Most people think neck pain starts in the neck. They blame the pillow, the desk setup, stress, or weak upper back muscles. In many cases, those factors do matter. But sometimes the neck is not the true starting point of the problem. Sometimes it is simply the area paying the price for a compensation pattern that began much lower in the body. One of the most overlooked contributors is poor hip mobility. That may sound surprising at first, but from a biomechanical point of view