Who to See When Your Body Needs Support: Health Resources for Dancers

By Kendall Alway

December 1, 2013, PUBLISHED BY IN DANCE

This list of health care providers has been compiled in part with the help of dance companies in the Bay Area who provided recommendations, with additions from Dancers’ Group. It is neither complete, nor is it an endorsement of any of the practitioners listed. Official dance medicine programs exist at St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine in San Francisco and Walnut Creek as well as the Healthy Dancers’ Clinic in San Francisco (associated with the University of California, San Francisco). The practitioners below are found in group or individual practices. Please use this list as a starting point.

St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine in SF and Walnut Creek offers a dance medicine package for uninsured dancers. This includes a one-time $25 fee for one doctor visit (consultation), which may also include a quick visit with Pilates instructor or physical therapist. Additional Pilates sessions are available through the uninsured dancer program at the following rates: one-hour private, $220/5 sessions; duet, $130/5 sessions. For more information or to schedule a session please call 415-353-6410.

The Healthy Dancers’ Clinic at ODC is a free dance medicine advice center.  Please see accompanying article on page 10.

Physicians

Ken Akizuki, MD (SF, orthopedic surgery)
(415) 213-3781
soarmedical.com

Sonia Bell, MD (SF, physical medicine and rehabilitation)
Avanti Sports Medicine and Fitness
(415) 724-2026
avantifitsportsmed.com

Peter W. Callander, MD (SF)
CPMC Orthopedics
cpmc.org

Richard Coughlin, MD (SF, orthopedic foot and ankle)
University of California, San Francisco  (UCSF)
(415) 353–2808
ucsfhealth.org

Richard Gibbs, MD (SF)
USCF School of Medicine, San Francisco Free Clinic
(415) 750-9894
sffc.org

Jeffrey A Mann, MD (Oakland, orthopedics)
Oakland Bone and Joint Specialists
510-451-6266
oaklandboneandjointspecialists.com

William Ross, MD (Walnut Creek)
St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine
925-934-3536
Dignityhealth.org

Coleen Sabatini, MD, MPH (San Ramon, Oakland, Walnut Creek, pediatric orthopedics)
UCSF
925-866-2660
orthosurg.ucsf.edu

Selina Shah, MD, FACP (SF, Walnut Creek)
St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine
925-934-3536
dignityhealth.org

Kevin Stone, MD (SF, orthopedics)
The Stone Clinic
(415) 563-3110
stoneclinic.com

Thomas Parker Vail, MD (SF, orthopedics)
UCSF
(415) 353-2808
Orthosurg.ucsf.edu

Kristen Wingfield, MD (SF, Corte Madera, sports medicine)
Golden Gate Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery
(415) 409-1367
goldengatesportsmedicine.com

 

Podiatrists

Remy Ardizzone, DPM (SF, surgical podiatry)
St. Francis Memorial Hospital
415.353.6400
dignityhealth.org

Jane Denton, DPM (SF, non-surgical podiatry)
St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine
415-353-6400
dignityhealth.org

Jason Hiatt, DPM (Walnut Creek, podiatry)
St. Francis Center for Sports Medicine
925-934-3536
dignityhealth.org

 

Physical Therapists

Kendall Alway, DPT (SF)
SF Performing Arts Physical Therapy
415-617-5351
sfperformingartspt.com

Steven Anderson, PT (San Mateo)
ABAA Physical Therapy Associates
650-558-0247

Devon Chen PT, DPT, MS, OCS (SF)
St Francis Center for Sports and Dance Medicine
415-353-6400
dignityhealth.org

Bevin Daniels, PT, DPT, OCS (SF)
UCSF
415-353-7598
ucsfhealth.org

Michele Dierberger, PT (SF)
California Pacific Medical Center
415-600-3395
cpmc.org

Gina Giammonco, PT (SF)
Red Hawk Physical Therapy
415-788-2100
Redhawkpt.com

Lisa Giannone, MPT (SF)
Avanti Sports Medicine and Fitness
415-363-0466
avantifitsportsmed.com

Michelle Harui, PT (SF)
San Francisco General Hospital
(415) 206-8014

Alyssa Herrera-Set, PT, DPT (San Carlos)
On the Move Physical Therapy
650-701-7686
Onthemovept.net

