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- Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Medical Rehabilitation
- Pain-Neuromuscular Medicine Rehabilitation
- Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Essentials of Rehabilitation Practice and Science
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Rehabilitation of Central Nervous System Disorders
Disorders of the Brain
- Disorders of the Brain
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pathophysiology, Epidemiology Early Assessment/Intervention, Prognosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Hypoxic
- Metabolic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders
- Traumatic Spinal Cord Disorders
- Spondylotic Myelopathy
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy)
- Inflammatory
- Neurodegenerative
- Congenital/Myelodysplasia
- Spinal Tumors
Immune Mediated and Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Extrapyramidal/Movement Disorders
- Other Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Stiff Person Syndrome
Complications and Consequences of Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders
- Syndromes of Impaired Consciousness
- Autonomic and Cardiovascular Complications
- Pulmonary Complications
- Respiratory Failure/Ventilator Management
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Genitourinary Complications
- Sexuality and Reproduction
- Gastrointestinal
- Musculoskeletal Complications
- Neurological Complications
- Spasticity
- Chemodenervation and Neurolysis
- Intrathecal Agents (to be changed to Intrathecal Pump Management)
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- Post-traumatic Syringomyelia
- Cranial Nerve, Visual and Hearing Dysfunction in Disorders of the CNS
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vestibular Dysfunction (After Brain Injury)
- Disorders of Language, Speech and Swallowing
- Spasticity
- Pressure Injury Management in CNS Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Hematological, Metabolic and Endocrine Complications
- Hematological, Metabolic and Endocrine Complications of CNS Injury
- Electrolyte Disorder
- Anemia
- Nutritional Disorders
- Hormonal Disorders
- Cognitive Issues in Brain Injury and Other CNS Disorders
- Cognitive Issues in Brain Injury and Other CNS Disorders
- Memory Disorders
- Executive/Integrative Functions
- Attention Disorders
- Perceptual Neglect
- Psychological/Behavioral Issues in CNS Disorders
- Substance Abuse, Mood Disorders and Behavioral Issues in Disorders of the CNS
- Agitation/Aggression/Apathy After Brain Injury and Other CNS Disorders
- Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury – Related Pain
- Post Concussion Headache
- Central Poststroke Pain
- Aging with a Neurological Disability
Musculoskeletal Medicine
Disorders of the Spine
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Lumbar
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Annular Tear
- Discitis
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbosacral Orthoses
- Lumbar Stenosis
- Lumbar Spondylosis Without Myelopathy
- Lumbar Zygapophyseal Joint Arthropathy
- Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
- Traumatic
- Congenital
- Pathologic
- Degenerative
- Isthmic
- Lumbar Strain
- Lumbar Compression Fracture
- Cauda Equina Syndrome/Conus Medullaris Syndrome
- Post-laminectomy Pain
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Sacral Disorders
- Sacroiliac Joint Disorders
- Sacral Insufficiency Fractures
- Coccygeal Disorders
- Fractures/Dislocations
- Coccygodynia
- Vestigial Disc Pain
- Other Spine Disorders
- Spine Infections
- Vertebral Osteomyelitis
- Epidural Abscess
- Potts Disease
- Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
- Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis
- Scheuermann’s Syndrome
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy
- Spine Infections
- PM&R Spine Treatments
Disorders of the Upper Limb
- Shoulder
- Rotator Cuff Shoulder Tendon and Muscle Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Muscle Tears of the Upper Limb
- Pectoralis
- Deltoid
- Biceps
- Traumatic Sports Injuries of the Shoulder: Fractures, Separations, and Other Injuries
- Greater Tuberosity Fractures
- Acromioclavicular Joint
- Sprain
- Separation
- Distal Osteolysis of the Clavicle
- Labral Tears
- Shoulder Instability, Dysfunction and Scapular Dyskinesis
