AAPMR 2011 Meeting- Mary Pyfferoen Discusses Poster

Mary Pyfferoen, P.T., of Mayo Clinic, discussed her AAPMR poster presentation, titled "Inpatient Rehabilitation in Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy."

Concussive traumatic brain injuries

Allen W. Brown, M.D., associate professor of PM&R at Mayo Clinic, discusses the clinical management of concussive brain injuries. Customized treatment is based upon their unique circumstances.

Progressive multiple sclerosis

Claudia F. Lucchinetti, M.D., professor of neurology, Mayo Clinic, discusses Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Pathogenic & Clinical Implications, introduced by Carmen M. Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Adverse alterations in body composition

Pierre K. Asselin, M.S., health science specialist at James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, discusses adverse alterations in body composition in acute and chronic spinal cord injury.

Rehabilitation following amputation

Karen L. Andrews, M.D., director of Amputee Rehabilitation Services at Mayo Clinic, talks about rehabilitation following upper extremity amputation, phases of rehabilitation and advances in prosthetics.

Repetitive facilitative exercise as a novel therapy for stroke rehabilitation

Billie A. Schultz, M.D., and Scott Miller, O.T., present on current clinical research happening in stroke rehabilitation, repetitive facilitative exercise. This is a novel therapy technique that addresses arm weakness after a stroke has occurred.