Real relief begins with the real cause.
From neck and back pain to sciatica, headaches, sports injuries, and auto-accident recovery. We find why it's happening, then build a plan that lasts. Personalized, evidence-informed chiropractic and rehabilitation in San Francisco.
Conditions we treat in San Francisco.
From everyday desk-and-commute strain to sports injuries and accident recovery: here's what we treat, and how we get to the cause of each. Select any condition to learn more.
Back & spine
Low back pain
Common causes: a stiff hip, a weak core, or long hours at a desk, rarely the back alone.
Our approach: trace the pattern to its source, then pair hands-on care with corrective movement.
Learn more →Sciatica
Common causes: a nerve irritated by the lower back, a disc, or deep hip muscles.
Our approach: pinpoint where the nerve is compressed, relieve the pressure, and retrain the area.
Learn more →SI joint dysfunction
Common causes: a locked or unstable joint where the spine meets the pelvis.
Our approach: restore balanced motion to the joint and the muscles that stabilize it.
Learn more →Herniated & bulging discs
Common causes: disc pressure from posture, lifting, or years of accumulated load.
Our approach: gentle, targeted care to calm the symptoms and rebuild support around the spine.
Learn more →Mid-back & upper-back pain
Common causes: rounded, screen-bound posture and tight breathing mechanics.
Our approach: free the stiff segments and retrain how you sit, breathe, and move.
Learn more →Neck, head & jaw
Neck pain
Common causes: hours at a desk, phone posture, and stress-held tension.
Our approach: treat the neck and the posture pattern that keeps it tight.
Learn more →Headaches & migraines
Common causes: tension from the neck, jaw, and upper back, often posture-driven.
Our approach: address the muscular and joint triggers, not just the symptom.
Learn more →TMJ & jaw pain
Common causes: jaw tension, clenching, and the neck it's connected to.
Our approach: targeted hands-on work for the jaw and the surrounding muscles.
Learn more →Nerve & chronic pain
Numbness & tingling
Common causes: a nerve irritated somewhere along its path: the neck, back, or limb.
Our approach: find where the nerve is pinched, free it, and restore normal movement.
Learn more →Chronic pain
Common causes: an old problem that never fully resolved, or a pattern that keeps reloading.
Our approach: look past the flare-ups to the driver, and build a plan with a finish line.
Learn more →Joints & limbs
Shoulder pain
Common causes: impingement, overuse, or a stiff upper back feeding the joint.
Our approach: assess how the whole shoulder moves, then treat the real restriction.
Learn more →Hip pain
Common causes: tight, weak, or restricted hips, a hidden driver of back and knee pain.
Our approach: assess the full chain, then restore the hip's motion and strength.
Learn more →Knee pain
Common causes: how the hip, ankle, and foot load the knee above and below it.
Our approach: treat the joints on either side of the knee, not just the knee itself.
Learn more →Arthritis & joint stiffness
Common causes: wear, reduced motion, and the muscles that compensate for it.
Our approach: gentle care to keep joints moving and comfortable, with movement that protects them.
Learn more →Plantar fasciitis
Common causes: tight calves, foot mechanics, and simple overload.
Our approach: soft-tissue work and movement to settle the pain and fix the cause.
Learn more →Sports, injury & accident recovery
Sports injuries
Common causes: overload, a missed warning sign, or a movement pattern under strain.
Our approach: care from a doctor who trains athletes. Treat the injury and the pattern behind it.
Learn more →Running injuries
Common causes: mileage, mechanics, and tissue that couldn't keep up: runner's sciatica, tendonitis, and more.
Our approach: a clinic that understands runners, focused on getting you back on the road.
Learn more →Auto-accident injuries
Common causes: sudden force from a collision, often felt days later.
Our approach: careful, thorough care and clear documentation for your recovery and your claim.
Learn more →Whiplash
Common causes: rapid neck strain from a rear-end or sudden impact.
Our approach: settle the irritated tissues, restore motion, and document it properly.
Learn more →Posture, pregnancy & wellness
Posture & tech-neck
Common causes: San Francisco's screen-bound days, one degree at a time.
Our approach: assess and correct at the root, with habits that actually hold.
Learn more →Pregnancy-related pain
Common causes: shifting weight and loosening ligaments through pregnancy and postpartum.
Our approach: gentle, tailored care to ease back, hip, and pelvic pain so you can enjoy this time.
Learn more →Rehabilitation
Common causes: the gap between "not in pain" and genuinely resilient.
Our approach: corrective exercise that rebuilds capacity and keeps the problem from returning.
Learn more →Wellness & maintenance care
Common causes: modern life quietly reloads the same patterns over time.
Our approach: periodic, whole-body care to keep you moving well and ahead of pain.
Learn more →We don't have twelve treatments. We have one method, applied to twelve problems.
Whatever your condition, your care follows the same four steps: Listen, Assess, Treat, Teach. That's how we make sure we're treating your cause, not a label.
See the Alem Method →Not sure where your pain comes from?
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