We are very happy and excited with Align Clinic's treatment of our son, Archie! Archie came to the clinic with his left side of his head asymmetrical in March and today in September, he no longer needs the helmet. Type of care: staff was very respectful and supportive of his journey with correcting the issues with his head. Shout out to Megan with her care and guidance; she did a great job ! Thank you Align clinic! read more

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After my first appointment, I left with the assurance that my orthotics would fit perfectly. Now that I am in the office with my new orthotics and they are causing me to stumble because of a bad fit, I am told the answer is to "wear thinner socks" or "buy new shoes." read more

Our son was diagnosed with scoliosis and after many nights of research, we decided to travel from Oregon to California to be treated at Stanford and Align. And we made the right decision. The folks here are specialists, and working with Grant to get the WCR brace for our son was definitely the right call. Grant, Jolene, and the entire staff at Align are wonderful. From coordinating travel to ensuring we are getting the best care possible, they are just great. And have been so kind and patient with our little kiddo who has some sensory issues with clothes. We spent 3 days dialing in the brace before heading home, and my son has been wearing it 16 hours / day without complaint. They really took the time to make sure it's positioned properly while meeting his needs. It's been amazing and well worth the travel. read more

Our daughter was diagnosed with mild to moderate scoliosis, and we were so fortunate to be referred to Grant Wood at Align Clinic for the WCR brace. After doing our own research to ensure we were making the best decision for her, we traveled from Southern California to San Mateo and after 3 office visits, she was fitted for her brace! The result was a perfectly tailored, comfortable brace that she has happily worn for 22-23 hours a day--leading to remarkable improvement in her spinal curvature within a year. Beyond the brace's exceptional fit and precision, we cannot praise Grant Wood, Jolene, and the entire Align Clinic team enough for their compassion, expertise, and unwavering support throughout this journey. Thanks to their innovation and care, our daughter will avoid surgery and lifelong back issues. Grant is not only a gifted specialist but also someone with a heart of gold who genuinely cares for his patients. We are forever grateful! read more

We were sent here by our insurance and discovered we were in the awesome graces of Dr. Grant Wood of the Wood Rigo Cheneau (WCR) brace! My daughters have really enjoyed the relaxed, innovative and high tech bedside manner of Dr. Wood & Dr. Paul Burnette at this clinic. In Europe and slowly here in the US, the WCR brace is showing to do more than hold if not correct some degrees of Scoliosis curves. So I was thrilled to happen to be sent here. People come from all over to get a brace made here. There are several clinics sprinkled all across America. I feel lucky they are here in the Bay Area. I am not one to wait for surgery to be needed so, if you are trying to find another way to do something for your back problems- a scoliosis diagnosis- etc. some Schroth exercises and a brilliant custom made brace from here is highly recommended. I'd give 6 stars if I could out of 5 read more

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I definitely recommend Align Clinic. My son age five has been going to them for a few years now and Steve has been great. My son can be fidgety but Steve is always so fun to be around that he's able to get my son to stay seated so that he can make the mold for the orthotics. So far we probably had three or four pairs of orthotics made by Steve. All of them did its job great. Thank you Steve and Align Clinic staff for everything you do and more. read more

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Our son needed a helmet to correct some flatness from torticollis. We worked with Megan and loved our experience! She was extremely detailed orientated, communicative, and felt like she cared a lot about our situation. Thank you Megan and align clinic read more

Helpful, kind, and knowledgeable! We love Steve at Align clinic. Makes the process of getting braces for our daughter easier and convenient.

Our little guy had Plagiocephaly, so we were referred to Align Clinic for a helmet to correct his misshapen head. My son wore his helmet for 4 months (5 months old to 9 months old) and his head shape improved drastically! We worked closely with Hosna Sharafi, and she was wonderful! She explained everything really well, and my son was always happy to see her. She'd respond promptly to any questions I had, and was very supportive of the process. The office is clean and professional, and the front office staff is very kind. Nothing but positives about our experience at Align. read more

We found The Align Clinic through a referral three plus years ago by the grace of God! Our Daughter started with Dr Grant Wood and Joleen and the entire staff at the Align clinic as we traveled from Columbus Ohio to the San Mateo Ca office for treatment. Three years later today we embark on our third return trip and amazing healing results. This comes after being told by our world renowned Children's hospital she would need rods in her back and it was the only solution; The Align Clinic and it's patented WRC brace has proven them wrong! Thankfully we have seen massive success! Our daughter has reduced her scoliosis from a combined curvature of over 80% to around 50% and soon to find out it's less than that! We are forever grateful for the referral and the amazing staff and Orthotists at The Align Clinic with Grant Wood! read more

