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As a Certified Athletic Trainer and Chiropractor, Wayne Higashi, D.C., has over 20 years of experience in working with athletes and patients achieve their health goals. Dr. Higashi, D.C., graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara and Southern California University of Health Sciences and is now a licensed member of the California Chiropractic Association and the Vice President of the Santa Monica Chapter.

Frustrated by the lack of patient-first care in the medical system, Dr. Higashi and his wife, Stephanie Higashi, D.C., established Health Atlast in 2012. Their multidisciplinary clinics allow an array of doctors to communicate effectively to give every person the attentive, personalized treatment they deserve.

Dr. Higashi, D.C., cares about every patient. By listening to the patient and obtaining a thorough health history, exam and x-rays if needed Dr. Higashi, D.C., gets to the root cause. Each patient leaves with a greater understanding of their body and a personalized course of treatment to greatly improve the quality of their lives and athletic performances.

His life-saving efforts go beyond the chiropractic field, as Dr. Higashi, D.C., is also a certified rescue diver and has American Red Cross CPR certification. Dr. Higashi, D.C., aims for every patient to feel safe, heard, and healthy when under his care.

Stephanie C. Higashi, D.C., received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado with a major in Biochemistry. She went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude with a doctoral degree in chiropractic from the Southern California University of Health Sciences’ Los Angeles College of Chiropractic.

For Dr. Higashi, D.C., she loves helping people and considers and treats her patients as if they are her own family. Along with her husband, Wayne Higashi, D.C., they founded Health Atlast: a multidisciplinary health care franchise where medical, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, nutrition and exercise is integrated to provide the best providers for the best outcome of care for patients.  

Doctors working together to provide the most comprehensive most conservative care gives patients the best results and care all in one convenient location. It allows patients to get the care they need where and when they need it. Dr. Higashi’s, D.C., hope and dream is to help as many as possible and make a positive impact by helping people be healthy and live happy lives. She loves giving back and making a difference whether it is ensuring doctors are collaborating in Health Atlast clinics or providing employment to the local Health Atlast communities or striving to provide the best care to patients locally or abroad. Helping others is what she lives and breaths for. As one of the most respected and top-rated chiropractors for over 18 years, Dr. Stephanie Higashi, D.C., empowers patients by helping them understand the core causes of their symptoms. This allows them to be hands-on in managing their own care.

Whether collaborating with traditional medical doctors or alternative medical techniques, Dr. Higashi, D.C., shares everything she knows to help provide a customized plan for patients needs. Her goal is to make sure her patients are educated on their health so they can rest assured in the treatment they receive.

Dr. Huth has been a Doctor of Chiropractic for 32 years, providing care in the Los Angeles area throughout his years of practice. He finds patient treatment and the education of future Chiropractors to be exciting and rewarding. He believes in educating and empowering a patient towards health care.

Thomas Marinaro, D.C. attended Chiropractic school in Marietta, Ga where he finished four years and earned his Doctor in Chiropractic. He chose this school due to its philosophy & reputation in teaching a more diverse approach along with its skills in adjusting the human spine.

Dr. Marinaro comes from a family of Chiropractors. His dad TJ, graduated from NY Chiropractic college and was one of the first Chiropractors to practice in Rome, Italy. He remembers with pride & amazement on how the patients responded with satisfaction after an adjustment. Not to say the line of patients spilling into the streets waiting to get adjusted that had a great influence in Dr Marinaro’s decision to follow the same profession.

After completing his undergraduate in Italy, he then moved back to the States to pursue his studies in Chiropractic. After completing 4 years, instead of joining his dad in Rome who was holding the practice for him, he decided to join his brother in Los Angeles where they opened 3 offices & practiced together before selling the practices & then finally opening up on there own.

Dr. Marinaro has been practicing on 3rd & Sweetzer in Los Angeles, & W. Hollywood, Beverly Hills for the past 25 years. He joined a close MD friend from Harvard and attended and earned a Doctorate in Homeopathy which he incorporates along with rehabilitation, fitness, exercise & nutrition in his practice & approach to health & treatments of the spine & body.

At the Pain Relief Center, in addition to Chiropractic, they offer a variety of massages and Acupuncture. His patient base is largely from the entertainment industry and they accept most private PPO insurances.

Dr. Jessica Grichy is not just a regular Chiropractor using Adjustments, Physiotherapy modalities and active Care to help you get rid of your pain. Services include Chiropractic adjustments, Craniosacral Therapy, Applied Kinesiology, Functional medicine, Lab testing, Nutrition as well as Functional neurology. She uses the Principles of Applied Kinesiology as a tool for her Chiropractic evaluation when necessary. She has also been studying and attending various seminars and lectures on the subjects of Neurology, Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Functional Medicine. Dr. Jessica Grichy incorporates it all into her practice today, she is passionate and fully dedicated to helping her community by providing the best care possible. She is doing so by being Honest and Compassionate and by treating every single one of her patients like family. Dr. Jessica Grichy emphasizes the need of educating her patients by sharing her knowledge on how to reach long term Optimal Health.

