Alissa Fields, DC

I enjoy working with people who desire increased awareness on how to move better and feel better; facilitating and encouraging healthy movement through chiropractic manual therapies, home exercise and education— to resolve pain, minimize symptom recurrence and improve quality of life.
My treatments include gentle manual therapies to treat musculoskeletal conditions with gentle low force adjusting techniques, soft tissue release, cranial therapy and education.
I’m forever seeking and teaching the empowering impact of increased awareness and embodiment. I’m constantly inspired to learn about the connection between the mind and body— so I can share with people who seek the same.
I’m Board Certified Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) in Portland, Oregon. I graduated Cum Laude from University of Western States Chiropractic. My chiropractic career started at Whole Mama Whole Child and Center For Chiropractic and Pain Rehabilitation in Portland.
My approach with patients is thoughtful, personalized, and evidence-informed. It’s important to me to address self-care strategies that complement my office treatments.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

• Pregnancy
• Pediatrics (Colic, Nursing Difficulties, Injuries, Torticollis, etc.)
• Motor Vehicle Accident Recovery
• Sports & Overuse Injuries
• Acute & Chronic Spine Complaints
• Shoulder & Hip Complaints
• Conservative foot correction and gait training

EDUCATION

• University of Westerns States Chiropractic College: Doctorate of Chiropractic (D.C.).
• Pepperdine University: B.S. in Sports Medicine.
• Certificate of Proficiency for Webster’s Technique, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.
• Biodynamic Cranial 1, 2 & 3 with Todd Jackson.
• Craniosacral Subtle Hands, Infant CST and Adult CST with Carol Gray.
• Sacral Occipital Technique Category Series.
• International Pediatric Chiropractic Association Continuing Education Certification in Progress.
• Trained by Tami Lynn Kent Holistic Pelvic Care™.
• Upper Extremity Fascial Distortion Model.
• FACTR, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Release.

Services

Treatments are aimed to fulfill patient’s goals, decrease symptoms, optimize joint mobility, and improve nervous system communication with tissues and organs.
Each patient will be examined thoroughly and have a treatment plan tailored for the individual.

General visit consists of evaluation, chiropractic care, soft tissue release techniques and home care.

Chiropractic Techniques:

• Sacro-Occiptal Technique (SOT)
• Webster Technique (specific for pregnancy)
• Joint Mobilization
• Thompson Drop Table
• Instrument Assisted Adjusting
• Diversified adjusting

Soft Tissue Release Technique:

• Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM)
• Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy
• Pin and Stretch Therapy
• Craniosacral Therapy

Rehabilitation and Nutrition:

• Movement Therapy
• Kinesiology Tape Therapy
• Postural Education
• Nutritional Guidance

Specialties

Injuries:

• Motor vehicle accident
• Sports injury
• Slip and falls
• Work injuries

Posture syndromes:

• Work induced
• Text neck
• Scoliosis

Pregnancy:

• Reduce Strain and Pain throughout Pregnancy
• Balance Pelvis for Optimal Positioning of Baby in Utero 
• Help Prepare the Body for Birthing Process
• Restore and Support Mama and Baby Postpartum

Pediatrics:

• Head Shape Abnormalities
• Nursing Difficulties
• Developmental Milestones
• Growing Pains

Temporal Mandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD):

• Jaw Asymmetry
• Mouth Breathing
• Grinding/Clenching

Stress Related Conditions:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Panic Attack

Wellness:

• Prevention
• Addressing imbalances before problematic
• Supporting the Body for Optimal Wellness
• Adapting to daily Stress

Pregnancy and Chiropractic Care

“Empowering the mother to trust in her body’s own ability to move through the incredible experience of birth.”
~Dr. Alissa

The benefits to the mother:

• Webster technique prepares the pelvis for an easier pregnancy and birth by balancing the pelvic structures (bone, muscle, fascia, ligaments).
• Decreases pulling on the uterus by decreasing tension on uterine ligaments.
• Improves quality of nervous system communication to the pelvic structures.
• Decreases the potential for unnecessary interventions during pregnancy and birth.

