The Shift Chiropractic is a chiropractic office in Downtown Oakland at 435 8th Street #203, on the corner of 8th & Broadway, with two doctors: Dr. Ben Glass and Dr. Irina Velichko. A doctor is in the office six days a week, and we've been practicing here since 2013.
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Same-day appointments are often available — a doctor is in the office six days a week. Closed Sundays.
Neck pain is one of the most common complaints we address at the Shift Chiropractic.
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We can help you address the root cause of upper, middle and lower back pain. We assess the spinal system for abnormal motion, misalignment and other variables. We deliver specific adjustment that your body needs to start healing better.
See what a visit with a back pain chiropractor in Oakland involves.
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Are you experiencing pain or abnormal function in the shoulder, knee, ankle, hip, ribcage or TMJ? Extremity Joints are joints outside of your spinal column.
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Whether it's a sprained ankle, a sore knee or a stiff shoulder, care at The Shift looks at how the joint moves and how you move, and gives you exercises to do between visits and a clearer sense of your body's mechanics for the activities you love.
See what a visit with a sports chiropractor in Oakland involves, for runners, lifters and weekend athletes.
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Looking for an Oakland chiropractor who helps you achieve wellness goals? Improve your wellbeing with chiropractic care at the Shift Chiropractic. The city life can be demanding and stressful.
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Prenatal visits look at your low back, hips and pelvis as your body changes, with positioning and pressure adapted to each trimester. Both doctors see prenatal visits, and Dr. Irina is Webster certified and has completed the ICPA’s post-graduate program in prenatal and pediatric chiropractic.
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Gentle, low-force visits for babies, kids and teens, adapted to your child’s size and stage. Both doctors see pediatric visits, and Dr. Irina holds ICPA prenatal and pediatric training.
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Read More about pediatric chiropracticThe Shift Chiropractic is an Oakland chiropractic clinic treating neck pain, back pain, headaches, and posture and mobility problems, with care in English and Spanish (Dr. Ben) and in English and Russian (Dr. Irina). We start every visit with an exam to find the cause, then build a clear plan to get you out of pain. Serving Downtown Oakland, Chinatown, Jack London, Uptown, Old Oakland, and West Oakland since 2013.
Neck and back pain, headaches, tech neck and posture problems, sports injuries, TMJ and jaw pain, plus pregnancy and pediatric care.
435 8th Street #203, on the corner of 8th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland. Monday 10:30 am–1 pm and 2–6:30 pm; Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 am–12:15 pm and 2:15–6:15 pm; Wednesday 11 am–1 pm and 2:30–6:30 pm; Friday 10:30 am–1 pm; Saturday 7:30 am–1 pm; closed Sunday. Call or text (510) 858-5370.
No referral is needed. We don’t bill insurance directly. You can use HSA or FSA funds, and we can provide a superbill if you’d like to submit for out-of-network reimbursement yourself. Some employers offer wellness benefits that can help cover chiropractic care. Check with your HR team.
As of October 2026, a first visit is $135. It includes the exam, your first adjustment and a follow-up report-of-findings visit; an adjustment at that follow-up visit is billed separately. Visits after that are $60–$80, depending on whether you’re on a care plan or paying per visit. Confirm current prices when you book.
We don’t take walk-ins, but same-day appointments are often available — a doctor is in the office six days a week. Call (510) 858-5370 or book online.
LGBTQ+ patients are welcome here.
Yes. Dr. Ben Glass presents free 30-minute webinars on desk, posture and movement topics, Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:00 pm Pacific on Google Meet, starting October 15.
A first visit here starts with a conversation, not a table. We take a full history, then examine how your spine and joints move, where they don’t, and what your work, sleep and training ask of them. Imaging is ordered only when something in your history or exam raises a question it would answer, not as a routine.
At a report-of-findings visit we tell you, in plain language, what we found, what we think is going on and what we recommend, with the total cost of that plan in writing before you agree to anything. If it isn’t a chiropractic problem, we say so and refer you to someone it is. Here’s how care works, step by step.
