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#ASPN2022 was a phenomenal experience! Feeling empowered after the advanced cadaver course, panel discussions, and talks on innovative #pain care. Thanks ASPN Tim Deer Dawood Sayed, MD for your leadership & creating an inviting atmosphere for young innovators to network!

Associations with upper motor neuron injury: Hyperreflexia + Clonus- rhythmic/oscillating, stretch reflex + Babinski - big toe extends when sole of the foot is stimulated + Hoffman - flicking the middle finger causes index/thumb digit spasm #MedEd #Physiatry

ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Exam Used to evaluate and classify spinal cord injury Graded A through E (A = complete SCI to E = recovered normal) Tests motor, sensory, and rectal tone Determines neurologic level of injury Complete vs Incomplete SCI #Physiatry #MedEd

Our recent study Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine is now OPEN ACCESS! We hop this study provides a guide to prospective fellowship candidates, improves awareness and fosters self-analysis prior to the application season! #PainMedicine Click here to download it for free➡️ rapm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Pressure Ulcer - prevention is key, turn the patient q2 hr Stage 1: non blanchable erythema 2: skin breakdown, down to dermis 3: fat exposure 4: muscle, tendon, or bone exposed Stages 3/4 may need debridement of dead tissues, irrigation, or wound vac #MedEd #Physiatry #SCI

Where is Heterotopic Ossification most likely to occur? In the hip! But in burn patients it is most often in the elbow #MedEd #Physiatry #PMR

Please check out my latest Op-Ed on MedPage Today Physician burnout is real and it is not going away. We can be grateful for our jobs while wanting better! medpagetoday.com/opinion/second… Genevieve Friedman University of Missouri Department of PM&R Mizzou

What does ASIA D mean? There is voluntary anal contraction AND Some motor function is preserved below the NLI AND >50% of these muscles are 3/5 or better #MedEd #Physiatry #PMR

Quick Quiz: Which action and muscle to test for C7? Answer: Elbow extensors Triceps #Physiatry #PMR #MedEd

Q: What diagnosis should be on your differential when you have a previous #SCI patient who has worsening of function? A: Syringomyelia - cystic cavitation of the central spinal cord. Ascending loss of reflexes, burning pain worse with sitting or valsalva. #MedEd #PMR #Physiatry

Hospital employee turnover increased to 19.5% during the pandemic, compared to 4% in general workforce. Burnout is a major reason for this, and it's a dire issue affecting physicians more than ever. By Rafid Rahman, MD MedPage Today #medtwitter medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

Q: How does spinal cord injury affect male fertility? A: Poor semen quality and impaired erections cause decreased male fertility after #SCI #PMR #Physiatry #MedEd

Quick Quiz: Which action and muscle to test for C5? Answer: Elbow flexors Biceps brachii #MedEd #PMR #Physiatry

Quick quiz: Which action and muscle to test for C8? Answer: Finger Flexors FDP - flexor digitorum profundus #MedEd #Physiatry #PMR

Can't wait to read your story and get to know you! We read ALL applications that are sent to us. We do a detailed, holistic review and consider every component of your submission #Physiatry programs start reviewing this Wednesday #Match2023

It feels like it was just yesterday that Drs. Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA and Jess Roland, DO started at University of Missouri Department of PM&R Congratulations on your successful matches into ACGME pain fellowships University of Iowa and University of Utah Pain Medicine are very lucky to have these excellent doctors!

Hopefully this article helps out all our new med school graduates! AAMC AAP Resident Fellow Council PM&R Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) AAPM&R News University of Missouri Department of PM&R #Match2023 #Physiatry Genevieve Friedman MedPage Today medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

"Only a small percentage of hospitals are run by physicians," says Rafid Rahman, MD of University of Missouri Department of PM&R. "For the health of our patients, this needs to change." bit.ly/3CzwHNy

Thanks to MedPage Today and rachael robertson for this important piece. Resident suicide is never acceptable. The data is sobering, but the only way to get better is to start with the data and never stop asking why. Our field and patients deserve better. medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedm…

Thanks to MedPage Today for inviting me to do a fun “What’s in my bag?” video, resident edition: instagram.com/medpage/reel/D…