Pine River Meet The TEAM

Dr. Prouty was born in Westbrook, MN and graduated from high school in Redwood Falls, MN in 1981.  After high school, Dr. Prouty completed pre-chiropractic studies at St. Cloud State University in 1984.  Dr. Prouty then attended chiropractic studies at Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, MN, graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1988.

While on a fishing trip to the Brainerd Lakes area during college, he knew that
“this is the place for me”, and decided to pursue his chiropractic career in the beautiful northland of Minnesota.  After all, the Brainerd area had plenty of lakes and trees…features not found in the farmland near Redwood Falls.

Since graduating from chiropractic college, Dr. Prouty has established three clinics in the Brainerd Lakes area; HealthFirst Chiropractic of Pine River, HealthFirst Chiropractic of Baxter, and HealthFirst Chiropractic of Brainerd.  While practicing full time at the Baxter clinic, Dr. Prouty has the responsibility of ownership and managerial duties at all three clinics.

When Dr. Prouty is not at the clinic serving the health needs of his patients, you can find him enjoying the many outdoor activities in the area in the form of fishing, deer hunting, golfing, or enjoying the lakes of the Whitefish chain with his family.

Dr. Prouty currently resides in Crosslake, MN with his beautiful wife and six wonderful children.
 

Dr. Aaron Hokanson was born and raised the small northern Minnesota town of Roseau. After graduation from Roseau High School in 1997, he went on to the University of Minnesota Duluth to further his education. In 2001, Dr. Hokanson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He then attended Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, MN, where he earned his license as an Emergency Medical Technician Basic in 2004, and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2005.

While finishing his chiropractic training, Dr. Hokanson joined the HealthFirst TEAM in Milbank, SD. He relocated to the Baxter area because of his love for the outdoors, the strong community located here, and to be back in the state of hockey. Dr. Hokanson enjoys watching and playing hockey and football also has experience as an on-site EMT and chiropractor at sporting events. Being an outdoorsman, he also enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, and water sports.

Dr. Hokanson chose chiropractic not only as a profession, but also as a lifestyle due to his personal experiences with chiropractic, and his desire to serve people and the community.