the story
For more than a decade, as a physician, patient, and acupuncturist, I have helped people suffering with ongoing, debilitating back, neck and joint pain. The best outcomes occur when we treat not only the symptom of pain but the cause of pain. I advocate for treating the whole person and looking at the root cause of pain and inflammation. Each person has a unique history and deserves to be heard, understood and helped.
My mission is to share, practical evidence-based, wellness information for you and your busy life. We need simple steps that compound to improve your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This hinges on what I call microboosts, little steps that add up to big relief.
My goal is to help people function better - with less pain, less medications and a better quality of life. I am on a mission to give people the tools to tame painful inflammation and live life fully.
the details
Dr. Sharma is dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management. She is medical director of the Orthopaedic Integrative Health Center, and specializes in the non-operative care of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, employing a multi-modal approach including the use of acupuncture. Dr. Sharma has studied Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Medicine, and Integrative Medicine through the Andrew Weill program at University of Arizona. She has studied yoga and meditation at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, India and mindfulness at Thomas Jefferson University. She studied acupuncture at Harvard University. Dr. Sharma completed Stanford’s Physician Wellbeing Director Course. At a national level, she serves as Co-Chair for Spine & Pain Rehabilitation for the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and on a national Opioid Task Force. Furthermore, she continues to support alternatives to opioids and is a course director for a national physician course on navigating the opioid crisis. She is a Top Doctor (multiple years in a row as voted for by her peers).
Dr. Sharma is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University who has published numerous research articles, textbook chapters, and continues to teach and lecture to residents and medical students. Her teaching skills were recognized with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education at Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Dr. Sharma served as a Chief Resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and as Chief Fellow at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
*This is not medical advice. This is for educational purposes only. All health changes should be discussed with your physician. This reflects my own opinions.
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