This article is one of a series covering back pain — causes, symptoms, and the treatments we use at Back and Body Medical in Midtown Manhattan. For the complete overview, see the full guide:
Matching patients with the right medical practitioner can be tough. Not everyone “clicks” and most patients need to feel comfortable with the clinicians treating them. As a matter of fact, I’d be willing to say that it’s a key factor in treatment.
You need to like the person who’s treating you, but you also need to know that you’re in the right place; the place that’s best suited to your issues and challenges.
I’m a chiropractor, so naturally I think you should come to see me. Is there a chiropractor living who doesn’t think they’re the person best placed to relieve your pain?
I’d venture “no”.
But as a chiropractor, I’ve got a distinct professional edge, because I work as part of a team of diversified medical professionals at Back & Body Medical. We’ve created an award-winning multi-disciplinarian model that brings our patients the best of 4 distinct disciplines.
Here, in one convenient facility, patients benefit from the work of acupuncturists, sports medicine experts, physical therapists and chiropractors. So, if you’re wondering how to find a top-rated chiropractic care center in NYC, you can stop looking.
You’ve found it, at Back & Body.
Creating possibilities
I’m a highly-skilled chiropractor who’s dedicated to continual professional development. I want to know what’s next for my patients, so I can serve them with the most up-to-date treatments.
And that’s a value I share with the team at Back & Body. Together, we create possibilities for people seeking pain relief. Right here, in the heart of Manhattan, we’ve established a source for pain relief that offers our patients more.
Chiropractic may be exactly what one patients needs, but another may need the support of a treatment or therapy from one of the other disciplines practiced here. In consultation, we review diagnostic results to ascertain the best way forward. Next, we assemble a comprehensive pain relief plan, drawing on the riches of the diversified pain relief services here.
Instead of patients racing from one specialist’s office to the next, we’ve created a one-stop clinic which practices patient-centered care and offers excellent outcomes.
We’re proud of our work at Back & Body and the fact that we’ve been able to bring so many people relief.
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From court stars to theater people
Pain doesn’t care what you do for a living. It strikes all kinds of people, doing all kinds of jobs. From leading stars of the basketball court, to stagehands on Broadway, our services address pain on a highly individualized basis.
A weekend warrior with shin splints. An investment banker with a bad back. A computer programmer with carpal tunnel syndrome. When you come to our ground-breaking facility, we design a pain relief plan that’s geared to your needs.
Because you’re one of a kind.
Back & Body – changing lives
At Back & Body, my chiropractic services are supported by a unique array of therapeutic responses which are being continually upgraded with new knowledge and therapies.
You receive uncompromising care at one location. Contact us. We’re changing lives.
Ready to get out of pain? Most new patients are seen within 24 hours — walk in or book online.

Dr Shan Sivendra MD is the founder and medical director of Back and Body Medical in Midtown Manhattan. A board-certified medical doctor, certified acupuncturist, and Director of House Physicians at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Dr Sivendra has been practicing in New York since 1995.
He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine) and received the Resident Research Award for three consecutive years.
Dr Sivendra has a background spanning internal medicine, pain management, and conservative spine rehabilitation, and was licensed in both the US and the UK.
At Back and Body Medical, he leads a multidisciplinary team of chiropractors, physical therapists, and acupuncturists dedicated to helping patients recover from pain without surgery or unnecessary medication.
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