- Overuse and Degenerative Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy and Arthropathy
- Calcific Tendinopathy
- Biceps Tendinopathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder Bursopathies
- Subdeltoid/Subacromial
- Subcoracoid/Subscapular
- Glenohumeral, Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Arthropathy
- Shoulder Neuropathies
- Brachial Plexopathy
- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment
- Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Shoulder Tendon and Muscle Injuries
- Elbow
- Acute Elbow Injuries and Overuse Disorders
- Elbow and Wrist Fracture/Dislocation
- Galeazzi
- Monteggia
- Radial Head
- Humeroulnar
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament
- Radial Colleteral and Annular Ligament
- Apophysitis (Little League Elbow)
- Humeroulnar Osteoarthritis
- Tedinopathies of the Elbow
- Distal Biceps
- Triceps
- Epicondylosis (medial)
- Epicondylosis (lateral) With and Without Nerve Entrapment
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Elbow and Wrist Fracture/Dislocation
- Other Elbow Disorders
- Osteochronditis Syndrome
- Panner’s Disease
- Septic Arthritis of the Elbow
- Elbow Flexion Contracture
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteaosarcoma
- Elbow Neuropathies
- Pronator and Anterior Interosseus Syndrome
- Ulnar Nerve Mononeuropathy at the Elbow
- Acute Elbow Injuries and Overuse Disorders
- Wrist and Hand
- Wrist and Hand Overuse Disorders and Arthropathies
- Wrist and Hand Overuse Disorders and Arthropathies
- Intersection Syndrome
- Carpal Metacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis
- Radioulnar Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Affecting the Hand
- Psoriatic
- Sjogren’s
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Trigger Finger
- Kienbock’s Disease
- de Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Tendinopathy
- Therapeutic Injection of Dextrose: Prolotherapy, Perineural Injection Therapy and Hydrodissection
- Neuropathies of the Wrist and Hand
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Superficial Radial Neuropathy
- Posterior Interosseus Neuropathy
- Radial Nerve Mononeuropathy
- Ulnar Mononeuropathy at the Wrist
- Sports and Occupational Injuries to the Wrist and Hand
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injury
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
- Stener Lesion
- Scapholunate Dissociation
- Fracture
- Scaphoid
- Bennett
- Rolando
- Boxer’s
- Metacarpal Bossing
- Volar Plate Injury
- Extensor Mechanism Tear (Mallet Finger)
- Finger Flexor Tendon Tear (Jersey Finger)
- Skin Laceration
- Subungal Hematoma
- Wrist and Hand Overuse Disorders and Arthropathies
Disorders of the Lower Limb
- Pelvis, Hip, and Thigh
- Anterior and Medial Hip Sports, Occupational, and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Sports Medicine Disorders of the Hip: Anterior-Medial
- Adductor Strain
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Iliopsoas Tendinopathy and Bursopathy
- Sports Hernia
- Posterior and Lateral Hip Sports, Occupational, and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Sports Medicine Disorders of the Hip: Posterolateral
- Gluteal Tendinopathy
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Snapping Hip
- Trochanteric Bursitis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Proximal and Mid-hamstring Strain/Tendon Tear
- Hip and Pelvic Arthropathies and Labral Tears
- Hip and Pelvic Arthropathies and Labral Tears
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome
- Osteitis Pubis
- Avascular Necrosis
- Hip Labral Tears
- Hip and Pelvis Neuropathies and Plexopathies
- Proximal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Lumbosacral Plexopathy
- Femoral
- Obturator
- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous
- Sciatic
- Pudendal Neuropathy
- Other Pelvic and Hip Disorders
- Stress Fracture of the Hip
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Urge Incontinence
- Pelvic Instability
- Obturator Internus
- Levator Ani
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Anterior and Medial Hip Sports, Occupational, and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Knee
- Meniscus Injuries of the Knee
- Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligament Injuries
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Knee Overuse Disorders
- Quadriceps/Patellar Tendinopathy
- Popliteus Tendinopathy
