All-Star Animal Chiro

09/02/2026

Hey Houston Metro! Hailey Heard Arnold will be making the rounds to adjust pets and their people on Thursday, September 17th. Her schedule is getting filled, so text if you'd like her to come take care of your family. 832-523-4691. She sees dogs, cats, horses, and humans.

08/06/2026

07/28/2026

We have some exciting updates to share!

Our family has officially moved from the Houston area to Round Rock, Texas, and both of our practices are continuing to grow during this transition.

Because so much has changed recently, I also want to clear up something that may not be obvious from our social media:

We are actively accepting new clients and patients right now.

All-Star Animal Chiropractic is continuing to provide mobile animal chiropractic care in both the Greater Houston area and Central Texas.

We are currently building routes between the two regions and continuing to care for dogs, cats, horses, and other animals who may benefit from appropriately trained chiropractic care.

If you are located in or around Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Austin, Sugar Land, Houston, Katy, Richmond, Rosenberg, or the surrounding communities, please reach out to ask about availability and upcoming travel dates.

At the same time, NeuroWorks Wellness Center is actively preparing to open our in-person clinic in the Round Rock and North Austin area.

We are currently searching for the right physical location where we can provide specialized chiropractic and supportive care for people experiencing:

• Persistent post-concussion symptoms
• Migraine and complex headaches
• Neck pain and cervical dysfunction
• Dizziness and difficulty tolerating activity
• Nutritional and lifestyle factors that may interfere with recovery
• Other neurological and neuromusculoskeletal concerns

Although our physical clinic doors are not open yet, NeuroWorks is not closed.

We are currently seeing patients virtually throughout Texas.

Our virtual services focus on evaluating and managing the nutritional, metabolic, lifestyle, and recovery factors that may contribute to ongoing symptoms.

Depending on the individual, virtual care may include:

• A detailed health and symptom history
• Review of previous laboratory testing and medical records
• Nutritional assessment
• Laboratory recommendations when clinically appropriate
• Personalized nutrition and supplement guidance
• Hydration and meal-pattern support
• Sleep and recovery strategies
• Lifestyle modifications
• Coordination with other healthcare professionals when additional evaluation or treatment is needed

For someone recovering from a concussion or struggling with persistent neurological symptoms, the answer is rarely one isolated treatment.

Symptoms may be influenced by several overlapping factors, including the neck, exercise tolerance, sleep, hydration, nutrition, stress, medication effects, and underlying medical concerns.

Virtual care allows us to begin addressing the factors that can be evaluated and supported remotely while we prepare to offer hands-on chiropractic care, neurological assessment, exercise-tolerance testing, and additional in-person services in Central Texas.

You do not need to live in Round Rock to become a NeuroWorks patient.

We are especially hoping to connect with more individuals and families throughout Texas who are looking for thoughtful, evidence-informed nutritional and lifestyle support.

Our approach is not based on miracle promises or one-size-fits-all protocols.

We take time to review the full picture, explain what we find, develop realistic recommendations, monitor progress, and refer when another provider’s expertise is needed.

If you have been following our move and assumed that we were temporarily closed or not accepting new patients, please know that both practices are active.

All-Star Animal Chiropractic is accepting new animal clients in Central Texas and along our Houston travel routes.

NeuroWorks Wellness Center is accepting new virtual patients throughout Texas while we work toward opening our physical clinic.

We are deeply grateful to the Houston-area families who have trusted us over the years, and we are excited to continue serving them while also becoming part of the Round Rock, Georgetown, and North Austin communities.

To learn more about either service, feel free to contact us at 832-523-4691!

Please feel free to share this post with someone who may benefit from either service.

We are here, we are growing, and we are accepting new patients.

06/24/2026

We're moving next week! Don't worry, we will still take care of our Houston metro friends. However, we're moving to Round Rock in the Austin, Texas metro. We are excited to start working with horses, dogs, and cats in the area. Stay tuned and tell your friends!

05/28/2026

If your dog has started moving differently, it may not be what you think.

Sometimes it is a limp. Sometimes it is a subtle shift in weight, a reluctance to climb stairs, or a gait that looks just slightly "off" to the trained eye. Many owners notice these changes before a veterinarian does, because they see their dog every day.

Gait abnormalities in dogs often have a structural and neurological component. When the joints of the spine are not moving the way they should, the nervous system compensates. Muscles fire unevenly. Weight shifts. Over time, the body develops patterns of compensation that can create secondary problems elsewhere.

Animal chiropractic does not replace your veterinarian's evaluation. What it does is assess whether the nervous system is functioning the way it should, and address structural changes that may be contributing to how your dog moves.

If something looks different, it usually is. Trust that instinct.

📍 Mobile service | All-Star Animal Chiropractic | Serving the Houston, Texas metro

05/21/2026

When a dog or horse starts behaving differently, the first question I always ask is: has anyone checked their spine?

Animals cannot tell us when they are in pain or discomfort. What they can do is show us, through changes in behavior. Snapping when touched in certain areas. Reluctance to be groomed or saddled. A horse that has started pinning its ears, wringing its tail, or refusing certain movements. A dog that flinches at a hug it used to welcome.

These are not personality problems. They are communication.

Structural changes that interfere with neurological function can create discomfort that the animal cannot localize for us. They simply become reactive, irritable, or avoidant in ways that can look like behavioral issues from the outside.

Before attributing a change in temperament to training failure or stubbornness, it is worth asking whether something structural is going on. The nervous system drives behavior. When the nervous system is under stress, behavior reflects it.

