RehabCast: The Rehabilitation Medicine Update
The audio hub for rehabilitation medicine produced by the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the field’s top journal. Hosted by Dr. Bill Niehaus. Each episode features in-depth interviews with scientists publishing in the journal and news briefs relevant to all rehabilitation clinicians - PM&R physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists and more. The Archives is the official journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the interdisciplinary medical society that organizes the world’s largest annual rehabilitation conference.
Episodes
Treadmills & AI: What Could Possibly Happen...?
In the 54th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Jacob J. Sosnoff PhD and Tobia Zanotto PhD to discuss how a simple treadmill, some sponges, and a low-tech virtual reality system might help change frailty in people with multiple sclerosis (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.09.010). Dr. Niehaus then welcomes Jacob T. Urbina BS, future physiatrist, to explore how a
Robotics & Restoration: Transforming Stroke and Spasticity Care
In the 53rd episode of RehabCast, we spotlight two revolutionary approaches that are transforming the world of rehabilitation. First, Kristin Nuckols, an occupational therapist and co-founder of Imago Rehab, takes us on a journey through the creation of a wearable
soft robotic glove. This groundbreaking device empowers stroke survivors to regain independence by bringing therapy into their homes.
Rehab Sounds Like: Parkinson’s Singing, Alzheimer’s, and Rehab Advocacy
In the 52nd episode of the RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets four different highlighted speakers who will be presenting at the 2024 ACRM conference with PhD Elizabeth Stegemöller, an associate professor from Iowa State University, who discusses her groundbreaking research on how singing can improve motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease. Dr Niehaus then welcomes Alarcos
Aphasia Dialogue & Older TBIs: 2023 Launchpad Winner & Outcomes Research on Older TBIs
In the 51st episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Maheen M. Adamson, PhD, MHL to discuss A Vision Neuroscience-Based Communication & Detection Solution for “The Speechless” (https://acrm.org/acrm-communities/technology/launchpad/acrm-launchpad-2023-winners/). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Anne Deutsch PhD, RN, CRRN and Raj Kumar PhD MPH to look into Trends in the Charac
Voices & Strides: Advocating for Global Rehabilitation & Forecasting SCI Mobility
In the 50th episode of #RehabCast, host Dr. Bill Niehaus engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Julia To Dutka, EdD, Bruce M. Gans, MD, and Richard Oliver, PhD about their study, "Delivering Rehabilitation Care Around the World: Voices From the Field" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.03.009). This conversation sheds light on global rehabilitation efforts and the power of collaborative
Impactful Plenaries: Highlights from the Centennial ACRM Speakers
In the 49th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus meets with the 100th ACRM conference Plenary Speakers (https://acrm2023.eventscribe.net/agenda.asp?pfp=BrowsebyDay&fb=Plenaries). Join him meeting up with Anjali J. Forber‐Pratt, PhD (she/her/hers), Mark J. Ashley, Sc.D., CCC-SLP, Lisa D. VanHoose, PT, PhD, David Putrino, PT, PhD, and Thomas J. Oxley, MBBS PhD.
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Legacy of Leadership
In the 48th episode of the #RehabCast, join our host, Dr. Bill Niehaus, as he engages in a captivating conversation with seven esteemed members of the ACRM organization. Together, they explore the remarkable journey of the rehabilitation field and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. As we celebrate the 100th ACRM conference, tune in to gain insights from past ACRM presidents, includi
Refreshing Cognition: ACRM Rebooted and Updated the Cognition Rehabilitation Manual
In this special edition episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Rebecca Eberle, MA, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM, Michael Fraas, PhD, CCC-SLP, MHL, CBIS, Donna Langenbahn, PhD, FACRM, and Amy Shapiro-Rosenbaum, PhD, FACRM to discuss how the ACRM Rebooted and Updated the Cognition Rehabilitation Manual and Associated workshops (cognitiverehabilitation.org).
