Kane Bixby, DC

Kane is an amazing chiropractor and different from anyone I’ve seen before! (And believe me, I’ve seen a lot of chiropractors.) He takes the time to explain what’s happening in my body and has taught me the exercises I need to do to be proactive about my recovery. In addition, he used my phone to video the process so I have a handy reference while I’m at home to review exactly what I need to do. I moved from SF to Santa Barbara but I make sure to schedule an appt. with Kane whenever I head to the city. Highly recommend him if you want to end your pain!

Kane is an intuitive healer. As a father of two and endurance athlete it’s very important for me to live without pain. I have been seeing Kane for about eight years now and I don’t trust anyone else. I was in a car accident several years ago and left somewhat immobilized. Over a 12 month period, Kane helped me get back to nearly 100% health. I am now competing in endurance sports again and living comfortably. Simply put — he’s the best.

Dr Bixby is different from ANY chiropractor i’ve ever been to. I scheduled an emergency appointment during a lower back crisis and in 2 sessions The pain was gone! Besides the actual adjustments, he takes his time teaching you «how to’s» and exercises to do at home. He also shows you different stretching techniques and has an unique method of releasing tense spots. He genuinely wants you to get better, and never have to go back. I feel like i’ve learned inside information that other chiros never tell you about. Thanks dr Bixby for helping me get out of crisis and teaching me how to stay out of pain!

Dr. Bixby has no equal. The first time I walked in to his office almost 10 years ago, I was in constant pain. Unlike previous chiropractors he did NOT suggest multiple weekly visits for many months but told me that I needed to do certain exercises along with his treatments to heal. He is straight forward and realistic. I saw him as needed and with less and less frequency. I followed his advice and saw him as needed. Today those problems I saw him for are all resolved.
I go to him for tune-​ups or when an issue arises. He always helps me with whatever complaint I go to him with. His expertise in combining stretches with treatment make him unique. He is clearly committed to patient health and healing. My life was greatly improved under his care and has continued that way ever since.

Kane Bixby is a Healer, plain and simple. He calls himself a chiropractor, which he is, but he’s so much more.
I went to Kane originally for a hip flexor problem that was so bad I was almost crippled. Through massage and acupressure, as well as specific stretches and exercises he taught me (and videotaped on my iPhone) I was completely better after a couple of sessions. Now, whenever my hip flexors begin to act up I go right to Kane’s stretches and I’m back to normal.
More recently, I went to Kane for chronic elbow pain exacerbated by kiteboarding and stand-​up paddling. I had gone to my orthopedic surgeon with the problem but he offered no better suggestion than to stop doing the activities I love to do. Kane diagnosed the problem, massaged and stretched my forearm muscles, and gave me some lengthening and strengthening exercises for my forearm. Same great result as I had with my hip-​flexor.

I’m a Pilates and Gyrotonic instructor and ended up in Kane’s office for the first time after I became injured during a period of heavy rehearsals. He identified my imbalances by a series of movement tests (swinging each leg to look at misalignments) and then he retested after applying appropriate adjustments. He methodically addressed my ‘challenges’ which allowed me to move again, fluidly and pain free.
He does a form of soft-​tissue release as well as some conservative and accurate ‘cracking’ to readjust alignment. After the adjustments he gives easy to execute ‘home work’. He sets aside a significant amount of time to deeply work with his clients. This is quite unusual and valuable.
Kane is an absolute master and I’ve been recommending him emphatically and consistently to all of my dancers and clients during the years I’ve worked with him.

I was having back problems for almost a year when my boss recommended I see Dr. Bixby. Kane responded to my email right away and followed up with a confirmation over the phone. That in itself was already a plus for me since people are just not as responsive anymore. During the first session, Kane really took the time to know all about my back problem and health history before doing any adjustments. I really appreciated his thoroughness and I did not feel like I was being rushed at all. In fact, what I thought was going to be a 50 minute session took an hour and fifteen minutes, so that just shows how meticulous he is. He sincerely wants you to get better; he is not the type who will let you keep coming back just because it’s good for business. He told me I only needed two treatments, and true enough, after two sessions, my back issues disappeared and he said I didn’t need to see him anymore. I even joked that he turned my back pain issue to an abandonment issue. He is a man of integrity, which makes him a true healer, and because of it, I would recommend him to every person I know.