Really horrible experience for a new adult patient. I am in the market seeking a second opinion on my scoliosis. When I first called for new patient consultation, I spoke to Jolene. I specifically told her I wanted a zoom meeting because of covid and she said no problem. 8/4 came by, the day of appointment. No zoom meeting link was ever sent. So I called on 8/4 asking to set up another appointment, again with Jolene, this time in person. She said okay to 8/13 at 10am. Even told me to look at their website for details on brace, reminded me to bring my xrays on day of appointment. Today was the appointment, or so i thought. I called now to see, surprise! No appointment for me at all. It was scheduled at 8/6 at 10am. The next available is 8/27. I wish there was some sort of appointment reminder text or email so at least an error like this can be communicated. read more

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Amazing. STEVE has helped us for years with bi lateral afos for my severly sisabled son. i credit him with our child being mobile.

After my son's scoliosis diagnosis (20°) at age 11, we were given the option for a brace to prevent the condition from worsening. Stanford Pediatric Orthopedics recommended Align Clinic, where Miguel later re-fitted the brace (during the 6 mo checkups) as my son grew 3". Miguel is professional, highly knowledgeable, personable, patient, and understanding and he listened to and addressed my son's concerns. After 12 months of night time brace wear, the x-ray results were remarkable and better than expected (less than 5° i.e. scoliosis gone!) and remained through his 6 month checkup without a brace (and another 1" taller). Thank you Miguel and Align Clinic! read more

For someone new to scoliosis, I didn't know having a knowledgeable Orthotist who understands the spine is the most important when it comes to Scoliosis. I had a bad experience with the first orthotist through the Dr. recommendation who made the brace incorrectly and wasted both money and time. I know now compared with my first experience, Align Clinic is the best when it comes to corrective bracing. They have both the knowledge and technology to help my kid correct his curve and reduce the rotation. I have Hosna as my kid's Orthotist and she is very passionate and precise with her measurements. She gave my kid the best corrective brace that is still comfortable to wear even though he has severe scoliosis. The surgeon was surprised by my kid's in-brace x-ray cause it showed so much correction after just 2 days of wearing. Thank you Hosna and Align Clinic. We are forever grateful and will continue to use you until my kid is done growing. read more

Just called to get fracture braces for 2 of may patients and was very impressed with the confident response that this brace company was going to take great care of my patients. nice to know that customer and patient service still exists. read more

Last year, after almost two and a half years of bracing, our daughter was given the all-clear by her orthopedic specialist to stop wearing her Wood-Cheneau Rigo (WCR) brace. We could not be happier with the results!!! We started this journey with much uncertainty and anxiety, but after the initial adjustment to the brace, it has been a surprisingly smooth journey, aided by our daughter's constancy and commitment to wearing the brace as instructed. We are so pleased that we made the decision to travel up to Align Clinic from San Diego to seek the best of intervention. We will never forget how thorough and professional the medical and technical the staff were at the clinic right from the start, and how Dr. Wood made us a completely new brace on the second day at Align Clinic, when he was not happy with the initial brace fit. Our daughter grew an inch during the 2+ years she was wearing the brace full and part-time, and it held up perfectly as she grew. Her spinal angles have all improved, particularly her lumbar angle, the top and bottom spinal bones are perfectly aligned vertically. Yesterday, we had a follow up visit with her specialist and all her angles have improved or remained the same in the one year since she stopped wearing her brace. Our now 16 year old daughter is enjoying all her physical activities, especially her track and field events, and has an enviable posture. Thank you to all at Align Clinic. read more

I came to this clinic to order a braces for a back injury. The staffs are very friendly and considerate. Dr. Robert Barganier was very professional, explained everything clearly and got me the right braces on the same visit. I felt a lot better immediately after he put the braces on me. Thank you very much! read more

