Sports Chiropractic & ART
Sports chiropractic, Active Release Techniques (ART), and personalized chiropractic care in Alameda to help you recover from injuries, relieve pain, and move at your best.
Chiropractic Care on Park Street, Alameda
Chiropractic care at Rise Bodyworks restores motion to joints that have become restricted, most often in the spine. When a joint stops moving well, the muscles and nerves around it compensate, and that compensation is usually what you feel as pain, stiffness, or weakness. An adjustment is a precise, controlled input that gets the joint moving again.
Muscles, tendons, and fascia develop adhesions from injury or repetitive load, and those adhesions stop tissue from gliding the way it should. With ART, your Rise Bodyworks provider holds a specific contact on the restricted tissue while you actively move it through its range. That combination of tension and motion breaks the restriction down, reaching problems stretching alone cannot.
Our Approach
General chiropractic care asks whether you are in pain. Sports chiropractic also asks how you move under load. At Rise Bodyworks we assess the squat, the stride, the overhead reach, or whatever your sport and job demand, then treat the specific limitation getting in the way of it.
Adjustments free the joint. ART frees the soft tissue around it. Treat only one and the other tends to pull the problem back. Using them together is why our clients typically feel a change quickly and hold onto it longer.
At Rise Bodyworks you get one provider for the full appointment, an explanation of what we found in plain language, and a plan built around your goals. If imaging or another specialty is the right next step, we will tell you and coordinate care rather than keep you on the table.
Conditions We Treat
Our Park Street chiropractors treat the pain, injuries, and movement limitations that keep Alameda residents from training, working, and living comfortably. If your issue is not listed, ask us. We will tell you honestly whether chiropractic care is the right fit.
Low back and mid back pain from lifting, long commutes, or heavy training. We identify whether the joint, disc, or surrounding soft tissue is driving it, then treat the cause.
Stiffness, tension, and limited head rotation, often from desk work or an old injury. Gentle adjustments and soft tissue work restore comfortable movement.
Rotator cuff irritation, impingement, and overhead pain from lifting or throwing. Treatment addresses the shoulder blade, thoracic spine, and cuff together.
Deep hip pinching, glute tightness, and pain with squatting or running. We free restricted tissue and restore the hip mechanics that keep it from returning.
Runner's knee, patellar tracking issues, and post-injury aches. Care looks above and below the joint, because knee pain is rarely only a knee problem.
Radiating pain, numbness, or tingling down the leg. We work to reduce nerve irritation and restore pain-free sitting, standing, and walking.
Tension and cervicogenic headaches that start in the neck and upper shoulders. Releasing those structures often reduces both frequency and intensity.
Strains, sprains, tendon pain, and overuse injuries from training or competition. Care is built around getting you back to your sport, not just out of pain.
Lifting injuries, repetitive strain, and pain from physical labor or long desk hours. We treat the injury and adjust how you load your body at work.
Chronic tightness that stretching never quite fixes. Active Release Techniques target the adhesions and scar tissue limiting normal muscle glide.
Joints that feel stuck, clicky, or restricted through part of their range. Adjustments and mobilization restore motion where it has been lost.
Rounded shoulders, forward head posture, and the aches that follow. We combine hands-on care with simple corrective work you can keep doing at home.
Tennis elbow, wrist pain, and carpal tunnel symptoms from keyboards, tools, or training volume. Soft tissue therapy relieves the tissue taking the load.
Restricted range of motion that limits how you squat, reach, rotate, or run. Treatment restores the motion first, then trains you to keep it.
Neck, shoulder, and upper back pain after a car accident. We assess the injured tissue, calm it down, and rebuild the motion the crash took away.
Plantar fasciitis, Achilles pain, and ankle stiffness from running or long hours standing. ART releases the tissue and we address the mechanics above it.
Our Chiropractic Services
Five chiropractic services, all delivered from our clinic on Park Street in downtown Alameda. Every plan is built from the same toolkit of precise assessment, chiropractic adjustments, and Active Release Techniques. What changes is how we apply it to your body, your sport, and your job.
ART is a hands-on, movement-based soft tissue system for treating scar tissue and adhesions in muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves. Your provider holds a precise contact while you move the tissue through its full range, restoring normal glide and length.
Best for: Athletes, desk workers, and anyone with tightness or pain that keeps returning to the same spot.
Book Active Release Techniques (ART)
Sports chiropractic is built for bodies under load. We assess how you move in your sport, treat the joint restrictions and tissue limits holding you back, and keep you training through the season instead of sitting it out.
