Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group

PM&R = Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation = Physiatry ≠ Psychiatry ≠ Physical Therapy

PM&R physicians specialize in improving quality of life for acute and chronic impairments

Scope of Practice: Procedures / Technology:

● neurorehabilitation
○ traumatic brain injury*
○ stroke rehabilitation
○ spinal cord injury*
○ neurodegenerative diseases
● post-operative rehabilitation
○ amputee rehabilitation
● cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
● cancer rehabilitation​†
○ hospice/palliative*
● pediatric rehabilitation*
○ cerebral palsy
○ spina bifida
● MSK (musculoskeletal), nonsurgical
○ sports medicine*
○ performing arts medicine
● interventional pain* / spine​†
○ epidural injections
○ radiofrequency ablations
○ vertebroplasties
○ kyphoplasties
○ baclofen pump placement
○ spinal cord stimulators
● Procedures
○ ultrasound-guided joint injections
○ trigger point injections
○ botox injections
○ phenol injections
○ PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections
○ growth factor injections
○ stem cell injections
○ prolotherapy
○ baclofen pump management
○ EMG (electromyography)
○ NCS (nerve conduction studies)
● Technology
○ 3D printing
○ brain-computer interfaces
○ functional electrical stimulation
○ motion analysis with MSK modeling
○ power wheelchairs
○ prosthetics / orthotics
○ robotics
○ tDCS
○ TMS
○ virtual reality

UK PM&R Shadowing Program Sign-up Form​: ​https://forms.gle/N1zTrGVthX821TBp9

PMRIG 2019-2020 Meeting Schedule (all @ 12PM, no membership fees, FREE FOOD!)​:
August 20th (Tuesday): ​Introduction to PM&R​ (Dr. Sara Salles)
September 24th (Tuesday): ​EMG/NCS​ (Dr. Robert Nickerson)
October 4th (Friday): ​Spasticity Management with Botox and Baclofen​ (Dr. Jamie Key)
November 1st (Friday): ​Sports Medicine​ (Dr. Dwan Perry)
December 3rd (Tuesday): ​Prosthetics & Orthotics​ (Kenney Orthopedics)
January 14th (Tuesday): ​Cancer Rehabilitation​ (Dr. Andrew Savoie)
February 11th (Tuesday): ​Spinal Cord Injury​ (Dr. Sara Salles)
March 17th (Tuesday):​ Rehabilitation Technology​ (Dr. Lumy Sawaki)
April 14th (Tuesday): ​Resident Life​ (Dr. Nicholas Elwert and Dr. John Lopez)
May 6th (Wednesday): ​Cardinal Hill Tour

* ACGME fellowship
† non-ACGME fellowship