I went to Doctor J for back problems and after going through her treatment I was pain free for over 5 years she is very good and knows her stuff. Getting ready to come and see here again. Larry Pearson read more

I'm surprised that this place doesn't have more reviews. I mean, I'm so impressed by Dr. Jara's caliber of expertise and genuine customer care that I'm taking my Saturday afternoon to write this review. ....which is way better than how I spent my Saturday morning: writhing on my floor convulsing in agony, knot release ball under my back, cellphone in hand as I desperately Googled "trapezius trigger point therapy" and then "Graston Technique Los Angeles" (a methodology I knew little about beyond it scraping off scar tissue, but after finishing my 8th chiropractic session on Thursday at a different center and still suffering the wrath of The Knot That Will Not Die, why not), when I called Dr. Jara. This woman is a SAINT. She defines what it means to go above and beyond. Despite the fact that she was fully booked and closed at 12:30PM (it is, after all, her Saturday), she offered to squeeze me in between her scheduled patients to diagnose my condition and recommend treatments, and made sure I was prepared to wait. It was gracious enough to offer a complimentary evaluation at the drop of a hat, but I really appreciated her professionalism in explaining that there'd be a wait (many businesses fail to mention this even when they typically run behind with SCHEDULED appointments). Even seemingly small considerations like this make a significant difference in overall experience (e.g. remember to grab a book before leaving the house, even if you end up immersed in your phone the entire time). Although I'll admit that waiting in a gorgeous facility with a massage chair and an adorable therapy puppy is not the worst way to pass the time. Why don't more practices incorporate this in their waiting areas? America would be a happier place. Dr. Jara was extremely attentive in listening to my individual history and symptoms, and not only alleviated the hellacious pain in my trapezius in a brief amount of time (showing benefits of Gastron Technique and incorporating laser therapy), but even ended with a cool-compression session with specialty ice packs. I hadn't expected her to do so much for me, and at this point, she was supposed to already be closed! The Knot That Will Not Die has been reduced to purgatory, and I'm beyond grateful. I made my first official appointment for next week because Dr. Jara demonstrates extensive knowledge as well as compassion for human beings as individuals, rather than viewing people as profit. Again, many businesses could learn from this. I realize it'll take multiple sessions for my knot (or trigger point or adhesion or calcification, we'll find out) to unwind, but I'm already confident in Dr. Jara. I could ramble on about her incredible selflessness and dedication to her profession, but you'll have to experience her expertise yourself. I've got some sleep that I can finally catch up on now (Thank you, Dr. Jara!). read more

I was in a car accident back in July 2012, I searched for chiropractors in the Hollywood area and had decided on seeing Dr. Jara The first visit we went over all my pain areas and discussed treatment options, I was surprised how fast the pain in my back vanished once my back and neck was properly adjusted. I have had no back pain whatsoever after going only a few times! Dr. Jara is amazing and very positive and uplifting! If you are in pain definitely see Dr. Jara as she will fix you up in no time! read more

Dr. Jara is rad. She has great energy and is very knowledgeable, bright and truly cares about her patients.

I visited Dr. J recently for help with the Webster technique. I was 38 weeks pregnant and baby was breech. Over the course of two visits, she performed the Webster technique, used low level lasers, and used a metal tool to massage the ligaments. The technique helps open up the pelvis and balance the ligaments surrounding the uterus. We both knew that it would be difficult for the baby to flip when he was already so big, but thanks to the technique and some home posturing, baby flipped! I was so grateful to avoid a C-Section! Dr. J was very nice and encouraging throughout the process and shared her understanding of chiropractics and health freely. Dr. J also recommended a Paleo diet and to avoid vaccinations for baby, concepts outside of chiropractics. She also pushed for additional sessions after baby flipped, which I did not see as necessary and couldn't afford. read more

LOVE Dr. Jara! She has helped my infant daughter regain mobility in her neck after a traumatic birth. I would recommend her to everyone!

very smart, experienced passionate healer was impressed with her knowledge and insight as a physician myself I was struck by her dedication and desire to help others read more

I have been under the care of Dr Jara for more than a decade she has helped me through a fall and got me functioning and pain free in a couple of months that is how we met so many year ago Now I get periodic adjustments and she treats many of my personal training clients as well My new venture with her which started a month ago is her newest program called chirothin DR assisted weight loss which has been a transformation for me and I'm only 4 wks into a 6 week program The results are amazing and only will continue To accumulate .... She is beyond your basic chiropractor , she is highly educated and knowledgable about the brain, gut issues, auto immune disorders and tweaking the body through proper nutrition and supplementation This is only the beginning to my journey with her ... I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to transform their body You are in amazing hands with this lady !!!!! read more