We are so grateful to Paul Burnette of Align Clinic for fixing the flat spot on my son's head. He had a pretty bad case of Plagiocephaly (aka flat spot on the back of his head). My older son wanted to be held all day when he was a baby, so I was so happy when my second baby slept so much and didn't need to be held. However, I didn't notice that he rarely moved his head when sleeping in the bassinet, swing or in the stroller. I didn't realize this could cause flat head syndrome that was diagnosed at his 2 month pediatric appointment. I wasted 2 months trying to fix this myself by moving his head while he was sleeping and buying every head shaping pillow on the market, but nothing worked to improve his flat spot. Once its formed, the flat spot is virtually impossible to fix without a helmet band. I wish I went to Align clinic as soon as it was diagnosed, because the earlier you address it, the better the results. A babies head grows the fastest during the first 6 months, then slows down pretty rapidly until it stops growing around 18-24 months. Paul did an amazing job! My son wore the helmet band from 5 to 11 months (6 months total). He could have stopped wearing the helmet at the 4 month mark, but because we wanted the best results we decided to keep it on for another 2 months. See BEFORE and AFTER pic. I was so nervous that our baby would hate the helmet and it would affect his sleep. The baby has to wear it for 23 hours a day (1 hour off for bath and helmet cleaning). I also worried he would be too hot in it. Paul was so nice to drill extra holes in the back of the helmet because I was so concerned about our son being too hot. Our son took to the helmet with no problems. Didn't shed one tear and adjusted so well in it right away. It didn't impact his sleep one bit. We started at the beginning of winter, so it was perfect timing. Our insurance covered most of the cost (copay less than $200) and all the follow-up appointments were free. I can't recommend Paul at Align Clinic enough! He really knows what he is doing and we are so happy with the results! Plus, he is a great guy and we never waited more than 5 minutes for any of our appointments. Friendly office. You will love working with him and won't regret it! read more

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Took My daughter to see the scoliosis doctor this month and he said that her out of brace correction for her scoliosis went from 27 to 8 degrees and if she looks this good in September she may only have to wear her brace while at home! Both her doctor and her Physical therapist said they have rarely seen this kind of correction! The PT said that most people use the Boston back brace (because it's almost always covered by insurance) which only keeps things from progressing, while the WCR can actually correct. Schroth physical therapy and her WCR brace are making a difference. It took me 10 months to find a good scoliosis doctor that I felt comfortable with, the entire time, Grant, Paul, Jolene and the Clinic have been actively treating her scoliosis, answering all my questions, and addressing my concerns. Their incredible work is really paying off with these results. I'm so thankful we found this fantastic clinic! If your scoliosis doctor says it doesn't matter whether you use the Boston or WCR because they're not allowed to give you guidance on what company to use, it does matter! read more

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Align Clinic is the best! Everybody is amazing. I am Miguel's patient, he has been my prosthetist for many years. Thanks to him I can have a normal life. I am able to walk normally, and do sports as well. He is very good, and one can tell he is doing his job from the heart. read more

Align clinic is the best place to get your bracing. Their patient bed side manner is amazing. I had to get an ankle brace after I got my cast off to walk again and they went above and beyond to help me so I can start walking. I recommend anyone needing bracing to go to Align they will take wonderful care of you. read more

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No other clinic nor program compares! We switched to Align clinic after our 6th grader's previous treatment the prior year and a half offered no more than a brace-and-wait approach. At the Align Clinic she was refitted for the Wood-Cheneau Rigo(WCR) brace combined with Schroth therapy. Rebecca at Advanced Scoliosis Care in Bryan Texas by far exceeded our earlier care with a wealth of expertise and experience in Schroth Therapy. To top it off, all my interactions through the Align Clinic personnel have been congenial, professional, compassionate and responsive. Our daughter's quality of life is forever positively impacted and we are eternally grateful.~Family from San Antonio,Texas read more

I would like to give Align Clinic a five star rating and thanks for the wonderful care. I am a 72 year old female with severe scoliosis. Grant and his staff have been so very professional and helpful in helping me with getting my needed brace and care. Thank you Align Clinic. I am glad you are here! read more

My son is always excited about getting a new pair of orthotics because he LOVES seeing Steve. Steve has the goofiest jokes and the best toys... the fact that the orthotics fit perfectly is also a plus! read more

My daughter has been coming here over the past 2 years due to Scoliosis and the need for WCR Rigo Cheneau brace. She is on her 3rd brace now due to her growing body. From the moment you call to make an appointment with Anthony/Jolene to the moment you receive your brace fitting with Grant or Paul, you will feel nothing but gratitude. All the staff are friendly, kind and knowledgeable. They make you feel at home and that you are among caring professionals. I can't imagine having my daughter go through this process (24x7 brace) anywhere else. Highly recommended especially for kids. read more

