93 year old. The pain went from a 9->4 in two days and holding at 6 weeks. I used the brain power of Dr Nimish Mittal MD, MS for three targets . Cannot have surgery Howard Luks MD M McC

SMOKING, DRINKING, INSOMNIA, and being really OUT OF SHAPE are quite bad for your spine!

Probably worse than the usual suspects, like wear-and-tear or biomechanical glitches.

We have a good new citation for this.

FactFinder in IPSIS
👉🏾 Association between ESI and development/worsening of epidural lipomatosis (low evidence)
👉🏾 insufficient evidence if ESI independently results in ⬆️spinal stenosis w/ neurological compromise
in those w/ pre-existing SEL

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S27…

Interesting article from Dale Colorado recently published on sports-related peripheral nerve injuries in the 'Muscle & Nerve' journal. UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine UAB Medicine UAB Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mu…

Just published. Great systematic review from William Berrigan, MD, RMSK and team in Arthroscopy Journal highlighting that all #PRP is not created equal. PRP platelet dose matters for better clinical outcomes. So take those low dose “PRP” trials with a grain of salt.

arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-…

Greg Lehman The Sp⚽️rts Physio This recent paper is a nice one regarding ‘optimal’ platelet dose. I put that in quotes because we’re far from done trying to figure out the optimal cell counts and concentration, but this was a nice study showing a higher dose is important

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38410168/

🌟 Exciting News at IPSIS! 🌟Over the past few months, we've been hard at work building our inaugural Early Career Council (ECC). We've selected a fantastic team to lead the way forward. Excited soon to introduce our stellar group of excellent docs. #Pain #Spine #EarlyCareer

Join us tomorrow night #reducewaste #physiatry ! SustainOurAbilities ISPRM

David J. 'D.J.' Kennedy, MD, moderates a physician well-being session with Vinil Shah, MD, on radiation safety; Scott Naftulin, DO, discussing violence against providers; and Alexandra Fogarty, MD, on burnout. #IPSISEducation #InterventionalPainMedicine #PainMedicine

Thank you David Hao, MD Mass General Anesthesia for this excellent educational video material! Spreading the word about #pain interventions to help our patients with lumbar spondylosis and facetogenic pain NEJM

Which is the most SENSITIVE test for a meniscus tear?

It's not a McMurray's (61% sensitivity; 84% specificity)
It's joint line tenderness (83% sensitivity; 83% specificity)

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The Council is open to all early career members, and a limited number of leadership positions are available. Submit your materials by December 8, 2023. #IPSISMemberBenefits #InterventionalPainMedicine #PainMedicine #InterventionalPainManagement #PainManagement

What is the carbon #footprint of epidural steroid injections? 💉🌳Excited to finally share our pilot work, aimed at defining a method to quantify our procedural emissions. #Pain #Spine #MSKRad

Thanks to awesome team Wash U PM&R WUSTL Brown School
Check us out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pm…

Happy #PhysiatryDay at #aapmr23 ! Hope you are able to join us in our sessions today! I’m honored to present with such talented faculty! AAPM&R News Stephanie Tow, MD Donald Kasitinon Alexandra Fogarty, MD and many many more

Come join us in room 207 at #aapmr23 for our talk on Understanding and Managing Pediatric Fractures with Drs Scott Simpson Alexandra Fogarty, MD and Dr. Jonathan Napolitano AAPM&R News

Two leadership experiences for in-training physiatrists with AAPM&R News that I couldn’t recommend more. Life long friendships and colleagues built through #PHiT Rosa Pasculli, MD, MBA Alexandra Fogarty, MD Stephanie Tow, MD Dr. Scott Klass and countless others 🦾

Answer to
twitter.com/Rheumatology/s…

Typical Capsulitis with CHL thickening and thickening of the joint capsule, ghl
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28845477/

Congratulations Alexandra Fogarty, MD that’s a lot of 🇨🇦 content at Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) awards today!

🚩Check out our article on EEG signatures of chronic pain #NabiRustamov @Crock_lara Simon Haroutounian @Leuthardt PAIN Reports Great work team & thanks for the opportunity to contribute. #ChronicPain