PM&R Journal

PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation

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PM&R is the official scientific journal of AAPM&R. The Academy launched this peer-reviewed journal in 2009 specifically for the physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. PM&R was selected for MEDLINE indexing later that year.

The goal of the publication is to advance education and impact the specialty through the timely delivery of clinically relevant and evidence-based research and review information. Topics include: acute and chronic musculoskeletal disorders and pain, neurologic conditions involving the central and peripheral nervous systems, rehabilitation of impairments associated with disabilities in adults and children, and neurophysiology and electrodiagnosis.

Academy members receive free access to all journal content online. In addition, journal CME activities are included; often with additional learning activities such as self-assessment examinations for practitioners (SAE-Ps).

PM&R Journal Impact Factor Increases

PM&R recently received its 2024 Impact Factor, which increased to 2.8 from 2.2! The Journal Impact Factor is a citation metric that provides a relative measure of the quality of papers published. It is a ratio of the total number of citations received in a given year relative to the number of papers published during the two preceding years.

Call for Reviewers

PM&R is looking to expand its pool of peer reviewers. Responsibilities include: providing timely, honest and constructive review of manuscripts assessing importance, quality and credibility. Interested in volunteering? AAPM&R members can apply here. Questions? Email pmrjournal@aapmr.org.

2024 Award-Winning Articles from PM&R

PM&R congratulates the recipients of the following three Best Paper Awards:

Foundation for PM&R/PM&R Best Original Research Award

Maryam Tahmasbi Sohi MD, Malia Cali MD, Jeri E. Forster PhD, Katja Kiseljak-Vassiliades DO, Margaret E. Wierman MD. Short term effects of intraarticular triamcinolone acetonide injection on serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone levels in male veterans: A prospective pilot study. PM&R 2024; 16(1): 6-13.

PM&R Best Young Investigator Original Research Paper

Alice Ye MD, Elizabeth Gray MS, Stacey Bennis MD, Monica Rho MD, Sarah Hwang MD. Physical medicine & rehabilitation residents' perspectives on women's musculoskeletal health. PM&R 2023; 15(11): 1436-1444

PM&R Best Paper Original Research-International

Rocío Palomo-Carrión, Asunción Ferri-Morales, Sara Ando-LaFuente, Rubén Arroyo Fernández, Jose Ignacio Calvo Arenillas, Virgilia Antón-Antón, Elisabeth Bravo Esteban. Constraint-induced movement therapy versus bimanual intensive therapy in children with hemiplegia showing low/very low bimanual functional performance: A randomized clinical trial. PM&R 2023; 15(12): 1536-1546.

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All original research articles assigned to an issue in PM&R between July 2023 and June 2024 were eligible for this year's awards. Selection criteria included the following:

The importance of the contribution of the manuscript to the clinical or basic science related to physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Relevance to clinical practice.
The quality of the research methodology and interpretation of the findings.
Quality of the writing.

Honorable Mention:

Linda van Dillen, PT, PhD, Vanessa M Lanier, DPT, Keith R Lohse, PhD, Quenten L. Hooker, PhD, Sara J. Francois, DPT. Treatment preference changes after exposure to treatment in adults with chronic low back pain. PM&R. 2023; 15(7): 817-827.

David Howell, PhD, Linda M Neely, BA, Katherine L Smulligan, DPT, Mathew J. Wingerson, MS, Corrine N. Seehusen, BA, Stacey L. Simon, PhD, Julie C. Wilson, MD. The association between sleep and physical activity with persisting postconcussion symptoms among adolescent athletes. PM&R. 2023; 15(7): 817-827.

Justin L. Weppner, DO, Emily Hillaker, DO, Jacob Boomgaardt, DO, Stephen Tan, MD, Parker Holum, Felix Li, Justin Tu, MD, Michael Sheppard, MD. Actigraphic and nursing sleep log measures in moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: Identifying discrepancies in total sleep time. PM&R. 2023; 15(10): 1266-1272.

Mahdi Hosseinzadeh, PhD, Mahta Sardroodian, PhD, Mina Razian, MSC, Colleen Benoit BS, DPT, Barbara J. Hoogenboom PT, EdD, SCS, AT-Ret. Rehabilitative exercise scheduling: Effects on balance, functional movement performance, and pain perception in middle-aged women with knee pain: A randomized controlled trial. PM&R. 2023; 15(10): 1223-1238.