Dr. Jara is a great doctor and a better person. She will always be my go-to doctor anytime my life's activities get the best of me. Dr Jara has also given me some information about nutrition that has changed my life. Two things I really love are the massage chair in the waiting room and Taylor the office mascot...!!! read more

This woman is AWFUL! She will be sweet to your face and then later harass you for payment. It was only two weeks after I recieved my check from my insurance company and I was dealing with everyday life including the death of a friend and planned on paying all of my bills at the end of the month as I always do. the next thing i know Dr. Jara is leaving me harassing voicemails and emails telling me how she's been tracking my check (illegal) and knows what day I cashed it!!!! Screaming at me "You are taking money out of my daughters mouth!" WOW!!!!! Um... What type of psychotic, broke & desperate buisness woman is she? Don't believe the hype. She sat in her office and told me one thing, had me sign for another, and then only two weeks after settling with my insurance company and she's already leaving me voicemails threatening to release her attorney on me if I don't pay her by friday? The last I checked my insurance company issued ME a check so that I could pay HER as I do all of my other bills. Well, little miss impatient just lost herself a client along with the two i referred to her. What an unappreciative psychotic mess. Save yourself the stress and go with a genuine chiropracter, not a money hungry part time telemarketer like this piece of work!!!! So much so that she had to write her own review on here posed as "Laurel M." and keeps flagging my REAL experience. Sad. read more

I started going to Dr. Jara with my girl friend for her appointments and quickly realized her practice was different from other chiropractors. The ambiance is warm and comforting and there is a great massage chair in the waiting room to warm one up before the appointment. She did not have to look at a chart to know my girl friend's name or history, and she attended to all of my girl friend's aches and pains. I left my nice but impersonal chiropractor and started seeing Dr. Jara. She is very patient and understanding with me and truly cares about the health and well-being of her clients. Since starting chiropractic care with Dr. Jara, I am now able to turn my head side to side and have significantly less lower back pain. She is also a miracle worker with muscle testing and supplements and helped me fight off an acute upper respiratory infection that my antibiotics did not get rid of. She has become my go to Doctor for everything and I make sure to let everyone know how wonderful she is! read more

For the first time in my life I have found a Dr, who has actually changed my life. I started seeing Dr. Jara in June 2012. I use to have a constant sciatic nerve pain on my right side. I had seen other Dr's and therapies using stretching techniques, but nothing has had results as quick and as lasting as Dr. Jara's. After x-rays and her evaluations along with the x-ray techs', she has been giving me the best adjustments I have ever had. The pain that was constant and severe is gone. She finds knots I didn't even know I had and gets them worked out. My problem actually is in my neck area, and she is very thorough to work on my entire back. She is also using lasers in her treatments, so at the mention of some complaints , she is treating me for those along with my adjustments. I have also had some of the best massages ever by her assistant, Crystal. She uses heated jade stones, which seem to really help tight muscles and helps along with the adjustments. I highly recommend Dr. Jara. read more

AWESOME!!!!! I have been seeing Dr. Jara for a number of years now and am SO lucky to have her as my doctor. She is part of the team that helps me in dealing with the medical problems I have had for over a decade. I am truly grateful for her expertise!! She listens to me and is willing to talk to my other doctors. So, everyone is on the same page and can work together to help me. Dr. Jara pays attention to what each patient needs. I require being worked on gently, and she is always aware of that. She is also warm, friendly and caring. Plus, she never lets you leave her office without a hug. She understands and is sympathetic to what people are going through, because she has survived a great deal herself and is living to tell about it. I would recommend her to anyone and already have to my friends. read more

Dr. Jara is THE BEST. She's so good, I put her on an episode of the talk show I produce, to show people how easy it is to get rid of their pain without medication. Dr. Jara is a genius with cold laser and she understands exactly how the body works and how, with the use of lasers and chiropractics, to make your pain go away. She sits and spends time with her patients, she doesn't rush you through the process. She wants to know what is really bothering you and get you on the road to recovery. Go see this amazing woman right away! read more

