Healthwell Physical Therapy Group

08/29/2026

Casual Friday night with our awesome team!

03/14/2026

Self correction of supero lateral hip subluxation!

03/14/2026

Meet our Pilates instructor Kittie focused in EDS!
Kittie Krivacic is a San Francisco based pilates and dance instructor and received her pilates training through Balanced Body at EHS under Brigitte Brunner and Monique Convertito. She began her pilates education after many years of struggling with chronic pain resulting in a hypermobile EDS diagnosis. Kittie found that strength training was one of the best antidotes to living with a bendy body.

Kittie's work is centered around helping patients feel strong and grounded in their bodies. Her emphasis is on functional movement and proper alignment. Kittie is always expanding her knowledge and skill set and recently attended a course by Heather Purdin, CMPT on treatment approaches to Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes.

01/26/2026

Shockwave Therapy & EDS - What You Should Know

For patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), chronic tendon and soft tissue pain can be tough to treat.

Shockwave therapy may help by:
• Stimulating collagen remodeling
• Improving blood flow
• Reducing chronic tendon pain

⚠️ Important:
Shockwave must be used gently and selectively in EDS. It’s best for localized tendon pain, not joint instability and be paired with skilled rehab.

At Amber Rehabilitation / HealthWell PT, we use shockwave as part of a thoughtful, Pilates-based and manual therapy approach, especially when patients plateau with traditional care.

📍Care matters. Experience matters.

12/22/2025

🎄 The Holidays Should Be Joyful - Not Painful 🎄

Did you know people with hypermobility or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) often experience increased joint pain, fatigue, and flare-ups during the busy holiday season?

At HealthWell Physical Therapy Group, we specialize in hypermobility-informed care and offer Shockwave Therapy to help:
✨ Reduce chronic tendon and joint pain
✨ Improve tissue healing
✨ Support active lifestyles - even with hypermobility

Our goal? Help you move, celebrate, and stay active without fear of flare-ups.

Give your body the gift of support this season.
📍 Alameda & San Francisco

11/03/2024

Enhance your balance and strength with our new class at Healthwell PT in SF.

Email [email protected] for more information!

08/14/2023

This will be worth your time!!!

Big news 📣 There is an exclusive Facebook Live session on Fascial Counterstrain happening this month featuring the creator of FCS, Brian Tuckey PT, OCS, JSCCI, and JI Instructor Kyle Kusunose PT, DPT, JSCCI.
Please share and help spread the word!!! 📚💙

01/23/2023

Improved brain safety of the Q collar has not been proven by research, but the concern for brain health especially with this sport is real.

If you’ve been watching any NFL games recently, you might have noticed some players sporting white (or in some cases, black) horseshoe-shaped collars around their necks. But what are they?

01/08/2023

PREVENTION: Exercise As Medicine

Exercise has numerous anti-cancer effects. So much so, that one could say exercise is medicine.

If you are someone that cites a lack of time as a reason to justify a non-existent exercise routine, there is now good news. A study recently published in the European Heart Journal has found that a daily brisk walk for just 7 minutes can reduce the risk of the #1 killer of heart disease. And because of the close association between cancer and cardiovascular disease, the same daily brisk walk will likely help with the #2 killer of cancer.

If you have cancer and are looking for a good New Year’s resolution, besides committing to a healthy diet, commit to exercise. They just might save your life.

References:

de Boer RA, Meijers WC, van der Meer P, van Veldhuisen DJ. Cancer and heart disease: associations and relations. Eur J Heart Fail. 2019 Dec;21(12):1515-1525.

Dempsey PC, Rowlands AV, Strain T, Zaccardi F, Dawkins N, Razieh C, Davies MJ, Khunti KK, Edwardson CL, Wijndaele K, Brage S, Yates T. Physical activity volume, intensity, and incident cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 2022 Dec 7;43(46):4789-4800.

Thomas RJ, Kenfield SA, Jimenez A. Exercise-induced biochemical changes and their potential influence on cancer: a scientific review. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Apr;51(8):640-644.

12/02/2022

PDF | Hypermobility syndrome involves excessive flexibility and systemic manifestations of connective tissue fragility. Certain genetic polymorphisms... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate