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  • Thursday, Oct 31st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Recovery Expectations in Musculoskeletal Injury: A Promising Target to Improve Patient Outcomes 0572
    Location:  Obelisk A
    Corresponding Presenter: Susan R. Wilbanks, swilbank@samford.edu (she/her/hers) – Samford University
    Presenter: Neena K. Sharma, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Pain RehabilitationAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical Practice
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Exploring Strain Counter Strain Techniques for Management of Complex Pain Regional Syndrome 9647
    Location:  De La Salle
    Presenter: Aditi Gupte, PT (she/her/hers) – Select Physical Therapy
    Corresponding Presenter: Aishwarya Parab, MS (she/her/hers) – Advanced Garden State Cardiology
    Pain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification System
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Investigating Dose as a Critical Gap in Exercise Therapy for Pain: From Meta-analysis to Pilot Clinical Trial 4061
    Location:  DeSoto A
    Presenter: Benedict J. Kolber, PhD – School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas
    Corresponding Presenter: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Turning up the Frequency: Use of in Situ Mobile Health Assessments in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury 0566
    Location:  Coronado D
    Corresponding Presenter: Shannon B. Juengst, PhD, CRC (she/her/hers) – TIRR Memorial Hermann
    Presenter: Angelle M. Sander, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Presenter: Michael W. Williams, PhD – University of Houston
    Brain InjuryBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeMeasurementPain Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  
    Re-energize with the Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Group
    Location:  Trinity Ballroom
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Neuromodulation for the Nervous System - Our Experience with Veterans and First Responders with Mental Health and Pain Challenges 9626
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Corresponding Presenter: Tanja Yardley, B.Sc.P.T. (she/her/hers) – Healthtech Connex
    Clinical PracticeArts & NeuroscienceBrain InjuryHealth Services ResearchMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTechnologyTrauma
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    State of the Science: Dance and Neurorehabilitation 9635
    Location:  Peacock Terrace
    Corresponding Presenter: Lise C. Worthen-Chaudhari (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Presenter: Shreya Ghanekar, B.S. – The Ohio State University
    Aging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Unlocking the Pain Puzzle: Innovative Approaches to Central Sensitization in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome 9652
    Location:  De La Salle
    Corresponding Presenter: Susan V.D Doherty, PT,DPT – Memorial Hermann Health
    Pain RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesNeuroplasticity
  • Friday, Nov 1st
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM  
    Pain Rehabilitation Networking Group
    Location:  Cortez B
    Pain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Features of Central Sensitization in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain 9668
    Location:  Peridot
    Corresponding Presenter: Neena K. Sharma, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Presenter: Taylor Rees, PT, DPT – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMeasurementPain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Mindfulness and Nature-based Therapy: Foundations, Applications and Intersections 9624
    Location:  Topaz
    Corresponding Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Presenter: Matthew J. Wichrowski, MSW, HTR (he/him/his) – Rusk Rehabilitation NYU Langone Health
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Re-energize: Yin and Yang Meditation: Finding Your Inner Self-compassion
    Location:  Trinity Ballroom
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Emphasizing Pain Psychology as Part of Interdisciplinary Pain Programs 6485
    Location:  Peridot
    Presenter: Sarah C. Rispinto, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
    Corresponding Presenter: Lisa M. Gallagher, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic
    Pain RehabilitationArts & NeuroscienceLifestyle Medicine
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
    Wild Measurement: Strategies to Capture Meaningful Performance Improvements from Rehabilitation 9584
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Corresponding Presenter: Julie L. Schwertfeger, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, CBIST, NCS – Rosalind Franklin University; Lovell FHCC VA
    Presenter: Allen W. Heinemann, PhD FACRM (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Presenter: Marghuretta Bland, PT, DPT, MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine
    Presenter: Louis N. Awad, PT, DPT, PhD – Boston University
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Jane E. Sullivan, PT, DHS, MD – Northwestern University
    Presenter: Alex Wong, PhD (he/him/his) – Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Non-presenting author: Sai Yalla, PhD – Rosalind Franklin University; Lovell FHCC VA
    MeasurementBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryBurn RehabilitationCancer RehabilitationCardiopulmonary RehabilitationClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineCultural CompetencyDiversity, Equity and InclusionEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitHealth Services ResearchLeadershipLifestyle MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeurodegenerative DiseaseNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationRehabilitation Treatment Specification SystemSpinal Cord InjuryStrokeTechnologyTelehealth
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM  
    Re-energize: Yin and Yang Meditation: Finding Your Inner Self-compassion
    Location:  Trinity Ballroom
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryClinical PracticeComplementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    2:45 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Pain Rehabilitation Oral Presentations
    Location:  Madrid
    Pain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM  
    Assessing the Use of Dry Needling for Integrative Pain Management During Inpatient Therapy 1142
    Location:  Madrid
    Presenting Author: Jacqueline M. LaBarbera, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers) – Physical Therapist
    Presenting Author: Sarah Fitz-Maurice, PT, DPT – Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte
    Clinical PracticePain RehabilitationSpasticity
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Functional and Physiologic Correlates of Opioid Reduction in a Chronic Pain Population with Control Cohort: cause for Concern?
