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AAPM&R Annual Assembly 2021 » AA 2021 Virtual Posters - Pain and Spine Medicine

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Meeting: AAPM&R Annual Assembly 2021

“Your Pain Is All in Your Head”: What Quadriplegics Teach Us About Chronic Pain

Jeffrey S. Hecht, MD, FAAPMR (University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, Knoxville, Tennessee)

A Functional Integrative Restoration (FINER) Spine Program: An Interdisciplinary Virtual Care Pilot Study

Danielle Sarno, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Jennifer L. Kurz, MD; Zacharia Isaac, ., MD; Ronald Kulich, PhD; Patrick J. Flynn, BS; Bridget S. Chin, MA, MD; Matthew Fortino, MA; Razvan Turcu, MD

Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli Muscle: A Case Report

Benjamin J. Burnham, DO (Cleveland Clinic, Shaker Heights, Ohio); Petra Martin, MD

Acute Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain in the Setting of Progressive Back Pain- an Atypical Presentation of Intradural Extramedullary Schwannoma: A Case Report

Pin-Wen Chen, MD (University of Pennsylvania Health System PM&R Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); David Lenrow, MD

Anticholinergic Burden Score in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders

Ishita Jain, MD, MEng (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois); Malcolm K. Moses-Hampton, MD; Gizelda T. Casella, MD, PhD; Ishita Jain, MD, MEng

Autonomic Dysreflexia Secondary to Diversion Colitis: A Case Report

VAN T. NGUYEN, DO (State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University PM&R Program, Syracuse, New York); Cesar A. Colasante, MD; Steve Brose, DO

Butterfly Vertebral Defect, A Rare Anomaly Of The Spine: A Case Report

Chris Andriano, DO (Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University PM&R Program, Detroit, Michigan); Steven Arbit, MD; Anuj Shah, DO

Celiac Plexus Block for Treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Symptoms: A Case Report

Terence Hillery, MD (Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth) PM&R Program, Lakewood, Ohio); Gustaf Van Acker, III, MD, PhD; David Leong, DO; Chong H. Kim, MD

Chronic Low Back Pain as an Atypical Presentation of Diffuse B-cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

Nevin Vijayaraghavan, DO (University of North Carolina Hospitals, Durham, North Carolina); Michael Ingraham, MD

Clinical Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of a Novel Mixed Reality Based System to Manage Phantom Pain for Patients with Lower Limb Amputation: A Pilot Study

Tri Pham (, Houston, Texas); Thiru M. Annaswamy, MD, FAAPMR; Gargi Raval, MD

Clinically Important Improvement in Osteoarthritis Pain at Week 16 After Subcutaneous Administration of Tanezumab: A Pooled Analysis

Thomas J. Schnitzer, MD, PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois); Lars Viktrup, MD, PhD; Francis Berenbaum, MD; Takaharu Yamabe, PhD; Philip G. Conaghan, MD, PhD; Robert Dworkin, PhD; Isabelle Davignon, PhD; Erika Dragon

Diagnosis and Management of Spinal Epidural Abscess: A Case Report

Christian W. Roehmer, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee); Samir A. Khan, DO; Kaivalya S. Deshpande, MD; William Galbraith, MD

Digital Pain Interventions Education for Trainees in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: The Who, the What, the How?

Amara Nasir, MD (Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine PM&R Program, Purchase, New York); Syed Mahmood, MD

Do “Age” and “Gender” Impact Limited Activity and Restricted Participation ICF Category Profiles in Multimodal Chronic Back Pain Rehabilitation?

Gerold R. Ebenbichler, MD (Vienna Med Univ, General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Wien); Patrick Mair; Kerstin Tuechler; Elisabeth Fehrmann; Monika I. Hasenbring; Richard Habenicht; Thomas Kienbacher, MD

Dual Medial Branch Blocks and Progression to Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Cervical Zygapophysial Arthropathy

Evan M. Berlin, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee); David H. Sherwood, DO; Byron Schneider, MD; James Gardner, MD; Adam Epps, DO; R. Sterling Haring, DO, MPH

Dynamic Treatment Approach for Insidious Low Back Pain Presenting as Bertolotti’s Syndrome in a Young Patient: A Case Report

Nirguna Thalla, MD (Medstar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation Hospital PM&R program, Washington, District of Columbia); Thomas Heckman, DO; Amit Sharma, MD; Hannie S. Batal, MD

Early Diaphragmatic Pacer Use in an Incomplete Quadriplegic Patient: A Case Report

