RehabCast: The Rehabilitation Medicine Update

In the 54th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Jacob J. Sosnoff PhD and Tobia Zanotto PhD to discuss how a simple treadmill, some sponges, and a low-tech virtual reality system might help change frailty in people with multiple sclerosis (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.09.010). Dr. Niehaus then welcomes Jacob T. Urbina BS, future physiatrist, to explore how artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Gemini may unintentionally carry biases—biases that could impact the very people we aim to serve in the rehabilitation community (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.08.014).

In the 53rd episode of RehabCast, we spotlight two revolutionary approaches that are transforming the world of rehabilitation. First, Kristin Nuckols, an occupational therapist and co-founder of Imago Rehab, takes us on a journey through the creation of a wearable soft robotic glove. This groundbreaking device empowers stroke survivors to regain independence by bringing therapy into their homes. Next, we sit down with Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, an internationally renowned expert in spasticity management, who shares insights from his landmark longitudinal study on botulinum toxin. He explains how precision treatments and patient-centered goals are unlocking new possibilities in functional recovery. From robotics to cutting-edge clinical care, these conversations shine a light on how innovation and collaboration are breaking barriers and reshaping rehabilitation for the better. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more.

In the 52nd episode of the RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets four different highlighted speakers who will be presenting at the 2024 ACRM conference with PhD Elizabeth Stegemöller, an associate professor from Iowa State University, who discusses her groundbreaking research on how singing can improve motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease. Dr Niehaus then welcomes Alarcos Cieza, who leads rehabilitation initiatives at the World Health Organization, talks about the global push to make rehabilitation a public health priority, followed by Dr. Jeff Burns, co-director of the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, who explores how lifestyle interventions such as exercise, diet, and sleep can prevent or slow down Alzheimer’s disease. And then in closing he welcomes Brooke Murtaugh and Dr. A. Shapiro-Rosenbaum who discuss providing patient-centered education to loved ones of people dealing with disorders of consciousness brain injury. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #Parkinson #Singing #MusicTherapy #Alzheimers #BrainInjury #RehabCast #ACRM #Rehabilitation To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD or https://www.instagram.com/nhausmd/

In the 51st episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Maheen M. Adamson, PhD, MHL to discuss A Vision Neuroscience-Based Communication & Detection Solution for “The Speechless” (https://acrm.org/acrm-communities/technology/launchpad/acrm-launchpad-2023-winners/). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Anne Deutsch PhD, RN, CRRN and Raj Kumar PhD MPH to look into Trends in the Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Medicare Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: 2013 to 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.02.716).

In the 50th episode of #RehabCast, host Dr. Bill Niehaus engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Julia To Dutka, EdD, Bruce M. Gans, MD, and Richard Oliver, PhD about their study, "Delivering Rehabilitation Care Around the World: Voices From the Field" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.03.009). This conversation sheds light on global rehabilitation efforts and the power of collaborative care. Following this enriching dialogue, Dr. Niehaus shifts focus to the innovative research conducted by Andrew C. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, and Kenneth A. Weber II, DC, PhD, exploring "A Single Dermatome Clinical Prediction Rule for Independent Walking 1 Year After Spinal Cord Injury" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.06.015), an impactful study that offers new insights into predicting mobility outcomes after SCI. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: #Physiatry, #OccupationalTherapy, #PhysicalTherapy, #SpeechTherapy, #Neuropsychology, #RehabilitationNursing, and more.

In the 49th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus meets with the 100th ACRM conference Plenary Speakers (https://acrm2023.eventscribe.net/agenda.asp?pfp=BrowsebyDay&fb=Plenaries). Join him meeting up with Anjali J. Forber‐Pratt, PhD (she/her/hers), Mark J. Ashley, Sc.D., CCC-SLP, Lisa D. VanHoose, PT, PhD, David Putrino, PT, PhD, and Thomas J. Oxley, MBBS PhD. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #ACRM100 #RehabCast #ACRM #rehabilitation To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Philip Frobos at https://www.instagram.com/philipfrobos/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD or https://www.instagram.com/nhausmd/

In the 48th episode of the #RehabCast, join our host, Dr. Bill Niehaus, as he engages in a captivating conversation with seven esteemed members of the ACRM organization. Together, they explore the remarkable journey of the rehabilitation field and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. As we celebrate the 100th ACRM conference, tune in to gain insights from past ACRM presidents, including Gerben DeJong, PhD, Joseph Giacino, PhD, Sue Ann Sisto, PhD, Allen Heinemann, PhD, Deborah Backus, PhD, and Pamela Roberts, PhD. Additionally, discover the perspectives of the incumbent president, Fofi Constantinidou, MD. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #RehabCast #ACRM #rehabilitation #Leadership #MedEd To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD or https://www.instagram.com/nhausmd/ Contact Jenny Ament at https://www.instagram.com/jennyament/ Contact Philip Frobos at https://www.instagram.com/philipfrobos/