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Brain Injury & Instruments: ACRM Updates Mild TBI Criteria & Validating Music Therapy Assessment
In the 47th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Dr Noah Silverberg to discuss the updated American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Diagnostic Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00297-6/fulltext). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Dr Wendy Magee to look into the Validation of the Music Therapy Assessment Tool fo
Hidden Battlefields: Social Participation Disparities and Anxiety in Spinal Cord Injury
In the 46th episode of the #RehabCast, our host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with Occupational Therapist Stephanie Kubiak, PhD and Associate Professor Elliot Sklar, PhD to discuss Racial and Ethnic Disparities of Social Participation After Tetraplegia (https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(23)00109-0/fulltext). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Psychologists Dr Jane Duff and Lucy Grant to look i
Igniting Progress: Meet the 2022 LaunchPad Winner and Explore Sex-Related Discrepancies after SCI
In the 44th episode of RehabCast, our new host Dr. Bill Niehaus first meets with the ACRM 2022 LaunchPad winner, Lianna Genovese, who is the CEO & Founder of ImaginAble Solutions. Her Guided Hands™ device helps enable anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw and access technology (www.imaginablesolutions.com). Dr Niehaus then welcomes Julio C. Furlan, MD, LLB, MBA, MSc, PhD wh
Empowered Papers: Illuminating LGBTQI+ Sexuality in Chronic Disease+Investigating Suicidality in TBI
In the 44th episode of RehabCast we welcome new host Dr. Bill Niehaus. Dr. Niehaus takes over from Dr. Ford Vox who joins us to make the official handoff. Dr. Niehaus' first interview is with William Kokay, BSW about his paper "Mixed Study Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Sexuality and Sexual Rehabilitation in LGBTQI+ Adults Living With Chronic Disease". Dr. Niehaus then welcomes Dr. Sheryl
Frailty-fighting @ home & the role of ATPs
In the 43rd episode of RehabCast we feature Sara Suikkanen of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland on a creative intervention for home based therapies to fight frailty in older adults, and Brad Dicianno of the University of Pittsburgh on what assistive technology professionals bring to the table. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy,
Tele-physiatry in pediatrics, reducing opioids after spine surgery
In the 42nd episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast we talk with Loren Davidson of UC Davis about her work on a pediatric tele-rehab program, and then we drop in with Hiral Master on the link between ambulation and outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech langu
Disability Tech Fest: Braze Mobility and Accelerating innovation
The 41st episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast introduces you to the winner of the 2021 ACRM Launchpad competition, Braze Mobility’s Pooja Viswanathan. We take a close look at her technology making it easier & safer for wheelchair users who don’t have eyes in the back of their heads to navigate all sorts of spaces. Then we take a broader look at the systematic problems bogging d
Person-Centered Rehab & Impact of Cognition on SCI Rehab
The 40th Episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast features Tiago Jesus and Christina Papadimitriou on the growth of the person centered rehabilitation model in practice - it’s about putting the person, not the patient, at the center of what we do, and doing it collaboratively. The episode also features Elizabeth Pasipanodya of the Santa Clara Valley medical center on her work teasi
Negative pressure massage for lymphedema & key gait parameters related to falls in MS
In the 39th Episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast, we sit down with Dr. Jeannette Lee who is Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at San Francisco State University to discuss her study of a new technology to manage breast cancer related lymphedema. Learn about the promise and caveats of negative pressure massage for this tough clinical problem. Then we’ll talk with Justin
Opioids & SCI, TBI & Voting
In the 38th episode of the Archives of Physical Medicine’s RehabCast, we’re looking at the opioid epidemic through the lens of the spinal cord injury population with Dr. Maria DeBarge Dipiro of the Medical University of South Carolina. Then we'll talk with Dr. Mark Hirsch of Carolinas Rehabilitation about some of the surprising issues surrounding voting rights and access after traumatic brain inju
Spinal Cord Injury Research in Partnership, Explaining Aphasia from Square One
Episode 37 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features a formulation of integrated knowledge translation principles for use in spinal cord injury research, and an effort to succinctly explain aphasia and its primary struggles for the uninitiated. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neurops