Andrés E. Gutiérrez Robles, MD (Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood) PM&R Program, Hollywood, Florida); Joanne Delgado Lebron, MD

Examining the Utilization of Oral Opioids and Benzodiazepines After Implantation of Intrathecal Pain Pumps

Jasmina Solankee, MD (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Cedar Park, Texas); Fatma Gul, MD

Familial Paget’s Disease and Associated Pain Treated with a Single Zoledronic Acid Infusion: Case Series

Andrew C. Wondra, MD (MedStar Georgetown - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Washington, District of Columbia); Robert D. Bunning, MD; Matthew Druckenbrod, BA

Hand Dexterity in Cervical Stenosis

Resa Oshiro, MD (Veterans Health Administration, Culver City, California); Ken Makovsky, MD; Anne Nastasi, MD; Jeremy Lou, MD; Resa Oshiro, MD; Tiffany N. Su, MD; Agnes Wallbom, MD; Lindsay A. Smith, MD; Michael Chung, MD; Ryan A. Smith, MD

How Can We Improve Pain Tolerance for Patients during Inpatient Rehab Stay?

Noel Blanco, DO (Geisinger Medical Center, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania); Ryan Roza, MD; Liang Chen, MD, MPH; Alberto G. Corrales, MD; Chun Ho, MD

Idiopathic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis in a Non-Obese Patient with No History of Steroid Use

Theodora L. Swenson, MD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center PM&R Program, Nashville, Tennessee)

Improvement in Lower Extremity Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Pain with IncobotulinumtoxinA Injection: A Case Report

Bestin Kuriakose, DO (Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital PM&R Program, Plainview, New York); Karen James, MD; Benjamin R. Birney, MD; Adeel Malik, DO

Incomplete Paraplegia Secondary to Suspected Gout of the Epidural Space: A Case Report

Vikaran Kadaba, MD (University of Rochester PM&R Program, Rochester, New York); Bridget B. Walker, MD; Kyle Smith, MD

Interventional Management of Thoracic Pain Secondary to Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

Vivek Mukherjee, MD (One Brooklyn Health - Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York); Robert J. Yong, MD, MBA; Divya Janardhanan, MD; Eric Zhao; Chris J. Gilligan, MD, MBA; Ehren R. Nelson, MD

Intra-foraminal Ganglion Cyst Causing Severe Lumbosacral Radiculopathy with Foot Drop: A Case Report

Jason T. Hamamoto, MD (Temple University Hospital/Moss Rehabilitation PM&R Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Jay Darji, DO; David Stolzenberg, DO

Jack All of Trades, Master of All: Cannabis for Management of COVID-19 Long Haul Sequelae. A Case Report

Krupali Chokshi, MD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, New York); Parul Jajoo, DO

Joint Safety with Subcutaneous Tanezumab: Integrated Analyses from Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Studies in Patients with Osteoarthritis

John Carrino, MD, MPH (Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, New York); Kenneth Verburg, PhD; Aimee Burr; Glenn Pixton, MS; Lars Viktrup, MD, PhD; Christine West, PhD; Mark Brown, MD

Lidocaine Infusion for Chronic Pain in a Patient with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2: A Case Report

Kellen A. Hilton, MS, MD (University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin); Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD

Long Term Effects of Gadolinium Deposition Disease: A Case Report

Wayne Kuang (Western University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, California); Roger Kasendorf, DO

Long-term Durability of Clinical Benefits of Restorative Neurostimulation in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Multifidus Muscle Dysfunction – Two-year Pivotal Trial Results

Alexios G. Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH, DABPMR, FFSMB, FAAOE (Rhode Island Hospital, Newport Hospital, Lifespan Physician Group, Providence , Rhode Island)

Lumbar Radiculopathy to Partial Stiff Person Syndrome: A Case Report

Vincent Yaccarino, MD (University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin); Simon A. Wallace, MD; Michael Suer, MD

Measuring Spinal Cord Stimulator Lead Migrations During Trialing

Edward J. Chang (Western University of Health Sciences COMP, Irvine, California); Edward J. Chang; Eric Y. Chang, MD; Elliot K. Chan, MD; Gilbert Hernandez; Christopher Lee

Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients with Chronic Back Pain

Ari Greis, DO, FAAPMR (Rothman Orthopedic Institute, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania); Ari Greis, DO, FAAPMR; Bryan Renslo, BS

Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients with Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain

Bryan Renslo, BS (Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Bryan Renslo, BS; Ari Greis, DO, FAAPMR

