At Avanzaré, we believe healing begins with a proactive collaboration between practitioner and patient. We assist our patients in this endeavor through our multi-faceted therapeutic approach which includes chiropractic care, soft tissue therapy, functional rehabilitation, and movement education. Avanzaré provides a safe and nurturing environment where healing can take place, and we encourage patients to trust their bodies, minds, and instincts on their journey back to health.

Here at Avanzaré, we have decided on a co-operative approach with synergistic businesses and skills coming together under one roof supplying support and bringing our patients/clients optimal care resulting in increased health and performance.

Adolfo Liu, DC, magna cum laude graduate of Life Chiropractic College West, joined the Avanzaré family in April of 2007, and took ownership of the practice in April of 2008. Dr. Liu is fully certified in Active Release Techniques, a Certified Kinesio Tape Practitioner, and has studied extensively in the area of specific rehabilitative and correctice exercise under Craig Liebenson and Stuart McGill. In addition to being the owner/chiropractor of Avanzaré, Dr. Liu is an Associate Team Physician at the University of San Francisco Sports Medicine Department where he works closely with collegiate athletes on a weekly basis. Dr. Liu is also a co-founder of Bay Area Sports Chiros, a sports chiropractic cooperative that works with local running and triathlon groups as well larger scale events such as the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon, Wildflower Triathlon, and the San Francisco Marathon.

Certifications:
- Active Release Techniques - Full Body Certified
- Active Release Techniques - Nerve Entrapment Course
- Active Release Techniques - Masters Course
- Graston Techniques Certified
- Certified Kinesio Tape Practitioner

Catherine Pilibos, DC, graduated magna cum laude from Life Chiropractic College West, and is a certified provider in Active Release Techniques. Before deciding to become a chiropractor, Catherine practiced law with her sister at their boutique estate planning firm in Menlo Park, California. “Our clients were the best part of practicing law,” Catherine recalls. “I realized that helping people was the fun part, and chiropractic allows me to accomplish that in a literally hands-on way. The human touch is so important, and you just don’t get that kind of care in traditional medicine.”

The ability to teach patients about health and wellness is a skill that has its roots in Catherine’s past. She tutored in English and taught swimming in college, and was part of a chiropractic mission trip to Peru, which included lectures in chiropractic health care, nutrition, and home exercise. A first degree black belt in White Tiger Bok Fu (a mixed martial art), Catherine was a senior instructor at her dojo for seven years, teaching adults and children. Now, as a doctor of chiropractic, Catherine considers teaching her patients about their bodies and how to achieve optimum health and function an integral part of chiropractic care.