Chiropractic Orthotics Can Help Reduce Low Back Pain

Dan Perez, DC Chiropractor San Francisco treats lower back pain in his downtown San Francisco office.
If you have low back pain that keeps coming back, it could be that you have an unlevel pelvis; i.e. one side is higher than the other when standing.  This usually occurs from an impact trauma such as a hard [...]

San Francisco Chiropractor on Google Maps

I just put the finishing touches on my Google Map listing.  If you’re a business owner, this is a great way to have your business listed at the very top of Google for your main keywords.   Usually it takes a lot of hard website SEO work, and time, to have your website rank on the [...]

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Successfully Treated with Chiropractic

Just completed a chiropractic treatment plan for a patient who came in complaining of low back pain.  Upon close examination, the problem wasn’t really in her lower back (spine), it was her right sacroiliac joint.
The sacroiliac joint is where each pelvic bone attaches to your sacrum.  The sacrum is a triangular shaped bone below the [...]

San Francisco Chiropractors Resource Site Now Online

If you are a prospective patient looking for a chiropractor in San Francisco, a new website has been created to help you in the process.
Choosing the right chiropractor is not easy.  There are so many variables to consider, such as technique used, years of experience, treatment philosophy (pain treatment?  wellness care?  holistic?) and of course, [...]

San Francisco Chiropractors Resource Website

I’ve been a chiropractor since 1995, and over the years I’ve become familiar with the misconceptions many people still have about chiropractic.  For example, many cannot distinguish between chiropractic and physical therapy.  Some patients are wary of chiropractors because of something they heard on the news.  And some people still don’t even know that chiropractors [...]

Disc Herniations: Reason to be scared?

MRI of lumbar spine

When a patient comes into my clinic and starts using the words “L5-S1 disc, stenosis, laminectomy…”  I know right then he/she has had a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon.  These are the typical words that signal disc problems in the lumbar spine– one of the more serious causes of low back pain.
If you [...]

Neck Pain and Chiropractic Care

We’ve all used the phrase “a pain in the neck” to describe something or someone who causes great inconvenience.  Perhaps your boss, or paying taxes.   And what a fitting term.  Having neck pain is no fun, if you’ve ever had it.
The neck, or cervical spine is comprised of seven (7) vertebrae and is considered the top part [...]