Craig Abrams, DC

So glad I found this place! I came in with really bad elbow pain from fighting (most likely an armbar from jiu jitsu or something in muay thai), I couldn’t bend or extend it, or put any pressure — not even wash my hair or put on a seat belt. Turns out I tore something and my radius wasn’t working correctly. Craig found some other problems, like my shoulder, which had been a previous injury, and after seeing him only 3 times, doing manual and laser therapy, I was literally back to kickboxing in a week and jiu jitsu in about two weeks. The laser is seriously a miracle and craig is super cool — he totally loves what he does and explains everything about your injury and why he’s treating it a certain way.

The best chiropractor I’ve seen for several important reasons:
1.) The most important (to me) is that he doesn’t just crack your spine and send you on your way. (Which is such a temporary and ineffective fix). After his in-​depth evaluations, he give me tools to feel better on my own. That way, instead of being completely reliant on seeing him for adjustments (and throwing more and more cash at the problem), I have the tools to make myself feel better. So I can try them at home for weeks, and I progressively get better on my own (yay!) while seeing him to keep learning more and feeling better.
2.) I always feel better! I went in a couple weeks ago because I couldn’t raise my left arm after a workout/​climbing injury. He really found all the movement patterns that had led up to the injury AND addressed the injury itself. I left the office feeling great, and have been totally fine since then. (Even went back to lifting a couple days later.)
3.) He’s sporty himself, so as a personal trainer, I like having someone who understands exercise! This may not be important to everyone, but it matters a lot to me. :)
I’m going to continue to see Craig, even to work on some nagging imbalances from old injuries. With such a saturation of wellness services in LA, it’s so great to find something that really works!!!

I recently moved to Santa Monica and had been looking for someone that I could trust to work with my back and the tension that I had been experiencing. Craig Abrams really cares about his patients and has a very full assessment that he goes through to evaluate each person that he works with. It is well worth the drive to see him. I highly recommend Craig for his Chiropractic services. You will love him!

Dr. Abrams really, really cares about his patients. His approach is completely holistic and he’s not just about improving your temporary comfort, but about getting your overall health back on track (and sending you on your merry way!)
He’s fun to be around, and extremely accommodating. He knows his stuff!