Reflex — PM&R Board Review

Reflex / Z. Shumaker, MD
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The PM&R board review podcast. 176 deep teaching episodes covering the full ABPMR Part 1 content outline — Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, the Neurological cluster, Medical Rehabilitation, Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts, and Electrodiagnostics. Pairs with a companion digital textbook (173 chapters) and a 1,900+-question board-style Q-bank at reflexpmr.com. Made by a physiatrist, for physiatrists. Educational board review only: not medical advice and not for patient care. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABPMR. Episodes are narrated by AI voices from the Reflex chapters.

  1. Episode 1

    Shoulder Instability & Impingement: Bankart, Hill-Sachs, SLAP | PM&R Board Review (MSK-01)

    Shoulder Anatomy, Instability, and Impingement. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-01. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Opening vignette: quarterback dislocation 3:28 Shoulder range of motion and the thumb-down block 6:12 Glenohumeral architecture and stabilizers 12:30 Shoulder innervation by motion 17:15 AC joint, Rockwood, and distal clavicle osteolysis 22:42 Instability spectrum: TUBS and AMBRI 26:41 Anterior and posterior instability lesions 29:49 Hypermobility, instability exam, and imaging 34:25 SLAP tears 36:23 Impingement: Neer, Bigliani, and exam triad 42:45 Secondary impingement from instability

  2. Episode 2

    Rotator Cuff Tear & Frozen Shoulder: Special Tests, Biceps | PM&R Board Review (MSK-02)

    Rotator Cuff, Adhesive Capsulitis, and Biceps. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-02. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:56 Partial vs full thickness tears and fatty infiltration 8:33 High Yield - Rotator cuff anatomy and special tests 15:36 Rotator cuff imaging stepladder 22:37 Rotator cuff rehab, injections, and surgical indications 26:52 Calcific tendonitis and barbotage 30:35 Adhesive capsulitis: restriction pattern and stages 35:20 Adhesive capsulitis systemic associations 38:17 Adhesive capsulitis imaging and treatment 44:06 Long head biceps tendonitis and rupture 49:56 Biceps special tests 52:31 Shoulder osteoarthritis vs adhesive capsulitis 55:47 Total shoulder arthroplasty rehab protocol 58:56 Shoulder arthrodesis indications and position 1:03:10 5 Things to Know Cold

  3. Episode 3

    Scapular Winging & Shoulder Fractures: Neer, Thoracic Outlet | PM&R Board Review (MSK-03)

    Shoulder Fractures, Winging, and Nerve Entrapment. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-03. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Opening hook: medial winging on a wall pushup 2:33 Deltoid segments and the axillary nerve 6:19 Medial winging: serratus anterior and long thoracic nerve 10:10 Lateral winging: trapezius and spinal accessory nerve 14:07 Seddon nerve injury grades 17:36 Clavicle fractures 22:24 Scapular fractures 26:43 Proximal Humerus Fractures and the Neer Four-Part Classification 32:20 Surgical vs anatomic neck: vessels and nerves at risk 37:30 Stress fractures in throwers and Little Leaguer's shoulder 39:53 Suprascapular nerve entrapment 44:07 Quadrilateral space syndrome 45:59 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 54:43 5 Things to Know Cold

  4. Episode 4

    Lateral Epicondylitis & Elbow Anatomy: UCL, Terrible Triad | PM&R Board Review (MSK-04)

    Elbow Anatomy, Epicondylitis, and Throwing Injuries. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-04. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Episode Setup 2:20 The Three-Joint Capsule, Range of Motion, and the Carrying Angle 8:38 Ligamentous restraints and nursemaid's elbow 10:59 Epicondyle Origins and the Medial-Lateral Dichotomy 16:47 Lateral epicondylitis 22:53 Medial epicondylitis and little leaguer's elbow 27:25 Throwing Biomechanics and UCL Injury 33:04 Valgus extension overload 37:47 Olecranon bursitis 40:17 Elbow dislocation and the terrible triad 43:56 Distal biceps rupture 48:22 Elbow arthrodesis angles 51:20 5 Things to Know Cold

  5. Episode 5

    Cubital Tunnel & Pronator Syndrome: Elbow Fractures, Mason | PM&R Board Review (MSK-05)

    Elbow Nerve Entrapments and Adult Fractures. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-05-a. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Episode Setup 2:48 Pronator Syndrome and the Four Median Compression Sites 14:46 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow 24:47 Humeral Shaft Fracture and the Spiral Groove Radial Nerve 32:08 Radial head fractures and the Mason classification 35:03 Olecranon and distal humerus fractures 37:42 Supracondylar Fracture and Volkmann Contracture 43:43 Nursemaid's elbow and CRITOE 45:30 5 Things to Know Cold

  6. Episode 7

    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Wrist: Scaphoid Fracture, De Quervain | PM&R Board Review (MSK-06)

    Wrist, Carpal Bones, Carpal Tunnel, and DeQuervain. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-06. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:55 Carpal Bone Architecture and Wrist Range of Motion 4:51 Scaphoid Fractures and Lunate Pathology 9:04 Extensor Compartments and Flexor Tendon Zones 11:19 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 15:51 DeQuervain Tenosynovitis, TFCC, Distal Radius Fractures, and Ganglion Cysts 20:19 5 Things to Know Cold

  7. Episode 8

    Trigger Finger & Dupuytren: Mallet, Boutonniere, Swan Neck | PM&R Board Review (MSK-07-a)

    Hand: Flexor Pulleys, Trigger Finger, Dupuytren, and the Fingertip Deformity Quartet. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-07-a. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:06 Mnemonic - "Lower lesion, more claw" 3:17 Flexor pulley system and bowstringing 7:37 Camper chiasm and FDS isolation test 10:34 Trigger finger 13:59 Dupuytren contracture 19:33 Mallet finger 23:46 Boutonniere and swan neck deformities 28:06 Jersey finger and Leddy-Packer classification 32:51 5 Things to Know Cold

  8. Episode 9

    Hand Nerve Injuries: Claw Hand, Gamekeeper Thumb, Froment Sign | PM&R Board Review (MSK-07-b)

    Hand: Thumb UCL Injury, Intrinsic Muscles, and Deformity by Nerve Injury. Part of the Musculoskeletal series of the Reflex PM&R Board Review podcast. The full companion chapter and a linked board-style Q-bank set for this topic are at https://www.reflexpmr.com/read/MSK-07-b. On YouTube, every Musculoskeletal episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHZu3dmTnObo. Educational only, not medical advice. AI-narrated from the Reflex chapter. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:31 Episode Setup 3:00 Gamekeeper Thumb, Skier Thumb, and the Stener Lesion 9:55 Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand 13:08 Ulnar claw hand, Froment, Jeanne, and Wartenberg 17:19 Median nerve: ape hand, benediction, AIN 20:20 Radial nerve: wrist drop, tenodesis, PIN 24:20 Seddon and Sunderland nerve injury grading 29:10 Hand infections: flexor tenosynovitis, paronychia, felon 32:54 5 Things to Know Cold

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The PM&R board review podcast. 176 deep teaching episodes covering the full ABPMR Part 1 content outline — Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, the Neurological cluster, Medical Rehabilitation, Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts, and Electrodiagnostics. Pairs with a companion digital textbook (173 chapters) and a 1,900+-question board-style Q-bank at reflexpmr.com. Made by a physiatrist, for physiatrists. Educational board review only: not medical advice and not for patient care. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABPMR. Episodes are narrated by AI voices from the Reflex chapters.

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  • Creator
    Reflex / Z. Shumaker, MD
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    176
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