Digesting the Latest on Biofeedback for Parkinson’s Related Dysphagia
Episode 36 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Irene Battel on her work delving into the challenging problem of Parkinson’s disease related dysphagia. Dr. Battle and colleagues in Ireland and Italy conducted a systematic review of biofeedback interventions for the problem. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy,
Human takes on robotic exoskeletons; Introducing the Brain Injury Functional Outcome Measure
The April 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Linda Ehlich-Jones of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab who takes a close look at the realistic side of robotic exoskeleton technology as it exists in 2021 in the clinic and in the world, minus the hype. Then we talk with John Whyte, founding director of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, who presents the work behind developing
SCI and Cardiovascular Risk, Cycling the Way to Walking After Stroke
The March 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Dick Thijssen and his work towards figuring out how we can accurately estimate cardiovascular risk factors in spinal cord injured persons. It’s challenging to mitigate a risk you can’t even properly estimate. There are a lot of theories out there and now Thijssen and his colleagues at Liverpool John Moores University are putting t
LaunchPad Winning Virtual Occupational Therapy & Opioid Tips Post TBI
The February 2021 edition of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features the ACRM LaunchPad winning rehab engineering project - a virtual occupational therapy tool utilizing object recognition developed by Sam Colachis of Battelle. We talk with same about his winning submission and what else he and the neuro group at Battelle are up to these days. Next up we visit with Dr. Lance Trexler of the Rehab
Clearing the Confusion & ACRM 2020 in your PJ’s
The October 2020 issue of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Mark Sherer of TIRR and Yelena Bodien of Harvard on what you need to know about the new case definition and diagnostic criteria for the post traumatic confusional state. We also spend some time with ACRM President Pamela Roberts on what you can expect in what is now the world’s largest virtual rehabilitation conference, ACRM 2020!
COVID-19 & World of Rehabilitation Medicine / DoC Competency Guidelines
The June 2020 issue of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features journal editors Helen Hoenig and Gerald Koh discussing their view of COVID-19’s impact on rehabilitation medicine, a look at the non-pulmonary presentations of the virus with Marielisa Lopes of UT Southwestern, and Joe Giacino on the disorders of consciousness community’s recommendations about key requirements for a quality DoC progr
Cognition & Stroke Rehabilitation
The February 2020 edition the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Abhishek Jaywant of Weill Cornell Medicine as we explore the importance of cognitive assessment to stroke rehabilitation. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.
US News Changes, WHO’s Rehabilitation 2030, Medicare Disparities
The November/December 2019 of the Archives of PM&R’s RehabCast features Ben Harder, the Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Alarcos Cieza of the World Health Organization, and Dr. Karen Keptner of Case Western Reserve University. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neu
Obamacare & Physical Therapy Use / Low Back Pain Spin
The Sept/Oct 2019 edition of the RehabCast from the Archives of PM&R includes Creighton University’s Robert Sandstrom, who in the September issue details the dramatic impacts the passage of the Affordable Care Act has had on the use of outpatient physical therapy, and from the October issue, Dafne Nascimento and her colleagues from Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo scrutinize rampant spin and selec
Functional brain computer interface & reducing opioids in acute rehab
The July and August 2019 episode of RehabCast: The Rehabilitation Medicine Update from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features the latest brain computer interface research from the Ohio State university and efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions in acute rehab from Johns Hopkins. Tune in! #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupation
Predictive Science of Pressure Injury, Geriatric Rehab’s Rising Importance
May & July episode featuring interviews with Kath Bogie and Jonathan Bean. Dr. Bogie discusses her imaging-based approach to figuring out who’s most at risk of pressure sounds. The population is aging, and it’s time for geriatricians and the rehab medicine field to team up to tackle the demand, says Dr. Bean. Tune in! #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, oc
Body Electric: The Evidence for Pediatric tDCS
he April 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses tDCS for motor impairments in pediatric rehabilitation with Dr. Ghazala Saleem of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nursing and more.