The LA Chiropractor is a comprehensive chiropractic practice that provides services to Marina del Rey, California and the greater Los Angeles, California area and focuses on improving the health of each patient. Our Chiropractors are board-certified and offer custom corrective care for people who live in pain, have diminished balance, and injuries, recurring health issues such as migraine headaches, and much more.

Our doctors offer a multitude of chiropractic techniques, from gentle adjustments using handheld instruments to hands-on structural adjustments using drop tables. All to provide the patient with the best chiropractic care to improve health and healing. Patients find the care plans that we create to provide them long-lasting results.
Patients also love non-surgical options to nerve and disc issues such as our non-surgical spinal decompression. Non-surgical spinal decompression help patients suffering from sciatica, bulging disc, nerve compression, radiculopathy, and neuropathy. Find more information blow.

The LA Chiropractor offers advanced chiropractic care to people who suffer from post-concussion syndrome, back pain, neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica, migraines, sports injuries, and car accidents.

I’m Dr. Jahi Smith, DC, the lead doctor at The LA Chiropractor Marina Del Rey. Together with our dedicated team, we’re on a mission to save lives, one spine at a time, through the loving service of chiropractic care.

I firmly believe in the innate power of the human body to heal itself. My goal for every patient isn’t to “heal” them, but to guide them toward unlocking their body’s natural ability to restore balance and function. As I often say, “The healer is already within you. My role as your wellness coach is to remove the barriers preventing you from achieving optimal health.”

Using techniques like diversified chiropractic adjustments, HVLA, SOT blocks, myofascial release, and other soft tissue modalities, I combine skill and care to help patients regain their vitality. My thorough diagnostic approach and compassionate care ensure that each patient’s journey is personalized and effective.

If you’re ready to take the first step toward wellness, I invite you to let me help you. Let’s get your spine checked and turn your power on!

As a Certified Athletic Trainer and Chiropractor, Wayne Higashi, D.C., has over 20 years of experience in working with athletes and patients achieve their health goals. Dr. Higashi, D.C., graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara and Southern California University of Health Sciences and is now a licensed member of the California Chiropractic Association and the Vice President of the Santa Monica Chapter.

Frustrated by the lack of patient-first care in the medical system, Dr. Higashi and his wife, Stephanie Higashi, D.C., established Health Atlast in 2012. Their multidisciplinary clinics allow an array of doctors to communicate effectively to give every person the attentive, personalized treatment they deserve.

Dr. Higashi, D.C., cares about every patient. By listening to the patient and obtaining a thorough health history, exam and x-rays if needed Dr. Higashi, D.C., gets to the root cause. Each patient leaves with a greater understanding of their body and a personalized course of treatment to greatly improve the quality of their lives and athletic performances.

His life-saving efforts go beyond the chiropractic field, as Dr. Higashi, D.C., is also a certified rescue diver and has American Red Cross CPR certification. Dr. Higashi, D.C., aims for every patient to feel safe, heard, and healthy when under his care.

About the Practice

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Suzan Starler, DC, Cert. MDT, is a board-licensed chiropractor who provides comprehensive holistic care at her private practice, Dr. Suzan Starler Investigative Nutrition, in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. As a functional medicine practitioner, she combines her experience and expansive knowledge to help her patients finally understand what’s happening in their bodies and the steps they can take to actively support their own health and healing.

After completing her Bachelor of Science in human biology at the University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Starler earned her Doctor of Chiropractic at Southern California University of Health Sciences (formally known as the Los Angeles Chiropractic College) in Whittier, California.

Since earning her Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Starler has expanded her knowledge, completing post-graduate work at the McKenzie Institute International® and the Institute for Functional Medicine®. Some of her coursework includes clinical nutrition and diversified technique, nutritional management of underlying causes of chronic disease, and breaking the complex web of leaky gut.

Dedicated to her profession, Dr. Starler is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) by McKenzie Institute International and has advanced clinical training in Nutrition Response Testing® and Quantum Neurology®. She’s also a professional member of the American Chiropractic Association, McKenzie Institute International, Santa Monica Professionals, Holistic Chamber of Commerce, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, and West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

When it comes to health and wellness, Dr. Starler tells her patients there is always hope and healing takes time, consistency, and self-discipline.

Dr. Cayo grew up as the youngest in a family of four in the Hollywood Hills. As a gymnast, she valued discipline and good work ethic which served her in her personal and professional career. Her father was a doctor of anesthesiology who inspired Dr. Cayo to pursue a career in the medical field. At an early age, she had a gift for service. Dr. Cayo’s mother encouraged her to become a chiropractor instead of a physical therapist, so she went to San Diego State University and received her bachelor’s degree in biology.