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After our 13 year old son was diagnosed with scoliosis, we stumbled upon the Schroth Method at Revitalize Clinic in Snoqualmie, WA. It was there we learned about Grant Wood, the WCR brace and the Align Clinic. What a blessing to have found such an amazing clinic and team! You absolutely won't find a better place! Best of all, my son met several kids being newly fitted or refitted that were willing to share their experiences. I hope you are as lucky as we were to have found this place early in our journey. read more

This is the ONLY place anyone should go for a scoliosis brace. The WCR brace has kept our daughter stable and out of surgery!!! The staff is amazing, loving, caring and patient. We have gone for the last 3 years for our daughter! Big shout out to Grant, Paul, Jolene and May! They are so amazing. #lovemybrace #watchoutforcurvygirls read more

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Steve Baum is a true professional with results. He custom made a Boston brace for my eight year old son with scoliosis and nearly a 27% curvature of his spine. Steve was an expert who took numerous measurements and made accurate calculations for the brace. His friendly and genuine sincere nature got my son to accept wearing the brace. My son wore it all the time. Today, three years later, my son's spine has improved to about a 13% curvature despite the fact that all of the professionals told me that the brace could stabilize the spine to prevent the curvature from getting worse, but it was not expected to improve the curvature. I wholeheartedly believe that Steve's expertise and accurate fit of our two braces over the years caused our miraculous results. Thank you Steve for your excellent medical care and changing my son's health and life for the better. :-) read more

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We have been thrilled with every single person at Align Clinic over the past 3 years of treatment, and we interact with many many of their other clients regularly, and we are all so thankful to be getting our braces from Grant and his team. I cannot imagine a better group of orthotists and office team or nicer people. The brace itself has worked wonders with respect to correcting scoliosis curves, and we are eternally grateful. I would challenge you to find a better group of people to work with or a better technology, but that would be a waste of time, and time matters with growing kids and their spines! read more

I got my new brace. Grant was great getting my new brace adjusted on Sunday (after hours) so I can be walking in my new brace. Thank you read more

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Highly recommend this place! We have had a great and positive experience with the staff including Grant Wood and Miguel. They have been great with my son and I appreciate the time they take with him. My son has been in the WCR brace for 6 months and his scoliosis has already shown improvement. I couldn't ask for a better team of professionals. After researching many places I knew the Align Clinic is the place to go for our son's brace. They spend the time to make sure the brace is fitted well and produce the best outcome in improving his scoliosis. I am very grateful and its definitely worth the 5 hour drive. read more

Our daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis during her 1O year old wellness appointment. We started night bracing and after a year her curve advanced to 23 degrees. As our daughter was going thru a period of significant growth spurt, we decided to aggressively prevent the progression of her curves by moving to a full time brace. After extensive research and due diligence, we went with Align Clinic. Grant the owner was very empathetic and patiently answered my long list of questions. His office staff were very helpful and competent, advising us to how to appropriately dress for our 1st appointment, patiently explained cost, insurance reimbursements, etc. Grant is so good in his work, very approachable. He is great at putting his patients at ease. We are forever grateful for his expert eyes, capable hands, warm heart, his brace went beyond holding off the progression of her curves. Our daughter is 13 now, her Cobb angles have reduced from thoracic 15 and lumbar 25 to now(April 22) to thoracic 12 and lumbar 18 ( 24 hr out of brace), significantly below the 40 degrees surgery threshold. We are so grateful to Grant and his team for their life changing work. read more

The journey with our daughter after finding out she had scoliosis at nine years old has taken us to explore many paths. Now that she is thirteen years old and her curves are at a degree that most doctors would recommend surgery I am very grateful to have found the Scroth Method and the Wood Rigo Chenau brace. We found a fabulous physical therapist (Beatriz from Corpo Schema in Coral Gables) and a terrific orthotist (Grant Wood). She has been doing the exercises for almost a year and has been wearing the WRC brace fabricated for her at Align Clinic in California for 7 months. Her back is visibly straighter and the scoliometer confirms her improvement. As grateful and hopeful as this makes us feel, we are even more grateful for the people who have guided us on this path. Beatriz and Grant have been extremely knowledgeable, encouraging, patient, and willing to help. Without them we may have ended up on a completely different path. I encourage all parents to explore this option because not only is it more holistic and less invasive but it also empowers your child to help themselves through the process as opposed to leaving it all up to the doctors. I also have to mention that visiting Dr. Michael O'brien was a blessing. Even though her curves where at a degree that most doctors would have told us our only option was surgery he was the one that convinced our daughter to give Schroth and the WCR brace a try. He spoke directly to her and told her she had nothing to lose by trying it but that if she wanted surgery he could do that too. That day was the turning point that but us on this path. A heartfelt thank you to all these loving people who are dedicated to helping families in this situation. With gratitude, Barbara & Steven read more

