Dr. Hamid Sadri- PT, Sports Medicine Advisor

Dr. Sadri is a 1986 graduate of Life University, School of Chiropractic, and attended Kennesaw State University and University of Georgia for his undergraduate studies.  While completing his degree of Doctor of Chiropractic, he was recognized for academic excellence, receiving the prestigious National Dean's List Award as well as other certificates of recognition in clinical advancement including the Junior X-Ray Intern Award, the Senior Clinic Assistant Award, and the Clinical and X-ray Competency Awards. He is a Board Certified chiropractor and a Diplomate of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and has held licenses in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. He has been in active practice, serving the Metropolitan Atlanta area for the past 22 years.  He has had extensive post-graduate training in various subjects, including Radiology, Outcome Assessment of Personal Injury Cases, Whiplash Case Management, Risk Management, Scoliosis Management, Exercise Physiology, Physiological Therapeutics, Management and Rehabilitation of Acute and Chronic Cases, Nutritional Testing, Thermographic Studies, Acupuncture,  Sports Injuries & Chiropractic, and many other subject matters.  

Throughout his years of schooling he was always passionate about sports.  While a high school junior, he was a varsity starter for the Newark High School Yellow Jackets' soccer team where  he went on to win the State's Best Defensive Player award.  After moving to Atlanta in 1980 to pursue his studies, he joined the Atlanta Amateur Soccer League; starting in third division and concluding his career in the first division while playing with Aras, one of the top 3 teams in that division at the time.  He then moved on to pursue active full-time practice, but for several years continued to coach soccer for the local YMCA.  His involvement with athletics and sports has continued over the years as he currently supports and sponsors several of the local athletic teams and events including Georgia Multisports Productions, Tri-The Parks Triathlon series, The Atlanta ING marathon (member of the medical team), the annual Strong Legs race, Get-Fit Atlanta, BTB Fitness, Atlanta chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and some of the local little league teams.

He has been an active member in the Atlanta community and has been a guest lecturer for many organizations, including Emory University School of Medicine.  He has conducted numerous workshops for local corporations and athletic clubs on injury prevention, work place ergonomics, and proper posture and body mechanics; and continues to provide these workshops free of charge to the local groups and companies.  He was one of the treating doctors at the 2005 Florida Ironman competition and one of the 2008 Georgia ING Marathon and Half Marathon Medical Team members. 

His post-doctoral training and certifications include:

• Full-Body & Biomechanics certified Active Release Techniques (ART) provider and instructor
• Certified Trigenist (RTP)  through Trigenics Institute of Myoneural Medicine
• Certified Graston Technique provider
• Certified Chiropractic Sports Provider (CCSP) through American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through National Strength and Conditioning Association
• International Chiropractic Sports Science Diploma (ICSSD) through Federation Internationale De Chiropratique Du Sport (FICS)
• Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP) through Kinesio Taping Association
• Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
• Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) through National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
• Certified in Impairment Ratings
• Certificate of MRI training
• Certificate of trainig in Total Motion Release (TMR)
• Certified Chiropractic Soft tissue Specialist
• Certificate of training in Functional Assessment and Management of Sports Injuries through McMaster University

In his years of practice, he has successfully treated thousands of patients with acute and chronic conditions ranging from automobile, work and sports related injuries, to arthritis, sciatica, spinal disc herniations, scoliosis, headaches and migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome, plantar fasciitis and many other neuro-musculo-skeletal related conditions. He, over the years, has treated athletes of all calibers, from Olympian gold medal winners, NCAA, SEC, professional and elite athletes to the weekend warriors and recreational athlete as well as professional dancers and musicians.  He has been deposed and has testified as an Expert Witness on numerous occasions involving injuries and treatments related to automobile accidents. 

He is a member in good standing with the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), the Georgia Chiropractic Association (GCA), the American Chiropractic Association's Council on Sports Injury & Fitness, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the .  He is also an extended faculty member of Life University School of Chiropractic. 

He was recognized in the 1994 Who's Who in Georgia and selected for Who's Who National Registry in 2000.  He was selected as one of America's Top Chiropractors by the 2006 Consumer's Research Council. 

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