Dance dance dance for MS!
The March 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on a trial of movement to music versus adapted yoga for Multiple Sclerosis with James Rimmer of UAB and the Lakeshore Foundation. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation nur
Treating the Couple Following Brain Injury
The February 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation features Dr. Samantha Backhaus’s work developing a novel intervention for couples where one partner has a brain injury. The work led to a randomized trial, the first of its kind for a form of couples therapy targeting acquired brain injury, and is published in the February Archives.
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From mHealth to mRehab: Charting the future of mobile health in rehabilitation
The January 2019 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation highlights the first comprehensive 10 year review of rehabilitation related mobile health applications, which helps chart where mRehab should go next. We talk with Brad Dicianno of the University of Pittsburgh, who is Medical Director and COO of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories. #RehabCast is the PM&R po
Orthopedic Rehabilitation Innovations: Cervical Radiculopathy & Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The December 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation highlights two important orthopedic rehabilitation investigations. From Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, Åsa Dedering discusses her recent work on comparing neck specific training versus prescribed physical activity for cervical radiculopathy. From the University of Toronto, Carlo Ammendolia explains his comprehensi
New Open Access Rehab Journal, Physiology of trigger point massage
The November 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation takes a look at the new open-access journal Archives of Rehabilitation Research & Clinical Translation with inaugural editor-in-chief Jeffrey Basford of the Mayo Clinic, as well as an exploration into the physiology behind trigger point release with Albert Moraska of the University of Colorado Denver. #RehabCast i
SCI Epidural Stimulation Results, Nociception Coma Scale Revised
The September 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation takes a look at the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised, one of the tools available to help clinicians assess potential pain responsiveness in their DoC patients, as well as the news headlines coming out of the University of Louisville on epidural stimulation for spinal cord injury. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for
Disorders of Consciousness Guidelines, E-Scooters & You
The August 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation delves into the newly released guidelines on the care of persons in Disorders of Consciousness, as well as news briefs on trauma season, an “escape” from Mayo Clinic, TBI & suicide, and ITB for post stroke spasticity. RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy,
Dual-tasking concussion assessment
The July 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features David Howell of the University of Colorado School of Medicine on his recent work in developing more sensitive and clinically meaningful concussion assessments. #RehabCast is the PM&R podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine: physiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, neu
Bionics better than the real thing, Discharge readmission risk
The June 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features news updates including bionic limbs based on agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces, Apple's HealthKit, and a close look at the behind the scenes in developing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's inpatient rehabilitation facility readmission quality measure, with Melvin Ingber and Laurie Coots-D
Guidelines vs Practice, Sport-Related Concussion & Sleep
The May 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation features Dr. Thomas Burns of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta discussing his group’s latest study on the intersection of youth sports concussion and sleep symptoms, along with news briefs including an NEJM essay on the “best medical care in the world,” the American Heart Association’s stroke guidelines controversy, and
Brain Injury, Guns & D.C.; Neuromuscular electrical stim done right
The April 2018 #RehabCast from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation features Nicola Maffiuletti from Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, on translating the sea of studies on neuromuscular electrical stimulation – NMES - into practical advice for clinical practice. RehabCast is the physiatry podcast for all of rehabilitation medicine, including occupational therapy, speech language pathology
Tackling spinal cord injury autonomic dysfunction, a concussion lab test, and desk wars.
The March 2018 #RehabCast features Frazier Rehab Institute’s Alexander Ovechkin talking about respiratory training in chronic SCI, and a slate of news briefs including the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator, rising access to endovascular thrombectomy for stroke, and the growing battle over standing desks. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing together all of rehabilitatio
Spinal Cord Injury Urinary Health, Falling Class & MoCA’s New Fame
The February 2018 RehabCast features Dr. Felicia Skelton talking about her work on antibiotic stewardship in SCI, and news briefs including MoCA’s new fame as President Trump scores a #winning 30/30, the Dutch are falling better, today’s longer adolescence, and we welcome the JISPRM into the fold of rehabilitation journals. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of PM&R, bringing toget
Improving wheelchair skills, a Huntington’s Disease advance & the Shanghai nerve transfer.
