Jeff Haynes, D.C.

A hometown doctor for 30 years.

Dr. Haynes went to Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield College before moving to CSUN for his undergraduate degree. He received his doctorate from Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1991, came home to Bakersfield in 1992 to work as an associate, and started Haynes Chiropractic in 1995.

He is certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and has completed many post-graduate courses, including a one-year course on sports injuries focused on treating and managing athletes. He is certified in the Cox technique for treating lumbar disc herniations with disc decompression, and has completed the courses for Industrial Disability Examiners and A.M.A. Disability Evaluations.

In 2006 he became a Fellow of the Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants, and completed an intensive course in animal chiropractic, earning certification from the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association. He has also studied toward a Performance Enhancement Specialist certification, which emphasizes rehabilitation, reconditioning and individualized training programs that keep athletes performing at their best.

In the locker room

Dr. Haynes began working with youth sports in 1992 and has been team doctor for various high schools since. He became team chiropractor for the Bakersfield Condors professional hockey team in 1999, and in 2005 was team chiropractor for the Bakersfield Blitz professional arena football team for two years, until the team dissolved.