Hank Hu, DC

Prior to visiting a chiropractor, I had met with my physician who diagnosed my sciatica. He treated me by prescribing ibuprofen for the first 4 weeks and then 8 weeks of physical therapy. This treatment gave me minimal improvement.
Then a friend recommended that I visit Dr Hank Hu. In my initial visit he made an adjustment that gave me immediate relief. Then I came back for a few more adjustments to get my back to normal and complete relief from my sciatica. He then advised me on some exercises that would help prevent this condition from returning.
Dr. Hu does an excellent job describing what is causing your discomfort and what he can do to help. He will be upfront with you. If he believes you need to see a specific type of medical doctor, he will tell you.
I’ve known him for 5 years now and go back for only maintenance treatments. He is certainly a skilled chiropractor but he also seems to have an innate ability for this profession. I highly recommend Dr. Hu.

I was injured in a motorcycle accident 9 years ago. Since then, I had serious lower back pain and left leg pain while sitting for a long period. My condition became worse in recent two years that I wasn’t able to sleep well due to the pain and soreness. Before seeing Dr. Hu, I’ve visited several doctors of acupuncture and doctors of rehabilitation medicine in Asia, I did get some reliefs from their treatments, but no one ever solved the root cause of my problem.
In two visits with Dr. Hu, he quickly identified the root cause of my problem (SI joint dysfunction) and I felt immediate relief. Through twice weekly treatments in the beginning, I have noticed a great improvement in my back and leg pain. Now, I go once every three weeks for maintenance, as my condition gets stable. What impressed me more is that I found my menstrual cramps relieved about 50% after two months’ treatment. It was really a great bonus and miracle to me!
I’m grateful that I found Dr. Hu since his treatment made my life a lot better. My mobility has improved. I can sit longer and sleep better without feeling pain and soreness!
He’s professional, straightforward, and really cares about his patients. I would highly recommend him to my friends, my family, and everyone! Thank you so much for helping me, Dr. Hu!

All I can say is wow! Today was the first time I have ever been to a chiropractor and I’ll admit I was pretty nervous. But Hank is so patient and explains everything. He talks to you so that you don’t even think about what he was doing and the fear goes away. I waked out a new person! Thank you Hank you made me feel so much better the natural way without medicine!

I wish I came to see Dr. Hu first. I had done something really bad to my neck that had me suffering for the last couple of months. After alternative forms of treatment, I finally came to see Dr. Hu… and kicking myself for not seeing him sooner. I feel great as I write this review. He is very knowledgable, takes his time to speak with you, funny, and extremely polite. Dr. Hu is really the best chiropractor I’ve ever been to… so your search for a great chiropractor is over.

Dr. Hu is a fantastic Chiropractor, I enjoy his sense of humor each visit to him. Very talkative and attentive to your needs as a doctor. The previous Chiropractor my sister seen told me that they just leave the massage pads on them and leave the room. Dr. Hu will stay with you and talk with you at all times. He is very knowledgeable at what he does. Definitely will come back to him, I live in Oakland and would travel for his visits. Of course I hope not to get into any more car accidents but then again if unavoidable, I will call Dr. Hu again!

I wish I could give Hank 6 stars. He is the best chiropractor I’ve ever had — he knows exactly what to do even when I can’t explain it. Bonus: he’s also hilarious, and makes me feel super comfortable in his office.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Hu for almost ten years for a variety of injuries ranging from jiu jitsu to sitting at my work desk for far too long.
Dr. Hu has treated my neck, spine, broken elbow (still doesn’t work 100% after surgery, Hank fixes it when needed), broken foot (same as elbow), and knee.
Every single time I walk out of his office feeling much, much better than I did walking in, both physically and emotionally. I highly recommend him.

I pulled my back at a martial arts practice. The pain was going to affect my work and i needed to get past it quickly. Hank was the perfect guy to see with this injury. He is martial arts/​high school athlete himself. Hank saw me right away. He dealt with my injury and had me out the door in minutes. Totally nice guy and very accomodating. I highly suggest him.

Came across Dr. Hu from my insurance provider website as he was in-​network. It’s a small office but Dr Hu is certainly very professional and very good. I went for my minor injury from wakeboarding as I felt my back was pulled sideway. Sitting for prolong period of times will give me soreness in the mid back. The first visit Dr Hu quickly identified the problem and tightness of the back muscle. He made a quick adjustment and muscle stimulator, and the next day I felt great! The 2^nd visit he consulted again to see if I felt any worst/​better, since I felt better he just do a quick massage and made adjustment of my neck that I addressed.
Overall it was a great experience! Definitely would recommend for anyone live/​work around the area.

