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Legacy Spine + Nerve Care

Dr. Courtney Martin uses two gentle, and non-invasive techniques that were developed to restore your nervous system, body balance and perfect health.

Lubbock & West Texas' leading wellness center offers a specific and personalized neurological approach that provides hope, healing and empowerment to take back your health. The focus of NUCCA and Orthospinology work is the relationship between the upper cervical spine (neck) and its influence on the central nervous system and brain stem function. It is this relationship that affects every aspect o

f human function from feeling sensations in your fingers to regulating hormones, controlling movement, and providing the ability to hear, see, think, and breathe.

09/04/2026

🧠 Your spine isn’t just scaffolding. It’s a sensory organ.

Most people think of the spine as the framework that holds us upright and protects the spinal cord.

But your spine is doing MUCH more than that.

Every joint, muscle, and ligament surrounding your spine is packed with sensory receptors constantly sending information to your brain about:

✨ Where your body is in space
✨ How you’re moving
✨ Muscle tension and joint position
✨ Balance and coordination
✨ What’s happening in the environment around you

This constant stream of information is called proprioception — and your spine is one of the body’s richest sources of it.

The upper cervical spine is especially interesting because of its incredibly high concentration of sensory receptors and its close relationship with the brainstem.

So when we evaluate the spine, we aren’t simply asking:

“Does your neck or back hurt?”

We’re looking at how well your spine is moving, how your nervous system is receiving sensory information, and how efficiently your brain and body are communicating.

Your spine isn’t just the structure holding you up.

It’s part of the sensory system helping your brain understand your body every second of every day. 🧠⚡

09/03/2026

Let's talk about pelvic floor prep — and no, we don't just mean Kegels.

So much of the conversation around the pelvic floor focuses on RECOVERY after birth. And that matters. But prep matters too — arguably more, because a pelvic floor that's balanced and mobile going INTO labor has an easier time doing its job during labor.

A tight, guarded pelvic floor isn't actually a "strong" one. Strength without the ability to release and lengthen can make it harder for baby to descend and rotate the way they need to.

That's where nervous system care comes in. When your pelvic floor is connected to a regulated nervous system, it has an easier time doing both things it needs to do in labor: bearing down AND releasing.

If you're expecting, this is your reminder that pelvic floor prep isn't something you cram in during the third trimester — it's something you can start building capacity for now.

09/02/2026

Does your baby always turn their head the same direction, latch better on one side, or tilt the same way in the bottle? It's not really "preference" — here's what's actually going on and how we can help. 👶

In-utero positioning: extended time in a particular position late in pregnancy — especially in a smaller or asymmetrical space — can create lasting tension on one side of the neck before birth even happens. Getting your newborn checked by a pediatric chiropractor during the first week of life is essential if baby was breech, transverse, or in one position the entire pregnancy.

Birth mechanics: how baby moved through (or was assisted through) the birth canal — a fast delivery, a long labor, or the use of vacuum or forceps — can create uneven tension in the neck muscles, especially the SCM (sternocleidomastoid). Every birth is stressful on these sweet babes body and chiropractic allows for the tension to melt away quickly.

Congenital muscular torticollis: a true tightening or shortening of the SCM on one side, which physically limits how far baby can turn their head the other direction. Chiropractic has shown to have tremendous benefits when it comes to creating balance and ease in the upper neck.

Habitual positioning after birth: always laying baby the same direction in the crib, or feeding from the same side, can reinforce and worsen an existing asymmetry rather than cause it outright.

Comfort and path of least resistance: once any tension exists, turning toward the tight side is simply easier — so baby defaults to it, which reads as "preference" but isn't one.

The good news: this is a very common finding, and it tends to respond well to gentle and intentional pediatric care If this sounds familiar, we would love to check your new baby and show you how chiropractic can improve your little's life. 🤍

09/01/2026

What if the symptom isn’t the whole story? 🧠

Headaches. Neck tension. Poor sleep. Dizziness. Feeling constantly “on edge.” Digestive changes. Pregnancy discomfort.

Symptoms are important — but they’re often only one piece of the puzzle.

In our office, the goal isn’t simply to chase symptoms or temporarily cover them up. We look at how your nervous system is functioning and adapting.

That means assessing things like:

✨ How your brain and body are communicating
✨ How your spine is moving and providing sensory input
✨ Patterns of muscle tension and neurological stress
✨ How well your nervous system is adapting to the demands placed on it

Then we use specific, gentle chiropractic adjustments when indicated to improve spinal function and the sensory information being sent back to the brain.

Because chiropractic care isn’t about treating a list of symptoms.

It’s about helping the body function better — so it has the best opportunity to do what it was designed to do. 🤍

08/31/2026

A calm, beautiful birth story and a stressed baby nervous system aren't mutually exclusive — and that surprises a lot of parents. 🤍

Even in the gentlest births, baby's body absorbs significant physical forces simply moving through the birth canal — compression, rotation, and traction on the head, neck, and spine that every baby experiences to some degree, regardless of how smoothly the birth went.

