Back to Life is a physical therapy practice and ergonomic consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in San Francisco and Oakland.
Back to Life, a San Francisco Bay Area physical therapy practice specializing in a movement balance approach to acute and chronic back pain, hip and sacroiliac joint pain, pelvic pain and incontinence.
12/13/2023
Many common hip conditions can respond well to physical therapy!
At Back to Life, our physical therapists specialize in taking a thorough look at contributing factors to your hip pain, in order to work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan to help you meet your goals.
11/16/2023
Back to Life Physical Therapy, Inc. is hiring! Full or part-time physical therapist position available.
Back to Life is an outpatient physical therapy clinic with offices in San Francisco and Oakland, CA that helps people eliminate their pain and return their prior high level of function.
Back to Life treats people with pain especially back, neck, shoulders, hips and pelvic pain, as well as incontinence; particularly those who have suffered for a long time or haven't gotten better with other therapies. We specialize in treating those with hypermobility as well as those with limited mobility.
Join Iris Warchall from Autistic Physical Therapist Consulting and Education, LLC and at the conference in this weekend to learn about affirming care for all your patients!
09/11/2023
Upcoming event!
Bodyminds That Diverge
Saturday 10/14
1:00-2:30PM
Location: 403 49th St., Oakland CA 94609
Join Marisa La Piana, LCSW, and Iris Warchall, PT, DPT to learn practical strategies to help identify and support your body’s needs. Whether you are managing chronic pain or illness, neurodivergence, burnout or increased life stressors, this workshop is for you!
Price: $5
Link to registration:
Learn practical strategies to help identify and support your body’s needs.
10/18/2022
The funniest, f***y, physio!
said “can we come and film your 5*, sell out comedy show?” I said “of course”, let them drag me round the bars in and they made this. .a.chew asked all of the verboten questions and edited it. I was brave enough to watch it, maybe you might like it too? It’s half an hour of us rambling on about taboos, health, physio, pelvic floors, me being a hateful bigot, comedy, science and why facts and s*x matter. That doesn’t mean gender doesn’t matter, but, s*x is definitely the bread and butter of a f***y physio’s day and no good is coming from pretending it’s not got an influence on a person’s life, health and well-being. I think they did a really good job of this wee film and it’s interesting that there has, as usual, been little pushback. Maybe that’s because of the ? Maybe it’s because I’m deadly serious about this stuff, am speaking from evidence not opinion and am desperate to be wrong. *xMatters https://youtu.be/BuY6FYZuW9U
10/18/2022
The organ is “completely ignored by pretty much everyone,” medical experts say, and that omission can be devastating to women’s s*xual health.
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Our treatment is based on the Movement System Balance approach of Shirley Sahrmann, author of “Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes.” We incorporate exercise, balance training relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, biofeedback, Myofascial Release, Visceral Manipulation, Soft Tissue Manipulation (massage) and Lymphatic drainage as appropriate with each patient according to his or her needs.
With over 65 years of combined experience, Amy Selinger, PT, DPT, OCS, Janette Cariad, PT and Iris Warchall, PT, DPT, see patients with general orthopedic conditions and have several specializations including:
Chronic pain and complex musculoskeletal dysfunctions of the spine, hip, pelvis and sacroiliac regions
Balance disorders of many etiologies
Parkinsons movement disorders
Gastro-Intestinal dysfunction
Lymphedema
Post-partum recovery
Post-surgical recovery
Because we do not just look at the specific body part that our patient’s diagnosis indicates, but look at the entire movement system, we can detect when the problem is not at the same location as the symptom or symptoms. This allows us to be more thorough in our treatment approach and to be both more efficient and more comprehensive. While some physical therapists may insist on only addressing one aspect of your particular musculoskeletal problem, we look at all aspects (strength, flexibility, coordination, soft tissue mobility, joint motion, fascial mobility or restriction, activities required for your daily life at home and work, walking, exercise and caring for other family members) of your life and endeavor to understand how your body developed the problem in the first place. With that approach, you should begin to feel an improvement in as few as two to three sessions.
We value your input and your insights into your problem. We will work in partnership with you so that you know as much as possible about your condition. We will explain our approach and our recommendations so that you feel comfortable with your program. We particularly enjoy helping people who have already been to physical therapy but have not achieved their desired result. We look forward to meeting you and encourage you to bring us your most complicated musculoskeletal dysfunctions; we’ll help you sort them out.
