Nadia Alwasiah

Credentials:

• American Board certification in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Professional Associations:

• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Professional Experience:

• Completed Residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Tufts Medical center/Tufts medical school in Boston, and fellowship training in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at Spaulding Rehabilitation hospital/ Harvard medical school in Boston

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered:

• expert and comprehensive evaluation and clinical care for adults and children with neuromuscular disorders, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, and sports injuries.
• uses an interdisciplinary approach to address the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments with an understanding of the life course of disability.
• provides recommendations regarding enhancing the quality of care for individuals with pediatric rehabilitation needs and their families.
• spasticity, neurogenic bowel, and bladder management.
• performs Botulinum toxin and nerve block injections, under electrical or ultrasound guidance, for spasticity management.
• Performs salivary gland Botulinum toxin injections for excessive salivation.
• baclofen pump management (programming, dose adjustment, and refills).
• gait analysis and evaluation.
• orthotic and prosthetic evaluation and recommendations.
• trigger point injections.
• Intra-articular joint and tendon injections.