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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed physical medicine & rehabilitation literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.

  1. 2d ago

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Aug 20, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning how and where we deliver rehabilitation, stroke recovery interventions and the limits of prognostication, and the medical complications… This week's papers: 1. Effectiveness of In-Clinic Rehabilitation vs. Home-Based Telerehabilitation for Adults with MS in the Deep South: The TEAMS Cluster Randomized Trial — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Effectiveness of a Personalized Robot-Assisted Trunk and Lower Limb Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 3. Comparative Efficacy of Body Acupuncture, Electroacupuncture, and Auricular Acupuncture in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Rand… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 4. Management of Shoulder Pain in Primary Care: A Review — JAMA Internal Medicine 2026 5. Prevalence, association, and associated factors of diabetes mellitus in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis — Spinal Cord 2026 6. An evaluation of pressure injury associated pelvic osteomyelitis in patients with spinal cord injuries in a Veterans Affairs population — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 7. Ventral Column Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Future Directions — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 8. Development and external validation of quality indicators for Neurorehabilitation Units: The REHABest Delphi study — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 9. Survey on stroke rehabilitation in Europe (SUSTAIN-EU) to evaluate European stroke rehabilitation services — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 10. A systematic review of early neuroimaging and neurophysiological biomarkers for post-stroke mobility prognostication — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/bbvyb37s8p

  2. Aug 13

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Aug 13, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning prediction and measurement in neurorehabilitation, shoulder diagnosis and injection practice, and the economics and add-ons of rehabilit… This week's papers: 1. Clinically interpretable prediction models of stroke functional outcomes: A national cohort study of adults in inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the US. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Upper extremity motor score required for clean intermittent catheterization in individuals with spinal cord injury. — Spinal Cord 2026 3. External validation of the minimal important change in the Berg Balance Scale scores of patients hospitalized for subacute stroke. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 4. Corticosteroid Dose and Efficacy in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 5. Prevalence of shoulder subluxation diagnosed via ultrasound screening in infants with birth brachial plexus injuries. — PM&R 2026 6. Economic burden of pressure injury prevention and treatment in denervated gluteal muscles following spinal cord injury - a Retrospective Cohort study. — Spinal Cord 2026 7. Improved Functional Independence Associated with Canine Assisted Intervention During Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Real-World Observational Study Using Inverse P… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 8. The short-term efficacy of heat therapy for osteoarthritis of the hands: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 9. Evaluation of clinical and ultrasound-based diagnosis of the long head of the biceps pathologies - a prospective study. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Exercise Interventions for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/gqbktx7jy8

  3. Aug 6

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Aug 6, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning neurorehabilitation after stroke and Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury outcomes and communication, and measurement questions in mu… This week's papers: 1. International multidisciplinary consensus recommendations for the screening and assessment of post-stroke spatial neglect using an online Delphi method — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 2. Outcomes of rehabilitation following device-aided therapy start in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 3. Parkinsonian gait improvement through vibratory stride parameter feedback — Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026 4. Effects of gliding and resistance exercises on median nerve and tendon ultrasound elastography in carpal tunnel syndrome — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 5. Measurements and management of multiple sclerosis-related fatigue: an umbrella review and meta-analysis — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 6. Determining the minimal important change in patient reported outcomes for carpal tunnel syndrome — PM&R 2026 7. Factors associated with reduced life expectancy in patients aged 65 and older with traumatic spinal cord injury — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 8. Using the SPIKES protocol to deliver prognostic information on ambulation potential after complete spinal cord injury: Effects on coping strategies — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 9. Bridging clinical capacity and functional performance: Clinical predictors of independence in advanced wheelchair skills after spinal cord injury — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 10. Evaluating the impact of high dose inpatient rehabilitation gait training on post stroke physical activity: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled tri… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/mq94np4rfu

  4. Jul 31

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Jul 31, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning innovative exercise and remote rehabilitation modalities, fall prevention and cognitive health in neurorehabilitation, and musculoskelet… This week's papers: 1. Structured exercise training for fatigue management in multiple sclerosis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Remotely Monitored Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 3. Positive Psychology Interventions for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 4. The effects of a falls prevention app (SAFE app) on community-dwelling adults' fall risk category: Single-blinded randomized control pilot trial. — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 5. Effect of Pulley System Exercise on Upper Limb Function in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 6. High-intensity interval training vs. moderate-intensity continuous training in COVID-19 survivors (COVIDEX): A randomized clinical trial on feasibility and sho… — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 7. Joint Associations of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden With Executive Performance, Balance, and In-Hospital Falls in Patient… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 8. Tricompartment Offloader Brace Reduces Knee Pain in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 9. Ultrasound evaluation of joint and bursal fluid changes after a 5-km run in healthy adults. — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 10. Retroperitoneal Hematoma Following Lumbar Injection in a Patient Receiving Clopidogrel: A Case Report. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/zcjnxyy9y3