- Tendinopathy
- Prepatellar Bursitis
- Pes Anserine Bursitis and Tendinopathy
- Other Knee Soft Tissue Disorders
- Quadriceps Contusion
- Posterolateral Corner Knee Injuries
- Baker’s Cyst
- Medial Plica Syndrome
- Other Knee Bone Disorders
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sinding-Larsen Johansson
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Tibial Stress Fracture
- Myositis Ossificans of the Knee
- Traumatic Knee Fracture
- Patellar Fracture
- Segond Fracture
- Maisoneuve Fracture
- Patellar Subluxation/Dislocation
- Septic Arthritis of the Knee
- Knee Neuropathies
- Distal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Fibular
- Peroneal
- Saphenous
- Tibial
- Tumors That May Affect the Knee
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Osteochondroma
- Sarcoma
- Ankle and Foot
- Ankle and Foot Overuse Disorders
- Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dysfunction
- Retrocalcaneal and Malleolar Bursitis
- Sever’s Disease
- Sinus-tarsi Syndrome
- Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Chronic Ankle Instability
- Ankle and Foot Arthropathies
- Ankle Joint Arthritis
- Club Foot
- Subtalar Joint Arthritis
- Metatarsalgia and Metatarsal Phalangeal Arthritis
- Leg Length Discrepancy
- Ankle and Foot Neuropathies
- Ankle and Foot Neuropathies and Entrapments
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Calcaneal and Plantar Neuropathy
- Superficial Peroneal Neuropathy
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Ankle and Foot Soft Tissue Injuries and Fractures
- Adult Ankle Fractures (Ankle and Foot Soft Tissue Injuries and Fractures)
- Achilles Tear
- High Ankle Sprain, Syndesmotic Injury
- Stress Fractures of the Foot
- Lisfranc Joint Injury
- Spur Fracture
- Freiberg’s Infraction
- Eversion Ankle Injury/Ankle Sprain
- Pes Planus/Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
- Pes Cavus
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Gout and pseudogout
- Ankle and Foot Overuse Disorders
Gender-specific Disorders and Sports Medicine
- Endocrine Abnormalities Affecting the Musculoskeletal System
- Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
- Female Athlete Triad
- Late Onset Secondary Hypogonadism
- Musculoskeletal Disorders in Pregnancy
- Sarcopenia
- Diabetic Athlete
- Other Sports Medicine Medical Issues – Other (e.g., Dermatologic, Gastrointestinal, Renal, etc.)
- Single Organ Athlete
- Sports Injuries
- Stingers and Burners
- Lower Limb Exertional Compartment Syndrome
- Performing Arts Medicine
- Downed Runner
- Other Sports Medicine Injuries
- Eye Injuries
- Orbital Fracture/Blowout
- Corneal Abrasions
- Retinal Detachment
- Eyelid Laceration
- Dental Injuries
- Broken Tooth
- Tooth Avulsion
- Oral Laceration
- Eye Injuries
- Skin – Facial and Hand Lacerations
- Thermal Regulation (Hypo- and Hyperthermia)
- Hydration Issues in the Athlete and Exercise Associated Hyponatremia
- Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis and Angiodema
- Concussion
- Cardiopulmonary Issues in Sports Medicine
- Cardiac Issues in Sports Medicine
- Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmias
- Mitral Valve Assessment
- Pulmonary Issues in the Athlete/Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction
- Special Groups
- Sports Medicine for Special Groups
- Down Syndrome Athlete
- Pregnant Athlete
- Pregnancy Related Complications
- Shoulder Problems/Pain in the Wheelchair Athlete
- Altitude Illness and Prevention
- Injuries with Higher Incidence in Female Athletes
- Sources of Plantar Pain in Sports
Occupational and Industrial Rehabilitation Medicine
- Risk Factors and Disability
- Persistent Disability: Risk Factors for Non-improvement
- Risk Factors for Occupation and Industrial Injuries
- Functional Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries
- Functional Capacity Examinations and Impairment Ratings
- Life Care Plans – Composition and Uses
- Occupational Rehabilitation Programs
Medical Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases
- Cardiac Diseases
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Neuromuscular and Other Extrinsic Restrictive Lung Diseases
- Prevention and Rehabilitation of Pulmonary Aspiration
- Vascular Disease
- Venous Disease
- Lymphedema
Amputation and Wounds
- Amputation
- Wounds
Cancer, Organ Transplant and Immune-compromised Patients
- Cancers