I’m honored I get to be the first to write a review for Hank, because quite frankly I don’t know how it’s taken so long for Hank to have gotten a review from anybody! He’s the best chiropractor I’ve seen, and I’ve seen around seven of them in the bay area. (I worked in San Mateo before and I now work in San Francisco.)
Here are some of the cases I’ve experienced personally or through family/​friends:
1. My dad injured his shoulder playing soccer with my brother. After a year of strenuous physical therapy and «stretching» to lengthen the supposedly tightly healed muscles and tendons, he finally went to see Hank. He felt around, realized that the joint slightly out of the socket and *pop* adjusted it back in. After two visits, my dad could raise his arm over his shoulder, which he couldn’t do before. Two visits compared to one or two years of physical therapy. It was night and day — my dad couldn’t believe it.
2. Months later, my dad’s friend had a similar problem — he couldn’t move it for months and he finally caved in to see a chiropractor. Upon recommendation from my dad, he went to see Hank. In one session, Hank adjusted his shoulder back into place and he was able to move his arm.
3. I had sciatica ever since my early twenties, but I actually didn’t know what it was until a few years ago. I sat down and sometimes I’d get tingling sensations down my leg and numbness in my foot. It made me feel antsy sometimes, and I couldn’t sit straight. Turns out whenever I bent my leg, it would pinch the nerve in my lower back. I went to Hank and he taught me what it was and showed me what was happening on a model of the spine. Imagine two straws and a string going through them. When my vertebrae isn’t aligned, it’s like holding two straws shifted — it’ll pinch the string — my nerve. Got it. He laid me down, warmed up my back, then adjusted me. A few minutes later, after my nerve decompressed, the tingling sensation and numbness went away. Seriously, after years of suffering this kind of thing, it was like a light bulb going off.
4. Since then I’ve been going back because I have a weak back due to my original injury. He can feel which vertebrae is out with his hands/​fingers and he can adjust it back in that session. Comparing this with other chiropractors, I’ve seen some where they just go through a routine: adjust your back, neck, shoulders, like a checklist. But they don’t address my actual problem. You’ll see this in some chiropractors — even friendly, really nice ones. You leave thinking «hey, that was a nice chiropractor», but then you realize he/​she didn’t fix your problem. But the reason why I’m listing all these experiences is because I feel Hank gets the job done. The rating isn’t inflated because I think he’s friendly and makes me feel good about myself (seriously, I’ve read reviews like that about other chiropractors) — he gets results.
5. Luckily this has only happened once, but it’s a good example. I slept awkwardly one night and my neck felt really odd. I had a tingling sensation down my left hand. My fingertips were a bit numb. Given it was similar to my sciatica, I went to go see Hank, and he pointed out that that my arm/​hand nerve extends from my neck vertebrae. He used his fingers to feel my neck, found the spot, and he adjusted it. The numbness was gone by the time I was out the door.
6. I sent my friend to go see Hank after he had a car crash and felt whiplash. He was pretty worried about it since it hurt, and though he never saw a chiropractor before, he trusted my recommendation to see Hank to see if there was anything wrong with his neck. Hank took a look, told him nothing was out of alignment and that it will heal (and so he didn’t need to adjust anything) — and didn’t charge my friend at all. Yes my friend is fine now :)
7. After a day long hike in Yosemite, my knees ached like crazy. I would feel shooting pains when I walked. One day when I went to see Hank about my back, I asked him about it., pointing to my knees He asked «do you feel more pain when you walk down stairs?» It was weird, because I hadn’t told him about that, but it did specifically hurt when I walked down stairs. Upon confirming that, he said it was my MCL and that I strained it. I realized then that he really knew more than just nerves and my back, but he had a good sports therapy background. (He studied it and also does jujitsu and needs chiro services himself!)
8. He has cured cancer. Ok I’m just kidding, but after 7 examples, you’re probably thinking «come on!». But I’m just listing the experiences I’ve had with him. I’m an engineer and make decisions based on data, so I guess I’m listing them out.
Why such a long review? Because he’s helped my friends, my family, and myself — and yet he still hasn’t had a review. He’s straight-​forward, knowledgable, and is very good at what he does. Try him out!