Upper East Side Alternative Medicine Sanctuary: Dasha Wellness Center

Alternative Medicine has become a viable resource for society to embrace in the quest for optimal health. Through a variety of methods, people are able to cohesively create a mind-body balance to address health issues. Some of the most common forms of alternative choices are through stress management, supplements, massage therapy, and lifestyle modifications. For others, alternative medicine represents the hope of healing from debilitating chronic pain which traditional doctors have failed to relieve.

Dasha Wellness co-founder, Dr. Darren Pollack believes in a “360 Degree Wellness” approach to holistic health. He sees the job of a wellness center as twofold: first, to embrace all clients' definitions of alternative medicine and secondly, Dr. Pollack is committed to being a "one-stop-shopping" wellness spa. With life moving at a break-neck pace, people are simply looking for whatever solutions will raise them to a higher level of health and fullness of life. Dasha Wellness addresses a variety of health and wellness issues in one convenient location in the Upper East Side.

Dasha Wellness Center provides clients with a variety of alternative treatments:

• Chiropractic approaches: Back pain relief techniques include Physio Red, Spine Force, Shock Wave Therapy and Spinal Decompression Therapy

• Deep tissue massage: Massage therapy that focuses on the muscles beneath the layer of muscle tissue. Deep tissue massage is often recommended for individuals suffering from chronic pain, athletes and others who place rigorous demands upon their bodies, as well as patients who have suffered physical trauma and injury.

• General massage therapy: Methods of massage therapy vary depending on the individual needs of the patient. Generally speaking, these therapies involve soft-tissue manipulation techniques to the body, with the goal of better stress management, reduction in fatigue, relief from muscular back pain, and improved circulation.

• Stress management coaching: Encompasses numerous therapeutic techniques and lifestyle modification initiatives. Dasha Wellness recognizes the importance of a whole body and mind approach to well being.

• Nutritional Counseling: Trained nutritionists work with patients to analyze nutrition and provide individual guidance for increased energy through dietary modifications.

• Sports medicine and personal training: Personalized fitness plans, high performance athletic training and coaching.

At Dasha Wellness, attention to personal health and well being available under one roof provides clients with an ideal situation. The level of expertise, lead by Dr. Darren Pollack are firmly based in his beliefs and passions. Not only has Dr. Pollack trained in various methods of both high-tech and soft tissue chiropractic protocols, additionally, he is a high-performance athlete, having run numerous marathons and half-marathons.

Dasha Wellness is more than an alternative medicine or fitness center: it is an Upper East Side sanctuary, committed to the finest level of individual wellness.