In this special edition episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Rebecca Eberle, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM, Michael Fraas, PhD, CCC-SLP, MHL, CBIS, Donna Langenbahn, PhD, FACRM, and Amy Shapiro-Rosenbaum, PhD, FACRM to discuss how the ACRM Rebooted and Updated the Cognition Rehabilitation Manual and Associated workshops (cognitiverehabilitation.org). #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #Cognition #BrainInjury #RehabCast #ACRM #rehabilitation To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Philip Frobos at https://www.instagram.com/philipfrobos/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD or https://www.instagram.com/nhausmd/

In the 47th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Dr Noah Silverberg to discuss the updated American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00297-6/fulltext). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Dr Wendy Magee to look into the Validation of the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness With the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00175-2/fulltext). #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #BrainInjury #TBI #TBIrehab #Music #MusicTherapy #RehabCast #ACRM #Rehabilitation 
 To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Philip Frobos at https://www.instagram.com/philipfrobos/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD

In the 46th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Occupational Therapist Stephanie Kubiak, PhD and Associate Professor Elliot Sklar, PhD to discuss Racial and Ethnic Disparities of Social Participation After Tetraplegia (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00109-0/fulltext). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Psychologists Dr Jane Duff and Lucy Grant to look into when clinicians should help with the anxiety response following a spinal cord injury (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00219-8/fulltext ). #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more. #RehabCast #ACRM #SpinalCordInjury #SCI #SCIrehab #rehabilitation #MentalHealth #Anxiety # Poikilothermia https://twitter.com/NHausMD To contact the RehabCast team go to https://acrm.org/publications/archives-of-pm-r/rehabcast/ Contact Philip Frobos at https://www.instagram.com/philipfrobos/ Contact Dr Niehaus at https://twitter.com/NHausMD

In the 44th episode of RehabCast, our new host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with the ACRM 2022 LaunchPad winner, Lianna Genovese, who is the CEO & Founder of ImaginAble Solutions. Her Guided Hands™ device helps enable anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw and access technology (www.imaginablesolutions.com). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Julio C. Furlan, MD, LLB, MBA, MSc, PhD who discusses their paper, “Sex-Related Discrepancies in the Access to Optimal Care and Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Data From a Canadian Registry” (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993%2822%2901607-0/fulltext). #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing, and more.

In the 44th episode of RehabCast we welcome new host Dr. Bill Niehaus. Dr. Niehaus takes over from Dr. Ford Vox who joins us to make the official handoff. Dr. Niehaus' first interview is with William Kokay, BSW about his paper "Mixed Study Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Sexuality and Sexual Rehabilitation in LGBTQI+ Adults Living With Chronic Disease". Dr. Niehaus then welcomes Dr. Sheryl Katta-Charles who talks about her study "Depression, anxiety, and suicidality in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A NIDILRR TBI Model Systems Study". #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more. https://twitter.com/NHausMD

In the 43rd episode of RehabCast we feature Sara Suikkanen of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland on a creative intervention for home based therapies to fight frailty in older adults, and Brad Dicianno of the University of Pittsburgh on what assistive technology professionals bring to the table. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

In the 42nd episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast we talk with Loren Davidson of UC Davis about her work on a pediatric tele-rehab program, and then we drop in with Hiral Master on the link between ambulation and outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The 41st episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast introduces you to the winner of the 2021 ACRM Launchpad competition, Braze Mobility’s Pooja Viswanathan. We take a close look at her technology making it easier & safer for wheelchair users who don’t have eyes in the back of their heads to navigate all sorts of spaces. Then we take a broader look at the systematic problems bogging down faster development of useful disability tech, and what can be done about it, with Rosalie Wang of the University of Toronto #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The 40th Episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast features Tiago Jesus and Christina Papadimitriou on the growth of the person centered rehabilitation model in practice - it’s about putting the person, not the patient, at the center of what we do, and doing it collaboratively. The episode also features Elizabeth Pasipanodya of the Santa Clara Valley medical center on her work teasing out a set of cognitive profiles seen in SCI rehabilitation, and determining how they relate to the client’s psychological well-being. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

In the 39th Episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast, we sit down with Dr. Jeannette Lee who is Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at San Francisco State University to discuss her study of a new technology to manage breast cancer related lymphedema. Learn about the promise and caveats of negative pressure massage for this tough clinical problem. Then we’ll talk with Justin Chee of the University of Toronto about his study of studies on multiple sclerosis gait parameters. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

