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

04/07/2026

There’s something nobody tells you about being the person who helps people recover for a living.
When it’s your own family sitting across from you — everything changes.
Watching my mom navigate a foreign hospital system alone. Watching my son process why this happened to him on his birthday. Trying to be the calm one when you’re anything but.
That’s the part that doesn’t make it into the clinic notes.
Injury doesn’t just affect the body. It shrinks the world. The things people love doing disappear one by one. Quietly. Until they stop expecting to get them back.
That’s the thing I can’t unsee. And it’s why I show up every single day to find the actual reason — not just treat the symptom.
I’m back. And I’m clearer than ever on why this work matters.
If something is stopping you from living the way you want to — first visit is free. Link in bio.

04/06/2026

If you’ve tried everything and you’re still hurting — this is why.
Most people I see have already done chiro.
Already done PT.
Already stretched everything that moves.
And they’re still on the bike gritting through it.
That’s not a willpower problem.
That’s a root cause problem.
Nobody looked hard enough for the actual reason.
I do that.
First visit is free.
Link in bio.

Jaden, today is your 19th birthday.While 19 years isn’t that long, I’ve watched you grow into one of the most authentic ...
04/01/2026

Jaden, today is your 19th birthday.
While 19 years isn’t that long, I’ve watched you grow into one of the most authentic and honest humans I know.
I hope this last year of your teens brings you joy, growth, and gratitude.
Celebrate today. I love you. Happy birthday.

03/17/2026

A cyclist came in with low back pain.

Not from riding.

From loading the dishwasher.
From lifting.

He had been told to stop lifting.
“That’s dangerous for your back.”

But that wasn’t the problem.

His hips didn’t move.
His upper back didn’t rotate.

So his lower back kept doing the work.

Every time.

When we addressed the root cause—his lack of rotation—his pain resolved.

He kept lifting.

And his power on the bike improved…

without changing anything on the bike.

Fix the root cause → fix the human → keep your life full and active.

03/16/2026

Most people think pain means their body is breaking down.

That’s wrong.

Pain is usually the last signal, not the first.

Long before pain shows up the system has already started compensating.

Range of motion disappears.
Rotation disappears.
Strength shifts to the wrong places.

The body adapts… until it can’t anymore.

That’s when people are told they have:

a bad back
a bad knee
tight hips
degeneration

But those are almost never the root cause.

They’re the result.

I spent years trying to understand why some bodies break down early while others stay strong.

That question eventually became my life’s work.

Because when you understand the root cause…

you can rebuild the system.

03/15/2026

A cyclist came in convinced he had “lost power.”

But when we looked closer the issue wasn’t fitness.

It was rotation.

Once rotation disappears the chain reaction begins.

Back tightens.
Shoulders overwork.
Position collapses.
Power drops.

That’s the root cause behind a lot of cycling pain.

Rebuild rotation and the whole system starts working again.

03/14/2026

A cyclist came in this week frustrated because every ride over about 90 minutes started the same way.

Back tightening.
Shoulders working overtime.
Sitting up more and more.

He assumed it was just getting older.

But when we looked closer the real issue wasn’t fitness.

He had lost the ability to control his spine under load, so everything else had to compensate.

When we rebuilt that control, his position on the bike changed almost immediately.

This part of the flow helps reconnect the spine so the whole system works together again.

Part 3.

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03/13/2026

Back tight on long rides?

Most cyclists assume it’s just part of being on the bike for hours.

But a lot of the time the issue starts at the hips.

When hip rotation disappears, the spine starts doing the work.

That’s when low back tightness shows up on the bike.

This part of the flow helps restore that rotation.

Part 2.

03/11/2026

“Stop doing that.”

A lot of active people hear this after pain or imaging.

Stop riding.
Stop climbing.
Stop lifting.
Stop running.

The activity usually isn’t the problem.

The movement system underneath it is.

Over the next few days I’ll show you the movement flow I use with patients to rebuild that foundation.

03/10/2026

Injuries change plans fast.

Life shifts in a moment.

But the body isn’t fragile.

It’s adaptable.

Recovery starts when you rebuild movement.

Address

3249 S La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90016

Opening Hours

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

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+15162417114

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