THE COMPANY
Integro, a Latin root of the word “integrity,” means “to heal, refresh, renew, and balance.” With these concepts in mind, Integro Sports + Rehabilitation was established in 2002 by Dr. Lauren Elkind, who specializes in functional rehabilitation and myofascial soft tissue techniques.
Treatments include Active Release Technique, Focused Shockwave, Graston Technique, and Myofascial Decompression Cup Therapy to address soft tissue injury that results from repetitive stress injury as well as acute injury. Clients are referred to Integro by physicians, orthopedists, podiatrists, patients, and other chiropractors.
Dr. Lauren Elkind, DC, ART, grew up in Orinda and attended Miramonte High School before earning her degree from UC Berkeley. While preparing for law school, she experienced a life-changing injury that introduced her to Active Release Technique (ART) and functional movement. Inspired by her own rehabilitation and drawn to a service-oriented career, Dr. Elkind rebuilt her ankle strength on a Pilates reformer, earned her Pilates certification, and began working with patients at the Center for Sports Medicine in Walnut Creek. This experience led her to pursue chiropractic medicine at Life Chiropractic College West, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2001.
Dr. Elkind began her chiropractic career working primarily with age-group and professional endurance athletes, including providing care at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. There, she assessed and treated the root causes of movement inefficiencies and injury, while also teaching movement-focused classes at a local health club. As her practice expanded, she found herself treating as many student athletes as adults with overtraining injuries. Recognizing that injury prevention strategies were often inaccessible in pediatric team sports, she further specialized her education by pursuing certification in developmental pediatric movement with the Prague School of Rehabilitation (DNS), alongside advanced certifications in adult movement assessment.
Dr. Elkind is certified in all ART modules, including spine; upper and lower extremities Levels 1 and 2; nerve entrapment; complex protocols; and IRONMAN Performance Care biomechanics. She has been selected to teach at ART seminars nationwide. In addition, she holds certifications in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), which she integrates into her practice to evaluate and treat movement dysfunction.
Over the past 24 years, Dr. Elkind has worked with adult and student athletes at all levels across a wide range of local sports, including cross-country, track, golf, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, swimming, water polo, baseball, gymnastics, ballet, football, and wrestling. Her practice focuses on identifying the underlying causes of injury, improving movement efficiency, and helping athletes of all ages build resilience for long-term performance and health.