  5. Jul 23

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Jul 23, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning neurorehabilitation and spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal medicine and conservative interventions, and rehabilitation outcomes and suppo… This week's papers: 1. An iPSC-derived neural progenitor cell therapy for subacute spinal cord injury: a phase 1 trial with long-term follow-up. — Nature Medicine 2026 3. How much walking is enough for chronic low back pain? A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 4. Tracheostomy Tube Decannulation and Noninvasive Ventilatory Support For Traumatic Tetraplegia. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 5. Association between sarcopenia and MCID-defined motor recovery in patients with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. — Spinal Cord 2026 6. Ultrasound-guided cubital tunnel hydrodissection: A cross-sectional study of patient-centered outcomes. — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 7. Outpatient rehabilitation can prevent suicide after acquired brain injury. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 8. Enhancing dynamic postural stability during gait in Parkinson's disease with textured insoles and auditory cue training: a randomized controlled trial study. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 9. Fewer lifestyle-related chronic diseases and higher out-of-pocket costs are predictive of favorable response to intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injections… — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 10. The infinity test: a novel 3-minute all-out wheelchair field test for estimating VO₂peak in individuals with paraplegia. — Spinal Cord 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/hvbkbd69dx

  6. Jul 16

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Jul 16, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning novel interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain, optimization of neurological and stroke rehabilitation, and post-surgical functional… This week's papers: 1. Long-term benefits of ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for chronic lateral elbow pain: a randomized controlled trial. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 2. Effects of different breathing patterns combined with core stability exercises in a hybrid telerehabilitation program for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a… — Disability and rehabilitation 2026 3. Adherence to exercise intervention including pain threshold, exercise and physiotherapy sessions for patients with chronic rotator cuff tendinopathy. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 4. Sexual function during primary rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A descriptive analysis from a population-based cohort. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 5. Lower Limb Strength Asymmetry is Associated With Stair Ambulatory Pain in Individuals With or at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Ini… — American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 2026 6. Determinants for improving respiratory muscle training after spinal cord injury using real-world clinical data. — Spinal cord 2026 7. Association of Frailty with Improvement of Daily Activities and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Following Decompression… — American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 2026 8. Prediction of Exercise Intolerance in the Recovery Period After Cardiovascular Surgery Using Perioperative Clinical Parameters. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 9. Retrospective analysis of the relationship between post-stroke fatigue and aphasia severity. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 10. Telerehabilitation during the hospital-to-home transition for stroke survivors: A scoping review. — Clinical rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/qfy4ahpy8x

  7. Jul 9

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Jul 9, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning stroke rehabilitation optimization, cutting-edge strategies in spinal cord injury management, and evidence-based protocols for surgical… This week's papers: 1. Cost-Effectiveness of Post-Acute Stroke Rehabilitation From a U.S. Healthcare Payer Perspective: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Versus Skilled Nursing Fac… — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 2. Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide Inhibitors May Reduce Odds of Gabapentinoid Use in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder. — American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 2026 3. Subtype-specific optimal cut-off values of the Berg Balance Scale for predicting independent walking in inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a multicentre cohort s… — Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2026 4. Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for motor function and functional independence in patients with spinal cord injury: a systematic review. — Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 2026 5. The effectiveness of cardiovascular rehabilitation for transient ischaemic attack and mild stroke: A randomised controlled trial. — Clinical rehabilitation 2026 6. The effectiveness of perioperative respiratory muscle exercise in elderly cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled trial. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 7. The Impact of Mandatory Bundled Payment on Prehabilitation Delivery for Lower Extremity Joint Replacement. — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 8. Blood pressure levels and clinically meaningful changes during inpatient rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: insights from the Dutch Spinal Cord Injury Da… — Disability and rehabilitation 2026 9. Physical therapy protocols for patients with a megaprosthesis after bone tumor resection. — Disability and rehabilitation 2026 10. Burnout in interventional physiatry: A narrative review. — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/wdh7v33kcy

  8. Jul 2

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Jul 2, 2026

    Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning neurorehabilitation, pediatric and congenital conditions, geriatric care, and rehabilitation systems. Let us dive in. We begin with n… This week's papers: 1. Ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury using walking aids generally do not report better long-term outcomes than wheelchair users: results from the InS… — Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2026 2. Effect of oral nutritional supplements on physical functional performance in older patients at nutritional risk discharged with a rehabilitation plan: A random… — Clinical rehabilitation 2026 3. Peripheral and central vestibular neuromodulation improve postural control in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized, sham-controlled, multi-arm interve… — Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 2026 4. Transcutaneous spinal stimulation with upper extremity robotic training in chronic stroke and spinal cord injury: individual neurophysiological and clinical re… — Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 2026 5. Multi-Domain Benefits of Exergaming for Sarcopenia Management in Institutionalized Older Adults: Physical, Psychological, and Social Outcomes — Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2026 6. Early rehabilitation in trauma patients: an observational study from two Norwegian trauma centers — Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2026 7. A survey of clinicians' understanding of paratonia, and current treatments, with a focus on botulinum toxin (BoNt-A) — Disability and rehabilitation 2026 8. Associations of neuropathic pain and pain catastrophizing with rehabilitation outcomes in patients with stroke — Topics in stroke rehabilitation 2026 9. Adherence to and perceptions of a Peruvian osteoarthritis clinical practice guideline among physiatrists and residents — PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2026 10. Healthcare utilization in patients with spina bifida and bone fractures — Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/6ne8b9cdcx

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed physical medicine & rehabilitation literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.

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