- Side Effects of Treatment (Cancer Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy)
- Neuromuscular Complications of Cancer
- Neuromuscular Manifestations of Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Syndromes (NOTE: topic title/focus is changing to Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders)
- Rehabilitation of Specific Organ System Cancers
- Breast Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Bone Tumor
- Lung Cancer
- Rehabilitation Management of Prostate Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Organ Transplantation
Polytrauma, Debility and Burns
- Polytrauma
- Rehabilitation of Patients in Critical Care Settings
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Contractures
Geriatric and Gender-specific Disorders
- Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Neurological Consequences of Aging
- Sarcopenia and Geriatric Frailty and Failure to Thrive
- Polypharmacy in the Elderly
- Incontinence in the Elderly
- Fall Prevention in the Elderly
- Hip Fracture
- Vertigo
- Geriatric Gait and Balance Disorders
- Mood Disorders in the Elderly
- Ethical Issues: Competency, End of Life Planning and Resource Allocation
- Gender-specific Disorders
- Pregnancy Related Complications
Special Topics Including Arthritides, Infectious Diseases, Obesity, and Endocrinopathies
- Hemophilia and Hemorrhagic Arthropathy
- Inflammatory Arthritides
- Gout and Pseudogout
- Acute COVID-19 Management
- Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC)/Long COVID (NEW)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Spine infections
- Obesity
- Endocrine Abnormalities Affecting the Musculoskeletal System
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Pain / Neuromuscular Medicine Rehabilitation
Pain Medicine / Chronic Pain
- Central and Central Nervous System Pain States
- Poststroke Pain
- Phantom Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Pain and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Peripheral Pain Disorders
- Headache
- Tension
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Post Traumatic Headache
- Migraine Headaches
- Cluster
- Facial-oral Pain
- Spinal/Paraspinal or Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbosacral Pain
- Radiculopathy
- Myofascial Pain
- Facet Mediated Pain
- Sacro-iliac Joint Pain
- Discogenic Pain
- Chest Wall Pain Syndrome
- Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS)
- Cervical Dystonia
- Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
- Somatic Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
- Visceral Pain: Pelvic Disorders
- Pelvic/Perineal Pain
- Limb Pain: Non-neuropathic
- Vascular
- Ischemic
- Post-phlebitic
- Vascular Thoracic Outlet
- Compartment Syndrome
- Inflammatory Arthritides
- Hemophilia and Hemorrhagic Arthropathy
- Connective Tissue
- Collagen Vascular Disease
- Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Vascular
- Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
- Acute Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Neuropathy
- Diabetic
- Metabolic
- Peripheral Polyneuropathy Part 1: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
- Peripheral Polyneuropathy Part 2: Treatment
- Toxic
- Alcoholic
- Human Immune Virus
- Small Fiber
- Peripheral Nerve Tumors
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Autonomically Mediated Pain/Autonomic Pain Syndromes
- Painful Medical Diseases
- Neurological Diseases
- Human Immune Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Lyme Disease
- Porphyria
- Headache
- Psychological Pain Components
- Somatoform Disorders
- Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Disorders
- Intrathecal Agents (to be changed to Intrathecal Pump Management)
Neuromuscular Medicine
- Clinical Neuromuscular Conditions
- Nerve Root/Radiculopathy
- Anterior Horn Cell
- Neuromuscular Junction
- Other Neuromuscular Disorders
- Lambert-Eaton Myathenic Syndrome
- Stiff Person Syndrome (NEW)
- Toxins
- Infection (Botulism)
- Peripheral Nerve
- Plexus
- Brachial
- Brachial Plexopathy: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
- Traumatic
- Stingers and Burners
- Neoplastic/Paraneoplastic
- Radiation
- Idiopathic
- Compressive/Entrapment
- Brachial Plexus Compressive/Entrapment
- Intrinsic Compression
- Extrinsic Compression
- Perioperative
- Immune Mediated
- Parsonage-Turner
- Neuralgic Amyotrophy
- Immune Mediated Brachial Plexopathy
- Pediatric Immune Mediated Brachial Plexopathy