Kane is a one of a kind chiropractor. He spends about fifty minutes doing muscle release and bodywork, and then just about five minutes on the actual adjusting; something I’ve never experienced before in a chiro! He is attentive, masterful and deeply cares about your results. I have been seeing him for the past two years and he has helped my jaw, shoulder and low back issues immensely. I highly recommend him to singers and the hypermobile in particular. Go Kane!

Had a session a week ago right after coming down the plane, Kane fixed my neck mobility range in no time while describing all the way what he was doing (bonus for the education tips). Highly recommend him.

I went to Dr. Bixby after a long airline flight left me tied up in knots, and I walked out of his office feeling limber and relaxed. His humor put me at ease and I appreciated some analogies he used to explain the process behind the adjustments he made to my spine and neck. I recommend Dr. Bixby heartily!

Two five-​star reviews in one combined service offering– Dr Bixby and Breakaway Performance. I was referred to Dr. Bixby immediately upon starting to work with a personal trainer at Breakaway. I shared that for over 4 months, I was dealing with nearly-​constant pain in my neck/​shoulder and my elbow– which doctors believed was a pinched nerve issue of some kind. Most nights I was unable to sleep more than a few hours due to the pain and discomfort. I was not fond of the recommendations I received from the Orthopedists and other doctors (invasive tests, needles, potential surgeries, and other unsavory things), and so I was eager to give the combination of chiropractic and personal training a try.
Within minutes of our first session, Dr. Bixby had isolated the issue and had given me a great explanation of what he believed to be the issue and severity. He demonstrated the specific motions in which I had basically no strength due to the issue (as well as how the particular nerve issue he suspected I had could cause exactly this), and started coaching me through a combination of stretching and other exercises to gradually relieve the problem and eventually build strength. He also worked closely with my personal trainer to advise them on which types of exercises would complement the work he was doing, and which should be avoided. I believe strongly that the combination of these efforts resulted in my pain being eliminated in under 4 weeks (his estimate was at least 4 week if we were consistent with the exercise), and now in my rapidly regaining strength and getting on a good training program with much more aggressive goals.
Other things that in my opinion went above and beyond the call: Dr. Bixby spent time to look at how my car driver’s seat was positioned and made recommendations for adjusting it (I sometimes drive long distances that complicated the injury), made numerous recommendations for better positioning when working and exercises to repeat at home and when traveling, and more.
After this experience with Dr. Bixby, I am a firm believer in Chiropractic — though (having been to others over time) I am not certain there are many who are as knowledgable and expert as he is.

Kane basically saved my life, and he also renewed my faith in chiropractors. My previous experience was with a bone-​cracker, who spent 5 – 10 minutes with me, cracked my back and moved on to his next patient. Kane is the opposite of that. Each time I’ve seen him it’s been a focused, one-​on-​one session. I’ve described him to friends as part physical therapist, part deep tissue massage, part chiropractor.
I showed up at his office barely able to walk with a pinched nerve in my back. Kane gave me a crash course in how the back works and how to fix it. In addition to doing great tissue work and adjustments, he taught me a routine of stretching and strengthening exercises that have really helped my back.
His initial diagnosis was right on the money. When I eventually got an MRI, it showed exactly what Kane predicted it would. My physical therapist is skeptical about chiropractors, but when her diagnosis and treatment plans kept lining up exactly with Kane’s, she said she had a lot of respect for him.
Highly recommended.