In 1996, she graduated as cum laude from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles. Working in several chiropractic offices, she acquired a tremendous amount of experience treating patients with various problems such as headaches, sports injuries, neck, and lower back pain. With extensive study in cranial therapy, she developed her own treatment protocol for migraine and tension headaches. Dr. Cayo immerses herself in wellness principles and practices. She dedicates herself to a healthy lifestyle, implementing exercise, nutrition, yoga, and meditation. She is a loving mother of two daughters. 

Considered one of the top physicians in his field, Dr. Steve Mora is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports related trauma, knee, shoulder and arthroscopic treatment of the hip and the elbow.  He has a passion for treating and preventing injuries related to mixed martial arts and soccer. Dr. Mora has unique perspective on orthopedic surgery, having suffered from serious orthopedic injury himself that required multiple surgeries and a lengthy recovery time. He knows on a personal level what his patients are going through both physically and emotionally.

Although he has extensive surgical training, Dr. Mora takes a generally conservative, patient-tailored treatment approach, offering non-operative options wherever possible. However, when surgery is necessary, his patients can rest assured that it will be handled with leading-edge technology.

Because of his expertise, Dr. Mora is a frequent lecturer on sports injuries, and has been published extensively on sport injury related topics. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Mora speaks fluent Spanish and is the team doctor for the Pro soccer team the Anaheim Bolts, Foothill High School, and Professional UFC fighters.

For more info go to www.myorthodoc.com 

Specialty

• Orthopedic Knee and Shoulder Specialist
• Knee, Elbow and Hip Arthroscopy

Subspecialty

• Sport Medicine
• Cartilage Restoration

Special Expertise

• Complex Knee and Shoulder Reconstruction
• Partial Knee Replacement
• Complex Cartilage Injuries of the Knee
• Sports-Related Trauma
• Arthritis

Procedures and Services:

Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery for:

– Rotator Cuff Tendon Tears including revision repair for failed Rotator Cuff Repair

– Rotator Cuff Tendon Impingement and Bursitis

– Rotator Cuff Calcium Deposits aka Calcific Tendinitis

– Shoulder Instability (Dislocations) and Labral Tears

– Shoulder Joint Arthritis and Loose Bodies

– Shoulder Joint Stiffness (Frozen Shoulder/ Adhesive Capsulitis)

– Acromio-Clavicular (AC joint) Arthritis and Pain

– Biceps Tendonitis and Tears

– Complications Resulting from Prior Shoulder Surgery 

Open Shoulder Surgery for:

– Total Shoulder Arthroplasty/ Replacement

– Partial Shoulder Replacement/ Hemi-Arthroplasty

– Shoulder Instability with Bone Loss or for failed arthroscopic repair

– Acromio-Clavicular (AC joint) Separation/ Dislocation

– Proximal Humerus Fractures

– Clavicle Fractures

– Pectoralis Major Muscle Rupture

– Acute Proximal Biceps Ruptures 

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery for:

– Meniscus Tear Repair or Excision

– Articular Cartilage Damage/ Chondromalacia

– Stiffness/ Catching After Total Knee Arthroplasty

– Patellar Pain

– Loose Bodies
 Synovitis

Open Knee Surgery for:

– Patellar Dislocation/ Subluxation (MPFL Reconstruction)

– Torn Patellar & Quadriceps Tendons

– Reconstruction of Collateral Ligament Instability

– Persistent Bursitis

– Cartilage Resurfacing including Genzyme, OATS, Fresh Allograft, Meniscus – Transplantation 

Elbow Arthroscopic and Open Procedures:

– Fractures including olecranon, radial head and coronoid fractures

– Elbow Stiffness due to arthritis and trauma

– Lateral Epicondylitis

– Persistent Bursitis

Hip Arthroscopy for the treatment of labral tears, impingement and loose bodies

Treatment of most fractures including ankle, forearm, tibia and wrist

Non-Operative Orthopedic Procedures include Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Derived Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cell injections and Hyaluronic Acid Injections for the treatment of sports injuries and arthritis.

Education

University of California Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine

• Finished top of his class, earing the coveted Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society

Residency

University of Southern California (USC/LAC) Medical Center

• Gained extensive experience taking care of high energy trauma and complex fractures

Fellowship

Santa Monica Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Group

• Sports arthroscopy, shoulder, knee and cartilage

Message from Dr. Mora

"I hope to create a close patient-doctor relationship based on trust and mutual respect. I believe my patients’ medical treatment begins with their complete understanding of their condition, and I promise to do my very best to understand the cause of your pain and then provide a treatment approach that is tailored to meet your specific needs.

I believe that my success in diagnosing and treating orthopedic problems was borne out of my own personal traumatic injury to my legs. While living in Peru, I was struck by a commuter bus, severely injuring my legs and forever changing my life. I have experienced many of the same surgeries that I now perform on my own patients — and I believe this experience has allowed me to be more in tune with my patients’ concerns, symptoms and experiences.

My family heritage is Peruvian and I speak fluent Spanish."