- Lumbosacral Plexopathy
- Lumbosacral Plexopathy and Sciatic Neuropathy: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
- Traumatic
- Compressive/Entrapment
- Immune Mediated
- Neoplastic/Paraneoplastic
- Neuromuscular Manifestations of Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Diabetic
- Radiation
- Idiopathic
- Brachial
- Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Upper Extremity Proximal Mononeuropathies
- Accessory
- Long Thoracic
- Axillary
- Suprascapular
- Musculocutaneous
- Median Nerve Mononeuropathies
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar Nerve Mononeuropathy
- Radial Nerve Mononeuropathy
- Radial Nerve Mononeuropathy
- Humeral Level
- Posterior Interosseous Syndrome
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome
- Trunk
- Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injuries
- Proximal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Proximal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Knee Neuropathies
- Ilioinguinal
- Genitofemoral
- Iliohypograstric
- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous
- Femoral/Saphenous
- Obturator
- Distal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Distal Lower Extremity Mononeuropathies
- Tibial
- Main Trunk
- Fibular (Peroneal)
- Sural
- Superficial Peroneal Differential and Diagnosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Intrinsic Nerve Injuries in Foot
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Medial Plantar
- Lateral Plantar
- Calcaneal Nerve
- Mononeuropathy Multiplex
- Generalized Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Inherited
- Autonomic Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Immune Mediated
- Peripheral Neuropathies Associated with Drugs and Toxins
- Plexus
- Muscle
- Dystrophies (Adolescent and Adult Onset)
- Adult and Adolescent Onset Muscular Dystrophies Part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Emery-Dreifuss
- Limb Girdle
- Distal
- Facioscapulohumeral
- Scapuloperoneal
- Oculopharyngeal
- Adult and Adolescent Onset Muscular Dystrophies Part 2: Rehabilitation Management and Treatments
- Emery-Dreifuss
- Limb Girdle
- Distal
- Facioscapulohumeral
- Scapuloperoneal
- Oculopharyngeal
- Myotonic Dystrophy Types
- Congenital
- Adult Onset
- Adult and Adolescent Onset Muscular Dystrophies Part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Congenital Myopathies
- Metabolic Myopathies
- Mitochondrial Myopathies
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inclusion Body Myositis
- Necrotizing Myopathy
- Adult and Geriatric Muscle Disease
- Myopathy Associated with Systemic Disease
- Toxic Myopathy
- Dystrophies (Adolescent and Adult Onset)
- Other Genetic Disorders
- Electrodiagnosis
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Needle Electromyography
- Electrodiagnostic Studies in Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
- Special Techniques in Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Special Techniques in Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Single Fiber Electromyography
- Autonomic Testing
- Quantitative Methods in Electromyography
- Basic Electrodiagnostics for the Referring Physician
Pediatric Rehabilitation
Neurological Disorders
- Central Neurological – Brain and Spinal Cord
- Congenital
- Cerebral Palsy
- Congenital Vascular Malformations
- Other Congenital Metabolic CNS Diseases
- Leukodytrophies and Hypothyroidism
- Acquired
- Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mild to Moderate Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (To be refreshed/retitled Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury)
- Physical Abuse (Nonaccidental Trauma)
- Pediatric Anoxic Brain Injury
- Vascular Malformations of the Brain and Spine in Children
- Pediatric Stroke
- Pediatric Immune Mediated Diseases
- Pediatric CNS Tumors
- Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Mitochondrial Disorders Part One: Disease/Disorder, Essentials of Assessment
- Mitochondrial Disorders Part Two: Rehabilitation Management, Concepts, and Gaps in Knowledge
- Toxin Mediated Encephalopathies
- Friedreich’s Ataxia
- Mitochondrial Cytopathy
- Dystonias (Except Torticollis)
- Neuro-Behavioral with Somatic Presentations
- Central Neurological – Spinal Cord
- Congenital
- Spinal Dysraphisms
- Myelomeningocele
- Other Spinal Dysraphisms
- Lipomeningocele
- Diastematomyelia
