Gentle / instrument-only / non-thrust chiropractors — DNFT, Network Spinal (NSA), NUCCA, Activator, SOT, upper cervical. Bay Area focus, with a few Santa Cruz / Palo Alto adjacent.
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Each entry has extras.location (blank if unknown) and tags including the exact technique. Compiled 2026-05-21 from official DNFT directory, NUCCA directory, Yelp/Healthgrades, and Jacob's call/text history.
## 2026-05-21 — Found her
Dr. Rachele Ferraro, DC (Castro Holistic Health, 2191 Market St, SF — (415) 864-3453) is the chiropractor I actually got through to and spoke with for a while. Identified by cross-referencing the M3 laptop's CallHistoryDB with my iMessage chiro-search timeline:
She explicitly lists DNFT as one of her techniques on sfholistichealth.com, alongside ABC, Craniosacral, and Applied Kinesiology. She's a hybrid practitioner (also does Diversified / HVLA), so confirm "low-force only please" at booking.
All other practitioners on this list are alternatives — Ferraro is the one I had the real conversation with.