Samir Khan, DO (@samirkhando) 's Twitter Profile
Samir Khan, DO

@samirkhando

Interventional pain/spine physiatrist @BSWhealth_DFW (via @VUMC_Anes & @VUMCPMR) | Interests: accurate Dx + Tx of MSK/spine conditions, mentoring, @arsenal

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James Noake (@drjn_sportsmed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I use MRI in lower back pain 🤭 I also get asked frequently how I manage the scan follow up consults & handle patient Qs So here is a mini-thread which gives a little comms synopsis - some may nod sagely, others may roll their eyes - that’s cool - no right or wrong.

Stephen Schaaf (@stephenschaafmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not always just seeing sports medicine cases for ultrasound. Great PM&R case utilizing ultrasound to localize a residual limb painful neuroma s/p below-knee amputation.

Pain Medicine Journal (@painmedjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These authors performed a systematic review of intradiscal corticosteroid injections for discovertebral low back pain, finding low-quality evidence for pain and disability reductions for up to 6 months in those with Modic 1 and 2 changes. academic.oup.com/painmedicine/a…

These authors performed a systematic review of intradiscal corticosteroid injections for discovertebral low back pain, finding low-quality evidence for pain and disability reductions for up to 6 months in those with Modic 1 and 2 changes. academic.oup.com/painmedicine/a…
Samir Khan, DO (@samirkhando) 's Twitter Profile Photo

MASSIVE congrats to the godfather of modern-day general #physiatry — the one and only Omar Selod D.O.! 🥳 No one more deserving of this honor and duty 🐐 #FOO

Stephen Schaaf (@stephenschaafmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really excited for the AMSSM Sports US Case Series fellow presentations over the next 6 months! Thea Lananh Swenson, MD Vanderbilt Orthopaedics vumcpmr @vumcpeds to begin with a case tomorrow covering the Pediatric Anterior Knee and Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome.

Stephen Schaaf (@stephenschaafmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Helpful presentation provided by James E. Gardner, MD, Robby Bowers DO, PhD, and Emory Sports Medicine describing a protocol driven approach to diagnose oblique strains with ultrasound which frequently can be seen in baseball players ⚾️

Thomas Dekkers | Spinal Specialist Physiotherapist (@tdekkersphysio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Periscapular Pain' can be present in approx 50% of cervical radicular pain  & radiculopathy patients. Knowing the region of scapular pain can aid in diagnosis👇 C5 & C6- Superior scap pain C7- Interscapular pain C8- Infrascapular pain ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

'Periscapular Pain' can be present in approx 50% of cervical radicular pain  & radiculopathy patients.

Knowing the region of scapular pain can aid in diagnosis👇

C5 & C6- Superior scap pain
C7- Interscapular pain
C8- Infrascapular pain

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Asaf (Klaf) Weisman (@asafklaf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The high intensity zone (HIZ) making a comeback, with some strong statistical findings. People with HIZ are 8 times more likely to have pain than those without. Open access link: shorturl.at/C8ojQ

The high intensity zone (HIZ) making a comeback, with some strong statistical findings. People with HIZ are 8 times more likely to have pain than those without.

Open access link: shorturl.at/C8ojQ
The Wolf of College Street (@aditya_gan3500) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My primer for the peripheral neuropathies Neurologists love to use the small and large fiber dichotomy --> this needs to be clarified. See my notes --> defines types of fibers Large fiber disease - Motor --> A alpha fibres --> motor weakness +/- atrophy (if 1° axonal or

My primer for the peripheral neuropathies 

Neurologists love to use the small and large fiber dichotomy --> this needs to be clarified.

See my notes --> defines types of fibers

Large fiber disease -

Motor --> A alpha fibres --> motor weakness +/- atrophy (if 1° axonal or
Omar Selod D.O. (@dromarselod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am lucky to be surrounded by people who pay it forward and care about giving back. I am lucky to be part of the incredible PMR culture down here in Fort Worth that runs deep. Our annual PMR Resident Roundtable was amazing tonight. This crew is as good as it gets! 🙏🏽

I am lucky to be surrounded by people who pay it forward and care about giving back.

I am lucky to be part of the incredible PMR culture down here in Fort Worth that runs deep.  

Our annual PMR Resident Roundtable was amazing tonight.   

This crew is as good as it gets! 🙏🏽
American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) (@ameracadpainmed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How closely do objective pain scores match what patients actually feel? A recent Pain Medicine study explores the gap after spine medial branch blocks. Read here, free to AAPM members: bit.ly/4cLe36q

Lea Alhilali, MD (@teachplaygrub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

l've got your back — literally! A solid grasp of lumbar spine anatomy is essential to be able to find pathology and be accurate in reporting. You need to know where the nerve roots lie in the central canal and neural foramina to know when they are compressed. And you need to