- Caudal Regression
- Spinal Bifida Occulta
- Pediatric Syringomyelia
- Genetic Conditions
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Acquired
- Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiological Abnormality
- Immune Mediated
- Vascular Insult
- Diseases of the Anterior Horn Cell in Childhood
- Congenital
- Peripheral Nerve
- Plexus
- Brachial Plexopathy
- Pediatric Immune Mediated Brachial Plexopathy
- Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury
- Acquired Post-natally
- Traumatic Brachial Plexopathy
- Radiation Induced
- Radiation Plexopathy
- Tumors
- Lumbosacral Brachial Plexopathy Including:
- Traumatic
- Immunce Mediated
- Radiation Induced
- Tumors
- Brachial Plexopathy
- Nerve
- Other Causes of Hereditary Neuropathy Including Metabolic/Pressure Liability
- Peripheral Polyneuropathy Part 1: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
- Peripheral Polyneuropathy Part 2: Treatment
- Hereditary Sensory and/or Motor Neuropathies
- Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies
- Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy (HMSN)
- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Acquired
- Immune Mediated CNS and PNS Pediatric Diseases Neuropathy
- Acute Immune Related Neuropathies
- Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy
- AIDP/CIDP Part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis
- AIDP/CIDP Part 2: Treatment
- HIV in Children and Adolescents
- Pediatric Critical Illness Neuropathy
- Other Causes of Hereditary Neuropathy Including Metabolic/Pressure Liability
- Plexus
- Pediatric Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction
- Toxic
- Tetanus
- Pediatric Botulism
- Myasthenic Syndromes
- Toxic
- Muscle Disorders
- Congenital
- Dystrophies
- Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- Adult and Adolescent Onset Muscular Dystrophies Part 1: Evaluation and Diagnosis
- Adult and Adolescent Onset Muscular Dystrophies Part 2: Rehabilitation Management and Treatments
- Emery Driefuss Muscular Dystrophy
- Congenital Myopathies
- Nemaline Rod Myopathy
- Central Core Myopathy
- Myotonic Disorders
- Metabolic Myopathies
- Pompe’s Disease
- McArdle’s Disease
- Carnitine Deficiency
- Tumor-related
- Dystrophies
- Acquired
- Inflammatory
- Pediatric Infectious Myositis
- Pediatric Infectious Myositis
- Bacterial Myositis
- Parasitic
- Viral and Post-viral Myositis
- Toxin Mediated Myositis in Children
- Congenital
- Other
- Congenital
Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Amputation/Limb Deficiency
- Bone
- Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Pediatric Congenital Bone Diseases (Other)
- Acquired
- Pediatric Fractures in Developing Bone
- Stress
- Greenstick
- Avulsions
- Salter Harris
- Tumors
- Primary Bone Tumors in Children and Teens
- Pediatric Osteogenic Sarcoma (NEW)
- Pediatric Fractures in Developing Bone
- Pediatric Burns
- Thermal
- Electrical
- Lightening Strike
- Joint
- Congenital
- Acquired
- Inflammatory
- Atraumatic
- Traumatic Joint Diseases in Children
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Patellofemoral Syndrome in Children
- Pediatric Hemarthrosis
- Soft Tissue
- Congenital
- Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in Children
- Marfan’s Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Acquired
- Acquired Inflammatory Diseases of the Joint in Children
- Behcet’s Disease
- Scleroderma in Children
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children
- Traumatic Joint Diseases in Children
- Pediatric Muscle Strains (NEW)
- Pediatric Soft Tissue Sprains
- Pediatric Enthesopathies
- Congenital
- Other Spinal Disorders in Children
- Metabolic Bone Diseases in Children
Cancer and Organ Transplantation
- Rehabilitation in Blood Malignancies Including Leukemia and Lymphoma
- Neurofibromatosis
Genetic and Developmental Disorders
- Mitochondrial Syndromes in Children
- Hemophilia in Children
- Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
- Down Syndrome
Cardiopulmonary Disorders
- Congenital Vascular Anomalies
- Acquired Cardiopulmonary Disorders in Children
Pain Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Part 1: Essentials of Assessment and Diagnosis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Part 2: Management and Treatment
- Adolescent Pain Disorders
General Essentials of Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Wheelchair and Power Mobility for Children and Adolescents
