Zach Brantner, DC, CCSP

I’ve recently started coming to «Magic Zach Brantner» for the past month for some chronic leg and foot pain that I’ve grown accustomed to dealing with for years. The progress that I’ve seen over this short amount of time has been remarkable! Thanks!

When I got into an accident (in an Über!) and needed to get some pain checked out, Zach was very highly recommended by my boyfriend who is a regular client (and swears by him). I’ve now been for only a couple of appointments but agree that he’s great! He is really efficient, assesses the problem quickly, explains clearly what he’s doing or about to do, inspires confidence, and even though we never seem to do any of the exercises very long, I always come out feeling better. Plus he is friendly and conversational! A tip — bring workout/​comfortable clothes. It’s easier for the exercises and the diagnostic assessment.

Dr Brantner is the best! After working with him for 6 weeks, my upper shoulder and neck pain is significantly reduced now. I call it «magic»! In the past, I have tried other chiropractics, massages… anything you name it, did not work for me. I feel that I am so lucky that I found Dr Brantner. I will definitely stay with him from now on.

Thank you Zach for another great preggo chiropracting session. He is extremely knowledgable and progressive in his approach. Zach helps me with my pelvic balance and alignment so I can continue to stay healthy throughout my pregnancy. As a result, I have been able to stay active and pain free at almost 8 months pregnant! I highly recommend seeing Zach.

Doctor Zach is very professional and his recommendations are accurate. Will be using his services for a long time now. I highly recommend him.

I worked with Zach after pulling muscles in my lower back.
He is top notch. Highly recommend.
Very knowledgeable, very reasonably priced.

Zach was awesome — not only did he bring energy and enthusiasm to his work, but his knowledge/​expertise was evident as he discovered aspects of my physical biomechanics that really helped. He is direct, thoughtful, and if you are a current or former athlete will really help you.

I met Dr. Brantner on a recommendation from a friend. I was recovering from my 4^th knee surgery and was having issues with both my knee and, through the IT band, my back.
Dr. Brantner was terrific. He attentively took notes at each session and reviewed them prior to meeting. He performed a basic assessment at the beginning of each session to gauge progress. He asked for a lot of feedback from me about particular movements, modifying his movements to address and release the particularly problematic muscles and tendons. He improved my recovery time and reduced the number of re-​injuries.
Highly recommended!

I’m the Running Coach for Team Challenge SF and first met Dr. Brantner thru his volunteer workshop with our athletes. Dr. Brantner has been awesome and visited our group 3 times to offer his expertise on injury prevention, stretching, benefits of taping and ART (Active Release Techniques). Through it all, Dr. B has been a pleasure to work with and his enthusiasm and smiles are infectious.
However, the true testimonial to Dr. B’s work is not until I had aggravated my left knee after some back-​to-​back heavy mileages. I was in a lot of pain and was limping. Zach managed to squeeze me in at the end of his long workday even his schedule was completely full already. Zach was very diligent in reviewing and examine my gait, video footages and my alignment. After about an hour of stretching, realigning and taping, I walked out of his office and feeling 100x better than when I arrived. Zach also made recommendations to other post visit exercises that will help mitigate the problem from surfacing again.
As a Running Coach, Zach is definitely my go to person for my athletes and I would not hesitate recommending his service.
Keep up the great work Zach and we look forward to a long successful partnership with Team Challenge in the years to come.

