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  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Cold Laser and Ultrasound
  • EWOT
  • Acupuncture
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    • Sports Chiropractic
    • Applied Kinesiology
    • Massage
    • Clinical Nutrition
    • Cold Laser and Ultrasound
    • EWOT
    • Acupuncture
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  • About Us
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    • Sports Chiropractic
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    • Cold Laser and Ultrasound
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    • All Services
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Our Practice

Portola Valley Chiropractic is dedicated to the holistic health and wellness of each patient. Dr. Ellen Hoffman, Dr. John Moore, and Dr. Maxwell Moore have between them over 70 years of chiropractic experience and education. With our highly trained supportive staff of massage therapists and an acupuncturist we can provide you with truly insightful and extraordinary care.


Our doctors use a variety of chiropractic techniques that include Applied Kinesiology, sports chiropractic with kinesiotaping, clinical nutrition, and individualized stretching/strengthening programs that provide a wide range of choices and approaches to your healing process. We also own and use a wide array of physical therapy modalities such as ultrasound, electric muscle stimulation, cold laser, and more specialized equipment like our Foot Levelers Foot Scanner and our newly acquired EWOT machine. At Portola Valley Chiropractic, we treat all ages and all activity levels, and have the means to do so.


Established in 1987, Portola Valley Chiropractic has been based in the same Portola Valley location since day one. As a true local business, we have treated over 10,000 patients, all with superb results. 

Our Team

Dr. John Moore

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

 Dr. John Moore graduated from the University of Washington in 1984 and Palmer West College of Chiropractic in 1987. He obtained a postgraduate degree in Clinical Nutrition in 1994 and received diplomate status in nutrition in 1996. He is also a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (1995) and is certified in Applied Kinesiology (1998). Dr. Moore served as team chiropractor with Stanford Women's Swimming and was also the treating chiropractor for the US swim team at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

Dr. Ellen Hoffman

Dr. Ellen Hoffman, DC, DICCP

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

 Dr. Ellen Hoffman received her bachelors degree at SUNY Cortland in 1975, her masters degree at Montclair State in 1983, and went on to finish her doctorate in chiropractic at Palmer West in 1986. She then took on an additional three year post graduate degree in Chiropractic Pediatrics. She graduated as one of the founding members of the International Chiropractic Association Council of Pediatrics (ICACP). Dr. Hoffman is passionate about healing youth and elderly. She prides herself in her thorough diagnostic skills. She states that she treats 'Children of All Ages!'

Dr. Max Moore

Dr. Maxwell Moore, DC

Dr. John Moore, DC, CCN, CCSP

Dr. Maxwell Moore, DC

 Dr. Max Moore graduated from UC Berkeley in 2015 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Palmer West College of Chiropractic in 2020. Dr. Max holds a certification in Functional Range and Conditioning (FRC). Through this training, he has become a movement specialist and is able to detect and correct improper movement patterns in his patients. Dr. Max was exposed to chiropractic care and philosophy at a very young age and as a Portola Valley native, he is passionate about serving the community that he was raised in.


If you are referred to see Dr. Maxwell Moore at Remedy Medical Group please go to the following website to schedule your appointment:

https://www.remedydocs.com

Shantel Thomas, CMT

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

Dr. Maxwell Moore, DC

Shantel received her education at UC Riverside, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology. She continued her educational journey in massage therapy and health education at the National Holistic Institute in 2016. During her senior portion of the program, she completed her sports massage therapy externship with the San Francisco 49ers. For the past 4 years, Shantel has served as a member of the body regeneration team for the SF 49ers, where she received extensive training in rehabilitative practices such as myofascial release and neuromuscular re-education techniques. Shantel’s massage therapy employs a balance of different healing styles, combining Eastern & Western modalities that are attuned to her client’s needs. She has developed her massage therapy in order to relieve patients pain, alleviate their stress, and enhance their healing process. She has a tremendous passion for helping people improve their quality of life through promotion of various manual therapies.

Elana Dussé, CMT

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

Elana has nearly 20 years of professional experience in both yoga instruction and massage therapy. With over 600 hours of multi-modality training including Shiatsu, deep tissue, Lomi-Lomi, Cranio-sacral, and Neuro-Muscular Therapy, she has created her own style which could be described as firm, yet fluid; nurturing and intuitive contrasted with deeper, focused work. She integrates passive movement and stretching into the massage which allows for spontaneous release of muscles as well as better access to the muscle tissue. Her many years of experience as a yoga teacher has informed her abilities as a massage therapist in being able to recognize holding patterns in her clients and being able to guide them with appropriate stretches. Her bodywork strikes a necessary balance between structural therapeutics and soothing the nervous system. 

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

Melissa Hew Len, CMT

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Testimonials

"I've never written a review on anyone before, but the quality of Moore's service was so good I wanted friends to know about it in case they ever have problems with their spine or joints.  While my previous chiropractor was very good, Dr. Moore's performance was so much better, he is in a class of his own."

"Dr. Hoffman is a fantastic chiropractor and I highly recommend that you come see her if you are interested in chiropractic."

"Dr. Moore is a great chiropractor! He is very friendly, understands your issues and gets the job done. "

"Great staff! Overall, a friendly and awesome experience. I came here with much hesitation as I really didn't think it would help my back. After a few sessions, I realized what a difference it made. I can't recommend them enough."

"Dr. Moore and Dr. Hoffman have treated me for a few years now and I highly recommend them. They are the most knowledgeable, diagnostic, and friendly chiropractors I have received treatment from and I recommend them frequently to my friends, family, coworkers who express that they are in pain."

"I would definitely recommend this office to anyone seeking a chiropractor for the first time or for anyone in search of a new office to visit. Thank you Dr. Moore & staff!"

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Portola Valley Chiropractic

884 Portola Road, Suite A-5, Portola Valley, CA 94028, US

(650) 851-4860

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07:30 am – 05:00 pm

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07:30 am – 05:00 pm

Wed

07:30 am – 05:00 pm

Thu

07:30 am – 05:00 pm

Fri

07:30 am – 05:00 pm

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Closed

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