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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. India edition.

  1. 5d ago

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 29, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Comparative effectiveness of three splints for rehabilitation after finger flexor tendon repair (FIRST): randomised controlled trial (BMJ, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning musculoskeletal and interventional procedures, spinal cord injury and spasticity, and the expanding evidence base for stroke rehabilitatio… This week's papers: 1. Comparative effectiveness of three splints for rehabilitation after finger flexor tendon repair (FIRST): randomised controlled trial. — BMJ 2026 2. Clinical Outcomes of Conventional Versus Lateral-Deployment RF Cannulas in Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation: A Prospective Randomized Study. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 3. The fallibility of the T6 neurological level of injury for determining autonomic dysreflexia risk. — PM&R 2026 4. Early sacral reflexes and sensory recovery in complete cervical spinal cord injury: Unique predictive value of the anal wink. — Spinal Cord 2026 5. Prospective observational study of step-up dose treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with spasticity. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 6. Efficacy of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on Lower Limb Mobility and Activities of Daily Living in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 7. Comparative effectiveness of mirror therapy using different delivery media on motor recovery of the upper limb and hand in stroke patients: A systematic review… — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 8. Dose-response relationship of exercise intervention on cognitive function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026 9. Effect of bimodal signal biofeedback on the supraglottic swallowing maneuver in patients with post-stroke dysphagia: A randomised controlled trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Impact of age and frailty on the effect of a multimodal individualized long-term intervention after stroke: the last-long trial. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/7bqw6q4458

  2. Oct 22

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 22, 2026

    Editor's Pick: How Sensory and Motor Components Shape the Neurological Level of Injury (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning neurorehabilitation after stroke and multiple sclerosis, the assessment and care of spinal cord and peripheral nerve injury, and the evide… This week's papers: 1. Efficacy of anterioposterior weight-shift training with visual biofeedback for step length asymmetry and functional mobility in chronic stroke: a randomized co… — Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Effects of Single-Session High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (HD-tACS) Combined with Robot-Assisted Hand Exercises on Corticospinal E… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 3. Physical activity guidelines' impact on cognition in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 4. How Sensory and Motor Components Shape the Neurological Level of Injury. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 5. Process evaluation of daily electrical stimulation to prevent recurring pressure ulcers in individuals with spinal cord injury: the SCI PREVOLT trial. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 6. Ultrasound evidence of distal enlargement at entrapment sites following proximal peripheral nerve injury. — PM&R 2026 7. Effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on pain intensity and functional disability in chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 8. Clinical and functional outcomes of aquatic plyometrics in adolescent patellofemoral pain syndrome: a dual-arm randomized controlled trial. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 9. Effectiveness of physical, psychological, and alternative interventions for post-COVID-19 condition: a systematic review. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 10. Fall prevention interventions among older adults in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): an integrative review. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/pfx2yw7srv

  3. Oct 15

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 15, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Characterizing ambulation potential following acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a populational cohort study on 1209 patients (Spinal Cord, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning prognosis and complications after spinal cord injury, how stroke and brain injury rehabilitation is delivered, and exercise-based therapy… This week's papers: 1. Characterizing ambulation potential following acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a populational cohort study on 1209 patients. — Spinal Cord 2026 2. Timing of sacral pressure injury development during acute care after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective study of 142 patients. — Spinal Cord 2026 3. Time-Varying Social Integration and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal SCIMS Study. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 4. Association between hospital-level factors and early rehabilitation initiation in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a multilevel analysis using a Japanese a… — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026 5. A Behaviour Change Intervention Delivered Using Telehealth with a Physical Activity Monitor to Increase Physical Activity Post-Stroke: A Feasibility Randomised… — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 6. Comparisons of immediate efficacy of cryoneurolysis and phenol neurolysis in spasticity reduction using Modified Ashworth Scale after brain injury: A retrospec… — PM&R 2026 7. Effect of Integrated Respiratory and Functional Training on Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory and Peripheral Muscle Strength, Functional Ability… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 8. Six-month supervised telerehabilitation combining pilates-based therapeutic exercise and self-myofascial release in adults with fibromyalgia: a randomized cont… — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026 9. Comparative Effects of Schroth and Core Stabilization Exercises in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 10. Strengthening health systems to prioritise, provide care, and prevent osteoarthritis: a roadmap for global health policy. — The Lancet 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/kwca8nh32j

