Dr. Michael M

Being a client of Strive total wellness has been a great experience, from the professionalism of the doctors and staff to their hospitable welcoming nature, particularly at the front desk. My thoughts will always gravitate towards this establishment when in need of any body alignment. Forever grateful particularly to Dr.Sam and Shelly

Strive Total Wellness is AMAZING!! From the clean facility to the friendly receptionists and staff. Strive Total Wellness is a one-stop-shop that combines all the physical cares you need. They have chiropractors, acupuncturists, masseuses, trainers, nutrition, and physical therapists all in one place at their Midtown East location right out of the 6 train. I personally have been experiencing some lower back pain for almost a year due to improper postures and prolonged sitting. A family friend (who ran 10+ marathons) recommended Total Strive Wellness and Dr. Tiffany and my experiences so far have nothing but spectacular! I saw Dr. Tiffany Gunawardena and her colleagues, Dr. Michael Natal, Dr. Xing Zhang (Johnson), and have had massages from Christina and Zach for about two months. During my first session, someone from the front desk explained to me how my insurance works. After that, each session was a combo of chiropractic care with either massage, acupuncture and or PT as I progress in my journey. One thing I notice and appreciate the most is that the doctors have their share of/personal experiences with pain before. This makes them great doctors, as they can understand and sympathize with the patients. Coupled with their experiences and expertise, this makes them so exceptional! Dr. Tiffany has helped my back tremendously during the last two months. She has provided tips that made my work from home office ergonomic, improved my sleeping environment, recommended supplements, as well as analyzed what sports (and how much) I should and shouldn't do. Dr. Michael Natal really understands and has had a lot of experiences treating back conditions such as mine. He was able to pinpoint and massaged out my knots and significantly improved my pain, in addition to teaching me the core exercises. After two months, one of the most obnoxious knot that was lingering in my lower right back has dissolved. I woke up this morning feeling like a new person. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for this team's care! To sum: - Go see Dr. Tiffany, Dr. Natal, Dr. Zhang and all the masseuses at this place!! - Trust this team's evaluations - Follow the doctors recommendations, buy their tools and make improvements in your environment - Last but not least, trust the process and do every stretch and exercise they tell you to do Cheers to people feeling better!

I’m a runner and highly recommend Strive for any other runners with injuries. I’ve worked with Dr. Wang over the past few months and he has been great, I appreciate that he really tries to understand what your goals are and comes up with a plan to safely help you get there while also working on strength and recap for the long term.

I do not recommend this place - for one, if you’ve ever been to a true osteopath, you know that this isn’t it - more like a glorified massage. They are pushy with wanting you to schedule multiple times a week to see multiple providers (who has time for this??) and their billing practices are VERY shady. They lie and say they accept your insurance (they don't), then they bill your insurance an obscene amount for out of network services, and tell you to just pay them what insurance reimburses you. THIS IS NOT ALLOWED. Providers can bill out of network benefits ONLY for the fee they charge the patient. They will then harass and intimidate you if you attempt to leave a bad review (which is probably why some bad reviews I read before are now gone). Just save yourself the headache and go elsewhere.

Can’t recommend this group enough! Helped me rehab from an injury and that allowed me to achieve a personal record in an athletic competition. Thank you Dr. Tiffany for chiro, Sam for PT, and Antonio for massage for being essential on my road to recovery. Shout out to Shelly and Serena at the front desk who are an absolute delight and make me feels so welcome every time I come to Strive!!