Connor Chiropractic

03/28/2026

Congratulations 🍾 to 1st Place: Staff Sgt. Austin Roach, 209th Regiment for 2026 Nebraska Best Warrior Competition.

03/25/2026

Nice quick read!

American researchers linked arthritis improvement to specific probiotic species reducing joint inflammation.
Rheumatoid arthritis—where immune systems attack joint tissue causing progressive destruction—finally has microbiome-based treatment. American scientists at Stanford University discovered that specific bacterial species depleted in arthritis patients (Bacteroides fragilis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii) directly suppress the autoimmune responses attacking joints. Oral supplementation with these species reduces joint inflammation and halts disease progression in 60% of patients.
The mechanism involves bacterial metabolites training immune systems away from autoimmunity toward tolerance. Short-chain fatty acids from these bacteria activate specialized immune cells (regulatory T cells) suppressing joint-attacking lymphocytes. Additionally, these bacteria produce compounds preventing bacterial translocation that would trigger autoimmune activation. The dual mechanism addresses both the trigger (infection) and the response (autoimmunity) simultaneously.
Clinical trials treated 204 rheumatoid arthritis patients with bacterial supplementation combined with standard anti-inflammatory therapy. Patients receiving supplementation showed 50% greater improvement in joint inflammation markers and 40% greater improvement in functional capacity compared to those receiving medication alone. Notably, 30% of supplemented patients achieved medication discontinuation while maintaining remission.
The implication challenges autoimmunity's treatment paradigm: rather than suppressing immune systems globally with powerful immunosuppressive drugs causing infections and cancer risk, what if we simply restored the bacterial species that naturally teach immune systems tolerance? This microbiota restoration approach generates fewer side effects while improving outcomes.
Joint damage in established arthritis proves difficult to reverse, but early intervention with microbiota restoration during early disease prevents progression. Identifying at-risk individuals through microbiome analysis before arthritis manifests enables disease prevention through bacterial supplementation. This represents true precision medicine—targeting the microbiota abnormalities driving disease.
Source: Stanford University, Nature Rheumatology 2025

03/19/2026

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03/18/2026

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02/13/2026

Chiropractic care on the world stage. 🥇

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee medical team for the 2026 Winter Games features a collaborative group of providers including physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists, psychologists—and chiropractors.

With more than 300 Team USA athletes competing across multiple locations in Italy, this multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive support for performance, recovery, and injury management.

Chiropractic care continues to be trusted at the highest level of sport to help athletes stay mobile, resilient, and competition-ready. 💪

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas🎄and we will reopen this Saturday.

11/28/2025

Washington County is in a Winter Storm Warning effective from 12:00 PM Friday to 00:00 Sunday. Possibility for light freezing drizzle and light snow Friday and heavy blowing snow Saturday. Snow accumulations of 5" - 7" is possible.

11/27/2025