Bay Chiropractic Center

I have been in chronic back pain for 15 years now and have seen numerous chiropractors, acupuncturist and spent tons of money buying pain relieving gadgets. With no success pain so bad I want to throw myself in front of a bus!
I met dr shaken and thought «I’ll give it one more try». And I am so glad I did! I have gotten so much better, have less pain flare ups and feel awesome every time I leave her office. It’s like she has a magic wand!

It’s been roughly a year since I began treatments with Dr. Shaiken. I’ve had enough time to benefit from the effects of my care. Due to her knowledge and treatments, my quality of life has improved. After every adjustment I notice an immediate improvement in my posture as well as increased circulation, eyesight, balance, and cognitive ability.
Not only has she provided services that I, personally, would be unable to receive from other chiropractors but she has also afforded me excellent advice. Ranging from lifestyle to business, every visits conversation has something to offer. Consequently, I’ve taken to eating three meals a day, getting proper sleep, working at a standup desk, and starting my own business. These things may seem rudimentary but often get lost in the hustle and bustle of daily life. It took Dr. Shaiken’s services for me to address these issues.
I would recommend Dr. Shaiken and Bay Chiropractic to anyone who is serious about their chiropractic care.
You will feel the benefit at Bay Chiropractic!

I have been seeing Dr. Shaiken consistently for about 10 months and can say she is a miracle worker. I now go through whole weeks without pain (the chronic pain I had for 13 years, every minute of every day), and the flair ups are coming less and less frequently. Thanks, Doc!

All my life I’ve had terrible headaches and posture. I’ve been looked at by a lot of general practitioners, but nobody was ever able to help me with my headaches, and I was always told it was my fault (drink more water, get more exercise, eat more, eat less, sleep more, sleep less, etc.). Eventually the pain got so bad that I had to get a medical card in order to manage the headaches which were turning into migraines.
Anyway, my girlfriend bought me a massage off living social at the Bay Chiropractic Center, which came with a ‘wellness exam’.
Within about five minutes of meeting with me, Dr. S told me that my spine was very obviously rotated and that I was developing a hunchback. She then listed all of my health problems (headache, migraine, allergy, indigestion, upset stomach)– she obviously knows her stuff.
The massage was with a very nice masseuse (didn’t catch her name) who gave me a very nice massage. I felt super relaxed because there was a breeze in a room and I could hear distant traffic. She wasn’t too rough, and made sure I was comfortable.
Afterwards Dr. S and I worked out a payment plan (I’m a college student with pretty much no income) and I’ve seen her three times so far. I already see a huge improvement in my posture, and my shoulders/​hips are already much less crooked! My hunchback is receding and I feel a lot better overall. She’s easy to talk to about my health concerns and seems very interested in actually improving my health, which a lot more than I can say for most of my previous doctors.

I could not connect the dots here.
It all started when I bought a groupon for a $ 45 massage and wellness visit.
I called the number indicated on the coupon and got one of those generic robovoice recorded messages. I left a few messages before I got a call back. Finally I made the appointment and showed up at the office. The building and view gorgeous, especially from the top floor.
So here’s where the weird energy starts. First, there is no furniture in the waiting room. There are a few chairs but they appeared to have been culled from a cheap restaurant that went under. I sit on one until a both-​frazzled-​and-​put-​together lady walked in and says she’d be with me in just a minute. I recognize her immediately as the lady I spoke to on the phone, and then I realized she is the chiropractor AND the receptionist. OK. She seems to have a hard time making her mind up about things, and is using a lot of sentences like, «Let’s go in this room. Wait, no, just wait out here for a minute,» and «Oh by the way the bathroom’s right there, I’m sure you already figured that out,» (I hadn’t, since none of the doors in the office were labeled) and «We’ll be right with you.» (We?)
She leads me into a consultation room and introduces herself as Dr Shaiken, then has me put my things on one old chiropractic table collecting dust in the corner and has me sit on another old adjustment table from which vinyl was profusely peeling while she sits on a windowsill in the room. She seems to know her stuff– has a good understanding of the spine and how it affects general health. She says she’d like to work with me and gives me a hug.
So then it’s time for my massage, which is with a nice girl whose name I can’t remember. Here’s what the massage room looks like:
–Massage table in the middle of an otherwise-​bare office room
–Sheets on said table look rumpled, as if they’ve been in the dryer too long without getting folded
–Fluorescent light only
–Window with shade open
–Bottle of Lubriderm and radio sitting on top of a heater.
Weird, right? I change out of my clothes next to the window with the shade open and laid down in the wrinkly sheets and proceeded to get a very nice deep-​tissue Swedish massage.
Remember before when I said none of the doors were labeled? Smack-​dab in the middle of my massage, a random guy walked into the room. Opened the door, said «Oh, sorry,» then turned around and left. (Remember, I’m in my skivvies.)
Groupon, no office furniture, no outgoing voice message, no sense of organization– all of this would add up for someone just beginning a career.
Problems with this:
1. Dr Shaiken is in her late 50s (I’m guessing) and said she’d been in health care for 20 years. She isn’t a rookie.
2. If you were starting a new business, why would you do it in such an expensive office building?
3. Judging from other Unilocal reviews, Dr Shaiken has been in this office for years. Why wouldn’t she have taken a few hours to put some art on the walls and signs on the doors?
It just didn’t add up. More importantly there was something about this scenario that made me feel like I couldn’t trust her. I felt like she was trying to sell me something, and even though she believes in what she’s selling, when I feel a sales push, I, personally, head for the door.
I left feeling like I do need chiropractic care, but I don’t need it from this office.