Hi there! Im not a person that writes reviews. I'm in the San Francisco BayArea. I viewed Dr Jara on TV. Her demostration was so compelling, I had to call. I used to work at a chiropractic office and I had not heard of the techniques she uses. When I called, I told Crystal(I guess, this person is her front desk person) and even though I was asking a lot of questions; she took the time to answer them, even after I said, I was not from the area. Crystal was very informative. I researched the resources she gave me and I know just by the research I did, that Crystal has put me in the right direction. And now, I have hope, which means so much to me. I have not found a doctor who does everything she does in my area. She must really care if she offers so many things to help you. She is a rare find. I know. I have been looking for years. If I cannot find someone here, I just may go down there. Once a year I go down south, to the Oxnard festival. P.S. I saw the review of the person who didn't pay the Dr. I used to be the billing person at my old office. I want to tell that person shame on you. Drs are people too. They have bills, overhead, and employees to pay, and school loans. People think their doctors are rich but I know different. I know, I paid their bills. A lot of drs have left California. Think about it. You recommended two people to this Dr and you couldn't even pay them on time? ...Not Nice! Dr. If you read this. Please open an office here, I would work for you, and I would be your first patient.:) Thanks again for all the help. read more

I, like Ashley, had a super disappointing experience with Jara regarding money. I forgot to give her my new insurance card in the beginning of '13. No one in her office asked me if my insurance changed, which all offices do, not only in the beginning of a new year, but pretty much every time you go in. But I forgot, which is very unlike me to do, but I did and my bad for doing so. Months and months go by and I sent her a text about a common farmers market we go to. She responds to my question, and also mentions my insurance is denying my claims. I instantly realize that she has my old insurance and I personally drive in the new card the very next day. She then tells me that I need to pay her in full for what I owe her and then submit a superbill to my insurance to be paid back. She also wants me to pay $14 for each of the 6 times ($84) she got denied for my claims. Now wait a minute, I know a thing or two about insurance. I tell her to rebill with my new insurance information and she will be paid. She says it doesn't work that way. So I call my insurance the very next day and they say as a contracted in-network provider (which she is to me), she is obligated to rebill and they will NOT pay me back if I pay her. I call to tell her that and she seemed surprised, "I don't normally do things that way." But she still wants me to pay her $14, 6 times ($84) to pay her billing fees because they were billing with the wrong card and it's my responsibility to give her my new info. Now hold on: I was not ONCE contacted via email, text, letter or phone call about the first denial. Something slipped through the cracks at her office and they continue to bill 5 more times until FINALLY it is noticed all my claims are being denied. A normal functioning doctor office would NOTIFY the patient of the first denial. They wouldn't continue to bill and be denied over and over. Had I been notified, I would have corrected the situation immediately. She is asking me for money over voicemails. I ignore it figuring if she really wants money, she'd send me a proper bill. So within a few weeks, a proper bill shows up. I call my insurance and tell them she wants me to pay her billing charges. (BTW, I have several friends in the MD & insurance business and they ALL tell me it's super inappropriate and unprofessional of her to be asking for this.) I give my insurance a copy of the bill. A few interesting things happen: 1) I am informed she is billing me for a few things on this bill that are over the allowed amount (more than they are telling her she can bill me) and 2) the first two charges of $14 were in 2012 when she did indeed have my correct insurance. Charges that were paid immediately. So there were only 4 charges were she didn't have my new card info in 2013. The insurance does an investigation and then they inform me she cannot ask me to pay her billing charges. So she drops those charges. Now here is my favorite part: she emails me again a few weeks later and asks for the remaining payment minus her billing fee charges. I ask for an invoice. She will NOT provide me one. She emails me an amount and tells me to pay. I tell her I will not pay a bill without an itemized invoice with line items and dates. She tells me she won't do it, she is too busy to do this, and that I should just look at my EOBs. I inform her I haven't received EOBs regarding this, not to mention it says clearly across every EOB "This is NOT a bill." She tells me to go online and figure it out. So I tell her as she won't take the time to properly invoice me, I'll eventually get around to going online and figuring it all out. So then she promptly emails me all the EOBs. The amount of all of them do indeed add up to the amount she is charging .... but they are dating back 6 months. She had never been billing me all along and so a lot of little charges added up. Every other normal functioning doctor office sends you bills along the way. They don't wait 6 months and then email you an amount and refuse to send you an invoice? She was like, "I am a single mom and am self employed." Waah waah wahh.... We all have our stuff in life to deal with but clearly she isn't running her office that efficiently with things slipping through the cracks. I was super disappointed in her business skills. She does indeed seem to know her medical stuff, I will give her that, but I was left with such a bad taste in my mouth about how she does business that I am DONE. Side note: she facebook friended me within weeks of first meeting me. I eventually blocked her on FB (before this billing stuff even happened) because she rants on and on about insurance and medicine and patients and endless pictures of food and how her and her daughter are eating. Endless posts daily. It was too much to look at daily, not to mention I didn't care. All and all, a very disappointing experience. Save yourself the drama. read more