Any elite athlete knows that injury is the worst thing that can happen to you. You do all the right things, but somehow, something happens and you’re in pain. Kane Bixby is the one person who really understands the issues facing athletes and provides solutions for healing, as well as injury prevention. It’s not just about getting an adjustment, he spends time with you identifying the problem through deep tissue work, stretch and provides a regimen of exercises to do on your own.
There have been many times when I’ve gone to see Kane in intense pain, and walked out of his office pain free and ready to train again… and do well in races. He’s a miracle worker!

I highly recommend Kane! He teaches you about why you are having pain and helps you with exercises to alleviate it. I went to him after having my first child, I had some back pain from carrying her around all the time. He helped me to realize that it was more based on my posture than my sweet wee one (whew! good thing I didn’t have to blame her).
Also, I had some pain behind my knee that had been bothering me whenever I would run more than 25 – 30 minutes. I was afraid I was hurting my knee running and would have to stop. He gave me a series of exercises that I continue to do. Just last week, I ran 8 miles and it started to hurt, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to do the run this week. I did the exercises and stretches and did the run without any problem.
Yay Kane!

Dr. Bixby is an amazingly gifted healer and chiropractor, but his true gift is as much about teaching his patients how to use exercise and stretching to take healing into our own hands. My husband, son and I have all benefited from his wisdom and instead of becoming addicted to Dr, Bixby to fix us, we have a regiment of exercises that actually keep us from seeing him! He’s about to move 40 miles away from us, but he’s well worth the drive when needed.

I met Dr. Bixbi about 15 years ago at the Sport & Spine Clinic that was located in the San Francisco Bay Club. He is one of the best Chiropractors I have ever met. I tell all my friends about him if they are in need of chiropractic care…
I live in Marin now and it is inconvenient to drive either to San Francisco or Petaluma where he practices, but every time I try somebody else I realize how good Dr. Bixbi is and that no one is as good as him. He has extensive knowledge about the mechanics and going ons in the body and always seems to figure out what is going on.
The great thing is, that Dr. Bixbi never tries to sign you up for any more sessions, then you really need and he will tell you and referr you out, if he feels he can not help you.
If you are thinking about seeing a Chiropractor, Kane Bixbi is your man!!!

Prior to visiting Dr. Bixby I had always relied on an unfounded myth that chiropractic visits were somehow bad for you. After I visited my primary Dr. because of an insistent annoying paid that wouldnt seem to go away (I’d never been to chiropractor so I assumed my primary Dr. could fix all) he referred me to Dr. Bixby as an alternative to pumping myself full of some drug. What a great experience.
The best part was that Dr. Bixby explained everything to me. Potential reasons why the pain arose, how to avoid getting it in the future and how to take better care of myself so these issues don’t happen again.
I’m not a devout Dr. Bixby follower and visit him every 8 weeks or so.

Dr. Bixby is the finest, most informed, and certainly the most hands-​on chiropractor I’ve experienced (and I’ve been to many).
He gets into the heart of the pain, not just through superficial adjustments, but at its source, and then educates you in how to develop strength and flexibility after you leave.
I recommend him to anyone who has sports injuries, alignment and posture problems, or for periodic tune-​ups.

I was a gymnast fro 15 years and saw many chiropractors as an athlete and since — none compare to Kane Bixby. He is knowledgeable and committed to long term health — not long term dependency on Kane Bixby. Repeatedly I have seen him for serious pain and in a single visit, I am both pain free and have a regimen to follow, at home, in order to stay that way. I’ve gone 3 – 6 months between adjustments and recommend him actively to anyone seeking relief and long term health.

Kane Bixby is elite among his kind. His abilities go beyond simple chiropractic due to his interest in spending enough time with you to detect your problem. He’ll often educate you on how to manage and optimize with simple stretching techniques and then, of course, the sweet, crunchy release that we all long for… the adjustment!
And what’s more, could you possibly ask? He doesn’t seek to get you on that «I must crunch you 3 times per week forever» régime. He’s interested in learning the nature of your pain and helping you, and it really shows.
In all, I see Kane about 2 – 3 times per year. I come out feeling better and better educated about my body.
Thank You!