Dr. Brantner is amazing! I am a dedicated Ashtanga yoga practitioner who maintained my practice through both of my pregnancies. After my daughter was born, I was back on my mat after two weeks and my practice was back to almost normal soon after. After my son was born, my body did not bounce back the same way. One of my teachers noticed that my right hip seemed to be locked, and recommended that I visit Dr. Brantner. With two kids 18 months apart and a crazy work schedule, I ignored the problem until my son was 15 months old. Meanwhile, an old shoulder injury started to flare up and I was in almost constant discomfort as a result. The silver lining of my shoulder flare-​up is that it forced me to make an appointment with Dr. Brantner.
I left my first appointment with Dr. Brantner with a huge smile on my face. Dr. Brantner diagnosed my hip problem, but recognized that my shoulder injury was more pressing. He got right to work, and I left that appointment with no pain, and a simple exercise to massage my shoulder on my own if it started to flare up. I could not believe it! I have now worked with Dr. Brantner for 2 months and my shoulder is pain-​free and has regained the range of motion that I had lost in this flare up. But even more importantly, my yoga practice is almost back to where it was before I got pregnant with my daughter (my first pregnancy). The speedy improvement in my practice is particularly surprising because I had a ski accident in March that hurt my right knee, further limiting flexibility on that side. It seems like fixing my hip, eased my knee so that it has been able to heal as well.
Clearly Dr. Brantner knows his stuff. But the reason he has been successful with me is because I enjoy our sessions. Our laughter-​filled conversations keep the atmosphere light even in the early days of working together when my shoulder work was a bit uncomfortable.
So if you need a chiropractor, call Dr. Brantner. He’ll get you back on your feet in no time, and you’ll leave your appointments with a smile.

I drive up from Mountain View to the city just to see Dr. Zach Brantner. While competing in the Escape from Alcatraz swim two years ago a 250lb + man jumped from the boat feet first onto my back. After finishing the swim I could barely sit, let alone swim. With my upcoming Ironman less than 6 weeks away I was nervous.
Dr. Zach was great! He fixed my rib/​upper back injury and I was able to complete the Ironman swim relatively pain free. I still travel up to SF for an appointment anytime I’m in pain due to mountain bike crashes etc. I trust Dr. Zach and he provides great customer service! How many doctors call you to see how you’re feeling!?!

Dr. Brantner is the best chiropractor I’ve ever seen!
As a professional ballet dancer with cumulative and recurring injuries, I’ve had to see various chiropractors and PTs over the years who could only temporarily help me.
Dr. Brantner not only helped me feel better instantly, he helped me regain strength to prevent my injury from coming back… In just TWO appointments!
I’m eternally grateful, and would TOTALLY recommend him to anyone!

If 5 stars is as high as they come, I’d like to give Dr. Zach six stars. He is super knowledgeable and has taught me so many things. I would consider him one of the top Sports Chiropractors in the SF Bay Area. I would say if you’re in pain, and want a better opinion rather than surgery or cortisone shots for an injury, talk to Dr. Zach.

i injured my back surfing and could no longer climb, run, dance, or do any of the other things that I love. Even going to work caused me so… much…pain. I went to my primary care physician, a physical therapist, and rested my back to give it time to heal, but nothing helped until I saw Dr. Brantner.
Dr. Brantner took the time to listen to me describe the incident when I sustained the injury, and made sure to explain what he thought was causing the pain, and how he was going to address it. I love the way that he integrates physical therapy into his sessions as well, rather than just focusing on adjustments — you really get two for one with him! The active release technique works really well for sports injuries, and after even just the first session, I could feel the improvement.
I’m not at 100% yet, but he speeded up the healing process a lot. I would say the only con is that they don’t take insurance, but honestly, you can’t put a price on your well-​being, and it was definitely worth it!
I’ve mentioned him to other friends, and they’ll often tell me that they know others who have seen him and loved him. If you have a sports-​related injury, I would definitely give him a call… he really knows what he’s doing.

i’ve been adjusted by 8 — 10 different chiropractors in the last 10 years or so and i really have to say that zach is in the top 3. the other 2 chiros also work at Ultimate Sports Medicine — len stein and allen wood.
zach spends a decent chunk of time trying to get to the core of the problem then works like crazy to fix it. i’m not sure exactly how long they book for each patient, but from my perspective he never seems rushed through the process and truly makes a point to address any issues. i’ve been to other chiros in other offices and before i can even explain the extent of my problems, the doc is already trying to adjust me and is clearly not even listening to anything i’m saying. in the 6 years i’ve been a patient at Ultimate Sports Medicine have i ever felt i was being ignored or rushed through a 5 minute adjustment so the doc can get on to the next patient who, sadly, will also get a «fast food» version of an adjustment.
zach is amazing at what he does and is fortunate enough to be in similarly awesome company at USM. you can’t go wrong here.