Best for: Runners, lifters, cyclists, triathletes, martial artists, and weekend competitors.
Book Sports Chiropractic
Everyday chiropractic care for neck pain, back pain, stiffness, and headaches. Each visit includes an assessment, hands-on treatment, and clear guidance you can use between appointments, whether you come in for relief or for maintenance.
Best for: Office workers, parents, active adults, and anyone managing recurring aches.
Book General Chiropractic Care
A structured path from injury back to full activity. We reduce pain first, restore the movement you lost, then rebuild capacity so the same injury does not sideline you again next season.
Best for: Strains, sprains, tendinopathy, and overuse injuries from training or competition.
Book Sports Injury Treatment
Care for injuries that come from how you earn a living. Whether that is lifting on a job site or eight hours at a keyboard, we treat the injury and then address the loading pattern behind it.
Best for: Construction and trade workers, healthcare staff, drivers, and office professionals.
Book Work Injury Treatment
Meet Your Providers
You see the same provider from your first assessment through your last visit. No hand-offs, no assistants finishing the session.
Master ART Practitioner, C.S.C.S.
30+ years in practice
John has worked in health, fitness, and rehabilitation since 1995 and has helped close to 20,000 people, from post-injury clients to competitive athletes. He treats each person as a whole body rather than a painful spot.
DC, ART
Doctor of Chiropractic
A Doctor of Chiropractic and certified Active Release Techniques provider, Joshua treats sports injuries, work injuries, and everyday pain with a movement-first approach built around how you actually live and train.
A certified soft tissue system for treating scar tissue and adhesions, retested and recertified annually.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, the standard credential for coaching athletes under load.
Movement assessment systems used to find the restriction causing your pain, not just the painful spot.
An evidence-based approach for diagnosing and treating spinal pain, including disc-related back problems.
Find the restriction that is actually causing the pain, treat it directly, and give you the movement work that keeps it from coming back. We would rather solve the problem in a handful of visits than book you indefinitely, and we will refer out when something falls outside chiropractic care.
Active Release Techniques is a certified system, not a generic massage. Dr. Beall is a Master ART Practitioner, and ART is used in every appropriate case.
No two bodies load the same way. Your plan is built from your assessment, your goals, and the sport or job you need to get back to.
Care draws on established assessment systems including SFMA, FMS, DNS, and the McKenzie Method, so decisions are based on findings rather than guesswork.
You work directly with your provider for the full session. No rotating between rooms, no rushed adjustments on the way out the door.
We aim to solve the problem, not create a standing appointment. That means treatment plus the strength and mobility work that keeps results.
Our team includes a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, so care is informed by how you actually train, compete, and recover.
Chiropractic sits alongside massage, personal training, Pilates, sauna, and cold plunge under one roof, so recovery and training support each other.
A welcoming, community-focused clinic where first-timers and lifelong athletes get the same attention and the same clear explanations.
Right on Park Street in the heart of Alameda, minutes from the Webster Tube, Bay Farm Island, and downtown Oakland, with online booking.
How Treatment Works
No mystery, no open-ended plans. Here is exactly how we take you from your first phone call to training and working without pain.
We start by listening. You walk us through your pain, your history, your training or work demands, and what you want to get back to doing.
A hands-on assessment of how your joints and soft tissue actually move, so we treat the cause of the problem rather than only the painful spot.
Your session combines chiropractic adjustments and Active Release Techniques, chosen for your findings. Most people feel a change on the first visit.
You leave with a clear plan: what to do at home, what to avoid for now, and how many visits we expect the problem to take.
Once you are out of pain, we shift to keeping you there through maintenance visits, mobility work, and training support inside our facility.
Step one takes about a minute. Pick a time that works, and we will handle the rest when you walk in.
Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Clients come in for pain relief. What keeps them coming back is everything that improves once the pain is handled, from how they train to how they sleep.
Reduce neck, back, joint, and nerve pain by treating the restriction causing it.
Undo the rounded-shoulder, forward-head pattern that desk work builds over time.
Move through fuller, easier range in your hips, shoulders, and spine.
Bounce back sooner between training sessions, shifts, and competitions.
Move more efficiently so your training translates into results.
Release the chronic tightness that stretching alone never seems to clear.
Restore tissue length and joint motion that limits how far you can go.
Find and fix the weak links before they become the reason you stop training.
Sit, lift, and play with your kids without planning your day around pain.
Stop waking up because your neck or back found a new way to complain.