    Location:  Madrid
    Non-presenting Author: Tyler Salanoa – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Jonathan C. Huefner, PhD – Boys Town
    Non-presenting Author: Gracyn Little, n/a – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Giselle Cruz, Bachelor's of Science – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Scott Johnson, DO – Fitness Research Institute
    Presenting Author: Kurt V. Gold, MD (he/him/his) – Fitness Research Institute
    Pain RehabilitationClinical PracticeEthicsLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Functional and Physiologic Correlates of Opioid Reduction in a Chronic Pain Population with Control Cohort: cause for Concern?
    Location:  Madrid
    Non-presenting Author: Tyler Salanoa – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Jonathan C. Huefner, PhD – Boys Town
    Non-presenting Author: Gracyn Little, n/a – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Giselle Cruz, Bachelor's of Science – Fitness Research Institute
    Non-presenting Author: Scott Johnson, DO – Fitness Research Institute
    Presenting Author: Kurt V. Gold, MD (he/him/his) – Fitness Research Institute
    Pain RehabilitationClinical PracticeEthicsLifestyle MedicinePain Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain Are Associated with Long-term Declined Physical Quality of Life and Knee-related Quality of Life in Older Adults Knee OA
    Location:  Madrid
    Presenting Author: Badr A. Alqahtani, n/a – Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
    Non-presenting Author: Aqeel M. Alenazi, n/a – Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
    Non-presenting Author: Mohammed Alshehri – jazan university
    Pain RehabilitationAging Research & Geriatric Rehabilitation
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Implementation of Serial Casting and Orthotic Interventions to Promote Function for Survivors of Burn Injury Across the Care Continuum
    Location:  Peridot
    Corresponding Presenter: Brooke M. Murtaugh, OTD, OTR/L, CBIST, BT-C – Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    Presenter: Rachel Szalony, OTR, CLT – Parkland Health
    Corresponding Presenter: Jackie Van Ooteghem, OTR/L – Parkland Burn Center
    MINI-TRACK: Burn RehabilitationBurn RehabilitationClinical PracticeEarly Mobilization/Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care UnitPain RehabilitationSkin ManagementTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    The Anatomy of Mindfulness: Breakdown of the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Various Standardized Mindfulness Programs and the Operationalized Languaging 9625
    Location:  Sapphire
    Corresponding Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineArts & NeuroscienceAthlete Development & Sports RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesBrain InjuryCaregiver NeedsMilitary and Veterans AffairsNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationTrauma
  • Saturday, Nov 2nd
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Using Surface Electromyography (SEMG) Biofeedback as an Adjunct to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Rehabilitation 0576
    Location:  Topaz
    Corresponding Presenter: Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB, FACRM – NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    Presenter: Randy Neblett, MA, LPC, BCB – PRIDE (Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics) & Dallas Integrative Counseling
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineBehavioral Health SciencesLifestyle MedicinePain RehabilitationTechnology
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM  
    Self-management Strategies for the Management of Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain 9673
    Location:  Topaz
    Corresponding Presenter: Neena K. Sharma, PT, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Presenter: Michael R. Brown, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT – University at Buffalo
    Non-Presenting Contributor: Monika M. Gross, BFA, MSME/T, M.AmSAT, M.ATI, M.STAT – The Poise Project
    Pain RehabilitationBehavioral Health SciencesClinical PracticeLifestyle Medicine
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: The Psychology of Recovery: How to Identify and Incorporate Psychological Factors into the Plan of Care S11
    Location:  Topaz
    Presenter: Michael JL Sullivan, PhD – McGill University
    Pain RehabilitationNeuroplasticityCaregiver NeedsTraumaDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Update on Solutions for Increasing Use of Integrative Medicine in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 9649
    Location:  Governors Lecture Hall
    Corresponding Presenter: Christina Semonick, SLPD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) – Clarity Speech Therapy Inc.
    Presenter: Megan C. Vaughan – Integrative Performance Labs
    Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation MedicineAging Research & Geriatric RehabilitationBrain InjuryCancer RehabilitationClinical PracticeCOVID-19Limb CareMilitary and Veterans AffairsPain RehabilitationPediatric RehabilitationStrokeTrauma
  • Sunday, Nov 3rd
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM  
    From Rehabilitation Science to Prototype. Innovating in the Medical Rehabilitation Space 4518
    Location:  Obelisk B
    Corresponding Presenter: Sarah E. Rebstock, MD, PhD, FAAP – UT Southwestern Medical Center/ Children Medical Center, Dallas
    Presenter: Samuel T. Lauman, PhD, LAT, ATC – Children's Health Andrews Institute
    Moderator: Dana Walsh, PT, MPT – Children' Health
    Presenter: Deanna Lusty, PT, ATP/SMS – Children's Health
    TechnologyNeuroplasticityPain RehabilitationPediatric Rehabilitation