I have been living with huge pain for at least 3 years. I was hurt by the last chiro that I went to for this problem and have been going to western Dr. s ever since to no avail. Nobody seemed to know what was the cause of my disfunction. After a lot of tests and $$$down the drain, I finally decided it was time to try chiro again. Thank goodness that I got turned on to Dr. Zach! First visit, 80% better! Really! He takes his time and really seeks out the source of the problem as apposed to just treating the symptom. Everything he told me about what he found resonated as truth. Finally! He is a very skilled practitioner, gentle but very effective!
I am still on the mend but, moving in the right direction! And quickly! Thanks Dr Zach! What a cool dude!

ZACH is where it’s AT.
This sounds cheesy, but I cannot thank Dr. Brantner enough for giving me back my life! I first walked (and by walked I mean limped Quazimodo style) into his office two months ago, suffering from a herniated lumbar disc. This thing had been plaguing me on and off for over 2 years at this point, but its most recent reoccurrences were devastating to the point I’d wake up writhing in pain at night and at times could barely walk 100 feet without having to stop to regroup. I also had sciatic nerve pain going down my leg; lucky me. My acupuncturist Dr. Stephanie Lum in San Rafael (who is also awesome by the way), had referred me to his office because she knew I needed more help that what I was currently getting at Kaiser. She said they would set me up with a treatment game plan and follow through until I was better (which was NOT happening at Kaiser). She also figured that I would benefit from the fact that they not only do chiropractic work, but also soft tissue and physical therapy techniques, for a well-​rounded recovery plan. Everything she said was true and I couldn’t be happier about the care I received.
Dr. Brantner is super nice and takes the time to explain everything and answer your questions. Don’t be fooled by the fact that he’s young. This man knows what he’s doing! I’m walking proof (no pun intended). And his degree on the wall says he graduated magna cum laude, and salutatorian! Either way, I wouldn’t hesitate to refer anyone to him. I had done physical therapy before, but not always with the hands on treatment (Active Release Technique) that Dr. Brantner provides which I think really helps.
They don’t take insurance but sometimes you can get reimbursed. At any rate, I am happy to pay out of pocket for getting my life back (and avoid having to have surgery)! I“m back to hiking, biking etc. but most importantly walking and driving with out pain! THANK YOU DR. BRANTER!

Zack is great. He is very well trained and gives a ton of time to his patients. It’s far more than just adjustments, it’s soft tissue work with training on how to maintain your body free of pain. He worked wonders on helping me fix my ailing lower back.
I highly recommend Zack.

So I used to thing Chiropractors were a bunch of junk science practicing crazies… Then I met Dr. Zach through a referral from my dance teacher. Dr. Zach is awesome!
He is thorough and never makes you feel rushed. He takes his time explaining things. Instead of just adjusting you and send you on your way he fixes the cause of the problem. Skillful at soft tissue work: trained in both active release technique and graston technique, as well as provides taping and a series of exercises to help strengthen and rebalance muscles.
As a dancer I am constantly dealing with injuries and issues and Dr. Zach is extremely knowledgeable and talented. I would highly recommend him!

I just completed my first session with Zach. I came in because I woke up yesterday with some pain in my back and was having difficulty standing straight. So I called this morning and was able to get in to see him today. Thank heavens.
He was extremely thorough in his diagnosis. He spent about 25 to 30 min. doing all sorts of examinations just to rule out the worst and to make the best possible diagnosis. I really appreciated how thorough he was.
And then he began treatment. He did a sort of scraping on my back with some tools that were that was not unpleasant, but it got right into the spot where I was having trouble. In addition, he did some massage in the area. And then he performed a few chiropractic adjustments. I felt my back go right back in the place.
So now I’m home, and I cannot express how relieved I am not to feel any more of that weirdness in my back. Zach is a lifesaver. He does good work. I highly recommend him.