Nurture Slow Medicine

About Dr. Neelam Misra

Dr. Neelam Misra is a double board-certified physician specializing in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Interventional Pain Management. She completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia Tech and earned her medical degree from St. George's University. Her residency training was done at Long Island Jewish Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.

In addition to her conventional training, Dr. Misra completed the UCLA/Helms Medical Acupuncture course and became a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist through the California College of Ayurveda. She has also pursued research and training in music therapy and Tibetan sound bowl therapy for pain relief.

With over 15 years in practice, Dr. Misra has always approached pain as a nuanced and complex experience—shaped by diet, sleep, emotional well-being, movement, sensory input, personal history, environment, and genetics (far from exhaustive, this list continues to grow). This holistic appreciation of pain inspired her to expand her expertise into Acupuncture, Ayurveda, and Functional Medicine.

Her care model integrates both Western and Holistic medicine, using multiple lenses to assess and treat. Every treatment plan is highly personalized, evidence-based, and designed to be both safe and effective.

Why Holistic?

Holistic pain management addresses the whole person—not just symptoms. It considers a broad range of factors that can influence the experience of pain: diet, exercise, sleep, social support, life experiences, genetics, and emotional health, among others. By addressing root causes, healing can occur on a deeper, more comprehensive level.

Why Slow Medicine?

While fast medicine can be life-saving and is well-suited for emergency conditions, it often lacks the time and space to address chronic conditions.

Slow medicine is unhurried. It prioritizes depth over volume, presence over speed. Slow medicine is deliberate and understands that in order to heal, one needs to be heard. It considers lifestyle changes that take time. This is the opposite of quick fixes. It invites patients to harness the potential their bodies have to not only heal, but to thrive and to honor the pace at which healing unfolds. It is an intentional, patient-centered, holistic model of care.

Our Approach

For symptom relief, methods employed include:

• Acupuncture
• Sound Bowl Therapy
• Ayurvedic practices
• Lifestyle guidance around nutrition, sleep, movement, exercise, and stress

If needed, functional medicine labs may be helpful to assess gut health, mitochondrial and adrenal function, stress response, and neuroinflammation. Pharmaceutical-grade supplements and medications may be used when appropriate.

Note: Narcotics are not prescribed nor refilled in this practice

The focus goes beyond symptom relief to identify and address the root cause of pain. Through a detailed evaluation of history, key events, and symptom patterns, underlying triggers and imbalances emerge. Dr. Misra takes a thoughtful, adaptive approach, regularly assessing progress and adjusting treatment as needed. She fosters lasting health, resilience, and vitality through collaboration.