Chiropractor San Francisco
San Francisco Chiropractor Services
Chiropractors (Doctors of Chiropractic) practice a hands-on approach to health care that includes clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and, most importantly, patient education. Chiropractors can diagnose a broad range of conditions and are trained to recommend rehabilitative exercises and provide recommendations for nutritional, dietary, and lifestyle changes to help optimize health.
Our San Francisco Chiropractors are primary healthcare providers that focus on the health of the nervous system (bones, joints, muscles, and nerves). As Bay Area Bodywork & Chiropractic specialists, use manual adjustments or instruments that assist in performing an adjustment to a specific location. The adjustment is a safe, specific, and controlled force applied to a joint to restore spinal function and ultimately support a healthy nervous system.
Chiropractors create specific treatment plans and goals based on exam findings to help their patients reach their health and fitness goals. Chiropractic is a non-pharmacological, non-surgical form of healthcare that focuses on prevention.
Conditions Treated:
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Numbing/tingling in hands or feet
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Headaches
- Tech neck/Text neck syndrome
- Whiplash
- Acute injuries, such as ankle sprains or muscle strains
- Sports injuries
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Concussion
- Prenatal and Postpartum care
Chiropractic Services Provided:
- Assessment and diagnosis of injury
- Chiropractic adjustments (adult and pediatric) for the spine and extremities (shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles)
- Rehabilitation exercises
- Soft tissue therapies
- Myofascial release
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
- Cupping
- Kinesiotaping
- Nasal release technique
- Posture evaluations
- Wellness care
- Consultations
How Chiropractic Care Works at Avid
Initial Chiropractic Visit
In our Bay Area Bodywork & Chiropractic practice we assess new issues/injuries during a 40-minute visit with our Sports Chiropractor. We will take a complete history during this session and perform a detailed physical exam and treatment as indicated.
Return Visit
These sessions last up to 20 minutes and focus on improving the injury condition. Additional soft tissue therapies may be added depending on what is needed.
Avid Sports Medicine Chirporactor
Dr. Pooja Manchanda, DC, CCSP ®
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
Dr. Pooja’s passion is to help others get out of pain, and improve their quality of life. She is also passionate about working with athletes and is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP) ®. As an avid sports fan and a trained martial artist in Tae Kwon Do, she has seen many sports injuries first hand that could be helped by chiropractic. She began providing care for athletes at several sports events in the Bay Area, including the San Francisco Half Marathon and Sea Otter Classic. Her focus is to improve the quality of life for her patients, whether they are a weekend warrior or an Olympic athlete. She has been fortunate enough to take her passion abroad by completing chiropractic mission trips in El Salvador and Fiji, which involved treating hundreds of patients in a short period of time pro bono.
Our other specialties
Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Physicians are medical doctors with special training in preventing, diagnosing and treating issues and injuries that keep you from being active.
Athletic Training
Athletic Trainers are certified healthcare professional who specialize in sports medicine.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists are movement experts who help people improve and maintain function and achieve goals.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage is targeted bodywork and manual manipulation with the specific goal of improving athletic function.
Chiropractic in San Francisco
Avid Sports Medicine offers chiropractic services to neighborhoods in San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay, South Bay, and The Peninsula.