Christopher H Xavier, DC

I have been going to Dr. Xavier for years. I had problems due to a lot of computer work and he slowly adjusted my back to help me regain my posture. I really like his moderate adjustments approach. That and his suggestions have really helped me become a brand new person or at least steered me away from a becoming a hunchback! His wife and office manager Alice is terrific too. She’s on top of the appointments and has always accommodated quick appointments. I hope they never leave 50 1^st Street because it’s so easy to get to from BART.

I have been patient of Dr Xavier for 15 years and I think that he is the best. I referred to him my friends and family and all of them were helped and agreed that he is the best… even very skeptical ones :)

Dr. Xavier is great. He is professional, knows what he is doing and helps resolve the pain. My husband has been going to him for years for preventative care and I started seeing him about a year ago too for preventative care and some pain I was experiencing. He does a great adjustment and I leave feeling great. Also prescribes simple exercises I can do at home to help with certain problem areas. His wife Alice is the office manager and also very professonal and friendly. She is super efficient in running the office. Both husband and wife make a great team.
The buidling in which they have their office is a bit old, don’t let that influence your decision to visit.

I can’t believe I’ve never written a review for Dr. X! I’ve been going to him for over a decade.
Although the offices in this building are very unprepossessing, Alice (Dr. X’s wife and office manager) runs the business efficiently and with great cheer. I’ve never had issues with insurance or any of that stupid stuff — she deals with everything brilliantly and with a great sense of humor. She also squeezes me in an appointment if I’ve been a klutz and am in extreme agony because of it, otherwise I go every six weeks or so just for a tune-​up.
As for Dr. X, he has always fixed what’s ailing me. I start by changing into my leggings (which I can keep there) and a hospital gown (provided) and then get a hot pack treatment (if applicable). He then checks all my creaky bones, does some movement therapy (including deep tissue massage sometimes), and then will do adjustments. He also gives me exercises to do (in the shower, so only adds about 3 minutes to my morning routine) and gives me tips on posture (like how to dig up weeds without giving myself lower back strain). Bim bam boom — in and out in 25 minutes.

Dr. Xavier is a miracle worker. I came in with excruciating, debilitating back pain, and he diagnosed me and got me on the road to recovery. Great communicator, knows his stuff. Alice is wonderful too — as nice as can be and super efficient. I love this place.

I was referred to Dr. Xavier by a friend after I fell and gave myself whiplash. Dr. Xavier and Alice are true professionals. Dr. Xavier took care of my immediate needs and then focused on longer-​term wellness objectives that have been very helpful to me. GREAT care and GREAT service with a GREAT disposition!

I called Dr. Xavier with a desperate situation — I could barely walk and even then, with excruciating pain. His office was fabulous! They got me in at the end of the day — I think past their normal closing time because I was the last person there. Dr. Xavier took a lot of time with me and checked my back out thoroughly. worked on me very gently because I was in so much pain and he also told me several things my previous physical therapists had told me including to continue with my PT exercises. Their office was absolutely wonderful and the doctor and his receptionist are so kind! By the next morning, I felt about 95% better!!! I very highly recommend Dr. Xavier

Seriously, if you are looking for a «real chiropractor» who practices the healing art of chiropractic medicine and isn’t going to push a bunch of visits, rubber bands, herbs & the rest of the new agey techniques on you in order to keep you at his/​her beck & call, go see Dr. Xavier. His assistant bends over backward to get you an appt that works with your schedule. He does more physical therapy on me then any physical therapist has in the past. Dr. Xavier is the 4^th chiro I’ve had & by the far a miracle worker. I saw another chiro 2x a week for months and had no real results. I went to Dr. Xavier to get x-​rays initially and then heard by word of mouth at my work, how great he is. The first visit, after doing some range of motion movements with me, he knew my problem was internal and not «just an adjustment» issue. He requested I see an MD & lo & behold, I had labral tear & cycsts in my hip socket. I do have a desk job so have other back aches/​pains & I am happy to know I have him to go to when I need chiropractic healing hands on me.

Last week I slipped a disk in my neck. After 6 hours if X-​rays and an MRI I was told by Accident and Emergency that surgery would be required :-(. 30 minutes of a visit to Dr Xavier solved my problem completely. His skill and intuition is brilliant. Definitely the best out there.

If you find yourself all crunched up at a desk job with long hours and work in the Financial District, you need to need to know about Dr. Xavier’s office. I was quite nervous about going to see a chiropractor initially but after rave reviews from my then boyfriend (now husband), I decided to try it to deal with some chronic neck/​shoulder pain. A couple of quick visits to Dr. Xavier later, I was on the mend. I see him every few months for adjustments and he and Alice couldn’t be more pleasant and professional. Same day appointments usually available and convenient location too.

I took my daughter to Dr. Chris for a posture problem, and his work with her was amazing. At her first exam, he found an issue with her having flat feet and advised inserts — with those in, her posture and gait improved immediately. Also, he suggested exercises and did adjustments that helped improve her posture tremendously.
On top of Dr. Chris’s great service, Alice is wonderful to work with and is very efficient with scheduling and billing. I highly recommend the office to anyone!

Dr. Xavier always a professional, listens to your pain and heals. Alice is wonderful, always cheerful. What a great two-​some!

I had back pain for years and had been told that I’d just have to live with it. A friend told me to check out Dr. Xavier and am I ever glad I did. During the first visit he x-​rayed my spine and was immediately able to point out that my hips weren’t level, I was holding one higher than the other. It took several appointments but pretty soon I was free of the pain that other doctors had told me to live with. I was sold. A few years later I herniated L5/​S1 carrying a dog up several flights of stairs. Fortunately I didn’t need surgery but chiropractic, physical therapy and pilates were prescribed. Thank goodness I already had a great chiropractor, Dr. Xavier. I saw him twice a week immediately after getting out of the hospital and it didn’t take long before I was feeling relatively back to normal. When I herniated the disc I honestly couldn’t imagine ever being able to be «normal» again. I am 100% sure my successful recovery is due in no small part to Dr. Xavier. To top all of this off, after recovering from the herniated disc I decided to become an endurance cyclist. Spending hours on a bicycle in that bent over position causes my back to stiffen up and Dr. Xavier keeps things loose and mobile for me. I still see him on a regular basis and if I am having any pain before I see him it’s gone shortly after a session. If I could give him 10 stars I would.

I left Dr. Xavier’s office feeling very under-​served. For a $ 100 bill, I didn’t get any relief from my back pain and felt like the visit was really rushed. I won’t be back, no matter how much pain I’m in.

Great chiropracter. Very competent. The location is convenient if you’re in the financial district. The office is well run.