📍 All-Star Animal Chiropractic | Mobile service in Texas

05/21/2026

Every function your animal’s body performs runs through the nervous system.

Muscle coordination, organ regulation, immune response, digestion, healing: all of it depends on clear communication between the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the body. The spine is the primary protective structure around the spinal cord and nerve roots. When spinal joints lose their normal motion, that protective structure becomes a source of interference.

This is the framework that makes animal chiropractic make sense. It is not a treatment for back pain. It is not about making a spine look different on an xray. It is about restoring the mechanical conditions that allow the nervous system to communicate without interference.

When that communication is clear, the body is better equipped to regulate itself, respond to stress, recover from injury, and maintain function over time. That is true for humans, and it is equally true for dogs, horses, cats, and every other animal I work with.

The spine is worth taking care of. The nervous system is why.

All-Star Animal Chiropractic | Mobile service in Texas

05/18/2026

I became interested in animal chiropractic because of what I already knew about the nervous system from my work with humans.

The same principles apply. When a joint loses normal motion, the nervous system loses clear input from that segment. The body compensates. Over time, function declines in ways that can be subtle, cumulative, and easy to attribute to other causes. Restore the motion, and the nervous system can do its job again.

What drew me specifically to working with animals is that they cannot tell us what hurts, and they are remarkably good at hiding that anything is wrong at all. By the time many animals show obvious symptoms, they have been compensating for quite a while. That gap between when a problem starts and when it becomes visible is exactly where thoughtful, proactive care matters most.

I also come to you. I work in your barn, your yard, your home. I see your animals where they are most themselves, not in an unfamiliar clinic where stress changes everything.

This is not a dramatic field. Most of what I do is quiet, specific, and undramatic. But the changes I see in animals before and after care, and the relief owners feel when their animal moves more freely, is more than enough reason to keep doing it.

📍 All-Star Animal Chiropractic | Mobile service in Texas

05/17/2026

If you have seen social media videos of animals being dramatically "cracked," I understand why you might wonder what animal chiropractic actually is.

The short answer: it is not that.

Animal chiropractic is a neurologically based approach to care. The nervous system controls every function in the body, including how muscles move, how organs operate, and how an animal recovers from stress or injury. When the joints of the spine or extremities lose their normal range of motion, they create a structural change that interferes with how the nervous system communicates.

My job is to find those areas and restore normal motion using a gentle, specific, and controlled adjustment. Most of the time, there is no audible "pop" or "crack." The adjustment is precise, low-force, and targeted. The animal typically does not flinch, because it should not hurt.

What I am not doing is general massage, energy work, or dramatic manipulation. What I am doing is working directly with the nervous system to restore the communication it needs to function well.

That distinction matters, and it is worth understanding.

📍 Mobile animal chiropractic serving Texas | All-Star Animal Chiropractic

04/26/2026

If you spend time around horses, you already know the unspoken rule.

You get back up. You brush off. You get back on.

That toughness is part of equestrian culture, and it is one of the things that makes riders such remarkable athletes. It is also one of the reasons concussion is significantly underreported in this community, and why we want to have an honest conversation about it.

Falls from horses are one of the most common non-sport mechanisms of concussion we see. The height of the fall alone means the force transmitted to the brain on impact is substantial. Add hard ground, a helmet that absorbed a significant blow, or an unexpected rotational fall, and you have a mechanism of injury that rivals any contact sport. And yet the equestrian world does not have the same sideline protocols, the same mandatory removal from activity policies, or the same baseline testing infrastructure that school athletic programs are building toward.
That gap is exactly what we want to help close.

What concussion actually looks like after a fall:

Most people expect a concussion to involve loss of consciousness or obvious confusion. In reality, more than 90% of concussions involve no loss of consciousness at all. A rider who falls, gets up, says she feels fine, and finishes her lesson may still have sustained a concussion. The symptoms, including headaches, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and fatigue, often do not fully emerge until hours later. And for teenagers especially, the stakes of returning to riding too soon are significant. Every documented fatal case of second impact syndrome has occurred in someone under 18.

The question is never just whether your rider feels okay. It is whether their brain function has genuinely returned to their personal baseline.

And then there is your horse.

Horses sustain head and neck trauma too. A horse that rears and strikes their poll on a fence, collides with another horse, or falls during a jump can experience neurological consequences that affect behavior, balance, performance, and pain response in ways that are often attributed to training problems, attitude, or lameness. A horse that is suddenly resistant, spooky, or uncharacteristically difficult to collect may not be misbehaving. They may be hurting in a way that no one has thought to evaluate.

This is where our two practices work together in a way that is genuinely unique in the Houston area.

NeuroWorks Wellness Center handles the rider side: concussion evaluation, neurological baseline testing, and full recovery support so you know your brain is truly ready before you get back in the saddle.

All-Star Animal Chiro handles the horse: mobile chiropractic care that comes directly to your farm or facility, evaluating every joint and assessing the neurological and musculoskeletal picture your horse is living in. Please note that all new animal patients require a veterinarian referral prior to their first appointment.

When something happens in the arena, you should not have to choose between getting yourself evaluated and getting your horse evaluated. You can do both, and you can do it with a team that understands the full picture of what happened that day.

We are currently offering baseline testing for equestrian riders in the Houston area this summer. If you compete, train seriously, or simply ride regularly, establishing your neurological baseline before a fall occurs is one of the most proactive things you can do for your long-term health and your time in the saddle.

For rider evaluations and baseline testing, reach us at neuroworkswellness.com.

For your horse, visit allstaranimalchiropractic.com.

Because getting back up is part of who you are. Making sure you are truly okay before you do is part of how we take care of you.