Craig Abrams, DC

Craig Abrams, DC Chiropractic care driven to help you "Move well to be well"
We use diet, exercise, adjustment & laser therapy to get you on the path to recovery and beyond

11/19/2025

Life doesn’t always space things out for you.
Sometimes the big moments, the travel, the family stuff, and the work all land at once.

What’s been helping me stay grounded is doing the basics well — moving, breathing, and giving myself a little grace when things get busy.

If you’re in one of those seasons too, remember: small wins count. Momentum beats perfection.

11/18/2025

A patient came in last week frustrated because his back kept tightening every afternoon especially on long work days and before travel.

Not pain… just that “locked up” feeling that makes everything harder.

We didn’t stretch his low back.
We didn’t dig into the muscles.
We just gave his hips and spine a simple reset he could do anywhere.

Here’s the 90-second version I gave him:

• Windshield wipers to unlock the hips
• Hip hinge with a dowel to re-teach clean mechanics
• Light KB deadlift to reconnect strength + control

Nothing fancy.
Just the basics done well.

The next day he told me, “I didn’t realize how much my hips were dragging my back down.”

If your back feels tight especially before sitting, flying, or long days on your feet try this reset.
It works because it gets your body working the way it’s supposed to.

11/14/2025

You want your back and hips to feel strong again — not tight, not fragile, and not one bad move away from a setback.

The truth is, stretching your pain never solves the real problem.
Strength + control do.

The Turkish Get-Up is one of my favorite ways to rebuild real-life durability:
hips → core → shoulder → balance → confidence.

Most people who come to me aren’t weak — they’re stuck.
Their body forgot how to move as one system, so the back ends up doing all the work.
Once we restore rotation, breathing, and hip control, movements like this start to feel possible again… sometimes for the first time in years.

If your back feels tight every morning, or you avoid certain movements because you’re afraid they’ll flare you up, send me a DM with STRONG and I’ll share the exact starting plan I use with my patients.

Or you can book a free Discovery Visit through the link in my bio.

Weekend reset in Santa Cruz 🌲Redwoods, laughter, long walks, and way too many snacks.Watching your kid find their rhythm...
11/10/2025

Weekend reset in Santa Cruz 🌲

Redwoods, laughter, long walks, and way too many snacks.

Watching your kid find their rhythm — surrounded by trees older than any of us — hits different.
A little perspective, a little pride, a little gratitude.

Back on the bike, back to work, back to the mission.

11/06/2025

He’d been dealing with off-and-on back pain for years.
It would flare up after a long weekend, a round of golf, or a few games of pickleball — then slowly fade, just enough for him to move on.

This time, it didn’t fade.

He stretched, foam rolled, even swapped out his chair.
But every morning, that same stiffness was there waiting — reminding him how small his world had gotten.

The real problem wasn’t his back.
It was the silent core and hip weakness underneath it — the system that was supposed to protect him.

Once we rebuilt control where it was missing, everything changed.

He moved smoother, slept better, and finally rejoined his weekend crew on the court — not worried about what might “go out” next.

Sometimes the pain isn’t a warning — it’s an invitation.

DM “strong.” I’ll show you how to listen and rebuild.

11/05/2025

He didn’t stop training — he just got busy.

Work bled into sleep. Sleep bled into soreness.
Soon, his “tight back” was back.

The truth? He didn’t fall off.
His rhythm drifted.

Once we reset his recovery and built a few consistent anchors,
the pain faded — not because of one big fix,
but because his body finally had a rhythm again.

That’s what most people miss.

You don’t need perfection. You need awareness.

Catch the drift early — before pain becomes your reminder.

DM “strong.” Let’s start your reset.

11/04/2025

She used to skip the kettlebell swing at her group classes.

It scared her the speed, the hinge, the memory of how her back felt the last time she tried.

Between work, family, and everything else, something had to give
and it was always self-care.

First, she modified.
Then she skipped the move altogether.

But over time, it wasn’t just her workouts that suffered.
It was her energy, her confidence… her ability to be present with her kids.

When she finally decided to stop waiting and start rebuilding,
we began with the smallest steps bridges, clamshells, breath.

Not punishment.
Reconnection.

Within weeks, her strength came back and so did her confidence.

She’s turning 40 next year, and she told me this week she feels stronger than she ever has.

Sometimes the smallest move is what brings you back to yourself.

DM “strong.” Let’s start your reset.

11/03/2025

Tired isn’t an excuse — it’s feedback.

After a weekend of late nights, sugar, and skipped movement, your body isn’t punishing you it’s protecting you.

Most people respond to fatigue by doing less.
The smarter move? Do better.

Small, intentional movement resets your nervous system, reopens your joints, and restores confidence in your body.

I teach my patients how to understand this feedback loop and how to rebuild before the pain takes over.

This is where From Stuck to Strong begins.

DM “strong” to start your reset.

10/30/2025

Most people don’t end up in my office because of pain —
they end up here because of frustration.

They’ve done the stretches, the cookie-cutter exercise sheets, the online programs.
Maybe even a few quick adjustments or massages that felt good… for a while.

But the truth is — most care stops at where it hurts, not why.

Like my patient Mark — a runner who came in with knee pain so bad he couldn’t finish a mile.
He’d been told to ice, strengthen, rest, repeat.

But the real problem wasn’t his knee.
It was how his hip and core were moving — or not moving — together.

Once we rebuilt his patterns, the pain disappeared.
What came next was better — his confidence returned.

That’s why I do what I do.
I don’t chase symptoms.
I find the root cause — and teach you how to move like you again.

Because healing isn’t about quick fixes or checklists —
it’s about awareness, guidance, and actually feeling what “better” is supposed to feel like.

Welcome to CADC.

Welcome to From Stuck to Strong.

— Dr. Craig Abrams, DC

DM “strong” to start your reset.

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3249 S La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90016

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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3:30pm

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