Wheelchair skills get a web-based boost: we talk with the University of Pittsburgh’s Lynn Worobey, the bright and dark sides of a Huntington’s Disease advance including an interview with Ed Wild, China’s growing medical contributions probably warrant their own podcast - we highlight the news on Gingko post-stroke, and a novel nerve transfer technique. #RehabCast is the official podcast of the Arch
Atlanta Voices, CTE is Everywhere! Xenon & Motivating Work Comp
The December 2017 #RehabCast features Doug Gross from the University of Alberta on motivational interviewing in worker’s compensation rehabilitation, sounds from ACRM 2017 in Atlanta, a CTE news update, and news about the therapeutic potential of Xenon. RehabCast is the official podcast of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Las Vegas, Traumatology, Firearm TBI & the movie Stronger
November 2017 episode discussing the Las Vegas shooting, rehabilitation traumatology, Stronger - the rehab-focused Boston Marathon bombing film, and how firearm TBI survivors differ with Dr. Hilary Bertisch of Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health. RehabCast is part of the national conversation in PM&R and Rehabilitation Medicine, brought to you by the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilit
Hurricane Rehab, Psychedelic Medicine, Attention Robot!
October 2017 episode featuring rehab in a time of natural disaster, the mainstreaming of psychedelic medicine, amantadine for agitation, and investigating attention techniques in robotic stroke rehab with Dr. Grace Kim of NYU. Tune in for the latest in PM&R and Rehabilitation Medicine from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Healthcare violence, Workout for sleep, Irish Set Dancing
RIP Dr. Todd Graham, resistance exercise to improve sleep, TBI as a cause of stroke, and Irish Set Dancing as a therapeutic intervention for Parkinson’s disease with Dr. Joanne Shanahan of the University of Limerick. RehabCast is the official podcast of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Archives of PM&R.
Yoga v PT, Stanley Paris, Medicare forgot SCI?, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The August 2017 edition features the Yoga vs PT rumble, Stanley Paris’s $3 Million donation to Physical Therapy research, a regulatory odyssey hurting SCI care with Matthew Davis of TIRR Memorial Hermann, and practice-changing evidence for lumbar spinal stenosis care with Janna Friedly of the University of Washington. RehabCast is the official podcast of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Med
Powered Exoskeletons for MS, Colorado RSVP & Biomedical Informatics
The July 2017 episode of RehabCast features Allan Kozlowski from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital talking about the first trial of a powered exoskeleton in MS, William Niehaus from the University of Colorado talking about Denver’s new charity rehabilitation clinic - the Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project, as well as a conversation about biomedical informatics in resident physician educ
Medscape meets PM&R, Cathryn Ramin’s Crooked & Spinal Cord Injury Peers
Physicians can finally expect to find a Physiatry category on Medscape and inclusion in the site’s professional reports thanks to the efforts of PM&R docs on social media. Investigative journalist Cathryn Ramin has written a back pain page turner. Learn why this new book intended for the general public is well worth your time as a specialist too. And we look at a powerful way to keep people living
The dawn of AbilityLab, rehab robotics, and a minimally invasive contracture treatment
Digging into the new Shirley Ryan Ability Lab with its chief scientific officer Dr. Richard Lieber. Proposed NIH budget cuts. Rehab Robotics 2017. E-stim during hemodialysis. Taking a needle to tendon contractures with Isabelle Laffont, Flavia Coroian and Bertand Coulet of France’s University Hospital of Montpellier.
Occupational Therapy's birthday and advances in Parkinson's Disease treatment
The 100th anniversary of the OT profession. Healthcare reform. The opioid crisis. Wearable biofeedback in Parkinson’s disease with Davide Cattaneo and Ilaria Carpinella. Taking up polestriding to treat Parkinson’s disease with Narayanan Krishnamurthi
