HEALTH & WELLNESS

“I am an active mature woman suffering from lumbar scoliosis with over 50 degree curvature. The pain and limitations were severely affecting my ability to remain active, happy and practicing as an attorney. I live and work in Dubai, UAE. I had read about the method last year and attended a 2 week intensive Boot Camp with another practitioner last year. I found it very helpful. This year, I planned to be in NY and inquired about Dr Sid’s intensive method program for scoliosis. In addition to providing me with thorough and helpful information, his staff went above and beyond to assist me since I was coming in from overseas. All of the staff were very special people and before ever meeting them, I had built a relationship with those with whom I had been in contact. This gave me a great feeling of confidence before arrival. Upon meeting Dr Sid and his staff the professionalism only continued exponentially. As I had attended a “Boot Camp” the year before, I was somewhat familiar with the regime, but Dr Sid worked with me to find a more suitable exercise program that lessened the intensity of my sciatic pain while working with the weights to build muscle strength around the spine. This is a key component to maintaining spinal correction. He would not give up till he found a method that was most helpful and suitable given my particular factors. Most appreciated! Dr Sid’s experience, skill level and knowledge were highly impressive. His no-nonsense yet empathetic approach was refreshing and reassuring. The 6 hours per day seemed to fly by and I could feel my improvement quite quickly. What I also really appreciated was that Dr Sid’s facility was very modern and up-to-date, for example, with digital x-rays and even providing I-Pads during treatment. He did not overload patient intake so we all got the attention and care we needed. I also appreciated seeing his interaction with other patients in the “Boot Camp” – most of whom were young teens. His rapport and demeanor with them were clearly very special. I had my sincere doubts about the method when I had initially read about it in 2012, but I have found it very helpful and hope the method will continue to work for me in future. It’s hard work and requires discipline — it is not a quick fix — but it is absolutely worth all the time & effort. I look forward to working with Dr Sid and his staff again. I just wish they had a satellite in Dubai 🙂 “

– Virgina Jeker, Dubai UAE

“We brought our daughter- 15 years in August 2013 for a two week boot camp for scoliosis. It was our last hope as the orthopedic doctors in our country suggested surgery as the best option. The treatment was personalized for our daughter and the result we got was very good- scoliosis reduced from 57 degree to almost 44 deg. Dr Sid is a highly professional doctor, extremely positive, smart and cooperative; you can discuss extensively your issues and fears making you feel comfortable and give you answers without over-promising. The whole team is great, cooperative and attentive; the atmosphere is cool, the kids or teens are kept busy during their treatment with the ipads connected everywhere in the clinic and the location is great, in the heart of Manhattan. Scoliosis treatment is a long journey; we try to come back to the clinic often for a week boot camp, as we live far from NY, to further reduce and stabilize the curve. Every time we re-visit the clinic, Dr Sid revises the treatment plan, in a strictly individualized way according to the patient response. We feel that we have taken the best decision for the scoliosis treatment of our daughter and surgery is not anymore in our future plans! We highly recommend Dr Sid, and his team.”

– Esperia T., Greece

“Huge Scoliosis Improvement – When I started at Dr. Sid’s office, I was 78 degrees on the top and 91 on the bottom. Before coming to Dr. Sid, I went to another doctor for two years, who was unable to help me. I began then as 36 degrees on top and 42 on bottom, and gradually became worse and worse until I hit 78 and 91. If Dr. Sid hadn’t worked, I would have been forced to opt for surgery, which was something I was hoping to avoid.
However, six weeks later, I improved by twenty-eight degrees, going from 78 on top and 91 on bottom to 67 on top and 74 on bottom, and it’s no wonder why.

Dr. Sid’s office is clean and well-organized. The staff makes sure that there’s never more than a certain number of patients at once to ensure that everyone gets the most out of treatment. At my previous doctor’s office, there was frequently eleven people at once, and it wasn’t unusual to spend two hours in waiting time. However, this never happens at Dr. Sid’s office.

Furthermore, the staff is very friendly as well as knowledgeable and knows what they are doing. They work diligently to make sure that there aren’t any mistakes. At the other place, however, the staff made mistakes fairly often without realizing, which is highly detrimental, and that doesn’t happen here.

Each patient’s program is tailored specifically to his or her needs so as to get the best possible results, which worked for me. Dr. Sid is innovative and open-minded, as well as willing to adopt the most beneficial methods for each patient. He developed a new way of doing the scoliosis traction chair to help me, which really made a difference. Machines like the lumbar decompression table helped a lot as well.

My family and I are very grateful to Dr. Sid and his staff for improving my scoliosis so much. We would recommend him to anyone!”

– Name Kept Private, New York

“I am a 43 year old who has been dealing with Scoliosis since age 10. In May 2013, I went to Dr. Sid to participate in the 2 week Scoliosis Boot Camp to improve my quality of life and hopefully improve my thoracic curve. When I was initially diagnosed at age 10, I was told wait and see. When my curve worsened, I was a test subject for the unsuccessful Scolitron. Finally, I was told my curve wouldn’t worsen and there was nothing else I could do. Unfortunately, my curve has doubled in severity in 20 years. The day I started with Dr. Sid, my upper curve was 47 degrees and my lower was 34 degrees. With great anticipation I started working with Dr. Sid and his kind and helpful staff. At the end of one week of intensive work I could already feel an improvement in my back and hip pain. Even my posture had improved. I couldn’t wait for the second week to end to hear my prognosis. I was not disappointed! I had improved 17 degrees in two weeks. Now 2 months out I’m still getting comments from friends that I look taller and able to do more activities. I also went from taking Advil several times a week to three times in the last two months. I look forward to my next appointment in a couple of months for continued improvement. I’m also hoping to bring one of my children to determine what kind of treatment she might need too, since she is also starting to show signs of scoliosis.”

– Michelle Vu, Texas