Hometown Chiropractic, PLLC

09/01/2025

The office is open today…

08/31/2025

Dr. Doyle has completed the animal chiropractic program, successfully graduated, and passed all exams. She is now certified by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA)! Dr. Doyle is qualified to adjust your animals. Additionally, she remains a human chiropractor. The office will be open on Monday, Labor Day.

08/13/2025

The reduction of pain and disability from spinal manipulation is well recognized and clinically documented. Gillette suggests that spinal adjustments may initiate both a short-lived phasic response triggered by stimulation of superficial and deep mechanoreceptors, and a longer-lived tonic response triggered by noxious-level stimulation of nociceptive receptors. The phasic response is hypothesized to initiate a local gating effect, but pain inhibition terminates with cessation of therapy. The tonic reponse initiated by noxious levels of mechanical stimulation is more powerful and capable of outlasting the duration of applied therapy.

Adjustments that induce joint cavitation and capsular distraction may be a source of nociceptive stimulation capable of initiating relatively long-lasting pain inhibition. This concept supports the premise that the slight discomfort that may be associated with adjustments is causally associated with a positive therapeutic effect.

The potential for spinal adjustments to act directly on the pain system opens up the possibility that manipulation may have the ability to diminish persistent pain that is neuropathic in origin. Chronic neuropathic pain may result from plastic changes and central sensitization of the nervous system. Central sensitization refers to plastic changes in the nervous system that result from persistent amplification of nociceptive synaptic transmission. This can result in the persistence of pain states even after the offending peripenial pathologic injury and inflammation have resolved.

The short-term burst of proprioceptive and nociceptive input associated with adjustments, much like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture, have also been theorized to increase the levels of neurochemical pain inhibitors. Both a local release of enkephalins, initiated by stimulation of the neurons of substantia gelatinosa, and a systemic increase in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid endorphin levels, initiated by stimulation of the hypothalamic pituitary axis, have been proposed. Both substances act as endogenous opioid pain inhibitors and may play a role in the analgesic effects of adjustments...

~ Chiropractic Technique (Third Edition)- Principles and Procedures
( Thomas F. Bergmann, David H. Peterson).

08/05/2025

Hello everyone! Many are scheduling online, which is great. However, I’m currently in a different time zone, so can’t approve the appointments until I get back. Good news, I’ll be back in a week!!

07/21/2025

07/21/2025

Hello everyone, I am currently attending an animal chiropractic program in Kansas, with only three weeks remaining. I will be returning home shortly. Thank you for your patience as I work to complete the program, pass all required tests, and obtain International Certification.

Yours in Health,
Dr. Doyle

06/14/2025

Dr. Doyle checking this little guy. What a cutie pie! Baby’s first adjustment…

06/08/2025

Notification: Dr. Doyle will be attending the extensive 5-week animal chiropractic program this summer, opting for the comprehensive course rather than the split sessions. If you notice the cancellation of your appointments in July and August, this is the underlying reason. We regret any inconvenience this may entail. By Fall, Dr. Doyle will have acquired the necessary expertise to provide superior care for you and your animal companions, including horses, dogs, and other pets.

05/31/2025

Last minute cancellations on Monday, June 2nd. Good news for those who have been trying to get in, as we are booked until end of August. Click on “book now”

05/31/2025

Dr. Doyle will be attending an Animal Chiropractic program in July to receive AVCA certification, after which she will also be able to take care of your fur babies!

The American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA)

The AVCA, established in 1989, is a professional membership group promoting animal chiropractic to professionals and the public, and acting as the certifying agency for doctors who have undergone post-graduate animal chiropractic training. Members working together within their disciplines to expand and promote the knowledge and acceptance of animal chiropractic to their professions, the public and governments; locally, nationally and internationally.

AVCA, recognized as the world leader in animal chiropractic, is the primary national credential in North America.

05/04/2025

Many people think that chiropractic is just for back pain. Therefore they don’t seek care unless they are in pain. By the time they get under care, their condition has advanced, leads to other serious problems, and recovery takes much longer, especially in older patients. But, we must understand, chiropractic is NOT just for back pain. It also helps to maintain healthy pregnancy and delivery. It improves strength and performance in the athlete. It allows for increased work productivity. If postural distortion is corrected, nerve interference is removed and better movement patterns are established…then improved function is restored and maintained throughout the individual’s life span. Be informed. If people are informed they will do the right thing. It's when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice…