Wheelchair and Power Mobility for Children and Adolescents
[…] Assists in care coordination with insurance companies, discharge planning, and referrals Respiratory Therapist Commonly required to assist pulmonary function in spinal cord injury. Patients with reduced respiratory capacity warrant evaluation to determine safe utility for self-propulsion equipment Speech & Language Pathologist Provide […]
Quality Payment Program/Pay for Performance
[…] (QRP). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility. Accessed March 5, 2026. Davis, M. When Quality Measures Put Patients with Spinal Cord Injury at Risk. TIRR Memorial Hermann Journal (Online). Spring 2016 Edition. https://memorialhermann.org/services/specialties/tirr/healthcare-professionals/journal/2016/spring-2016/quality-measures-put-sci-patients-at-risk. Accessed April 19, 2023. Centers for Medicare & […]
Assessment and Treatment of Balance Impairments
[…] dysfunctions or degeneration, multiple sclerosis, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson Disease, stroke, etc.) Vestibular disorders Spine disorders (e.g., cervical myelopathy, lumbar spinal stenosis) Sensory abnormalities (hearing or visual impairment, peripheral neuropathy) Frailty Physical examination Clinicians should focus on Vitals, including orthostatic […]
Biomechanic of Gait and Treatment of Abnormal Gait Patterns
[…] with good muscle strength limited by contractures.13 7.) Neurogenic Claudication:Pain and neurological deficits with ambulation Pathomechanism: Usually secondary to lumbar spinal stenosis. Will have hyperlordosis with stenosis and vertebral shift if walking/standing.21 Pain and neurologic deficits better with spinal flexion […]
Chemodenervation and Neurolysis
[…] of botulinum toxin into areas associated with post-herpetic neuralgia, post-traumatic neuralgia, peripheral nerve lesions, diabetic neuropathy, neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury, and trigeminal neuralgia.20 Residual Limb hyperhidrosis: The use of intradermal botulinum toxin has been used in case reports to […]
Essentials of Physiatric Assessment and Management Strategies
[…] fellowships: Brain Injury Medicine, Sports Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Pain Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Other subspecialty fellowships which are non-ACGME accredited fellowships include Cancer Rehabilitation, Amputation Rehabilitation, Women’s Health, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Interventional […]
Peripheral Polyneuropathy Part 2: Treatment
[…] Lidocaine 5% patch, capsaicin 8% patch (postherpetic neuralgia) Pregabalin (diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), postherpetic neuralgia, neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury) Duloxetine (DPNP) Gabapentin (postherpetic neuralgia) – including extended formulation and combination gabapentin enacarbil Tapentadol extended-release (ER) – neuropathic pain […]
Brain Metastasis
[…] Medicare. Though brain tumors can be categorized under the diagnosis of “brain injury” and similarly with spinal tumors under “ spinal cord injury”. IRFs may be unable to provide specialized cancer care and often specific oncological treatment must be delayed. From a […]
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
[…] Clinics of North America, 2015; 23(2):309-320. Safran MR. Nerve injury about the shoulder in athletes. Part 2: long thoracic nerve, spinal accessory nerve, burners/stingers, thoracic outlet syndrome. Am J Sports Med. 2004; 32(4):1063-1076. Brantigan C, Roos D. Diagnosing thoracic outlet […]
Racial Disparities in Access to and Outcomes from Rehabilitation Services
[…] There is reduced healthcare utilization and access for Hispanics in the United States.2 Black adults suffering from strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, fractures, and osteoarthritis were less likely to receive guideline-concordant clinical care and had fewer referrals, poorer access, […]