodywork and the healing qualities of mandala in 2017. It was a childhood delight, creating pattern and shape, that she lost through the rigor of traditional mathematics. Both studies have enriched her understanding of her personal pleasures and life’s mysteries. Nature. Breath. Space. Embodiment.

The internal landscape of a body and the potential expansiveness of our human experience are intertwined in her attention to sacred shapes in the body and in art.

Services:

Thai Massage: Assisted stretch, rhythmic massage and applied pressure open the body to reorganized for optimal mobility, improved posture and settling into easeful strength. The experience is on a comfy futon on the floor. Cients can dress for comfort, loose pants and t shirts.

Private Yoga: Learn yoga and breathe work to support comfortable realignment of the body and regulation of the nervous system or dive into yoga therapy to apply lifestyle changes to increase harmony in the body. Learn how to live with or lessen pain, ease anxiety or lift depression and find overall wellbeing through quality rest and a focused mind.

Office Staff

Meet the Doctors

Dr. David Leske D.C.

Dr. Mackenzie Arellanes D.C.

Dr. James Anderson D.C.

Meet the Team

Brandon Northrop C.M.T.

Bridgett Erickson C.M.T.

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