Nerve Sensation Recovery Implications of Ziconotide Use for Spinal Cord Injury Related Pain

Edward J. Chang (Western University of Health Sciences COMP, Irvine, California); Nene Takahashi; Gilbert Hernandez; Eric Y. Chang, MD

Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Secondary to Scalene Abscess with Esophageal Fistula: A Case Report

Jason Lew, DO (Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois); Anita Kou, MD

Novel Use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve for Treatment of Globus Following Cervical Surgery: A Case Report

Eduardo J. Carrera, MD (University of Colorado Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denver, Colorado); Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH; Ryan L. Russell, BS

OnabotulinumtoxinA Exhibits Greater Efficacy Compared to Purified Botulinum Neurotoxin A (BoNT/A-150 Kda) in Peripheral Pain Models

Sudhakar Raja Subramaniam, MPharm, PhD (Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, Irvine, California); Gregory Nicholson, MS; Ron S. Briode, PhD; Amy Brideau-Andersen, PhD; Brian Cai, MD

Orthopaedic Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of over 2500 Patients

Clay Townsend, MD (Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Ari Greis, DO, FAAPMR; Clay Townsend, MD

Outcomes of a Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Program on Fibromyalgia Patients

Danqing Hu, MD (Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida); Wenchun Qu, MD, PhD; Michael Osborne, MD; Erica Engelberg-Cook, PhD

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Refractory Postoperative Shoulder Pain: A Case Report

William F. Brady, DO (University of Toledo, Perrysburg, Ohio); Ashley Schneider, MD

Phantom Radiculopathy in the Lower Extremity Amputee: A Case Series

Isaiah Levy, MD (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); Mary Ann Miknevich, MD Mary Ann Miknevich, MD, MD

Point to Area of Pain: New Utility of an Old Clinically Useful Test for Focal Musculoskeletal Pain

Krupali Chokshi, MD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, New York); Christopher Yih, DO; Krupali Chokshi, MD; Christopher P. Kyriakides, DO; Kyle T. Seko, DO; Jacob Hascalovici, MD, PHD

Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Impingement Post Marathon: A Case Report

Kirk Sheplay (American University of the Caribbean, Irvine, California); Anthony Sheplay, FAAPMR, FAAPM

Prevalence of Neck and Arm Pain in Surgeons at a Tertiary Academic Center

Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA (University of Missouri-Columbia PM&R Program, Columbia, Missouri); Taylor A. Colon, DO; Kevin A. Moylan, DO; Ebby Varghese, MD; Kelli Buchanan

Prospective, Multicenter Trial of Percutaneous Medial Branch Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Axial Low Back Pain

Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH (International Spine, Pain and Performance Center, Washington, District of Columbia); Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH

Pudendal Nerve Block for Rectal Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

Michael S. Eaton, DO (Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth) PM&R Program, Cleveland, Ohio); Chong H. Kim, MD; Sharnee Mead, DO; Weston Nadherny, MD

Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Intercostal Neuralgia: A Case Report

Athanasios Tzaras, MD (Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University PM&R Program, Greenville, North Carolina); Brian Keogh, Jr., MD

Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: A Case Report

Jason Lam, DO (Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York); Colin K. Chen, DO; Katherine Chen, DO; Waqaas Quraishi, MD

Race, Ethnic and Gender Differences in Chronic Pain Patients on Opioids

Elliot Bodofsky, MD (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey)

Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Chronic Pain Due to Post-surgical Neuroma: A Case Report

Mohamed Shitia, DO (Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio); Andrew C. Olsen, DO; Chong H. Kim, MD

Radiofrequency Ablation of the Anococcygeal Nerve for the Treatment of Chronic Coccyx Pain: A Case Report.

Daniel Wang (Kansas City University, Kansas City, Missouri); Ankur A. Patel, DO; George Chang Chien, DO

Rapid Onset of Time to First Spontaneous Bowel Movement and Predictable Efficacy of Oral Once Daily Naloxegol in Opioid Induced Constipation: Pooled Analysis of Two Global Randomized Controlled Trials

William D. Chey, MD (University of Michigan, Raleigh, North Carolina); June Almenoff, MD, PhD, FACP; Enoch Bortey, PhD; Carol B. Rockett, PharmD, RPh, CMPP

Refractory Sciatic Neuralgia Due to Pelvic Sarcoma Relieved with Neurostimulation: A Case Report

Thomas Chai, MD (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Missouri City, Texas); Baominh P. Vinh, MD; Brian M. Bruel, MD, MA, MBA, FAAPMR