- Orthotics
- Prosthetics
- Functional Evaluation Tools
- Positioning and Mobility Equipment (Non-wheelchair)
Essentials of Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Basic Practice Concepts
- Rehabilitation Philosophy
- History of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Teams
- Functional Assessment
- Environmental Assessment
- Physical Environment
- Environmental Assessment
- Interpersonal Environment
- Caregiver Education
- Racial Disparities in Access to and Outcomes from Rehabilitation Services
- Adapting Your Practice During a Pandemic: COVID-19
- Conceptual Models of Disability
Specialized Physiatric Assessment and Management Strategies
- Essentials of Physiatric Assessment and Management Strategies
- Osteopathic Medicine
- Adapting Your Practice During a Pandemic: COVID-19
- Procedures
- Diagnostic
- Physiatric approaches to physical examination
- Neurological Examination and Classification of SCI
- Cognitive/Behavioral/Neuropsychological Testing
- Specialized Musculoskeletal Examination
- Spine and Neck
- Extremities
- Assessment/Determination of Spinal Stability After Spinal Compression Fractures and Spinal Cord Injury
- Physiological Principles Underlying Electrodiagnosis and Neurophysiologic Testing
- Imaging
- Physiatric approaches to physical examination
- Principles of Pharmacologic Treatments
- Injectable Agents
- Peripheral Agents, Soft Tissue Injections
- Anesthetic Agents
- Steroids and Corticosteroids
- Central Agents
- Intrathecal Agents
- Other Central Pumps
- Steroids
- Analgesics
- Non-opioids
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications
- Anticonvulsants
- Other Adjuvant Agents
- Opioids
- Non-opioids
- Immune Stimulators
- Peripheral Agents, Soft Tissue Injections
- Therapeutic Injection of Dextrose: Prolotherapy, Perineural Injection Therapy and Hydrodissection
- Joint Injections/Aspiration
- Spinal Procedures
- Neurolysis
- Anticoagulant Pharmacology
- Injectable Agents
- Diagnostic
- Physiatric Therapeutics
- Exercise
- Exercise Prescription and Basic Principles of Therapeutic Exercise
- Strengthening
- Flexibility
- Endurance
- Skill Acquisition
- Integrative Approaches to Therapeutic Exercise
- Core Stabilization
- To Support Specific Athletic Skills Including Injury Prevention
- Throwing Athletes
- For Injured Workers Including Prevention
- To Support Specific Athletic Skills Including Injury Prevention
- Alternative and Complementary Approaches
- Acupuncture
- Biomechanical
- Pilates
- Energy Flow
- Tai Chi
- Role of Exercise in Neuromuscular Conditions
- Exercise Prescription and Basic Principles of Therapeutic Exercise
- Therapeutic Modalities
- Heat
- Cold
- Electricity
- Manual Treatments
- Orthotics
- Durable Medical Equipment that Supports Activities of Daily Living, Transfers and Ambulation
- Non-prescription DME and Assistive Devices
- Environmental Evaluation
- Therapeutic Massage
- Home/Workplace Modification
- Universal Design
- Ergonomics
- Virtual Reality and Robotic Applications in Rehabilitation
- Caregiving Training
- Exercise
- Administrative Rehabilitation Medicine
- Systems Based Practice
- Rehabilitation Team Functioning
- Outcome Measurement in Rehabilitation
- Compliance Issues Relevant to Rehabilitation
- Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements in Rehabilitation
- Resource Allocation in Rehabilitation
- Quality Payment Program/Pay for Performance
- Rehabilitation Levels of Care
- Medico-legal Considerations/Risk Management in Rehabilitation
- Patient Advocacy in Rehabilitation
- Communication Issues Relevant in Rehabilitation
- Communication Issues in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record
- Privacy
- Meaningful Use
- Medical Reconciliation/Hand-offs Care
- Development of a Comprehensive Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Basic Science Concepts
- Basic Skills for Assessment of Medical Literature
- Neurological Recovery and Regeneration
- Neuromuscular Junction Physiology
- Movement of Physiology, Biomechanics/Kinesiology, and Analysis
- Pain and Placebo Physiology
- Muscle Physiology
- Normal Aging
- Illness Behavior
- Normal Development
- Normal Childhood and Adolescent Development
- Psychological and Psychosocial Development During Adulthood
- Developmental Transitions
- Child to Adult
- Middle Age to Old Age
- Models of Learning and Behavioral Modification in Rehabilitation