Katrina Herskedal (SF)
Active Care
(415) 387-6564
activecare.net

Shirley Kollmann, PT (SF)
Pilates & Physical Therapy
415-699-4232

Deena Leevy, PT (Berkeley)
Move Easy Physical Therapy
510-540-7816
moveeasypt.com

Suzanne Martin, PT, DPT (Alameda)
Total Body Development
510-769-2917
totalbodydevelopment.com

Karl Schmetz, PT (SF)
Financial District Physical Therapy
415-546-4926

Julie Schottland-Cox, PT (SF)
Core Pilates and Physical Therapy
415-553-7722

Joyce Warren, DPT (Walnut Creek)
Alpine Square
925-934-3536
https://www.dignityhealth.org

Frances White (SF)
The Corner Studio
415-550-1673
https://thecornerstudiosf.com/

Joyce Zinski, PT (SF)
Kaiser Permanente
415-674-7033

 

Chiropractors

Rachman Chung, DC, DACNB (SF) (updated July 2018)
415-776-7040
sfchiro.com

Nick Cruze at Cruze2Health (SF)
San Francisco Chiropractic and Sports Performance Care
(415) 329-5858

Lonna Denny, DC (SF)
San Francisco Spine Pain Relief Center
415-775-9100
sfchiro.org

John DeRoy, DC (SF)
415-864-7860

Kathy Doyle, DC (Oakland)
Doyle Chiropractic
510-601-6325
doyledc.com

Gregory J Gorman, DC (SF)
415-439-3671
evolutionarychiropractic.com

Peter Grimes, DC (Berkeley)
Avanti Sports Medicine and Fitness
888-841-8455
avantifitsportsmed.com

Keith Modenbach, DC (Walnut Creek)
925-944-1478

Jaimila Neyon, DC (Oakland)
Balance Point Chiropractic
510-547-1140
balancepointchiropractic.com

Brian Rizzo, DC (SF)
Rizzo Chiropractic
415-536-5950
rizzochiro.com

Eric Rubin, DC, CMT, Reiki Master (SF)
Northpoint Chiropractic and Family Wellness Center
415-931-9355

Lindsay Stephens, DC (SF)
Motus Rehab Clinic
415-495-2225
motusclinic.com

Leonard Stein, DC (SF)
Ultimate Sports Medicine
415-563-1655
ultimatesportsmedicine.com

 

Acupuncture

Brian Barlay, LAc (Oakland)
510-654-7040
brianbarlay.com

Andrew Castellanos, LAc, CMT (SF)
Acupuncture for Athletes
415-377-5863
acuforathletics.com

Berkeley Community Acupuncture (Berkeley)
510-704-0593
bcaclinic.com

Stephen Coleman LAc, CMT (SF, Marin)
415-377-6022
steveacupuncture.com

Community Acupuncture of Marin (Marin)
415-250-4009
communityacupunctureofmarin.com

Living Room Acupuncture (SJ)
408-260-2458
lracu.com

Oakland Acupuncture Project (Oakland)
oaklandacupunctureproject.com

San Francisco Community Acupuncture (SF)
415-675-8973
missionsfca.com

Vita Yee, LAc (SF)
Portrero Chiropractors and Acupuncture
415-431-7600

Devin Wu, DAOM, LAc, PT (SF)
Wu’s Wellness Center
415-750-5050
wuswellnesscenter.com

 

Massage Therapy

Edward Brett, CMT (Walnut Creek)
510-581-0121

Eryn Lauckern, CMT  (SF)
415-742-1842

Salvatore Manzi, CMT (SF)
415-244-2543

Raymond Meyer, CMT (SF)
415-615-2424
therapeutic-massage-with-raymond-meyer-san-francisco-ca.placestars.com/

Jan Sobel, CMT (SF)
Samadhi Massage
415-845-6728

Patrick Spaulding
Body Luminous – 2133 Grove St, SF CA 94117
(415) 933 – 8303  
http://bodyluminous.net/


This article appeared in the December 2013 issue of In Dance.


Kendall Alway, DPT is the Associate Director of the Healthy Dancers’ Clinic at ODC, and has her own practice, SF Performing Arts Physical Therapy. There, she practices a combination of manual therapy, Pilates based exercise and movement retraining for injury recovery in a dance studio setting. She has a BFA in dance and is a former professional dancer focused on meeting the rehab needs of dancers for the last 12 years. She has presented as an invited speaker at IADMS, the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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