Chiropractic Care in Ithaca, NY

Dr. Liz practices Saturdays at Nine Rivers Osteopathy at 407 Taughannock Blvd., Suite E, Ithaca, NY. Other days may be available upon request.

If you’re interested in care, schedule a new a patient appointment. You can also schedule a free consultation via zoom. Payment plans as low as $75 per month are available.

Scroll down to learn more about how she works.

Feel great moving your body.

The way Dr. Liz works as a chiropractor is very similar to the way she works as a yoga teacher: slow, gentle, and tailored to your body.

The care offered cannot single handedly fix the systemic reasons for stress, pain, and trauma.

It can help you feel great moving your body and reduce the biological effects of stress.

What is included?

A first session with Dr. Liz takes two hours. 

  • She listens to you tell your body’s story

  • She performs a chiropractic exam to diagnose your ailment (for chiropractic care, no exam for yogic energy work)

  • Treatment takes one hour

  • You decide together about the best treatment plan for you

  • Payment plans for care as low as $75 per month are available

  • Dr. Liz does not take any form of insurance

Treatment may include:

  • Hands on yogic energy work, a gentle, holistic way to move stuck energy, pain, and trauma

  • Trauma informed meditation, intention, and deep rest

  • Gentle soft tissue release

  • Gentle hands on spinal mobilization (She does not thrust quickly into joints)

  • Movement homework, including yoga and breathing

  • Lifestyle, nutrition, and stress reduction advice

All exams and treatment are:

  • Gentle 

  • Trauma informed

  • Size inclusive, fat affirming

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming 

  • Alternative relationship style affirming

  • Chronic illness and disability affirming

Chiropractic care helps with

  • Headaches

  • Neck pain

  • Back pain

  • Joint pain

  • Musculoskeletal pain

  • Improving function of the musculoskeletal and nervous system

  • Stiffness

  • Reaching, lifting, picking up groceries or kids, running, walking, and other activities of daily life

  • Getting back to doing the things you love

Yoga helps with

Dr. Liz is allergic to fragrance. Please no perfume, cologne, scented body products, scented laundry detergent, or air fresheners in the treatment room. Nine Rivers Osteopathy is a low VOC environment, light essential oils are used in one of their cleaning products. Dr. Liz is essential oil free. Air purifiers are present in most rooms.

Because Dr. Liz’s work is slow, gentle, and holistic, most people find they need to come less often than they would to the average chiropractor.

Depending on the case, patients may come once a week for a short period of time, once a month, or once every six weeks.

Depending on the case, Dr. Liz may recommend a course of four to eight treatments total. Payment Plans are available for as low as $75 per month. Dr. Liz does not take any form of insurance.

Thank you for being here.

Feel great moving your body.

Schedule a free consultation with me to learn more, or schedule a new patient chiropractic appointment to get started today.

Warmly, Liz

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the No Surprises Act, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

  •  You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes  related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

  •  Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose or a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

  •  If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

  •  Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises 

Dr. Liz’s treatment is $80 per half hour or $150 per hour session. Depending on the chronicity and complexity of the case, four to eight sessions may be recommended. Payment plans from $75-$106.25 per month are available for all care. Click here to explore payment plans.

Patients can expect to start to feel better after their first treatment or Dr. Liz will refer out.