About Us
About Aim Health & Wellness | Pain Management and Performance Care
At Aim Health & Wellness, we believe your best life begins when your body moves without pain and reflects strength, vitality, and confidence from the inside out.
We built this private practice with one goal in mind. We want you to feel heard, respected, and guided with care that fits your life. We focus on two clear divisions. We provide medical pain management for back pain, knee pain, and joint pain. We offer wellness and longevity services that support strength, recovery, and long term health.
Our Mission and Philosophy
Pain can limit how you work, train, and spend time with family. Low energy and weight gain can chip away at confidence. We see the full picture. We treat the source of pain. We support performance from the inside out.
We reject the rushed pace of corporate medicine. We do not move you in and out in minutes. We sit down with you. We review your history. We explain your options in plain language. We build a plan that matches your goals.
Our staff shares years of dedication to sport, athletics, and medicine. We know what it means to push the body. We know what it feels like to face injury. That background shapes the care we give each day.
Meet Our Leadership Team
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Dr. David Perna
Dr. David Perna serves as our Medical Director and Founder. Hailing from Northern New Jersey, Dr. Perna is an attending physician and assistant professor in the Orthopedics Department of the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center. The goal of Aim Health and Wellness is to bring big-city specialized medicine to your own backyard in New Jersey without the hassle and burden of bridge and tunnel traffic.
Dr. Perna received his undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University. While there, he was a decorated athlete. As a two-time captain of the Johns Hopkins football team, he garnered All-American honors in both his junior and senior years. A two-sport athlete, he also competed in Olympic weightlifting under the tutelage of famous NFL strength and conditioning coach Bill Starr. He has continued to compete in Olympic weightlifting under the coaching of New Jersey Hall of Fame athlete Robert Giordano. Dr. Perna has won the Garden State Games, the New Jersey State Championship and he competed in the USA Weightlifting National Championships. In 2015, Dr. Perna was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Athletic Hall of Fame.
The passion for athletics, injury recovery and human performance led Dr. Perna into his current profession. Dr. Perna graduated from Saint George's University Medical School. He then performed an intern year training in general surgery at SUNY Stony Brook Medical Center. Dr. Perna received his residency training at SUNY Downstate Medical center in Brooklyn and his Fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine Pain Management at Beth Israel Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. He is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He held board certification in Sports Medicine for over a decade. Dr. Perna has been elected by his peers as a Castle and Conolly TOP DOCTOR for multiple years, as well as being elected as an up-and-coming star in the New York Times SUPERDOCTORS edition.
Our belief at AIM Health is that pain is not just a feeling. Pain originates from a specific source in the body. Pain is not something that should be simply masked with medication. Our goal is the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of that pain generator, resulting in ultimately helping the body to heal. The resolution of pain should also be followed with the restoration of function, whether that be the pain-free activities of daily living or returning to a sports specific exercise. We coordinate treatment on all levels, from working with the best physical therapist in the community, performing in-office pain management procedures and in-office regenerative medicine procedures. Our goal is to help the body maximize its own healing potential. We recognize the current opioid epidemic, and while the acute management of pain may require pain medication, our ultimate goal is the resolution of pain without opiate prescription medication.
Licensed Acupuncturist
Adam Perna
Adam Perna co founded Aim Health & Wellness. He practices acupuncture with a focus on the body’s natural healing response. He works to reduce pain, improve circulation, and restore balance without medication.
He supports patients who struggle with muscle tension, stress, and chronic pain. He helps people move and function with less discomfort. His approach fits within our medical model and adds a natural option for pain management.
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Lieutenant Colonel Michelle Cifelli
Michelle Cifelli focuses on integrative pain management and wellness medicine. She practices at the East Orange VA Medical Center and treats Veterans with both traditional and holistic care.
She brings experience in burn care, trauma, emergency medicine, and intensive care. She serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the New Jersey Army National Guard with combat deployments. She earned her Doctor of Medical Science degree at Shenandoah University and competed as a Division I field hockey athlete at Northwestern University.
At Aim Health & Wellness, she leads hormone replacement therapy, peptide therapy, and performance based wellness plans.
Wellness Coach
Anthony Dellaventura
Anthony Dellaventura is an IFBB Professional bodybuilder with over 25 years of service as a firefighter, trainer, and business owner. He guides patients through structured weight loss programs and body composition plans.
He teaches discipline and personal growth. He works side by side with our medical providers to help patients build strength and sustain change.
Our Services
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Our Medical Pain Management Services
We treat spine, joint, and muscle conditions with image guided care. Services include spinal epidural injections for nerve pain, facet joint injections, sacroiliac joint treatment, genicular nerve blocks for knee pain, and radiofrequency ablation for long term relief.
We offer platelet rich plasma injections to support tissue repair in joints, tendons, and ligaments. We provide acupuncture and cryotherapy as part of a complete pain management plan. Our goal stays the same. Reduce pain. Restore movement. Help you return to work, training, and daily life.
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Our Wellness and Longevity Services
Our wellness division supports strength and metabolism. We provide hormone replacement therapy with testosterone, enclomiphene, clomiphene citrate, and BHCG. We offer peptide therapy with Tesamorelin, Sermorelin, Ipamorelin with CJC, Semaglutide, and Tirzepatide through regulated compounding pharmacies.
We build weight loss programs that include personalized nutrition planning and medical support. We offer body contouring with the Artemis T Shape 2 system to address skin laxity, cellulite, and stubborn fat.
Take the First Step With Us
You do not need to accept pain, low energy, or slow recovery as your normal. We built this practice for people who want real answers and real partnership. Our schedule fills each week with patients who want focused, personal care. Start the conversation with our team today and claim your spot before another week passes in discomfort or frustration.
