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Dr. Sid is your New York, NY Chiropractor in NYC and a Board Certified Chiropractor in New York and New Jersey. The Esprit Chiropractic & Wellness Center offers Chiropractor Treatment an solutions to all forms of back pain, joint pain and neck pain. A Chiropractor is a holistic health care practitioner, a profession that emphasizes diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. The main treatment a chiropractor provides involves manual therapy including manipulation of the spine (“an adjustment”) or other joints, and soft tissue. Treatment also includes exercise and health and lifestyle counseling. A Chiropractic adjustment consists of gently moving the affected joint into the direction that it may be restricted. It may involve the application of a short, quick movement in that direction. Throughout his years of practice, New York City’s Chiropractor, Dr Sid, has studied numerous Chiropractic Techniques. He can assess and prescribe a program best suited for you needs. Included among these techniques are Diversified, Activator, HIO and Logan Basic. Our Philosophy is designing Esprit Wellness in New York City has been to create an environment that offers a sanctuary from the stresses and strains of modern life. Our clients appreciate the care and attention that has been paid to every detail of our New York Chiropractic Wellness Center. Our clients value the quality of our team’s high standards of integral care and personal service which are reflected in an atmosphere rarely enjoyed in other wellness centers Manhattan, New York. Dr. Sid’s Chiropractor Center in New York City, NY and his team are dedicated to providing comprehensive sports injury, pain treatment, nutrition, health and wellness care plans tailored to you and committed to educations and supporting your health and wellness goals. We invite you to visit us and experience the well trained hands of chiropractic, ART massage healing Esprit Wellness is designed and implemented around an implemented around an innovative healthcare model that honors your individual innate healing process. Our healthcare model is based upon the understanding that good health depends in part upon an optimally functioning nervous system. Interferences or subluxations in the nervous system prevent your body from operating optimal levels. Chiropractic addresses the disease not by use of drugs or chemical but by the removal of these subluxations through locating and adjusting a musculoskeletal area of the body. Dr. Sid is trained to entire body. It is quite common for spinal imbalances, poor posture, or overuse to occur as a result of extremity injuries (shoulder/arm, knee/leg). Dr. Sid has continued his education to specialize in scoliosis and the treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation of the extremities and spine. He is an expert in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis and neuromusculoskeletal. At Esprit Wellness you have the option of undergoing ART, therapeutic exercises, PNF stretching, and/or massage in conjunction with your chiropractic care to support total body healing an well-being. We invite you to call us and speak personally with Dr. Sid regarding your health concerns and goals whether it is pain treatment or prevention of disease. If it appears that you might benefit from our services, we will be happy to schedule you for a visit. The following are only some of the specialized Chiropractic techniques that Chiropractor Dr. Sid specializes in: Active Release Technique Graston Technique Flexion Distraction Rehabilitative Exercise

Meet the Staff

• Dr. Sid, NY & NJ Board Certified Chiropractor - Dr. Aatid Siddiqui is a Board Certified Chiropractor in the State of New York and New Jersey. Founder of Esprit Wellness, Dr. Sid focuses on total body wellness through maintaining a healthy spine.
• Dr. Sid specializes in a non-surgical approach to Scoliosis and SpineCor bracing. Dr. Sid's objective is to research, review and develop the best integral treatment for Idiopathic Scoliosis.
• Dr. Sid is the only doctor in the New York metropolitan area (and the North East region) offering integral scoliosis care. Dr. Sid is a certified SpineCor brace provider and is certified by Clear Institute. Dr. Sid is also a candidate for certification in the complete Pettibon System.
• Dr. Sid has been practicing in New York City for over eleven years, offering integral wellness care-chiropractic, active release techniques, therapeutic massage, exercise instruction, and nutrition education.
• Frequently consulted by Equinox Fitness Clubs, New York City's premier chain of fitness centers, Dr. Sid educates their personal training community on scoliosis and topics that address the reduction of exercise-related injuries. Featured on FOX TV, Dr. Sid practices with his hear and his passion for chiropractic is expressed everyday in his practice. Dr. Sid lectures on a variety of health topics, hosts weekly wellness workshops at his midtown office, and authors heath & wellness articles published in Japion and Daily Sun, Japanese Publications.
• Dr. Sid was given an honorary recognition from the New York Chiropractic Council for giving voluntary Chiropractic services to the NYPD and FDNY at Ground Zero.
• Marlene Siddiqui - Director of Esprit Wellness - Marlene oversees the business operations of Esprit Wellness Chiropractic Center of New York, NY and ensures that Esprit Wellness is a place to relax, re-energize your senses, restore your spirit, and explore the possibilities of wellness for life. She works closely with Dr. Sid in designing health workshops to educate and support you throughout the healing process. She implements innovative programming aimed at improving the quality of your life and partners with leaders in the wellness industry, such as Equinox Fitness, to bring a truly integrated service offering to you. Prior to joining Esprit, Marlene spent six months learning the health and fitness operations at Equinox Fitness including their spa, group fitness and personal training, businesses. Prior to leaving Equinox, Marlene established a relationship between Esprit Wellness and Equinox Fitness. The result: You gain a complimentary 1-week pass to enjoy all of Equinox’s amenities and access to consult expert personal trainers and group fitness professionals. Prior to partnering with Dr. Sid, Marlene spent eight years in the financial services industry, most recently as a Vice President at Citigroup’s Salomon Smith Barney Investment Banking division.
• Marlene received an M.B.A from Harvard Business School in 2000 and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana in 1994. Marlene is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine from The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC. She is a CPA and is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.
• Mark Bingel - Esprit Wellness Massage Therapist - Massage therapist at Esprit Wellness, Mark Bingel applies a very scientific approach to medical and sports massage. His technique focuses on working each layer of tissue present in and around the problem area in a very systematic order. He has developed this technique through much research and practice with chiropractic theory in mind, and it has proven to fit very well within the chiropractic approach here at Esprit Wellness. Mark has been practicing medical massage therapy for only 3 years, but has quickly developed the skill found in much more experienced therapists. Most likely this is due to his knowledge of the body. Mark keeps up on all the latest research in massage, personal training, stretching, and nutrition. He knows the anatomy and physiology of the body inside and out as he has worked as a personal trainer and as a nutritionist before finding his calling as a therapist. Mark has worked in doctors' offices and numerous spas and manages a select private clientele list of his own. Mark received his Certification in Massage Therapy through the Finger Lakes School of Massage and Hydrotherapy in Ithaca, NY in 2006. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in nutrition from Plattsburgh State University in Plattsburgh, NY in 2005 with a minor in chemistry and personal training.

Community Involvement

• CLEAR Institute Board Member
• Ground Zero
• Research for CLEAR Institute

Hobbies and Interests

• Scoliosis research
• Fishing
• Spending time with my family
• Traveling

Services Offered

• Back Pain
• Bulging Disc
• Carpal Tunnel
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Foot Pain
• Head Pain
• Herniated Disc
• Knee Pain
• Pinched Nerve
• Sciatic
• Shoulder Pain
• Spinal Stenosis
• Weight Loss
• Scoliosis Reduction

Technology

• Spine Biochanical Correction