Have you ever heard the term subluxation and wondered what it actually means—or why it matters for your health?
Let’s break it down.
What is a Subluxation?
In chiropractic, a subluxation is a misalignment of one or more spinal vertebrae that disrupts normal nerve function. It’s not just a “bone out of place”—it’s a structural and neurological problem that can compromise how your body functions.
Think of your spine as a circuit board. Each vertebra protects the spinal cord and allows nerves to send messages from your brain to every organ, muscle, and tissue. When one of those vertebrae shifts even slightly out of alignment, it can irritate or compress the nearby nerve. That’s a subluxation.
⚠️ How a Subluxation Affects Your Health
A subluxation isn’t always painful—but it always matters.
Here’s why:
Nerve Interference: Your body is designed to heal and regulate itself through nerve signals. Subluxations interfere with this communication.
Pain and Tension: Muscle tightness, inflammation, and irritation can build up around the misaligned joint.
Reduced Function: Over time, subluxations can lead to decreased mobility, posture problems, fatigue, and organ dysfunction.
Hidden Damage: Like a cavity, subluxations can cause damage before symptoms ever appear.
Bottom line? If your nervous system can’t operate at 100%, neither can you.
⚕️ How the Gonstead Chiropractor Detects Subluxation
At our clinic, we use the Gonstead System—widely considered the gold standard in chiropractic analysis and correction.
Gonstead chiropractors don’t guess. They assess with precision.
We use:
Visualization to spot postural distortion
Palpation to feel for swelling, tightness, or tenderness
Instrumentation (Nervoscope) to measure temperature differences along the spine
X-rays to see exact vertebral position and alignment
This thorough process allows us to detect and correct the root cause, not just the symptoms.
Why Regular Chiropractic Checks Matter
Life constantly stresses your spine—whether it’s sitting, lifting, working out, or scrolling your phone.
Subluxations can happen gradually or suddenly, and they often go unnoticed… until your body starts compensating or breaking down.
That’s why regular chiropractic checks are essential—to keep your spine clear, your nerves communicating, and your body healing.
You get your teeth cleaned every 6 months. What about your spine?
✅ Ready to Get Checked?
Don’t wait for pain to tell you something is wrong. Find out if a subluxation is silently affecting your health.
Book your spinal checkup today and experience the Gonstead difference.
Call us at (402) 496-4570 or schedule your appointment online.
Why the Pro’s Seek Chiropractic Care
It’s summertime; the greens are trimmed and flags are raised and it is time to break out those golf clubs! For those that are unaware in the month of July, the Web.com tour (the level just below the PGA) tours through Omaha and we have the honor of being the Chiropractors that care for the athletes. We have many of the athletes that come in and have all sorts of stretches, exercises, resistance bands, tools to break up scar tissue, massage and the best nutrition but they come to us asking to be adjusted. Why is that? Why would professional golfers wanting to reach the next level with all the resources that they already have asked for Chiropractic adjustments?
Because they realize it helps them maintain that high level of performance. Looking to the professionals who are at the top of their game like Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson and Jordan Spieth, who receive Chiropractic care, will tell you that it helps them optimally perform and speed up recovery. So if the best of the best are getting care and those who are working at becoming the best, why shouldn’t you?
The best part of what we do can be summarized in one quote from the great Tiger Woods: “I’ve been going to a Chiropractor for as long as I can remember. It is as important to my training as the practice of my swing.”
Call our office at 402-496-4570 to see how we can find a practical solution for you today.
Are You ‘Overloaded’ with Stress?
This is a common theme in our culture in America today. Too much going on and not enough hours in the day to do it. Kids activities every night and the family seldom have downtime to be together. Work hours keep getting extended because of deadlines and there is less free time than ever. Sound familiar?
The human body is designed to be able to adapt itself to almost anything we do in life. If we walk out of a house that is 72* and into the -30* winter cold, our body raises our internal temperature so that we don’t freeze to death. Likewise, if we are in 120* desert sun, our body will begin to sweat to cool off and maintain as normal of a temperature as possible.
This ability is what allows the human body to survive extreme amounts of physical, mental and chemical stresses each and every day of our lives. When our body begins to lose that ability the first place we should look is the system that coordinates the entire process, the nerve system.
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves work together to see that the body responds as quickly and efficiently as possible to everything the body does. When the system is compromised it is necessary to check the nerves to see that they are all working appropriately. This is where a Chiropractor comes in.
A Chiropractor will analyze the function of the nerve system to see that communication pathways from the brain to the body are working as optimally as possible. If it is not then a Chiropractic adjustment may be necessary to correct the problem.
If you think you may be dealing with stress overload, find a Chiropractor who analyzes the spine and nerve system and takes structural x-rays to see how they can help!
A Fresh New Start
Spring is a time of many new beginnings. The temperature begins to rise as our part of the earth tilts closer to the sun. The birds come back to their home for the summertime. Blossoms and green grass begin to grow from the Sun and April showers. It’s a time when an activity that has been dormant during the winter begins to flourish!
The same can be said for the humans who most often stay inside most of the winter and are typically less active than the rest of the year. For many of us, this means we begin to move more and partake in many outdoor activities that were impossible to do during the winter.
This increased activity on a body that has been somewhat dormant and inactive can cause wear and tear quickly if not done correctly. Our body must now adapt to new motions and stressors that it hasn’t had for several months. Going about this the correct way will limit long term damage and enhance the likelihood of positive results.
Our nerve system, including our brain and spinal cord, is what helps our body adapt to these new stressors and create new positive patterns. If there is any interference to our brain’s ability to coordinate this adaptability, problems will inevitably occur. This is why the #1 thing for everyone to do is get a check-up from their family’s Chiropractor anytime they begin to become more active. It greatly enhances the ability to function at your best and minimizes the chances of causing problems that can hamper your fun during the summer!
#GetChecked Today!!
It’s That Time of Year!
Time to get outside and meet your neighbors again. Time to send off those taxes (friendly reminder if you haven’t already). Time to finally plant those flowers you’ve been talking about for 4 years. Of course…Time to start spring cleaning!!
This is the time where we look around our home and realize winter was cold and hard. The garage needs to be swept from being filled with sand and mud. The Welcome mat needs to be shaken and the floors need a deep scrubbing to remove that layer of dirt and grime. You walk into each room and there’s always something that can be cleaned, vacuumed, washed, dusted or simply just thrown away.
This is also the time when we are motivated again to move and do more (since New Year’s resolutions always work out…). We take a look at our health and think that we can be better. We WANT to be better. We can go for walks in the warm sunshine, pick out the sweetest apples and oranges and sleep soundly with the windows open.
Those muscles that keep you briskly walking are controlled by your nerve system. That delicious smell of the freshest cut orange is transmitted by your nerve system. Even getting a good night sleep after all that renewed activity…you guessed it…regulated by your nerve system. How better to enjoy life than making sure your nerve system is functioning at it’s highest and optimal capacity!!
The ONLY way to keep your system clearly communicating is getting checked by your Chiropractor. Newborns to great-great-grandparents are welcome so everyone can live their best life!! Get checked. Get adjusted to help you adapt. Live better!!
A HUGE THANK YOU all for your continued support for the flood relief.