In the 38th episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast, we’re looking at the opioid epidemic through the lens of the spinal cord injury population with Dr. Maria DeBarge Dipiro of the Medical University of South Carolina. Then we'll talk with Dr. Mark Hirsch of Carolinas Rehabilitation about some of the surprising issues surrounding voting rights and access after traumatic brain injury. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

Episode 37 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features a formulation of integrated knowledge translation principles for use in spinal cord injury research, and an effort to succinctly explain aphasia and its primary struggles for the uninitiated. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

Episode 36 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Irene Battel on her work delving into the challenging problem of Parkinson’s disease related dysphagia. Dr. Battle and colleagues in Ireland and Italy conducted a systematic review of biofeedback interventions for the problem. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The April 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Linda Ehlich-Jones of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab who takes a close look at the realistic side of robotic exoskeleton technology as it exists in 2021 in the clinic and in the world, minus the hype. Then we talk with John Whyte, founding director of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, who presents the work behind developing the Brain Injury Functional Outcome Measure (BI-FOM) and what this new measurement tool could mean for tracking ABI recoveries and interventions in the future. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The March 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Dick Thijssen and his work towards figuring out how we can accurately estimate cardiovascular risk factors in spinal cord injured persons. It’s challenging to mitigate a risk you can’t even properly estimate. There are a lot of theories out there and now Thijssen and his colleagues at Liverpool John Moores University are putting them to the test. We also visit with Susan Linder who along with her colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic is working out the links between post stroke walking capacity, upper extremity repetitive task practice, and cycling. Turns out, there are a lot of links! #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The February 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features the ACRM LaunchPad winning rehab engineering project - a virtual occupational therapy tool utilizing object recognition developed by Sam Colachis of Battelle. We talk with same about his winning submission and what else he and the neuro group at Battelle are up to these days. Next up we visit with Dr. Lance Trexler of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana. He and his colleagues have provided a special communication in the journal on the do’s and don’t of opioid use following traumatic brain injuries. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The October 2020 issue of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Mark Sherer of TIRR and Yelena Bodien of Harvard on what you need to know about the new case definition and diagnostic criteria for the post traumatic confusional state. We also spend some time with ACRM President Pamela Roberts on what you can expect in what is now the world’s largest virtual rehabilitation conference, ACRM 2020! The conference will take place wherever in the world you are October 21 through 24. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The June 2020 issue of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features journal editors Helen Hoenig and Gerald Koh discussing their view of COVID-19’s impact on rehabilitation medicine, a look at the non-pulmonary presentations of the virus with Marielisa Lopes of UT Southwestern, and Joe Giacino on the disorders of consciousness community’s recommendations about key requirements for a quality DoC program. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The February 2020 edition the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Abhishek Jaywant of Weill Cornell Medicine as we explore the importance of cognitive assessment to stroke rehabilitation. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The November/December 2019 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Ben Harder, the Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Alarcos Cieza of the World Health Organization, and Dr. Karen Keptner of Case Western Reserve University. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The Sept/Oct 2019 edition of the RehabCast from the Archives of PM&R includes Creighton University’s Robert Sandstrom, who in the September issue details the dramatic impacts the passage of the Affordable Care Act has had on the use of outpatient physical therapy, and from the October issue, Dafne Nascimento and her colleagues from Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo scrutinize rampant spin and selective reporting in scientific abstracts for low back pain trials. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The July and August 2019 episode of RehabCast: The Rehabilitation Medicine Update from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features the latest brain computer interface research from the Ohio State university and efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions in acute rehab from Johns Hopkins. Tune in! #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

May & July episode featuring interviews with Kath Bogie and Jonathan Bean. Dr. Bogie discusses her imaging-based approach to figuring out who’s most at risk of pressure sounds. The population is aging, and it’s time for geriatricians and the rehab medicine field to team up to tackle the demand, says Dr. Bean. Tune in! #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