  4. Oct 8

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 8, 2026

    Editor's Pick: The effects of blood flow restriction training on lower limb motor function and balance in stroke patients: a randomized clinical trial (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning lower limb recovery after stroke and spinal cord injury, the evidence behind injections and electrical stimulation in musculoskeletal care… This week's papers: 1. The effects of blood flow restriction training on lower limb motor function and balance in stroke patients: a randomized clinical trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Mirror therapy versus functional electrical stimulation cycling in post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial. — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026 3. Effect of iTBS and rTMS Combined with Robotic Rehabilitation on Ambulation and Lower Extremity Motor Function in Chronic SCI Patients. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 4. Methodological quality of systematic reviews on treatments in stroke rehabilitation: A cross-sectional study. — PM&R 2026 5. Dextrose prolotherapy for chronic symptomatic rotator cuff tendinopathy and subacromial bursitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — PM&R 2026 6. Single Ultrasound-Guided Dextrose Prolotherapy Plus Therapeutic Exercise for Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursitis: A Pilot Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 7. Comparison of Early Postoperative Mobilization and Electrical Stimulation-Supported Rehabilitation on Functional Recovery After Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery:… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 8. Comparative Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation Therapies for Bone Healing: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 9. Effect of Short-Rest Interval versus Traditional Multiple-Set Resistance Training Combined with Endurance Training in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A R… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 10. Adolescent Mental Health Risk post-mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Examination of Diagnostic codes in Electronic Health Records. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/jq9esc65sh

  5. Oct 1

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 1, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Exercise Therapy and Education for Young Adults With Persistent Knee Problems After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction : A Randomized Clinical Trial (Annals of Internal Medicine, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning exercise dosing and its limits, stroke recovery from digital biomarkers to fatigue and falls, and the quieter but essential business of… This week's papers: 1. Exercise Therapy and Education for Young Adults With Persistent Knee Problems After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction : A Randomized Clinical Trial. — Annals of Internal Medicine 2026 2. Exercise to reduce falls in Community-Dwelling people after stroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis. — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 3. Assessment of upper-limb motor recovery after stroke using a wrist-worn accelerometer digital biomarker. — Science Translational Medicine 2026 4. Establishing Consensus for Prescription of Prosthetic Components for Transtibial Bone-Anchored Limbs: An International Delphi Method Study. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 5. Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of three seated trunk control assessments used during inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation. — Spinal Cord 2026 6. Physical Performance and Central Nervous System-Active Analgesics Independently Predict 8-Year Fall Risk in Adults with or at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 7. Multidimensional Comparative Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Complex Decongestive Therapy in Lipedema: A Randomized Controlled Trial. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 8. A Composite Physical Performance Score for Predicting Discharge Functional Independence Measure motor score in Subacute Orthopedic Rehabilitation: A Retrospect… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 9. The acceptability of and adherence to a high-dose walking booster program after stroke (HiWalk): a multi-method study of stroke survivors' experiences nested w… — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Fatigue in men and women 3 and 12 months after ischemic stroke: Occurrence, severity, impact on functioning, and changes over time. — PM&R 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/s653vn4kgj