Sacroiliac Joint Fusion (Compression vs Distraction ): A Case Study

GIUSEPPE PAESE, DO (Florida Spine & Sports Specialists, Fort Lauderdale, Florida); Kerstin Yu; Christopher Johnson, MMS

Sciatic Neuropathy After Radiation Treatment: A Case Report

Yingrong Zhu, MD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine PM&R Program, Harrison, New Jersey); William Tsai, MD; Jonas Sokolof, DO

Severe Unremitting Headache Unresponsive to Indomethacin After Receiving Second-Dose of COVID-19 Mrna Vaccine in Patient with Hemicrania Continua: A Case Report

Nima Yazdanpanah, DO (SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York); Johnson S. Ho, MD; Susan Stickevers, MD

Spinal Cord Stimulation for CRPS Following Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Multiple Gunshot Wounds

Michael Appeadu, MD (University of Miami/Jackson Health System PM&R Program, Miami, Florida); Edwin Amirianfar, DO; Robin Mata, OMS-IV; Chane N. Price, MD

Spinal Epidural Hematoma with Cord Compression: A Case Report of Non-traumatic Spinal Cord Injury After Fibrinolysis of Massive Pulmonary Embolism Due to COVID-19 Hypercoagulability

Liridon Zendeli, MD (Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois); Anita Kou, MD

Spine Metastasis with Pathologic Compression Fracture from Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in a 22-year-old Male

Kush Goyal, MD (Cleveland Clinic, Westlake, Ohio); Austin Le, MD

Successful V3 Nerve Block for Neuropathic Itch Associated with Trigeminal Neuralgia Secondary to Recurrent Multifocal Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Left Parotid: A Case Report

Brittany A. Mays, MD (University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida); Chane N. Price, MD; Diana Molinares, MD; Luis Gude, MD

Technique for Fluoroscopically Guided Pudendal Nerve Block for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Devas J. Modi, DO (New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell) PM&R Program, New York City, New York); Jaspal Singh, MD

Telehealth Experience and Quality Assurance During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Musculoskeletal Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Medicine

Jason T. Hamamoto, MD (Temple University Hospital/Moss Rehabilitation PM&R Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Kaiwen Guo, MD; Christopher Plastaras, MD; Jay Darji, DO

The Path Less Traveled – An Unusual Case of Back Pain in a Hiker: A Case Report

Ajay K. Patel, MD (New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia and Cornell University Medical Center, New York City, New York); Kathryne B. Bartolo, MD; Asad R. Siddiqi, DO

The Sniff and Puff: A Case Report of a Unique Multidisciplinary Innovation in an SCI Patient

Peter K. Park, DO (Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri); Katharine Tam, MD; Anne Fordonski, DPT; Katherine Helton, PT, DPT, NCS; Amy Ikpeama, PT, DPT, NCS

Thoracolumbar Dorsal Column Stimulation for Femoral Nerve Sheath Tumor: A Case Report

Jay Darji, DO (Temple University Hospital/Moss Rehabilitation PM&R Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Jason T. Hamamoto, MD; Miles K. Bonner, DO; Behnum Habibi, MD

Treatment of Diffuse Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Radiculopathies in a Patient Who Suffered Electrocution with Cervical Spine Cord Stimulation

Derek H. Bui, DO (UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System , Los Angeles, California); Ian Dworkin, MD; Ryan E. Alano, MD, MPH

Use of Ketamine Infusions for Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Anand S. Patil, BS (, Sunnyvale, California); Yolanda Lan N. Pham, BS; Joe Ghorayeb, DC, MHA, DESS; Gregory Grigoropoulos; Suhani Dalal, BS; Ahish Chitneni, BS

Utilization of Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Patient with Bilateral Meralgia Paresthetica

Andrés E. Gutiérrez Robles, MD (Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood) PM&R Program, Hollywood, Florida); Robert Mousselli, DO; Andrés E. Gutiérrez Robles, MD; Andrew Chang, MD

Veteran Opioid Tapers: A Retrospective Chart Review

Randolph L. Roig, MD (Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, Louisiana); Kolby Kunefke, BS; Eric Stockwell, MD

What Pathology Did the Spinal Injectionist Miss? Persistent Leg Pain After Multiple Epidural Steroid Injections and Spinal Stenosis Surgery: A Case Report

Christopher T. Ha, DO (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science (Rochester) PM&R Program, Rochester, Minnesota); Randy Shelerud, MD

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