Just received my new above-knee prosthesis from Align Clinic and could not be more pleased. This is the 11th prosthesis that I've worn over the years and by far the best, incorporating an Otto Bock Genium knee and HiFi carbon fiber socket. Paul and Grant each have decades of experience, make the investment to stay informed about new technology and methods, and proactively seek to find solutions that meet each patient's needs. It's nice to see a company delivering state-of-the-art products with premier service - a winning formula in any industry. Feels like a new chapter in mobility. read more

Steve Baum has been making my daughters orthotics for over 18 years. His expert service and bed side manner are unsurpassed. He is recommended by every agency and he specializes in pediatrics. Would not consider going to anyone else. read more

My Miracle Brace. The WCR(Wood-Cheneau-Rigo) brace for scoliosis has been and is a MIRACLE BRACE for me, and has changed my life. I am not a young person but a senior adult. In 2014, I knew my scoliosis was getting worse. I was beginning to have some back pain, and I could actually feel the curves increasing, and I was losing my balance and stumbling, and thought I had MS or some other affliction. Fortunately, I went to Avanti Therapy in Boulder, CO, and met with Julie Edelman, PT, DPT, and Julie taught me the very important Schroth exercise techniques necessary to develop atrophied muscles on the concave sides of the curves, which help to straighten and maintain better alignment of the spine. Julie Edelman is the most knowledgeable person I have ever met that knows about every aspect of scoliosis. She also recommended that I go to Align Clinic in San Mateo, CA. to have a brace made by Grant Wood, owner of Align Clinic, and one of the inventors of the WCR brace. It was February 2015 that I received this miracle brace, and almost immediately, very positive changes had begun. This brace not only halted the progression of the scoliosis, but I had improvements beyond my dreams. The pain stopped immediately and within 6 months the lumbar and thoracic curves had decreased. I no longer leaned to the left, my ribs began to line up evenly. My left bottom rib was almost touching my left hip and after 6 months there was a significant distance between the left bottom rib and left hip. My body had changed so much in one year, the I then needed a new brace to allow for further changes to occur. After my 2nd brace, which Grant had made in December 2015, my improvements continued. After 6 months, my hips were totally straight and I could stand perfectly straight. My right shoulder no longer caved forward and it was equal to my left shoulder. My right scapula no longer stuck out, it was now flattened. I gained a minimum of one inch in height, and my waist had decreased from 31 inches to 28 inches(with no weight loss). The elongation, and shifting of the ribs and hips allowed this to happen. I threw away all of my baggy clothing because I can now wear tighter fitting clothes. Now in November of 2018, I had my third brace made by Grant Wood. The 2nd brace was no longer able to exert pressure on the convex curves since my body had changed again so very much. Braces for teeth can straighten adult teeth, and this brace can help to straighten an adult's spine, in addition to young people. This brace is non-invasive, and does work. I consider myself to be very lucky to have found out about this WCR brace, and the Schroth breathing techniques and exercises. There is a commitment necessary to wear the brace for the hours per day that Grant Wood recommends. THANK YOU GRANT WOOD, for inventing this for those that have scoliosis. read more

