I recommend Dr. Barkins to everyone! She has literally been an answer to my prayers! All my life I've had back problems and have needed a chiropractor, so when I moved to California, I needed to find one. After my very first visit, I knew that I had found a goldmine! With the calm, relaxing atmosphere of her peaceful home in Encinitas, Dr. Barkins is so much more than a chiropractor. Because of her medical background and training, combined with her years of experience helping people get to the root cause of their health issues, she is a wealth of knowledge and amazingly talented at what she does. Not only has she given me relief from pain with her chiropractic adjustments, but also helped me overcome digestive issues (such as candida), a serious parasite problem from traveling overseas, and with my overall health by educating me on what preventative supplements to take on a regular basis. Her free newsletters by email are always so helpful on a variety of issues, and her adjustment technique is gentle enough for people who are injured, elderly or just those who have an aversion to regular chiropractor-type adjustments, which can be rough and painful. My mom, who is in her 70's, loves her gentle adjustments, and has been helped with her hormonal, thyroid and sleeping issues. Her health was breaking down because of all the trouble she was having sleeping at night, but Dr. Barkins helped her solve the issue with supplements and treatment, and she is a very happy new woman! Dr. Barkins has the latest state-of-the-art equipment, she uses heating pads and some massage to relax the muscles before adjustment, and uses a small electric tool which adjusts your spine back into place, as well as a laser treatment to treat allergies. Yes, it sounds hard to believe, but the laser treatments she did on my 9-year old son actually REVERSED his allergies! As a mom, this has been a major relief. My son was having almost asthma-like symptoms for the first time--with trouble getting deep breaths sometimes and almost constant congestion. Dr. Barkins tested him and found several food allergies as well as a cat allergy, and we had just gotten 3 kittens! Instead of getting rid of the cats, which would've broken my son's heart, she used the laser treatment and he no longer has any of these allergies or symptoms! What is that worth to a mom?! Priceless! Thank you, Dr. Barkins! I cannot recommend her highly enough! read more