The care itself is hands-on and specific: adjustments where joints are restricted, soft-tissue and myofascial work where muscles are guarding, posture correction, and rehab exercises that build on the adjustment, plus a short list of things to do at your desk, at home or in training between visits. Adjustments are manual, on a drop table or with a low-force instrument, matched to what your body tolerates, and each technique is explained before it’s used. Some people come in for one problem and stop when they’ve resolved it; others choose to keep coming because they prefer how they move with regular care. Both are fine.
If you work at a desk, we ask about that first: your screen height, your chair, how many hours you sit, how you sleep, and what changed in the months before your neck or back started to hurt. Then the plan includes changes to your setup, not just adjustments. The desk setup calculator gives you the screen and chair heights for your own height, and tech neck care covers the neck and upper-back pattern most desk workers bring in.
Two doctors share the week. Dr. Ben Glass sees patients Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, in English and Spanish. Dr. Irina Velichko sees patients Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in English and Russian; her focus is shifting to the extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee, ankle and foot), alongside her Webster and ICPA training in pregnancy and pediatric care. Same-day appointments are often available — a doctor is in the office six days a week.
Your first visit includes the exam, your first adjustment and a follow-up report-of-findings visit. Same-day appointments are often available — a doctor is in the office six days a week.
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The office is in Downtown Oakland, and it’s easier to reach from the rest of Oakland than you might think. Here’s roughly how long the trip takes from each neighborhood, door to door. These times come from Google Maps on a weekday late morning; yours will vary with the time of day.
Coming from farther out? Plan around the doctor you want to see. Dr. Irina Velichko is in on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, in English or Russian. Dr. Ben Glass is in on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning, in English or Spanish. Saturday hours are 7:30 am–1 pm.
The Shift Chiropractic is a chiropractic clinic in Downtown Oakland, California. It has operated at 435 8th Street #203, on the corner of 8th and Broadway, since 2013. Two chiropractors practice here: Dr. Ben Glass, D.C. and Dr. Irina Velichko, D.C.
The practice treats neck pain, back pain, tension headaches, tech neck and posture problems, sports injuries, extremity complaints of the shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and wrist, and TMJ and jaw dysfunction. It provides prenatal and postnatal chiropractic care, and chiropractic care for infants and children. It also sees patients who are not in pain and who come in to maintain how they function.
Care is delivered in English with both doctors, in Spanish with Dr. Ben and in Russian with Dr. Irina. More on multilingual care · en español. Dr. Ben Glass sees patients in English and Spanish. Dr. Irina Velichko is a native Russian speaker and conducts the entire visit in Russian, including history, examination, consultation and treatment. This is clinical care in the patient's own language, not translation assistance.
Not every problem is a chiropractic problem. Where an examination shows the complaint belongs elsewhere, the patient is told so and referred rather than kept in the schedule.
The practice does not bill insurance directly. HSA and FSA funds may be used, since chiropractic is an IRS-qualified medical expense. Superbills are provided on request for patients submitting for out-of-network reimbursement themselves. Some employers offer wellness benefits that can help cover chiropractic care. Check with your HR team. Payment plans are available.
As of October 2026, a first visit is $135 (the exam, the first adjustment and a follow-up report-of-findings visit) and visits after that are $60–$80, depending on whether you're on a care plan or paying per visit; confirm current prices when you book. A patient is examined first, a specific plan is recommended, and the total cost of that plan is given in writing at the report of findings, before the patient agrees to it.
435 8th Street #203, Oakland, CA 94607 — second floor, at 8th and Broadway in Downtown Oakland. One block from the Broadway exit off Interstate 880, and a 4-minute walk from 12th Street BART and about 12 minutes from Lake Merritt BART stations.
Two doctors cover Monday through Saturday between them. Same-day appointments are often available — a doctor is in the office six days a week.
Open Monday 10:30 am–1 pm and 2–6:30 pm; Tuesday 7:30 am–12:15 pm and 2:15–6:15 pm; Wednesday 11 am–1 pm and 2:30–6:30 pm; Thursday 7:30 am–12:15 pm and 2:15–6:15 pm; Friday 10:30 am–1 pm; Saturday 7:30 am–1 pm. Closed Sunday. Patients are seen one at a time in a private room. Phone and text: (510) 858-5370.