This isn't about anything going "wrong"; it's simply what the birth process asks of a tiny, still-developing body. That physical stress can show up afterward as difficulty settling, a preference for turning the head one direction, trouble feeding on one side, or a nervous system that seems to stay a little more "wound up" than expected.

That's why we love checking newborns early: a gentle, non-invasive scan lets us see how their neuro-spinal system is adapting to life outside the womb, so we can support that transition from the very start.

Swipe to learn more and comment "NEWBORN" to learn how our office can help your baby's nervous system.

08/26/2026

"I got adjusted once and felt amazing — why do I need to keep coming back?" 👇

Here's what's actually happening in your nervous system, explained simply. 🧠

One adjustment sends your brain a new signal. Your brain notices — but one signal rarely outweighs a pattern that's been reinforced for years. That's not a flaw, it's just how brains work.

The magic happens with repetition. Show your brain that same new signal again and again, and it starts to trust it. Enough consistent input, and your brain actually starts reorganizing around the NEW pattern instead of defaulting back to the old one.

Eventually, that corrected pattern becomes the new default, not something you have to think about or maintain. It just becomes how your body naturally operates.

We're not asking you to keep coming back because something hurts. We're asking for enough consistent, accurate information that your nervous system stops defaulting to the old pattern.

Swipe through to see how it works, one visit at a time. 🤍

08/21/2026

This reframe changes everything: your child isn't being difficult, their body is having a difficult time regulating. 💛

Behavior is communication — and big emotions, meltdowns, and "big behavior" are often the visible tip of a nervous system that's tipped into fight-or-flight and doesn't yet have the tools to bring itself back to calm on its own.

A dysregulated nervous system can't be reasoned or punished back into regulation; what it actually needs is co-regulation — the calm, steady presence of a regulated adult, which helps the child's own nervous system learn, over time, what settled feels like and how to find its way back there.

This is also why we look at kids' nervous systems directly: when the neuro-spinal system is clear and functioning well, the body has an easier time moving through stress and returning to baseline instead of staying stuck in that activated state.

When we shift from "what's wrong with my kid" to "what does my kid's nervous system need right now," everything softens.

Swipe through this one — we think every parent needs to hear it.

08/20/2026

We all have "that side" we default to when carrying a kiddo — but consistently favoring one hip creates asymmetrical loading on your spine and pelvis, and your body compensates for that imbalance every single time you do it.

When you carry weight on one hip, your pelvis tends to hike up on that side while your spine curves in the opposite direction to keep you balanced, which means one set of muscles is working harder to stabilize you while the other side stays comparatively underused.

Over months and years of repeating that same one-sided pattern, day after day, it can gradually shift how your pelvis sits at rest, how your spine holds its natural curves, and how evenly your muscles are working on each side, even when you're not carrying anything at all.

Your nervous system is constantly adapting to compensate for this asymmetry in the background, which can quietly build tension you don't notice until it shows up as something more noticeable, like recurring low back or hip discomfort.

Save this reminder to switch sides more often — and if you are tired of moving baby from hip to hip and can't get comfortable, we invite you to see how our office can support you.

08/18/2026

PSA to all of our after-work adjustment people 📣

WE’RE OPEN UNTIL 6 PM ON MONDAYS + WEDNESDAYS NOW! 🎉

That’s 30 extra minutes to squeeze in an adjustment, get your head on straight, and head home feeling a little more human. 🙌🧠

M + W → OPEN UNTIL 6 PM 💚

Tell your spine. 😉

08/13/2026

Whether it's from a C-section, another surgery, or an old injury, scar tissue doesn't just sit there quietly — it can create fascial tension that pulls on surrounding structures long after the wound itself has healed.

Fascia is a connective web that runs throughout the entire body, so tension in one area, like a healing incision, can create restriction and compensation patterns well beyond the scar site itself, sometimes affecting posture and nervous system communication in ways that aren't obvious at first. As scar tissue forms, it tends to lay down in a denser, less organized pattern than the surrounding tissue, which can make that area less mobile and cause nearby muscles, joints, and nerves to compensate for the restriction.

Over time, that compensation pattern can travel — a C-section scar can influence hip and low back mechanics, and a shoulder surgery scar can affect neck and upper back tension, simply because everything in the body is connected through this fascial web.

This is exactly where chiropractic care can help. Alongside gentle, specific adjustments to support nervous system communication, we also use hands-on tissue mobilization techniques to help release restriction directly at the scar site and along the compensation patterns it's created — helping the surrounding fascia move and glide the way it's meant to again.

This is something we love assessing, especially for postpartum mamas healing from birth, since scar tissue is such a common and often overlooked piece of the postpartum recovery picture.

Your body remembers everything it's been through, and deserves support.

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Lubbock, TX
79424

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