{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Relationship of Body Mass Index on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Microfragmented Adipose Tissue for Knee Osteoarthritis A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Cumhur Deniz Davulcu","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002689","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002689","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"e47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Barber, Andrea Nikolis, Megan Machek, Venu Akuthota, Nathan Odom
{"title":"Traumatic Injuries From Low Speed Vehicles and Golf Carts: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Kristina Barber, Andrea Nikolis, Megan Machek, Venu Akuthota, Nathan Odom","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002609","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>With increasing use of golf carts and low speed vehicles for recreational, work-related, and commuting purposes, the number of related injuries is also on the rise. The body of literature describing these injuries is informative but limited. From this scoping review, we found that low speed vehicle-related injuries preferentially affect children, older adults, and males. Common mechanisms of injury include ejection and collision. Associated alcohol consumption is common and typically related to increasing severity of injury. Various injuries may result from low speed vehicles as described in the review, including soft tissue injuries, orthopedic injuries, and traumatic brain injury. Description of trends and classifications of injury will hopefully improve reporting and ability to make recommendations on safe use and regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"286-290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142008105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Cerebellum in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.","authors":"Shanshan Zhang, Guifang Zhang, Shanshan Bao, Jiaqi Tan, Rongxing He, Hongjiang Wang, Shenglan Yan, Chuhuai Wang","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002583","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002583","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Chronic low back pain affects nociceptive responses in the cerebellum, which leads to increased pain perception and sensorimotor control dysfunction. This study aimed to investigate altered functional connectivity in the anterior and posterior lobes of the cerebellum during chronic low back pain.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Twenty patients with chronic low back pain and 18 healthy participants underwent 3.0 T resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. The bilateral lobule V of the anterior cerebellum and Crus I of the posterior cerebellum were selected as the region of interest for identifying the corresponding networks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The left lobule V had a greater intrinsic connectivity with the left insular cortex, left orbitofrontal cortex, and bilateral medial prefrontal cortex in patients with chronic low back pain. In contrast, the right lobule V and bilateral Crus I had a significantly decreased connectivity with the contralateral multimodal cerebral networks, including the default mode network, salience network, and emotional network.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The cerebellum had mechanistic implications in pain-related changes, which are involved in motor control, cognition, and emotion processing. These findings provide a novel perspective on the role of functional subregions in chronic low back pain, which add to the growing body of evidence that the cerebellum can be a potential target for noninvasive brain stimulation for chronic pain treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"257-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141787083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fubing Zha, Qiong Wen, Mingchao Zhou, Linlin Shan, Yulong Wang
{"title":"Comparative Effectiveness of Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Function or Exercise Efficiency After Stroke: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials.","authors":"Fubing Zha, Qiong Wen, Mingchao Zhou, Linlin Shan, Yulong Wang","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002571","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002571","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The network meta-analysis was to compare and rank the effectiveness of different exercises on cardiorespiratory function or exercise efficiency in poststroke patients.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was conducted. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched. The impact of exercises including individual and combination of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, task-oriented training, gait training, breathing exercise, and regular rehabilitation training on 6-min walk test, peak oxygen consumption, maximum oxygen consumption, resting heart rate, resting systolic blood pressure, and resting diastolic blood pressure were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 36 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Aerobic exercise + GT (63.06%) had the highest likelihood of improving 6-min walk test performance in poststroke patients. Regular rehabilitation training + resistance exercise was the most favorable exercise in terms of 6-min walk test performance assessing by minimum clinically significant difference. Aerobic exercise + resistance exercise had the highest likelihood of improving peak oxygen consumption and reducing resting heart rate in poststroke patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Different types of exercise demonstrated the benefits of improving cardiorespiratory function in stroke patients. Further research is needed to determine the best exercise regimen to maximize the benefits of rehabilitation interventions for poststroke patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"219-225"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryan C Kruse, Jordan Eisenmann, Natalie A Glass, Krit Petrachaianan, Logan Wilz
