Words we use, explained.

The American Academy of Motor Vehicle Injuries, which trains doctors and lawyers to properly diagnose, document and manage injuries from car crashes.…

Carpal tunnel syndrome: pressure on the median nerve where it passes through the wrist, causing numbness, tingling or pain in the hand.…

A commercial driver’s license. Every CDL driver has to pass the DOT physical and keep a current Medical Examiner’s Certificate.

The neck: seven small bones that support a head weighing about 12 pounds and move it in almost every direction. That flexibility…

A chiropractic adjustment (also called spinal manipulation) is how a trained chiropractor works on a joint that isn’t moving the way it…

Also called low-level light therapy: specific wavelengths of light held over an injured area for a few minutes. It doesn’t get hot,…

The medical exam every commercial driver must pass under federal rules, to check that they are fit to drive safely. A pass…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the U.S. agency that sets the medical rules for commercial drivers. Only examiners on its National…

A spinal disc whose soft center pushes out through its tougher outer layer and can press on a nearby nerve. A bulging…

A gentle adjustment made with a small hand-held instrument instead of the doctor’s hands. Hogle Chiropractic offers both, and chooses what suits…

A saga of Old West novels begun by Larry Maxwell, Dr. Matt Hogle’s stepfather. Dr. Hogle helped publish the first three books…

Hands-on work on the muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue around the joints and spine. It is drug-free and pairs naturally with…

The federal form for the DOT physical (Commercial Driver Fitness Determination). The certified medical examiner completes it with the driver during the…

The card a commercial driver receives after passing the DOT physical, often called the “med card”. It shows when the certification runs…

A gentle hands-on soft-tissue technique for the muscles and the connective tissue (fascia) around them. Dr. Charlene Hogle often includes it in…

A personal food and supplement plan from Hogle Chiropractic, built around your medical history, lifestyle and goals: practical advice on what to…

Damage to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, often felt as numbness, tingling or burning in the hands and feet.…

How far a joint can move in each direction. Chiropractic adjustments aim for a fuller range of motion in joints that have…

An injury that builds up from the same movements, day after day, rather than from one accident. Most work injuries are like…

Pain along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back down each leg. It is one of the common signs of…

A sideways curve of the spine. Dr. Charlene Hogle has a special interest in scoliosis and in spinal health at every stage…

The shopping center on the northwest corner of Higley Road and Southern Avenue in Mesa, Arizona, where Hogle Chiropractic has its office:…

Care aimed at the muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia rather than the joints themselves, such as massage or trigger-point work. Chiropractors often…

Gentle, controlled stretching of the spine on a specialized traction table. It creates space between the vertebrae, to ease pressure on the…

Another name for a chiropractic adjustment: a controlled movement applied by a chiropractor to a joint of the spine that isn’t moving…

The mid-back, between the neck and the lower back. A stiff thoracic spine can make the shoulder work harder, so shoulder care…

Short for the temporomandibular joint, the jaw joint, and often used for the disorders that affect it and the muscles that move…

A tight, tender knot in a muscle that can hurt where you press it and sometimes send pain elsewhere. Massage and trigger-point…

A check-up on how you move and where you want to be, with small, doable steps toward getting healthier, whether the goal…

A neck injury caused by a sudden back-and-forth movement of the head, most often in a car crash. Like other accident injuries,…