Jami Montagnino, MD, Gloria Hou, MD, Sara Lim, MD, Marcia Ciol, PhD, Cindy Lin MD. Implementing physical activity vital sign as a self-reported measure of physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis in a clinical setting. PM&R. 2023; 15(11): 1411-1418.

Shane Stone, MD, Daniel Wei, MD, Christopher Reger, MD. Ultrasound guidance versus landmark guidance for intrathecal baclofen pump refill: A randomized pilot study. PM&R. 2023; 15(11): 1425-1430.

Sandra L Hearn, MD, Jun Yang, MA, Chris Chapman, MA, Lisa A. DiPonio, MD. What would you like to ask your audience? Enhancing feedback value in PM&R grand rounds through customizable evaluation forms with presenter-generated questions. PM&R. 2023; 15(12): 1574-1579.

Nicole Mazwi, MD, India Lissak, MS, Karuna Wongtangman, MD, Katharina Platzbecker, MD, Lea Albrecht, Bijan Teja, MD, MBA, Xinling Xu, PhD, Nicole M. Morteo, DPT, Tawnee Sparling, MD, Nicola Latronico, MD, Silvia Barbieri, MD, Manfred Blobner, MD, PhD, Stefan J. Schaller, MD, Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD. Effects of mobility dose on discharge disposition in critically ill stroke patients. PM&R. 2023; 15(12): 1547-1556.

Laura López-Bueno, MD, Daniel Cristian Ogrezeanu, PhD, MSc, Enrique Sanchís-Sánchez, PhD, Luis Suso-Martí, PhD, Rubén López-Bueno, MSc, Rodrigo Núñez-Cortés, PhD, Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, PhD, Sofía Pérez-Alenda, PhD, José Casaña, PhD, Pedro Gargallo, PhD, Joaquín Calatayud, PhD. Exercise-induced hypoalgesia with end-stage knee osteoarthritis during different blood flow restriction levels: Sham-controlled crossover study. PM&R. 2023; 15(12): 1565-1573.

David Morgenroth, MD, Talia Rebecca Ruxin, BA, Elizabeth G Halsne, PhD, CPO, MS, Brian J. Hafner, PhD, Jane Shofer, MS , Andrew H. Hansen, PhD, W. Lee Childers, PhD, Joshua M. Caputo, PhD. The development of rating scales to evaluate experiential prosthetic foot preference for people with lower limb amputation. PM&R. 2024; 16(2): 150-159.

Mattias Hill, MD, Sophie Jörgensen, MD, PhD, Gunnar Engström, MD, PhD, Margaretha Persson, PhD, Jan Lexell, MD, PhD, DPhil h.c. Coronary and carotid imaging of atherosclerosis and contributing factors in middle-aged people with long-term cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injuries. PM&R. 2024; 16(3): 250-259.

Devang K. Sanghavi, MBBS, MD, Anna Jenkins, MS, Shahin Isha, MBBS, Abby J. Hanson, BS, Katie L. Kunze, PhD, Patrick W. Johnson, BS, Lydia Sura, OT, MOT, Patrick J. Cornelius, PT, DPT, CCS, Jenna Hightower, PT, DPT, CCS, Katherine J. Heise, APRN, CNP, MSN, Olivia Davis, MS, OT, OTD, Parthkumar H. Satashia, MBBS, Mohammed Mustafa Hasan, MBBS, MD, Dmitry Esterov, DO, Gregory M. Worsowicz, MD, MBA. Rehabilitation in the intensive care unit: How amount of physical and occupational therapy affects patients' function and hospital length of stay. PM&R. 2024; 16(3): 219-225.

Jed N. McGiffin, PhD, Dawn M. Ehde, PhD, Rhonda Wililams, PhD, George A. Bonanno, PhD. Heterogeneous trajectories of depression and resilience following limb amputation. PM&R. 2024; 16(6): 594-604.

Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD, Benjamin Abramoff, MD, Claudia Hentschel, MD, Ingram A. Dillingham, BA, Timothy Dillingham, MD, Gwen Baraniecki-Zwil, MSc, Asha Williams, BA. The association of multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury to acute and long COVID-19 outcomes. PM&R. 2024; 16(6): 553-562.