Chiropractic Pricing
Wondering what a chiropractor costs in Alameda? Here it is, no phone call required. Every first-time client starts with an initial session so we can assess you properly before treating, and after that you book follow-up adjustments only as long as you actually need them.
*First-time clients are required to book the initial session. Payment is handled through our booking system at the time of your appointment.
Client Reviews
Hans S.
Client testimonial
“Dr. John is hands down the best Chiro/ART specialist I have ever seen. As an Olympic hopeful in Rowing, I have seen many trainers and PT specialists. Due to the nature of the sport, Rowing puts a lot of strain on your back. I have suffered from back pain from most of my career. Other masseuses or chiropractors would help to some degree, but no one could make real, long term changes. That is, until I saw John.”
Ronan & Jessica K.
Client testimonial
“I've been to quite a few chiropractors over the years, and have always been relatively happy. However, Dr. Beall sets a new bar for treatment. Firm and direct, nothing lasts as long as his adjustments and I'm pain free, energetic, and active. After a nasty car accident, John expedited schedules to get me seen immediately, helped adjust me, and then selflessly coached me through how the injury process works and what to watch out for.”
Elena E.
Client testimonial
“All my years at a desk job finally caught up to me and I woke up with a crick in my neck that massage wouldn't cure. My co-workers raved about John Beall and told me that he changed their respective lives. They were right: he was hard on my muscles but super nice. The pain in my neck and shoulders has gone away and he gave me tips for how to adjust my desk at work to reduce the stress on my muscles in the future. Amazing.”
Brooke W.
Client testimonial
“I've had six sessions so far with John and already I am feeling noticeable improvements. A twisted ankle led to whole-leg stress that was preventing me from running. After these sessions I am back at about 90% and had a pain-free run this week. I'm stoked! John is super in tune to the body and not one to spare his clients the necessary intensive treatment to get to true healing.”
Lynn R.
Client testimonial
“I limped into John Beall's office a year ago, having no idea how I hurt my knee. I needed to be on my feet for 3 weeks walking through Europe in 4 days. John fixed my knee and I was running 2 days later! I am active but was constantly stopping my training due to injuries. I returned to RISE after my trip and worked with John on my latent injuries for several months.”
M. B.
Client testimonial
“I was referred to work with Dr. John Beall after exhausting all other possibilities in search of healing a scary pinched nerve situation that was not only causing my thumb to go numb, but also creating excruciating pain like I have never felt before. John estimated it would take about 4 sessions to fix me, and he was on the money.”
Susan P.
Client testimonial
“John is fabulous. He has been doing ART on my elbow, and as rough as the sessions are, I always end up laughing. And the problem is all but gone after several sessions. I keep returning to him to both keep it gone and for the fabulous full body adjustments he does. I feel like a new person after each session.”
Sarah T.
Client testimonial
“John was super knowledgeable and really inspired confidence, which I was severely lacking after my numerous failed adjustments at my previous chiropractor. He noted that a lot of my pain was probably due to the difference in lengths of my leg, and he even provided me with a free massage ball and insole heel so I could treat myself at home. Unlike other chiropractors who would push for unnecessary treatments, John told me I was pretty much fine, but that I could call him again if I needed an additional treatment.”
Michael Green
Google · 5 months ago
“Awesome gym with great staff. I’ve gone to John for several years now for ART and he’s phenomenal at his craft. Aleta is also fantastic for massage therapy. The facility itself is well-equipped with a ton of resources to help anyone reach their training goals. This is easily my favorite gym in Alameda!”
Yien S.
Yelp · Jul 10, 2025
“I've been getting chiropractic care with John for the past couple weeks & massage with Aleta. I love the vibe here, personable & easy going, not to mention effective. I was involved in an accident & John & Aleta both have been so effective on my neck, shoulders, & back.”
Michael G.
Yelp · Jun 27, 2025
“Sharing a recommendation for Mario Bongiovanni as an awesome personal trainer. I worked with him to build my workout program back up after an injury. He helped with developing a strong routine and mental approach for success. Rise has a lot of fantastic trainers and staff, and Mario is an all-star among them.”
Jay C.
Yelp · Jul 7, 2025
“From pilates and chiropractic services to massage tables and an ice bath, Rise has it all. They truly do bodywork. Thank you!”
Serving Alameda & the East Bay
Rise Bodyworks sits at 1226 Park Street, in the middle of Alameda's Park Street business district. Clients walk over from work downtown, drive in from Bay Farm Island, and cross the tube from Oakland, because getting treated should not cost you half a day.
We are a locally owned, community-focused clinic inside a full wellness center. That means your chiropractic care can sit alongside massage, personal training, Pilates, sauna, and cold plunge in one place, and it means the person treating you knows your name.
