About Dr. Dane Becker, DC

I grew up in Nebraska, played sports through high school and college, and got into weightlifting along the way. A heavy lift in college went wrong and I ended up with back and chest pain so sharp I thought I was having a heart attack. My trainer sent me to a chiropractor and the pain backed off almost right away. That visit got me curious enough to look into doing this for a living.

I went to Texas Chiropractic College and graduated in 2007. Came back to Omaha and opened the practice in 2008.

How I practice

The bulk of what I do is chiropractic adjustments paired with muscle work, stretching, and activity modification. Almost every patient gets some combination of those, because they tend to work together: the adjustment frees up the joint, the muscle work and stretching keep it that way, and changing how you sit, move, or train at home keeps the problem from coming back. When dry needling or acupuncture would speed things up, I add those in too. The plan is built around what you specifically have going on, not a generic package.

I see a lot of active patients: weekend warriors, high school athletes, runners, golfers, and a fair number of people who just want to be able to move without something hurting. I was an athlete, I still play basketball and golf when I can, and I like working with people who are trying to keep doing the things they care about.

If chiropractic care isn’t the right answer for what’s going on, I’ll tell you. If a different practitioner or specialist is the better fit, I’ll refer you out.

A patient story that stays with me

A woman came into our office a few years back. She’d been in a serious car accident. Multiple X-rays, MRIs, three cervical spine surgeries. She was still in debilitating pain. Daily headaches. She’d quit her job. She couldn’t take care of her kids the way she wanted to.

She came in crying her first few visits. The pain was that bad.

After a series of sessions, the pain started letting up. She kept coming. The headaches got better. Then they stopped.

Today she’s pain-free. Back to her family. Her whole family comes in now.

That’s not a normal trajectory. Most patients don’t show up that far gone. But it’s the kind of result that reminds me why I do this. The cases people had given up on are some of the most satisfying to take on.

Credentials, training, the formal stuff

• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University
• Doctor of Chiropractic, Texas Chiropractic College, 2007
• Certified in Acupuncture
• Certified Whiplash Specialist (Spine Research Institute of San Diego, 2018)
• Active Nebraska chiropractic license
• 18 years in private practice

Outside the clinic

Mandi and I have been married since before the practice started. Colson came first, then Lyla and Liam as twins a few years later. Most of my non-work time is with them, either at the kids’ sports or outside when the weather cooperates.

I still play basketball and golf when I can. The basketball part of my body has more opinions about it than it used to. We’re involved at our church too.

Why patients come here

More than just the adjustment. Adjustments paired with muscle work, stretching, and activity coaching for almost every patient. Dry needling and acupuncture available too when they would help. The full plan in one office instead of coordinating three different practitioners.

Honest plans. Clear timelines. Specific goals. If we’re not making the progress we’d expect, we change the plan or refer you out. No open-ended “come back forever” packages.

Family-friendly office. Kids welcome. Pregnant patients welcome. We treat people across the whole age range and the office is built for that.