Why Your Neck Pain Isn’t Coming From Your Neck Neck pain is one of the top reasons people seek chiropractic care. But the real problem often does not start in the neck. You may feel pain at the base of your skull or between your shoulders. However, the true source often comes from poor spinal movement, posture imbalances, or nervous system stress. Your body works as one connected system. When one area loses mobility or stays under constant strain, other regions compensate. Restricted movement in the upper back or mid-spine often forces the neck to work harder than it should. Over time, this overload creates muscle tension, joint irritation, and pain that feels local but isn’t. That’s why treatments that only target the neck—like massage, stretching, or heat—often provide short-term relief but fail to fix the root cause. Modern life constantly stresses the spine. Long hours at a desk, phone…

Your posture is more than a reflection of how you sit or stand—it’s a physical expression of how your body is responding to daily stress. Long hours at a desk, constant phone use, emotional pressure, and mental overload all leave subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) marks on the body. Over time, these patterns can affect how you move, breathe, and feel. When the body is under chronic stress, the nervous system often shifts into a protective state. Shoulders may round forward, the head drifts ahead of the body, and the upper back stiffens. These postural changes aren’t signs of laziness or weakness—they’re adaptive responses. The body is doing its best to cope with repeated demands, tension, and fatigue. Forward head posture, for example, is commonly associated with prolonged screen time and mental focus. This position places added strain on the neck, upper back, and shoulders, often contributing to headaches, stiffness, and…

A Better Way to Support Your Health The New Year often brings a desire to feel better in your body, move with less effort, and start fresh after months of accumulated stress. While many people focus on new routines or fitness goals, how the body actually moves and adapts is just as important. Daily habits like sitting, driving, working at a computer, and scrolling on a phone gradually affect posture and spinal movement. Over time, these patterns can lead to stiffness, tension, or recurring discomfort that becomes easy to ignore but hard to escape. Supporting healthy movement early in the year can make a meaningful difference in how your body feels and functions long term. Rather than focusing only on pain, our approach looks at how the spine, joints, and nervous system work together. When movement improves, the body often responds with better balance, flexibility, and energy. Many people notice…

The Difference Between Muscle Pain and Nervous System Overload Many people assume that all pain comes from tight or injured muscles. While muscles certainly play a role, they are often not the true source of ongoing discomfort. In many cases, pain reflects nervous system overload, not simple muscle strain. Understanding the difference helps explain why pain sometimes lingers even after rest, stretching, or massage. Muscle pain usually develops after overuse, injury, or sudden strain. You might notice soreness, stiffness, or tenderness in a specific area. This type of pain often improves with rest, heat, hydration, gentle movement, or manual therapy. Muscles heal relatively quickly when they receive proper blood flow and recovery time. If muscle pain were the whole story, most people would feel better within days. However, many patients experience pain that behaves differently. It comes and goes unpredictably, feels widespread, or persists despite doing “all the right things.”…

The New Back Pain: How Screen Time Rewires Your Spine In today’s world, digital fatigue has quietly become the new form of back pain. People spend hours sitting, scrolling, typing, and staring at screens, often without noticing how their posture shifts over time. Your body wasn’t designed to hold the same position all day, and your spine responds quickly to the stress. The more time you spend on a device, the harder your muscles and joints work to keep you upright, balanced, and focused. When you look down at your phone, the weight on your neck increases dramatically. A head that normally weighs about 10 pounds can suddenly feel like 40 or 50 pounds as the spine tilts forward. This constant strain rewires your posture, tightens your shoulders, and weakens the stabilizing muscles around your spine. Over time, this creates pain, stiffness, reduced flexibility, and headaches. That’s why digital fatigue…

If you’ve ever stepped out of bed and felt sharp heel pain with your first steps, you know how frustrating plantar fasciitis can be. This common condition affects the thick band of tissue (the plantar fascia) that runs along the bottom of your foot, connecting your heel bone to your toes. When this tissue becomes inflamed, every step can feel like walking on needles. The good news? Hogle Chiropractic offers an effective, non-invasive way to find lasting relief. Plantar fasciitis often develops from repetitive stress, poor foot mechanics, or misalignment in the lower back, hips, knees, or ankles. When your body’s structure is off balance, the stress on your feet increases, straining the plantar fascia. We don’t just treat the pain — we look for and correct the underlying misalignments that contribute to the problem. Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis During your visit, we will assess your posture, gait, and spinal…

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, constantly working to protect you from illness, infection, and inflammation. But did you know that regular chiropractic care can help strengthen that system? By improving communication between the spine, nervous system, and immune system, chiropractic adjustments help your body function at its best. The Connection Between Chiropractic and the Immune System Your nervous system controls every function in your body — including your immune response. When the spine is misaligned, it can disrupt the nerve signals that help regulate immunity. Gentle chiropractic adjustments remove this interference, restoring clear communication between the brain and body so your immune system can work efficiently. Reducing Stress and Inflammation Chronic stress and inflammation are two of the biggest factors that weaken immunity. Chiropractic care helps balance the nervous system, reduce tension, and calm the body’s stress response. Patients often notice they sleep better, feel more…