Chiropractic FAQ
Straight answers about chiropractic care, Active Release Techniques, and what to expect at our Alameda clinic. No jargon, no pressure.
Chiropractors treat pain and dysfunction in the muscles, joints, and nerves. At Rise Bodyworks that most often means back pain, neck pain, shoulder and hip pain, knee pain, sciatica, headaches, sports injuries, work injuries, and mobility restrictions. Care combines spinal adjustments with soft tissue therapy and movement guidance.
Active Release Techniques is a certified, hands-on soft tissue system that treats scar tissue and adhesions in muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves. Your provider applies a precise contact while you move the affected area through its range of motion. That combination breaks up restrictions and restores normal tissue glide, which is why ART is widely used for repetitive strain and sports injuries.
Most people find adjustments comfortable and feel immediate relief afterward. You may hear a pop, which is simply gas releasing from the joint, not bones cracking. Soft tissue work on an irritated area can feel intense for a few seconds, and your provider will adjust pressure any time you ask. Some clients notice mild soreness for a day, similar to after a workout.
It depends on the problem. A recent, straightforward issue often resolves in a handful of visits, while a long-standing or complex injury takes longer. After your first assessment, your provider will give you an honest estimate rather than a long open-ended plan, and will re-evaluate as you progress.
Yes. Sports injuries such as strains, sprains, tendon pain, and overuse conditions respond well to a combination of chiropractic care and Active Release Techniques. Our approach treats the injured tissue, restores the movement you lost, and rebuilds capacity with a return-to-sport plan so the same injury does not recur.
Yes. We regularly treat lifting injuries, repetitive strain, and postural pain for construction workers, tradespeople, healthcare staff, drivers, and office professionals. Treatment addresses the injury itself, then looks at the loading and ergonomics at your job so the problem does not simply return next week.
Chiropractic care has a strong safety record when performed by a licensed provider after a proper assessment. Every new client is screened before treatment, techniques are matched to your findings and comfort level, and we refer out or co-manage with your physician when imaging or another specialty is the right next step.
Your initial visit covers a consultation about your history and goals, a hands-on movement assessment, and treatment the same day in most cases. You will leave understanding what is causing your pain, what we did about it, and what to do before your next appointment. Plan on a longer appointment than a regular follow-up.
Yes. Many of our clients arrive after months or years of recurring pain that other approaches have not resolved. Chronic cases usually need both hands-on treatment and a change in how the area is loaded, which is why our plans pair ART and adjustments with corrective movement work.
It can. Postural problems are usually a mix of restricted joints, shortened soft tissue, and habits built over years at a desk or in a vehicle. Chiropractic care and ART restore the motion, and the corrective exercises we send you home with are what make the improvement stick.
Yes. Rise Bodyworks is a training facility as well as a clinic, and our chiropractic team includes a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. We regularly treat runners, lifters, cyclists, triathletes, martial artists, and recreational athletes.
At Rise Bodyworks, an initial chiropractic session is $99 and follow-up sessions are $70. The initial visit runs longer because it includes your consultation and full movement assessment along with treatment. Prices are listed openly on this page, and you pay per visit rather than committing to a package.
Yes. Whiplash and other auto injuries commonly leave restricted joints and irritated soft tissue in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. We assess the injured area, calm the irritation with gentle chiropractic care and Active Release Techniques, then rebuild the range of motion the crash took away. If your symptoms suggest imaging or another specialty is needed first, we will tell you.
No referral is needed. Chiropractors are primary contact providers in California, so you can book directly. If your insurance plan requires a referral for reimbursement, check with your carrier before your visit.
Your initial appointment is longer because it includes the consultation and full assessment. Follow-up visits are focused treatment sessions and are shorter. Exact times are shown when you book online, so you can plan around work or training.
During an active flare-up, visits are usually closer together, then spread out as symptoms settle. Once you are feeling good, many clients move to occasional maintenance visits, especially during heavy training blocks or physically demanding work seasons. Your provider will recommend a cadence rather than lock you into a package.
Wear comfortable athletic clothing that lets you move, similar to what you would wear to train. Active Release Techniques requires access to the treated area, so shorts and a t-shirt work well for lower body complaints and a tank or loose shirt for shoulders and neck.
Book with an ART certified chiropractor in Alameda and find out what is actually causing your pain. Most clients feel a difference after the first visit.
No referral needed. Online booking takes about a minute, and we will tell you honestly if chiropractic care is not the right fit for your problem.