  6. Sep 24

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Sep 24, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Associations of Patient-Reported and Objective Measures of Mobility With Prospective Falls in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning neuromodulation in neurorehabilitation, prognosis and risk prediction after spinal cord and neurological injury, and the evidence base b… This week's papers: 1. Effects of TENS, NMES, and Combination Therapy on Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain and Function After Stroke. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Efficacy of combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and occupational therapy in spinal cord injury patients: a randomized controlled clinical stu… — Spinal Cord 2026 3. Recovery Trajectories of Lower Limb Motor Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Latent Class Mixed Model Analysis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 4. Predictive factors for postoperative motor recovery of proximal upper extremity in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: a multicenter prospective st… — Spinal Cord 2026 5. Associations of Patient-Reported and Objective Measures of Mobility With Prospective Falls in Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 6. Comparative effectiveness of dysphagia rehabilitation in head and neck cancer: A network meta-analysis. — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 7. Effectiveness of different rehabilitation modalities for fall prevention in people with lower-limb amputation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 8. The impact of therapy-led hand clinics for the treatment of acute hand injury: A cluster non-randomised controlled trial. — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026 9. A novel real-time computer vision and artificial intelligence based hand function rehabilitation program for children with cerebral palsy. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Team Approach to Functional Neurological Disorder with Traumatic Brain Injury in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Case Report. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/3k5865e4a5

  7. Sep 17

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Sep 17, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Fall-prevention education after achieving independent walking is associated with reduced subsequent fall risk in patients with stroke: a retrospective pre-post intervention study (Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2026) Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning stroke recovery and fall prevention, spinal cord injury physiology and conditioning, and the growing use of technology-assisted rehabili… This week's papers: 1. Fall-prevention education after achieving independent walking is associated with reduced subsequent fall risk in patients with stroke: a retrospective pre-post… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 2. Effect of Sequential Electroacupuncture Combined With Augmented Reality Gait Training on Walking Function and Neuromuscular Control in Subacute Stroke: A Rando… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 3. Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on Functional Outcomes and Spasticity-Related Pain in Subacute and Chronic Stroke Patients with Plantar Flexor Spastici… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 4. Cardiovascular effects of transcutaneous spinal stimulation in persons living with and without spinal cord injury. — Spinal Cord 2026 5. Effect of kayak ergometer training on trunk control, independence, and cardiovascular fitness in individuals with a spinal cord injury. — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 6. Effects of Virtual Reality-Assisted Task-Oriented Training on Clinical and Psychosocial Outcomes in Individuals with Rotator Cuff Tears: A Randomized Controlle… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 7. Clinical Practice Audit of 60-day Temporary Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A 14-month Prospective Review of 102 Patients. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 8. Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Percentiles Across Age in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 9. The effect of multimodal sensory therapy in consciousness improvement in patients with acquired brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Therapeutic uses of surface electromyography for rehabilitation: An emerging tool across clinical applications. — PM&R 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/8kugszyhm9

  8. Sep 10

    This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Sep 10, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Effect of exercise on bone health in middle aged and older adults: hierarchical network meta-analysis of randomised trials (BMJ, 2026) Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning exercise prescription and mobility screening in ageing adults, stroke rehabilitation from dose to orthotics to dysphagia, spinal cord in… This week's papers: 1. Effect of exercise on bone health in middle aged and older adults: hierarchical network meta-analysis of randomised trials. — BMJ 2026 2. Validity and Interpretation Thresholds of Habitual and fast Gait Speed for Preclinical Mobility Limitation in Middle-aged and Older Adults. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 3. Sarcopenia, Nutritional Status, and the Association Between Rehabilitation Dose and Functional Efficiency After Inpatient Rehabilitation for First-Ever Ischemi… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026 4. Effects of ankle-foot orthosis-related conditions on muscle activity, spasticity, and psychosocial outcomes after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026 5. Enhanced swallowing function and quality of life in post-stroke dysphagia: superior efficacy of tongue-nape acupuncture combined with tDCS. — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026 6. Effects of virtual reality technology on functional recovery and activities of daily living in patients with spinal cord injury: A meta-analysis of randomized… — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 7. Prognostic significance of the zone of partial preservation (ZPP) within 72 h after complete cervical spinal cord injury: A novel MRI-based approach. — The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine 2026 8. The unmet burden of secondary SCI complications: lost in translation. — Spinal Cord 2026 9. Manual Lymph Drainage in Lower Extremity Lymphedema Management: An Essential Component or An Optional Extra? A Single-Blind, Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 10. Novel Telerehabilitation Interventions for Stress Urinary Incontinence : A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026 Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/sfxg2bhw5v

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