Natural Medicine in Alum Rock

For nearly two decades, Doctor of Chiropractic Jay Ebadat has helped his patients battle headaches and back pain with natural treatments that promote self-healing. Using techniques such as the Diversified method’s manual thrusts or the Activator method's handheld spring-loaded tool, he corrects spinal misalignments with gentle adjustments. Dr. Ebadat’s focus on health extends to the community at large with free Back Basics classes, where he furnishes participants with a greater understanding of spinal care and gives tips on how to avoid piggyback-ride requests from sumo wrestlers.

Out-of-line spines find their way onto the right path under Dr. Arman Daryaie’s careful hands. He manually adjusts backs and orders up massages to help alleviate myriad problems that range from chronic headaches to fibromyalgia to carpal tunnel syndrome caused by one too many thumb wars.

Customers will receive an initial consultation, exam, and, if necessary, x-rays (up to $374) to peer inside the confusion of vertebrae and nervae that is the human back. Then, to restore spinal columns, the doctors will administer a double dose of chiropractic adjustment ($55 each). Patients will need to visit the office thrice to reap the full benefits of this Groupon—once for the initial exam, and then twice more for the adjustments.

Part acupuncture center and part herbal pharmacy, Lokahi is home to three licensed and certified acupuncture practitioners, each with their own specialties. This deal is valid with Katy S. Barry, a Five Branches Institute graduate with certificate specialties in Medical Qigong, Sports Injury Medicine, and Five-Element Acupuncture, which seeks to achieve harmony between body, heart, mind, and spirit. Her emphasis at Lokahi also includes women’s health, emotional management, and muscular-skeletal injuries.

When it comes to treating her patients, Doctor of Chiropractic Christy Ryoo of Central Chiropractic Center never sends them down a single treatment path. Instead, she takes what she calls the "whole-person approach:" a well-rounded treatment that incorporates hands-on relief, physiotherapy procedures—such as moist-heat therapy and paraffin baths—and vitamin and mineral supplements. Patients at Central Chiropractic Center can also turn to Dr. Ryoo for corrective exercises, nutritional advice, and spinal screenings.

Drs. Fataneh Hooshdaran and Hanno Ackbari of Chiropractic Works make relieving pain their priority. In addition to lipo-light and weight-loss programs, they offer chiropractic and physical-therapy services such as spinal decompression, torque release, and spinal-curve restoration. For those who want a more complete inner rejuvenation, the clinic also offers nutritional treatments to get cholesterol, blood pressure, and digestive issues back on track.