About AudioScholar Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Weekly (India)
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — a weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed physical medicine & rehabilitation literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc. India edition.
This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 29, 2026
Editor's Pick: Comparative effectiveness of three splints for rehabilitation after finger flexor tendon repair (FIRST): randomised controlled trial (BMJ, 2026)
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning musculoskeletal and interventional procedures, spinal cord injury and spasticity, and the expanding evidence base for stroke rehabilitatio…
This week's papers:
1. Comparative effectiveness of three splints for rehabilitation after finger flexor tendon repair (FIRST): randomised controlled trial. — BMJ 2026
2. Clinical Outcomes of Conventional Versus Lateral-Deployment RF Cannulas in Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation: A Prospective Randomized Study. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026
3. The fallibility of the T6 neurological level of injury for determining autonomic dysreflexia risk. — PM&R 2026
4. Early sacral reflexes and sensory recovery in complete cervical spinal cord injury: Unique predictive value of the anal wink. — Spinal Cord 2026
5. Prospective observational study of step-up dose treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with spasticity. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026
6. Efficacy of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) on Lower Limb Mobility and Activities of Daily Living in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026
7. Comparative effectiveness of mirror therapy using different delivery media on motor recovery of the upper limb and hand in stroke patients: A systematic review… — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026
8. Dose-response relationship of exercise intervention on cognitive function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026
9. Effect of bimodal signal biofeedback on the supraglottic swallowing maneuver in patients with post-stroke dysphagia: A randomised controlled trial. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026
10. Impact of age and frailty on the effect of a multimodal individualized long-term intervention after stroke: the last-long trial. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026
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22 Oct 2026
This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 22, 2026
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning n…
This week's papers:
1. Efficacy of anterioposterior weight-shift training with visual biofeedback for step length asymmetry and functional mobility in chronic stroke: a randomized co… — Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2026
2. Effects of Single-Session High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (HD-tACS) Combined with Robot-Assisted Hand Exercises on Corticospinal E… — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026
3. Physical activity guidelines' impact on cognition in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026
4. How Sensory and Motor Components Shape the Neurological Level of Injury. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026
5. Process evaluation of daily electrical stimulation to prevent recurring pressure ulcers in individuals with spinal cord injury: the SCI PREVOLT trial. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026
6. Ultrasound evidence of distal enlargement at entrapment sites following proximal peripheral nerve injury. — PM&R 2026
7. Effects of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on pain intensity and functional disability in chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026
8. Clinical and functional outcomes of aquatic plyometrics in adolescent patellofemoral pain syndrome: a dual-arm randomized controlled trial. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026
9. Effectiveness of physical, psychological, and alternative interventions for post-COVID-19 condition: a systematic review. — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026
10. Fall prevention interventions among older adults in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): an integrative review. — Disability and Rehabilitation 2026
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15 Oct 2026
This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation — Oct 15, 2026
This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice.
Welcome to This Week in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning p…
This week's papers:
1. Characterizing ambulation potential following acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a populational cohort study on 1209 patients. — Spinal Cord 2026
2. Timing of sacral pressure injury development during acute care after traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective study of 142 patients. — Spinal Cord 2026
3. Time-Varying Social Integration and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal SCIMS Study. — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026
4. Association between hospital-level factors and early rehabilitation initiation in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a multilevel analysis using a Japanese a… — Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2026
5. A Behaviour Change Intervention Delivered Using Telehealth with a Physical Activity Monitor to Increase Physical Activity Post-Stroke: A Feasibility Randomised… — Clinical Rehabilitation 2026
6. Comparisons of immediate efficacy of cryoneurolysis and phenol neurolysis in spasticity reduction using Modified Ashworth Scale after brain injury: A retrospec… — PM&R 2026
7. Effect of Integrated Respiratory and Functional Training on Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory and Peripheral Muscle Strength, Functional Ability… — Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2026
8. Six-month supervised telerehabilitation combining pilates-based therapeutic exercise and self-myofascial release in adults with fibromyalgia: a randomized cont… — Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2026
9. Comparative Effects of Schroth and Core Stabilization Exercises in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. — American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2026
10. Strengthening health systems to prioritise, provide care, and prevent osteoarthritis: a roadmap for global health policy. — The Lancet 2026
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