{"title":"Platelet-Poor Versus Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Acute Thigh Muscle Injuries.","authors":"Ryan C Kruse, Jordan Eisenmann, Natalie A Glass, Krit Petrachaianan, Logan Wilz","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002591","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002591","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to determine whether patients treated with platelet-poor plasma after an acute thigh muscle injury would have a faster return to activity compared with patients treated with platelet-rich plasma.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This quasi-experimental study included 100 patients (ages 16-45) with an acute thigh muscle injury diagnosed by sports ultrasound and treated with either platelet-rich plasma or platelet-poor plasma followed by a course of structured rehabilitation. The primary outcome was the number of days until unrestricted participation in sport, while the secondary outcome was the rate of recurrent injury within 12 mos.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The time until full, unrestricted participation in sport was significantly lower in the platelet-poor plasma group compared with the platelet-rich plasma group for all injury grades, with patients in the platelet-poor plasma group on average returning to unrestricted participation in sport 22.89 days more quickly than the platelet-rich plasma group ( P < 0.001). In addition, no significant difference in recurrent injury up to 12 mos after procedure was seen between groups ( P = 0.967).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Platelet-poor plasma resulted in faster return to sport than platelet-rich plasma for acute thigh muscle injuries with a noninferior injury recurrence rate. These findings suggest that future high level studies comparing platelet-poor plasma and platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of thigh muscle injuries should be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"250-256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Chiara Maccarone, Daniele Coraci, Gianluca Regazzo, Stefano Masiero
{"title":"Symptoms Patterns and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Real-Life Cohort of Long-COVID Patients: Complexity to Optimize Rehabilitation Treatment.","authors":"Maria Chiara Maccarone, Daniele Coraci, Gianluca Regazzo, Stefano Masiero","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002578","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We wanted to identify prevalent symptoms and patterns of long-COVID syndrome, assess the impact on health-related quality of life, and explore factors linked to lower quality of life, including vaccination status and symptom count, in a real-life cohort.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This is an observational retrospective study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We assessed 133 patients and 85 completed the evaluations. The most common symptoms reported were motor deficit (95.29%) and fatigue (94.12%), while respiratory symptoms, cognitive deficits, and weakness (76.47%) were less frequent. Many patients experienced multiple symptoms, with the majority reporting 5-8 symptoms simultaneously, most associated with fatigue. However, the number of symptoms did not correlate with health-related quality of life as measured by the 12-Item Short Form Survey questionnaire. Finally, vaccination status did not significantly affect 12-Item Short Form Survey scores or the number of reported symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our analysis highlighted the presence of diverse multisystemic symptoms in long-COVID patients. Many individuals experienced multiple associated symptoms, negatively affecting their overall quality of life. Neither vaccination status nor the number of symptoms appeared to influence reported quality of life. This emphasizes the need for a comprehensive, early, and multidisciplinary approach to address the syndrome's diverse symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"231-235"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omar M Elabd, Sara A Elsamahy, Sahar M Abdelmutilibe, Amira H Mohammed, Faten Ali, Aliaa M Elabd
{"title":"Effect of Adding Diaphragmatic Myofascial Release to Corrective Exercise on the Thoracic Curvature Angle and Pulmonary Function Testing in Hyperkyphotic Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Omar M Elabd, Sara A Elsamahy, Sahar M Abdelmutilibe, Amira H Mohammed, Faten Ali, Aliaa M Elabd","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002622","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to investigate whether adding diaphragmatic release to corrective exercise could improve the Cobb angle and pulmonary function more than corrective exercise alone in hyperkyphotic adolescent girls.