he April 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses tDCS for motor impairments in pediatric rehabilitation with Dr. Ghazala Saleem of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The March 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on a trial of movement to music versus adapted yoga for Multiple Sclerosis with James Rimmer of UAB and the Lakeshore Foundation. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The February 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation features Dr. Samantha Backhaus’s work developing a novel intervention for couples where one partner has a brain injury. The work led to a randomized trial, the first of its kind for a form of couples therapy targeting acquired brain injury, and is published in the February Archives. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The January 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation highlights the first comprehensive 10 year review of rehabilitation related mobile health applications, which helps chart where mRehab should go next. We talk with Brad Dicianno of the University of Pittsburgh, who is Medical Director and COO of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The December 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation highlights two important orthopedic rehabilitation investigations. From Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, Åsa Dedering discusses her recent work on comparing neck specific training versus prescribed physical activity for cervical radiculopathy. From the University of Toronto, Carlo Ammendolia explains his comprehensive approach for lumbar spinal stenosis, which improves walking ability. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The November 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation takes a look at the new open-access journal Archives of Rehabilitation Research & Clinical Translation with inaugural editor-in-chief Jeffrey Basford of the Mayo Clinic, as well as an exploration into the physiology behind trigger point release with Albert Moraska of the University of Colorado Denver. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The September 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation takes a look at the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised, one of the tools available to help clinicians assess potential pain responsiveness in their DoC patients, as well as the news headlines coming out of the University of Louisville on epidural stimulation for spinal cord injury. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The August 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation delves into the newly released guidelines on the care of persons in Disorders of Consciousness, as well as news briefs on trauma season, an “escape” from Mayo Clinic, TBI & suicide, and ITB for post stroke spasticity. RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The July 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features David Howell of the University of Colorado School of Medicine on his recent work in developing more sensitive and clinically meaningful concussion assessments. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The June 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features news updates including bionic limbs based on agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces, Apple's HealthKit, and a close look at the behind the scenes in developing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's inpatient rehabilitation facility readmission quality measure, with Melvin Ingber and Laurie Coots-Daras of RTI International. The June 2018 Archives is focused on quality and safety in rehabilitation medicine. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The May 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation features Dr. Thomas Burns of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta discussing his group’s latest study on the intersection of youth sports concussion and sleep symptoms, along with news briefs including an NEJM essay on the “best medical care in the world,” the American Heart Association’s stroke guidelines controversy, and Kansas’s vision for Medicaid. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing together all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The April 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features Nicola Maffiuletti from Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, on translating the sea of studies on neuromuscular electrical stimulation – NMES - into practical advice for clinical practice. RehabCast is the physiatry podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine, including occupational therapy, speech language pathology, physical therapy, neuropsychology, psychology, rehabilitation nursing and more, brought to you by a leading journal in the field.

The March 2018 #RehabCast features Frazier Rehab Institute’s Alexander Ovechkin talking about respiratory training in chronic SCI, and a slate of news briefs including the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator, rising access to endovascular thrombectomy for stroke, and the growing battle over standing desks. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing together all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The February 2018 RehabCast features Dr. Felicia Skelton talking about her work on antibiotic stewardship in SCI, and news briefs including MoCA’s new fame as President Trump scores a #winning 30/30, the Dutch are falling better, today’s longer adolescence, and we welcome the JISPRM into the fold of rehabilitation journals. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing together all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

Wheelchair skills get a web-based boost: we talk with the University of Pittsburgh’s Lynn Worobey, the bright and dark sides of a Huntington’s Disease advance including an interview with Ed Wild, China’s growing medical contributions probably warrant their own podcast - we highlight the news on Gingko post-stroke, and a novel nerve transfer technique. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing together all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.

The December 2017 #RehabCast features Doug Gross from the University of Alberta on motivational interviewing in worker’s compensation rehabilitation, sounds from ACRM 2017 in Atlanta, a CTE news update, and news about the therapeutic potential of Xenon. RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

November 2017 episode discussing the Las Vegas shooting, rehabilitation traumatology, Stronger - the rehab-focused Boston Marathon bombing film, and how firearm TBI survivors differ with Dr. Hilary Bertisch of Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health. RehabCast is part of the national conversation in PM&R and Rehabilitation Medicine, brought to you by the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - tune in!

October 2017 episode featuring rehab in a time of natural disaster, the mainstreaming of psychedelic medicine, amantadine for agitation, and investigating attention techniques in robotic stroke rehab with Dr. Grace Kim of NYU. Tune in for the latest in PM&R and Rehabilitation Medicine from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

RIP Dr. Todd Graham, resistance exercise to improve sleep, TBI as a cause of stroke, and Irish Set Dancing as a therapeutic intervention for Parkinson’s disease with Dr. Joanne Shanahan of the University of Limerick. RehabCast is the official podcast of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Archives of PM&R.

The August 2017 edition features the Yoga vs PT rumble, Stanley Paris’s $3 Million donation to Physical Therapy research, a regulatory odyssey hurting SCI care with Matthew Davis of TIRR Memorial Hermann, and practice-changing evidence for lumbar spinal stenosis care with Janna Friedly of the University of Washington. RehabCast is the official podcast of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Archives of PM&R.