Aleya Salam

Expertise

• Spine       (minimally invasive spine care including injection
                  procedure and conservative management of
                  cervical, thoracic & lumbar spine)
• Musculoskeletal and Non-surgical Orthopedics
• Pain Management

Education

Medical College: King Edward Medical College
Residency: UMDNJ/Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehab
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania - Interventional Spine

Post Doctorate Fellowships Research

Massachusets General Hospital/Harvard - "Pulmonary Critical Care"
UCLA - "Role of infectious agents in autism"

Board Certification

American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Memberships

American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM R)
PASSOR - (Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports & Occupational Rehabilitation)
NJ Society for Pain Management and Rehabilitation
North American Spine Society (NASS)

Procedures Offered:

Plethora of non surgical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including :

• Treatment for herniated disc in the neck, thoracic spine and lower back with:
  • Selective nerve root injections
  • Transforaminal injections
  • Diagnostic nerve blocks
• Treatment of pinched nerve due to bone spurs
• Treatment of facet joint inflammation causing neck, back pain with standing and walking.
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Treatment of herniated disc without surgery by Percutaneous Disc Decompression.
• Lumbar Discogram to diagnose the disc causing pain.
• Treatment of compression fracture of vertebra due to osteoporosis etc. by non surgical means through vertebroplasty.
• Treatement of musculoskeletal problems including arthritis of hips, knees and shoulder.
• Myofascial pain / Trigger points
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Greater Occipital Nerve Ablation