The benefits for the infant:

• Allows the baby to have more room and less restriction of formation of cranium, spine and other skeletal structures.
• Allows infant to move into optimal position for birth.
• Less intervention when baby is in an optimal fetal position.

“Rotational subluxation of the sacrum may result in a tightening and torsion of the utero-sacral ligament contributing to aberrant tension in the uterus affecting labor progression, optimal fetal positioning, and natural, non-invasive birth outcome.”
~Jeanne Ohm, DC

Testimonials

The work that Alissa and I cultivate together is healing and reconstructive. Her adjustments facilitate for me, the ability to combat  a physically demanding job.  Alissa provides me with multitudes of excellent information enriching my opportunity to heal.  She navigates right to the source of my ailments and uses a gentle calculated approach when performing adjustments. I am thankful for our sessions. ~Kerri S.

Dr. Alissa Fields has been a key player in my recovery and healing. She authentically cares for her clients and takes the time to really hear and educate them. Her holistic approach searches for the root cause of surface level problems. I could not recommend her enough! ~Amy W.

Dr Alissa is really good at adapting to each patient and helping them with
stretches and ways to help you at home between visits. She cares for your
overall well-being. ~Kylie Vandehey, 16

I have been seeing Dr. Alissa for almost two years. She is energetic,
positive and helpful in relieving pain and getting things back to normal. I
would recommend her to anyone! In 6 months time, she was able to isolate a
shoulder issue that I’ve been working on for years! I am forever grateful for
her care. ~Jerod Vandehey, 43

“From day one, Dr. Fields approach has been informative, collaborative, caring, gentle, and effective. She has always made me feel comfortable and supported during her chiropractic care. I have experienced pain relief and much healing from her outstanding chiropractic skills and knowledge. I’m forever grateful for the chiropractic care I’ve received from Dr. Alissa Fields. She truly has a gift for helping with the healing process!” ~Carolyn Torricelli

“Dr. Fields is a compassionate, attentive and skilled chiropractor. It is easy to feel safe in her hands! She is caring and very thorough covering a lot of ground at each visit. I feel so well tended when I leave! Dr. Fields doesn’t just treat the acute need – she also addresses the underlying patterns and issues. Because of her I am less prone to injury and less dependent on adjustments to keep up my active lifestyle. I happily refer my patients to Dr. Fields, even if they are unfamiliar with chiropractic medicine. I know they will receive exceptional, attuned care, and she will help them feel comfortable at every step of the way.” ~Krista Tricarico, Naturopath

“Dr. Alissa is the best secret to feeling somewhat comfortable during pregnancy! I saw here during my last six weeks of pregnancy and felt better than I would have thought possible after every visit. I absolutely preferred her over any prenatal massage: the effects were just as powerful and lasted a lot longer, and helped my body prepare for birth. She is amazing!” ~Tyler, Prenatal Patient

“I had a very long labor that ended with an unplanned C-section, and Dr. Alissa was the only medical professional afterwards who seemed to care about how my body was recovering, and who had substantive advice to help me recover better. She helped re-stabilize my pelvis and hips, she worked on my shoulders to help me avoid breastfeeding issues, and she helped keep my spine mobile even when I couldn’t move very much. I remain so grateful for her guidance and expertise and kindness, and believe that without her my body (and consequently my mind) would have had a much harder and slower recovery.” ~Tyler, Postnatal Patient

“Baby Fitz loves Dr. Alissa! He saw her within his first week of life and every week after for two months; we had a long labor and he was stuck in the birth canal for six hours. Even the hospital pediatrician told us we should think about cranial work. Dr. Alissa helped his head and skull recover from an arduous process, and helped even out his body so that he could nurse comfortably on both sides and had better use of all his arms and legs. He was so happy after all his Dr. Alissa appointments; he would sleep more deeply, nurse better, and spit up less for 24 hours afterwards. I am so grateful that she was there to help take care of our little guy.” ~Fitz’s mother