The diagnosis of our 12 year old daughter's scoliosis started us on a path that has been confusing and overwhelming at times. Pretty quickly we knew (and our orthopedist advised) that a Rigo-Cheneau brace was the way to go, because it addresses the 3D nature of scoliosis, can lead to correction and not just a stop in progression, and it is more tolerable to wear. (There are many reasons, but those are the ones that spoke to me as mom!) The problem was that the brace is not available in our city or really anywhere close to us. We knew we had to travel, and are thankful we were able to do so. Based on recommendations, we considered an option on the west coast and an option on the east coast. We struggled to understand what the difference was between places because we thought the brace would be the same no matter who provides it. The lightbulb finally went on for me that a custom brace is both science and art, and the maker of the brace is as important as the brace. We had two recommendations for the Align Clinic in San Mateo CA from parents who were so passionate and convinced us that it was the only option. I cannot express how thankful we are that we went to Grant Wood at the Align Clinic for the Wood-Cheneau-Rigo (WCR) brace. During our 3 days of appointments, we felt like our daughter was the only patient. She received incredible attention and care. The knowledge, expertise and confidence of Grant and his team were impressive to say the least. Jolene efficiently and helpfully scheduled our appointments, worked with insurance, and recommended physical therapy options to coincide with our trip. Robert handled photos and measurements with impressive technical knowledge. Amira, an orthotist from Asheville, NC, was in town for training, and she was awesome and patient with adjustments and answers to all of our questions. And then Grant. This man is world-renowned for his knowledge and yet he is humble and down-to-earth. There is no pretense or ego about his work, although there could be. We knew we were in good hands, with people who know exactly what they are doing, and who care about doing it well. As for results, we are only a few weeks along on this journey, but the In-brace x-ray spoke for itself. Comparing before brace and in-brace pictures of her spine was amazing. We are doing the right thing, with the right brace, at the right place. Thank you Align Clinic! read more

Our family is very thankful to Grant Wood and Paul Burnette for treatment our daughter has been receiving from them for almost 5 years and for results achieved with her scoliosis correction. Her curves went from 48 degrees in 2014 (when she was 9 years old) to 24 degrees (she is almost 14 now). And it is out of brace numbers. That's amazing results! Every parent who deals with scoliosis treatment knows what these numbers mean. When I was looking to my daughter spine before she started wearing the WCR brace and how fast it was becoming more curved I wanted to cry. Her custom TLCO brace that was made at Gillette Orthopedic Clinic in Minnesota hadn't done any job for a year she was wearing it. I didn't want her to go through surgery, especially at 9 years old. I've heard about Cheneau brace that is been used widely in Europe to treat scoliosis and the Schroth therapy. And I started my own research about Cheneau brace in United States. After reading all the reviews and scoliosis forums we decided to try WCR brace invented by Grant Wood. And we never regret this decision! Every visit to Align Clinic in San Mateo, CA is a vacation for us, we are treated like a family here. All staff is very friendly, making every effort to make us feel comfortable and relaxed. My daughter adores both Grant and Paul, she says they are fun and caring. When I look at my daughter's spine now on the beach I still can see the scoliosis with my "mother's" precise eye. But now her body looks balanced and beautiful, and if you don't know about her scoliosis you won't probably notice it. Thank you Grant and Paul! God bless you! read more

My visit to Align Clinic was absolutely fantastic. I have an on going issue with a dislocating patella and am very picky about my knee braces. I have had a a couple surgeries which left me with a scar on the inside of my knee cap that does not allow me to wear any braces with a knee cap cut out. Paul Burnette spent nearly an hour with me trying to find the best possible fit. He brought out a number of braces that did the right job, but I just was not happy with the fit yet. He was extremely patient, and never once made me feel like I was being picky (which I totally was). He kindly just kept bringing in more and more options. After several braces later, he set me up with an M Brace, which fits perfectly, in all the right ways! Like I said, Paul never made me feel like I was wasting his time, or being too finicky. He was very patient, and approachable, and made it clear that he was there to make me satisfied with my visit. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

Steve Baum is the orthotics rockstar of the Bay Area. We are lucky to access to his expertise. And unlike so many pros we meet in Disability Land, he does not treat us like cash cows. Steve has twice thoughtfully and expertly assessed my daughter's movements, body and posture to find her perfect orthotics. He interacts with my four-year-old daughter respectfully and calmly, and communicates with me so that I understand the reason for each recommendation he makes. He seems to operate with an engaging balance of reason and heart. In caring for my child with special needs, I am accustomed to multiple conflicting expert views and a constant uneasy feeling that I'm choosing the wrong intervention. What a refreshing experience to meet with Steve and see his experienced, reasonable, thoughtful approach! I feel confident my daughter's orthotics are the right supports for her. I am so glad I didn't just go with what her PT suggested (which Steve gracefully and patiently explained would not have suited my child's needs). We ended up leaving Align today with excellent information and an orthotics plan that didn't make Steve or Align Clinic a dime. Steve will recommend the appropriate support for each individual. And that's why I am enthusiastically recommending Steve Baum! read more