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Guides Worth Actually Reading

Written to be useful whether or not you ever become a patient here. Take them to any practice in Oakland, including ours.

Most "free downloads" from a healthcare practice are a brochure with a form in front of it. These aren't that.

Each one exists because it answers a question we get asked constantly and that nobody in this profession answers straight: what does it cost, how do you tell a good practitioner from a bad one, and what should you actually expect. Share them with whoever needs them.

For downtown workers

The Downtown Oakland Benefits Guide

Most people paying out of pocket for chiropractic care have at least one funding source they aren't using. Usually two. This walks through each one and gives you the exact words to use when you ask.

  • How HSA and FSA funds apply, and the year-end deadline people miss
  • The employer wellness stipend almost nobody claims — and a copy-paste email to HR
  • When a superbill is worth submitting and when it isn't
  • The one question that protects you more than any of the above
For anyone choosing a chiropractor

Six Questions to Ask Any Chiropractor

Choosing a chiropractor is hard because you're being asked to judge clinical quality without clinical training. Reviews tell you whether people liked the experience. They don't tell you whether the care was appropriate. These six questions do.

  • A printable worksheet with space to write down what you hear
  • What a good answer sounds like for each question
  • Designed to be taken to any practice, not just this one
For pregnancy & birth workers

Choosing a Prenatal Chiropractor

Pregnancy is where the overclaiming online gets worst. This explains what the Webster Technique actually is, what "Webster certified" means and how to verify anyone's, and the seven questions worth asking at a prenatal consultation.

  • Why Webster is not a breech-turning procedure, and why that matters at 36 weeks
  • How to verify a certification in one question
  • What should make you pause — six specific warning signs
  • When to start, including the postpartum window most people miss
Interactive • 2 minutes

Where Is Your Day Working Against You?

Ten questions about how you actually spend your day — sleep, sitting, movement, light, load. You get a score, your single weakest area, and one specific thing to change today.

  • No email needed to see your result
  • Built from the same material we use with patients between visits
  • Takes about two minutes
Interactive • 1 minute

Desk Setup Calculator

Enter your height and the chair you actually sit in. You get a starting chair seat height, desk height, monitor height and viewing distance, with a page you can print and take to your desk.

  • Works in feet and inches or centimeters
  • Covers adjustable chairs, fixed chairs and sit-stand desks
  • Runs in your browser; nothing you enter is sent or saved

Read these right now

No email required. These live on the site.

How Chiropractic Care Actually Works

What a first visit involves, how a plan gets built, what a visit costs, and how often you actually need to come in.

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The Webster Technique, Explained Honestly

What it is, what it isn't, what a visit involves, and how to check any practitioner's certification.

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Using HSA & FSA for Chiropractic

How pre-tax health funds apply to chiropractic care in Oakland, and what to check before your plan year ends.

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If you work with birthing families or downtown employers

Doulas, midwives, obstetric providers, HR and benefits teams — these guides are written so you can forward them to a client or a team without having to add your own caveats. We'd rather you share them than link back to us.

If you'd like printed copies for a waiting room, a birth class, or a benefits fair, get in touch and we'll sort it out.

Questions the guides didn't answer?

We're happy to answer benefits or care questions whether or not you become a patient. Call or text (510) 858-5370, or book a first visit and ask in person.

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