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This is a single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred eighteen adolescent hyperkyphotic girls were allocated randomly into two equal groups. Control group received only corrective exercise, while study group received diaphragmatic release in addition to corrective exercise. Primary outcome was Cobb angle, assessed by lateral radiographs. Secondary outcomes were pulmonary function testing, assessed by computerized spirometery. Outcomes were assessed before and after treatment, after 3 mos of interventions, in both groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two-way analysis of variance revealed that both Cobb angle and pulmonary function testing significantly improved after treatment in both groups ( P < 0.001). Time*group interaction revealed that the study group had a superior improvement in Cobb angle and pulmonary function testing compared to the control group ( P < 0.003 and P < 0.001, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adding diaphragmatic release to 3 mos of multimodal corrective exercise program showed superior improvements in Cobb angle and pulmonary function testing than corrective exercise alone in hyperkyphotic adolescent girls within a shorter timeframe compared to previous studies. These results strengthen the hypothesis of its potential as a beneficial addition to the treatment of thoracic hyperkyphosis.</p><p><strong>To claim cme credits: </strong>Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME.</p><p><strong>Cme objectives: </strong>Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Recognize poor habits that play a significant role in developing hyperkyphosis in adolescents; (2) Construct the link between diaphragm malfunction and adolescent hyperkyphosis and its associated disorders of the cervical and thoracic spine and pulmonary function testing; (3) Carry out diaphragmatic myofascial release and corrective exercise for the spine; (4) Design a multimodal program to improve the Cobb angle and pulmonary function testing in hyperkyphotic adolescents; and (5) Measure the improvement of the Cobb angle and pulmonary function testing after treatment in hyperkyphotic adolescents.</p><p><strong>Level: </strong>Advanced.</p><p><strong>Accreditation: </strong>The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their ","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"203-209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shanti M Pinto, Leah M Adams, Audrie Chavez, Paul B Perrin, Thomas K Watanabe, Katherine Golden, Ally Sterling, Jeanne M Hoffman, Daniel H Daneshvar, Amanda Rabinowitz, Librada Callender, Flora M Hammond
{"title":"Prevalence of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection in Persons With Complicated Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.","authors":"Shanti M Pinto, Leah M Adams, Audrie Chavez, Paul B Perrin, Thomas K Watanabe, Katherine Golden, Ally Sterling, Jeanne M Hoffman, Daniel H Daneshvar, Amanda Rabinowitz, Librada Callender, Flora M Hammond","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002587","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002587","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aims of the study are to describe the incidence of self-reported COVID-19 history in a longitudinal cohort of individuals with complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury and describe demographic, injury, and functional differences based on history of COVID-19 infection.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Individuals with complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury aged 16 or older at time of injury who were enrolled in the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems longitudinal cohort study, completed a baseline or follow-up interview between October 1, 2021-March 31, 2023, and provided information about COVID-19 history and timing of COVID-19 infection was collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 3627 individuals included in the analysis, 29.5% reported a history of COVID-19 infection. Those with reported COVID-19 history tended to be younger, not of a racial/ethnic minority background, and greater functional status at follow-up based on the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended Scale compared with those with no reported COVID-19 history ( P < 0.05). Among those with COVID-19 history, 61.8% did not receive medical care, 27.6% received medical care but no hospitalization, and 10.5% were hospitalized. Of those hospitalized, 21.4% required ventilator use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Incidence of COVID-19 diagnosis and related hospitalization characteristics in persons with complicated mild to severe traumatic brain injury was similar to national incidence between March 2020-2023. Secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with traumatic brain injury require investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"243-249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141490577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rare Cause of Ischiofemoral Impingement Syndrome.","authors":"Mustafa Yesilyurt, Recep Sade","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002613","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002613","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"e41-e43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Baria, Reshma George, Tyler Barker, David Flanigan, Christopher Kaeding, Robert Magnussen
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor: \"The Relationship of body Mass Index on Patient Reported Outcomes After Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Microfragmented Adipose Tissue for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial\".","authors":"Michael Baria, Reshma George, Tyler Barker, David Flanigan, Christopher Kaeding, Robert Magnussen","doi":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002690","DOIUrl":"10.1097/PHM.0000000000002690","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7850,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation","volume":" ","pages":"e47-e48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}