Lisa Covey, DC, ART

Director of FitWell Chiropractic Sports Medicine, Dr. Covey graduated from Life Chiropractic College West, cum laude, where she continues to guest lecture. Dr. Covey is certified with the Spine Research Institute of San Diego which provides research and education in the area of traumatic spinal injury.

Dr. Covey not only treats the spine but also the extremities. She has treated the shoulders of professional football players, the hands of musicians, the backs of policemen and women, the feet of golfers, surfers and marathon runners. In addition she is a certified Active Release Techniques (ART) provider and specializes in all manners of soft tissue and repetitive strain injuries both of the spine and the extremities. For this reason, she serves as a referral physician for SF General Hospital, St Francis Spine Center and various orthopedic surgeons.

Dr. Covey treats and consults with a wide variety of athletes, both professional and recreational. Her philosophy and treatment approach stem from personal as well as professional experience. Whether you're an athlete or non-athlete the same principles of prevention, remedy and recovery apply.

Enhancing our individual functional capacity is what makes chiropractic and ART so successful. Enabling her patients to enjoy life to the fullest is Dr. Covey's goal.


Rikke Cox, Office Manager

Rikke comes to FitWell Chiropractic Sports Medicine through the agency business. Rikke has found booking artists for gigs to be quite similar to running the office of a chiropractor. "As silly as it sounds, working at FitWell gives me a sense of contributing to a better world. Seeing people come in with pain and leave feeling better. The results of our work show their rewards daily here at FitWell. I love that."

Rikke received her Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from ASU. You can see samples of her work here. Rikke is your typical bay area outdoor lover preferring to surf in the ocean or ski on the mountains. You can also find Rikke volunteering at various native habitat restoration projects throughout the city.


Michelle Wallace, Pilates Instructor

Michelle Wallace completed her classical Pilates certification in New York City. She has both a dance and athletic background and came to Pilates after sustaining several debilitating injuries. She fell in love with Pilates for the quality of movement that the method demands and for its effectiveness at helping her to heal.

Michelle has been teaching Pilates since 2004. She trained the Cal Women's Rugby Team and assisted with the teacher trainer certification at OmPrem Studio, in Santa Ana, Costa Rica. She has also written for Pilates Style magazine.

She loves teaching and seeing Pilates effect the positive changes of strength, flexibility and awareness in her students.


Dawn Guenthardt, LMT

After eight years as an analyst and program manager, Dawn chose a second career in bodywork out of a desire for active work requiring both her head and her hands. During her sessions, Dawn strives to create a relaxing and grounded space to promote focus on specific areas of pain as well as overall healing. She incorporates techniques from an array of modalities including Swedish, deep tissue, sports, myofascial therapy and Zen Shiatsu. She is honored to help others achieve their health and well-being goals through massage. Beyond massage, Dawn's interests range from hiking and snowboarding to cooking and reading.


Jessica Damon, Pilates Instructor

Jessica enjoys using Pilates to help her clients meet their personal goals whether these are injury rehabilitation, dance and sports-related conditioning, or general fitness. She came to Pilates with a serious back injury, having herniated a disc in a bike accident. Through the Pilates Method Jessica was able to recover full health and mobility in her spine. She is deeply committed to the benefits of this work and relishes the opportunity to share it with others.

Jessica received her certification at Turning Point Studios in Walnut Creek and her MFA in Dance from CU Boulder. In addition to teaching Pilates, she is a dancer and choreographer and teaches dance to at-risk youth.



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