Mark Heslip, DC

(This is a duplicate listing of
— there are 10 more reviews there, including mine.)
Mark is awesome — he is knowledgeable, patient, personable and flexible with his availability. He has applied a range of expertise, including BioMechanics, to diagnose chronic neuromuscular issues resulting from a bike accident 9 months ago for me. I’ve only been 3 times but already gotten a ton of relief from pain, increased mobility. His prices are low and his adjustments are spot on. He also doesn’t insist on daily adjustments like some other chiros and really wants to work with the patient on time spent and therapeutic followup like exercise counseling, etc.

None Better.
Mark has a talented holistic approach, and knows where chiropractic treatments fit into the mix of alternative medicine and healing bodies which hurt. You can discuss diet, exercise, inflammation, surgery, new technologies, and pro’s and con’s. After my car accident, Mark keeps me healthy, athletic, and without pain.

Dr Mark Heslip just vanished, i’ve been trying to get medical records for my insurance company, many calls to Dr heslip’s office, NONE RETURNED. very unprofessional!
it’s been well over 6months, not a thing from dr heslip???
i’ve been a regular patient over a year, anyone know what happened?

I’ve got to agree with Amina-​this guy did not help me at all. His treatment consists of grabbing your leg or arm and violently pulling or pushing. It’s very painful. He did this to my wrist and it feels like it’s been badly sprained ever since. He then uses a heat laser machine on the area. This doesn’t hurt but it does no good. He mentioned that it cost $ 30,000.00 so I guess he has to use it as much as possible. The laser treatment costs $ 175.00 out-​of-​pocket and only the chiropractic treatment is billed to your insurance. This nonsense can really add up. I asked him if he can improve patellofemoral syndrome and he said he had a 80−90% success rate. When further questioned, he admitted that any reported improvement no matter how slight or temporary is counted as a success by him. This guy is a quack.

Dr. Heslip is an amazing doctor! I saw a doze chiropractors in my life (from nyc to sf) and he is one of the best! I have herniated disc for over 10 years now and he has helped me managed my pain level and live a pain free life style.

Mark is great chiropractor. I was referred by him from a friend who is also a patient. He is fairly easy to schedule an appointment. He’s moderately and very competitively priced. I also feel he is very honest and sincere about his work.
I always feel 100% better afterwards and his adjustments are spot on! The only downside is that his office is located in the busy financial district, so parking close or even finding one close by is a slim chance of that. Public transportation is close by and convenient to get to and from his office.
If you’re looking for a new chiropractor and or wanting a 2^nd opinion of your issue, Mark is a great, solid, and honest choice!

Big fan of Mark. He is located right in the financial district two blocks from Muni which makes it easy to go visit during work. He’s very accomodating in terms of scheduling. Also, he’s the first chiropractor to tell me he could fix my back sooner rather than later. My last two chiropractor’s told me it would take years. Mark said, no way, we’ll have this fixed up sooner than later…

I had never been to a chiropractor before seeing Mark, and to be honest, I had my reservations. That was until I saw what he did for my husband after he threw out his back. The short story: he talked to my husband at length to fully understand his back history, and fully explained everything he planned to do. Then he transformed my husband after one session from a hobbling aching man to a man who could stand upright and walk without pain. The progress has continued, and he’s helped my husband evaluate all the underlying issues in his back, shoulders, even ankle.
I began seeing him for my knees… painful patella chrondromalacia that I’ve suffered from for 2 years… and the pain is gone. I can run, jump, everything. Turns out my back’s as crooked as my husband’s (which was no help to the knees), and now I’m on a healing path for it, too, working on the problems I’ve had with it since I was a teenager, problems which no PT or doctor could ever make much progress with.
Mark’s great bedside manner, experience, and disciplined approach to his art/​science (and of course, our results) have made me a true believer in all things chiropracty!

my back was *totally* tweaked — spasms up & down — i could barely stand up. a friend referred to me mark and i could not have been more pleased. he did a full exam on my back before starting treatment. also, since it was my first time to a chiropractor, he took the time to explain everything he was going to do before he did it. he adjusted my lower spine & my neck and the transformation was AMAZING! i didn’t even need a 2^nd visit — he totally got the spot in the 1^st visit. i highly recommend him to anyone! but, truth be told, i hope i won’t need to see him again… :)))

Dr. Mark Heslip has been our doctor for about 15 years — mine, my husband’s, our daughter’s — now even my father-​in-​law travels across from Berkeley to see him. While not our official primary care practitioner, he’s the one we turn to first for most things — ear infections when our daughter was tiny, stomach problems, and of course, anything spine-​related. Mark is knowledgeable, skilled, and a terrific guy. He is gentle and takes the time to really listen and get to know his patients. His office recently moved to 369 Pine Street, a couple of blocks away from 100 Bush, but the phone # is the same.

I’ve gone to a number of chiropractors in SF, but Mark tops them all. I’ve been going to him for over 6 years and wouldn’t think about going elsewhere. Aside from being a really good guy, he’s good at what he does. His father was a chiropractor so he grew up developing the talent. He’s conveniently located in the financial district and is very accomodating in fitting me in on short notice. I only work a block away so I usually just run over for a quick adjustment when needed. Can’t go wrong with this guy!

I have been seeing Dr. Heslip for about 5 years now, and have seen several chiropractors before him. I hadn’t realized just how good he is until I developed some serious pain in my hip last year. I could barely walk, sitting upright for more than a few minutes caused agony, and I was wondering if I was done with athletics it hurt so bad.
After a few visits with Dr Heslip I was good as new and out on the courts again. Amazing