Medical Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases

• Cardiac Diseases
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Before and After Cardiac Transplantation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Pulmonary Disease
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Intrinsic Restrictive Lung Diseases
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Neuromuscular and Other Extrinsic Restrictive Lung Diseases
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Before and After Pulmonary Transplantation
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Ventilatory Failure
• Prevention and Rehabilitation of Pulmonary Aspiration
  • Pulmonary Issues in the Athlete/Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction
• Vascular Disease
  • Rehabilitation of, and the Effects of Exercise on Peripheral Arterial Diseases
• Venous Disease
  • Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
  • Venous Insufficiency: Rehabilitation Management of Venous Stasis and Postphlebitic Syndrome
• Lymphedema

Amputation and Wounds

• Amputation
  • Upper Limb Amputations
  • Lower Limb Amputations
    • Epidemiology and Assessment
    • Peri-operative Management
  • Upper Limb Prosthetics
  • Lower Limb Prosthetics
  • Congenital Upper Limb Deficiency
  • Congenital Lower Limb Deficiency
• Wounds
  • Pressure Ulcer Management in Disorders of the CNS

Cancer, Organ Transplant and Immune-compromised Patients

• Cancers
  • Functional Measures to Track Outcomes for Cancer Rehabilitation
  • Exercise Effects and Fatigue in Cancer Patients
• Side Effects of Treatment (cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy)
  • Radiation Plexopathy
  • Brachial Plexopathy: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Side Effects of Treatment (cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy)
  • Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS)
• Neuromuscular Complications of Cancer
  • Palliative Care
• Rehabilitation of Specific Organ System Cancers
  • Breast Cancer
  • Brain Tumor
    • Brain Metastasis
  • Bone Tumor
    • Rehabilitation Interventions for Metastatic Bone Tumors
    • Primary Bone Tumors in Adults
    • Primary bone Tumors in Children and Teens
    • Rehabilitation Management of Head and Neck Cancers
  • Lung Cancer
  • Rehabilitation Management of Prostate Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Malignancies
    • Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumors
    • Rehabilitation Management of Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplant (adults and pediatrics)
• Organ Transplantation
  • Liver
  • Solid Organ Transplant Rehabilitation
  • Kidney
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Transplants (face and hand)

Polytrauma, Debility and Burns

• Polytrauma
  • Polytrauma
  • Burn Rehabilitation
  • ICU Acquired Weakness and Neurocognitive Decline
• Rehabilitation of Patients in Critical Care Settings
• Orthostatic Hypotension
• Contractures

Geriatric and Gender-specific Disorders

• Geriatric Rehabilitation
  • Age-associated Changes and Biology of Aging
• Neurological Consequences of Aging
• Sarcopenia and Geriatric Frailty and Failure to Thrive
  • Adult and Geriatric Muscle Disease
  • Geriatric Frailty
  • Exercise in the Elderly
• Polypharmacy in the Elderly
  • Polypharmacy
  • Delirium and Dementia
• Incontinence in the Elderly
• Fall Prevention in the Elderly
• Hip Fracture
• Vertigo
• Geriatric Gait and Balance Disorders
• Mood Disorders in the Elderly
  • Caregiver Education
• Ethical Issues: Competency, End of Life Planning and Resource Allocation
• Gender-specific Disorders
  • Pregnancy Related Complications
    • Pregnant Athlete
    • Pregnancy Related Complications
    • Female Athlete Triad

Special Topics Including Arthritides, Infectious Diseases, Obesity, and Endocrinopathies

• Hemophilia and Hemorrhagic Arthropathy
• Inflammatory Arthritides
• Gout and Pseudogout
• COVID 19 Rehabilitation
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Spine Infections
• Obesity
• Endocrine Abnormalities Affecting the Musculoskeletal System
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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