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About Us
We are dedicated to helping our patients realize the potential for their health through the fulfillment of a proactive life. By providing a safe, nurturing, and comfortable treatment environment, we offer our patients the opportunity to heal. Through education and empowerment, we assist them in learning to trust their bodies and minds; their instincts and choices.
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Lisa Covey, DC, ART, CCST
 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. |
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Heather Maxwell, DC, ART, ATC
 Dr. Maxwell graduated from Palmer College of Chiropracitic in Davenport, IA. She is a certified Active Release Techniques (ART) provider and certified Athletic Trainer (ATC.) Dr. Maxwell enjoys the challenge of treating the body as a functional unit, addressing any soft tissue injuries, along with spine and extremity treatment. She has helped patients from many different backgrounds attain an increased level of health through chiropractic care and soft tissue therapy.
While Dr. Maxwell has worked with almost every type of athlete, she can especially empathize with those who pursue events of endurance distance, as she has completed four marathons and two Ironman triathlons. She is passionate about helping people of all ages return to the activities they love. |
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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. |
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Christine Doo, CMT
 Christine Doo is a Certified Massage Therapist and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. As a graduate of the National Holistic Institute, Christine is well versed in many massage modalities including Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Shiatsu, Thai massage and has the ability to tailor each session to her client's needs. She is currently furthering her education at NHI's Advanced Neuromuscular Medical Massage program, and enjoys the detailed attention to specific muscles. Her love for kinesiology and active lifestyle (yoga, running, tennis) give her a better understanding of how to heal soft tissue injuries, increase range of motion, and relieve pain and tension.
Christine likens her body work to her many years of working with clay as a ceramicist. The muscles in the body respond to touch and with the right pressure and a little bit of love, they go to their natural and beautiful form. |
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Lynngo Hootini, CMT
Lyngo is a Certified Massage Therapist from the National Holistic Institute in San Francisco, California. He is also a Member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
Lyngo comes experienced in both Eastern and Western techniques. Including Swedish, sports massage, deep tissue, trigger point release, Myofascial Release, Thai Massage, Shiatsu and energy work.
Lyngo is a dedicated massage therapist concentrating in bodywork using a range of modalities. Each treatment is focused on helping the client attain their wellness goals. Lyngo believes everyone deserves a massage that is adjusted to their needs, provides rehabilitative qualities and can also be relaxing.
Lyngo says, "Being a massage therapist is a sacred profession and there is nothing more gratifying than helping others heal." Lyngo took this philosophy to heart massaging his pregnant wife and then his newborn/infant son.
Lyngo is also an avid basketball player and ukulele player! |
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Erin Malley Golcu, Pilates Instructor
Erin Malley Golcu received her initial training in Pilates through STOTT in 2003. Following a desire for greater rehabilitative and anatomically focused work, she trained at the Kane School of Core Integration (NYC). She taught at Bodysmart Personal Training, Pivotal Physical Therapy, and Pilates on Fifth in Manhattan; in San Francisco she maintains a small private practice at Informed Body in Hayes Valley. Erin’s teaching is detail-oriented, playful, and compassionate.
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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. 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. |
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