Dr. Ryan Todd Lloyd, D.C., Q.M.E.

About Your Doctor

Dr. Ryan Todd Lloyd

Doctor of Chiropractic · Qualified Medical Evaluator

Personal injury chiropractor in Petaluma, CA. Over 1,000 patients treated through lien-based care, specializing in movement-based recovery, precise diagnosis, and defensible documentation that protects both your health and your legal case.

🎓 Doctor of Chiropractic 📋 Q.M.E. — State of California 🏛 1,000+ PI Patients 📍 Petaluma, CA
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1,000+
Patients Treated
QME
Qualified Medical Evaluator
3+
Years PI Focus
100%
Lien-Based Practice

His Story

Why personal injury chiropractic?

Dr. Ryan Todd Lloyd didn't set out to build a personal injury practice. He started as a general chiropractor helping patients with everyday aches, sports injuries, and wellness care. But a pattern kept emerging: patients were coming in after car accidents with complex injuries that weren't being properly diagnosed or documented by other providers.

He saw patients with radiating nerve pain dismissed as simple muscle strain. He watched cases fall apart because the treating doctor couldn't articulate causation or produce an impairment rating. He realized that the gap between clinical treatment and medicolegal documentation was costing injured people their recoveries and their settlements.

So he rebuilt his practice from the ground up. He earned his Qualified Medical Evaluator designation from the State of California. He trained in AMA Guides impairment ratings. He developed systematic neurological examination protocols that catch injuries other providers miss. And he committed to a single focus: personal injury rehabilitation done right.

Today, adjust.clinic operates entirely on lien-based care. Every patient walks in with zero upfront cost. Every case gets the same rigorous diagnostic workup, movement-based treatment plan, and defensible documentation. The result is better outcomes for patients and stronger cases for their attorneys. Schedule your evaluation at our Petaluma office.

Practice Timeline

  • Doctor of Chiropractic

    Earned D.C. degree with focus on orthopedic and neurological diagnosis.

  • AMA Guides Training

    Certified in impairment ratings under AMA Guides 5th and 6th editions for permanent disability assessment.

  • QME Designation

    Appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator by the State of California. Authorized to perform independent medical evaluations.

  • adjust.clinic — Personal Injury Focus

    Full-time lien-based practice in Petaluma. 1,000+ PI patients treated with movement-based rehabilitation.

Credentials & Qualifications

The training behind the treatment

Every credential serves a specific purpose in delivering better outcomes for personal injury patients.

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Doctor of Chiropractic

Comprehensive training in orthopedic evaluation, neurological diagnosis, biomechanics, and manual therapy. The foundation for everything we do.

D.C.
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Qualified Medical Evaluator

Appointed by the State of California to perform independent medical evaluations. Trained in causation analysis, disability assessment, and medicolegal report writing.

Q.M.E. — State of CA
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AMA Guides Impairment Ratings

Certified to produce permanent impairment ratings under both the 5th and 6th editions of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.

5th & 6th Edition
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Neurological Examination

Performs cranial nerve examinations and detailed neurological assessments that most providers skip. Critical for identifying concussion, radiculopathy, and nerve injury.

Advanced Neuro Protocol
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Movement-Based Rehabilitation

Trained in progressive resistance, vibration therapy, and focused shockwave therapy. Treatment protocols designed to rebuild functional capacity, not just reduce pain.

Functional Rehab
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Medicolegal Documentation

Every report is structured for negotiation, mediation, and trial. Causation opinions, treatment necessity, and future care recommendations built to withstand scrutiny.

Defensible Reports

Treatment Philosophy

Movement is medicine

Injuries heal with guided movement, not rest. Dr. Lloyd's approach is built on a single conviction: the body recovers through progressive, measured rehabilitation.

Most providers treat personal injury patients like they're fragile. The default prescription is rest, ice, passive therapy, and time. Dr. Lloyd takes the opposite approach. Research consistently shows that injured tissues heal stronger and faster when subjected to controlled, progressive loading.

At adjust.clinic, every treatment plan is built around restoring function. That means progressive resistance training to rebuild strength along proper biomechanical lines of force. Vibration therapy to retrain proprioception and activate deep stabilizer muscles. Focused shockwave therapy for injuries that resist standard treatment.

But movement-based recovery isn't just better medicine. It produces better documentation. Every session generates objective, measurable data: range of motion improvements, strength gains, functional capacity milestones. That data tells a clear story of injury, treatment, and recovery that attorneys, adjusters, and judges can follow.

"The goal isn't just to reduce pain. It's to restore function, document everything, and give you the strongest possible foundation for your recovery and your case."

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Guided Movement Over Rest

Controlled loading stimulates tissue repair and collagen alignment. Rest leads to deconditioning, atrophy, and worse long-term outcomes.

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Measurable Progress Every Session

Objective data on range of motion, strength, and function. No guesswork. Every treatment session produces documented, defensible progress.

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Maximum Medical Improvement

We don't stop when you feel "okay." We push to your best possible functional outcome, then produce final impairment ratings and future care plans.

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Documentation That Withstands Scrutiny

Evidence-based protocols with medical necessity documented at every step. Built for the demands of negotiation, mediation, and trial.

What Sets Him Apart

Not your typical chiropractor

Dr. Lloyd's practice is built differently. Every decision is designed to produce better clinical outcomes and stronger legal cases.

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Precise Diagnosis

Comprehensive orthopedic and neurological examination at the first visit. Cranial nerve assessments, sensory and motor testing, and advanced imaging interpretation. We identify injuries other providers miss entirely.

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Defensible Documentation

Every report is written for attorneys, adjusters, and courtrooms. Causation analysis, treatment necessity, impairment ratings, and future care recommendations. Documentation that strengthens your case at every stage.

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Movement-Based Recovery

Progressive resistance, vibration therapy, and focused shockwave. Treatment that rebuilds function and produces measurable outcomes, not passive care that just runs up a bill.

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100% Lien-Based Practice

Zero cost upfront for personal injury patients. The practice is built entirely on lien-based care, which means Dr. Lloyd only succeeds when your case succeeds. Aligned incentives from day one.

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Neurological Exams Most Providers Skip

Dr. Lloyd performs cranial nerve assessments and detailed neurological examinations as part of every initial evaluation. These findings are critical for identifying concussion, radiculopathy, and nerve injury that standard chiropractic exams miss. This is what separates a defensible diagnosis from a generic treatment note.

Ready to start your recovery?

Book your initial evaluation or visit our office. Same-week appointments available. 100% lien-based care — zero cost upfront.

Book Your Evaluation → Call (707) 658-2534