About Us
In 2008 Dr. Bailey was featured in Oprah Magazine in an article entitled "The Willpower Myth" by Stephanie Losee. In 2004 she was awarded one of America's Top Chiropractors in the fields of Sports Medicine and Functional Medicine. She taught anatomy, adjusting, emergency procedures and examination at the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic after graduating as class Valedictorian in 1999.
A former professional jazz dancer and dance teacher for over 20 years, Dr. Bailey has an exceptional ability to analyze movement patterns and is an accomplished college athlete herself (tennis, golf, basketball, volleyball and swimming). In 2003 she taught the "Anatomy and Biomechanics of Golf" at the San Diego Golf Academy. Dr. Bailey has taught other chiropractors how to successfully treat sports injuries including plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, knee injuries that would normally require surgery, low back disc herniations, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, rotator cuff problems and whiplash in her relicensure seminar entitled "East Meets West, Alternative Approaches to Sports Injuries and Chronic Overuse Syndromes".
She gives local lectures on different conditions including acid reflux, fatigue, excema, fibromyalgia, and Lyme Disease. She is a certified Neuro-Emotional Technique practitioner as well as a VNIT practitioner (Veterinary Neural Integration Technique) who treats humans and animals including dogs, cats, and horses
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And now, a letter from Dr. Bailey :)
Dear Patients,
All too often it’s the practitioner who gets all the information about the patient, and the patient gets little information about the practitioner and his/her practice. I would like to change that.
My full name is Ann Elizabeth Star Bailey and I was born in San Rafael, California. A Psychology and Environmental Studies major, I graduated from Dartmouth College and was awarded with honors for my Animal Behavior research in 1987. I have an awesome horse named Jada, and a lovable dog named Papi who you’ve probably met already. Although my passion is healing and learning “what makes people tick”, I also love animals, to dance and play sports.
As a child I used to give massages to friends and family to make them feel better, so going into a “hands on” healing profession came pretty naturally. My first chiropractic experience was in college after a director of a musical production I was in tried to “crack” my back which I had strained practicing my tennis serve. After walking around with one hip higher than the other and worsening my back pain, I went to a chiropractor and had my first adjustment. Surprisingly, he worked on my neck as well as my low back and after the first visit I could SEE better, HEAR better, my sinuses cleared up, I had range of motion in my neck that I had forgotten was possible, AND after a few visits my back pain was gone! I had gone so long with chronic neck pain and stiffness I’d forgotten that as a child I’d been to a multitude of medical doctors complaining of "neckaches" which were chalked up to “growing pains! For me, chiropractic treatment provided a miraculous awakening!
Knowing what needed to come next, I picked the most "medically based" chiropractic school to get "the best" education possible. As Valedictorian, I appreciated what I was learning in school, but I soon found that what I was learning outside of school at various neurology, nutrition, and vibrational medicine seminars was what really excited me. The beauty was that although some of these techniques seemed to work like magic on the surface, they were based on advanced neurology, chemistry, psychology and quantum physics, all cutting edge material, and unfortunately something many in the medical and even chiropractic community hadn’t yet fully embraced.
During my senior year of chiropractic school, my father, after suffering for years from a variety of ailments stemming from poor nutrition, depression, and medical mismanagement, died. I was really angry at the medical establishment, the unhealthy lifestyles we take for granted, and frustrated that I couldn’t save him. I felt like I had just learned the secrets that could have saved my dad, but I was too late to do so. Although I was unable to help my father, I am on a mission to help others, as I experience elation every time I am able to help someone achieve their health goals and regain a higher quality of life. I get to help people and animals suffer less and live better and I am SO GRATEFUL for that!
I believe with all my heart in the principles of alternative healing which are: using chiropractic adjustments to remove nerve interference so the body can heal itself; giving the body the nutrients it needs to rebuild and repair itself; cleansing the body of the toxins that prevent it from functioning optimally; and removing the emotional stressors that damage the cells on a daily basis. I believe with all my heart in how I practice and always strive to improve.
I established the Bailiani Healing Center, Home of Mind Body Chiropractic and Holistic Animal Wellness in this particular community because the people here love life and enjoy nature to the fullest. It’s a very healing place. The whole purpose of this clinic is to rejuvenate and heal people and animals from the inside out, in order to make the world a better place to live. My personal promise to you is to do everything within my capacity to help you reach your goal of creating and living the healthiest, happiest life possible. I invite you to join me in this mission.