Subluxations in Houston

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Your Body’s Built-in Stress Signal

Our bodies are smarter than we give them credit for. When something isn’t right—when stress piles up, posture collapses, or your nervous system hits overload—it sends out a signal. Sometimes, that signal is pain, tension, or fatigue. Often, it’s a subluxation.

If you’ve heard the term before, you might’ve been told it’s a spinal misalignment. That’s partly true. But subluxations go deeper than bones out of place. They’re your body’s way of saying, “Hey, something’s not working here.”

We view subluxations as patterns—physically, mentally, and neurologically—that require attention, not just a quick fix.

What Is a Chiropractic Subluxation?

A subluxation happens when the spine and nervous system aren’t working together the way they should. It can show up in two main ways:

Structural Subluxation

This type involves the bones of the spine shifting out of position. That shift puts pressure on nearby nerves, interfering with how signals travel from your brain to the rest of your body. The result? Depending on where the signal’s blocked, it might cause digestive trouble, organ imbalance, or muscle pain.

When muscles are tight or stressed, they can tug the bones out of place repeatedly. That’s why people who only get “cracked” often feel better for a bit but not in the long term. For real change, both the muscles and the nervous system need to shift.

Facilitated Subluxation

This one starts in the nervous system itself. When physical, emotional, or mental stress overwhelms your system, it builds tension in the protective layers around your brain and spinal cord (the meninges). That tension can linger quietly or show up as headaches, fatigue, irritability, poor posture, etc.

A common culprit? Forward head posture from looking at screens all day. It’s not just a bad habit; it literally pulls on the spine’s protective covering, increasing neurological stress.

“Reducing the subluxation improves the nerve flow, restoring function. If the subluxation occurs as a result of muscles pulling the bones out of place, we have to change the muscle tension pattern,” says Dr. Jackie.

NetworkSpinal™: Helping the Body Reorganize From the Inside Out

Instead of forcing bones back into place, Dr. Jackie uses NetworkSpinal, a light-touch method that works with your body’s natural rhythms. By focusing on the nervous system first, NetworkSpinal helps reduce deep patterns of stress and tension.

When your system is calm and responsive, muscles relax, breathing improves, and the spine begins to realign on its own. That’s the kind of change that lasts. This isn’t a bandage for symptoms—it’s a method that helps your body reconnect and adapt from the inside out.

Why Are Subluxations Important?

Many people walk around for years with subluxations and don’t even realize it. The body is brilliant at compensating, but that comes at a cost—lower energy, reduced mobility, and less resilience to daily stress.

Subluxations can affect:

Breathing and lung capacity
Digestion and nutrient absorption
Sleep quality and emotional regulation

Headaches, migraines, and jaw tension
Your ability to bounce back from stress

The body doesn’t just “get stuck” on its own. It does so because it’s overwhelmed. Our job is to help it reset.

Ready to Tune Into What Your Body’s Been Telling You?

Innate Chiropractic Healing Arts Center offers a complimentary 15-minute consultation to help you take that first step; no pressure, just support. You’ll get a warm welcome, a chance to share your concerns, an honest conversation about whether our care is a match, and clear next steps if you’d like to continue.

Let your body speak, and let us help you listen. Schedule your consultation today.
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