Info

The PMRExam Podcast

PMR Board Prep instructor and PMRExam's creator, David Rosenblum, MD discusses issues relevant to Physiatrists and Pain Physicians. Dr. Rosenblum's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Podcast, The PMRExam Podcast, features, interviews, board prep and practice management issues relevant to rehab physicians. For more information on Physiatry board prep and CME credits, go to PMRExam.com
RSS Feed Subscribe in Apple Podcasts
The PMRExam Podcast
2024
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
February
January


2023
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2022
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
May
January


2017
October
September
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2016
November
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2015
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May


Categories

All Episodes
Archives
Categories
Now displaying: March, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
CME Credit
The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/W8x3jd
 
Journal Club. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (mild® Procedure) with Conventional Medical Management vs. Conventional Medical Management Alone.
Descripton of Procedure, Safety, Technique, study outcome, personal experience with this minimally invasive technique that interventional pain physicians are using to treat neurogenic claudication related to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. 
 
Dr. Rosenblum discusses spinal stenosis pathophysiology and neurogenic claudication. Dr. Rosenblum also mentions upcoming courses and webinars:
 
 
Upcoming Courses and Workshops!
 
Course Calendar
 
Practice Management Webinar: The End of the Public Health Emergency. What’s Changed and what Opportunities Remain!
 
 
For  up to date Calendar, Click Here!
 

References

Timothy R Deer, MD, Shrif J Costandi, MD, Edward Washabaugh, MD, Timothy B Chafin, MD, Sayed E Wahezi, MD, Navdeep Jassal, MD, Dawood Sayed, MD, The MOTIONStudy: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Objective Real-World Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients Treated with the mild® Procedure: One-Year Results, Pain Medicine, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages 625–634, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac028

 

Mar 21, 2023
Biologics and the Peripheral Nerve.
 
Claim CME
The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/TgB18M
 
Dr. Rosenblum discuss his upcoming talk at the Appalachian Region Spine and Pain Meeting:  Incorporating Ultrasound into a Spine and Pain Practice on April 14-16 2023 and the topics he plans to include: Ultrasound Guided Knee therapies, cluneal nerve, caudal, brachial plexus and more!
 
Today’s podcast (inspired by TOBI and Dr. Sudhir Diwan, Dr. Sheldon Jordon and Dr. Rikin Patel's ASIPP Lectures)  focuses on the risk and benefits of performing PRP injection onto a nerve.  Dr. Rosenblum discusses:
 
 Possible fibrosis of the ulna nerve after using PRP for partial ulnar collateral ligament tears
 Best Time for PRP Injection after Nerve Regeneration
 Alpha 2-macroglobulin (what is it?)
 PRP for moderate to severe carpal tunnel syndrome
 
Featured Courses!
 
May 25, 2023 Private Pain Group   Ultrasound Course- NYC (Sold out)
see the full schedule for our July and August US IPM Courses!
 
References
Robert G. Thompson, Kendall Bradley, Gary M. Lourie,
Ulnar nerve dysfunction at the elbow after platelet-rich plasma treatment for partial ulnar collateral ligament injuries,JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques,Volume 1, Issue 1,2021,Pages 41-44,ISSN 2666-6391,
 
Si-Ru Chen, Yu-Ping Shen, Tsung-Yen Ho, Tsung-Ying Li, Yu-Chi Su, Yu-Ching Chou, Liang-Cheng Chen, Yung-Tsan Wu,One-Year Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Moderate-to-Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial,Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationVolume 102, Issue 5,2021,
Pages 951-958,ISSN 0003-9993,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.12.025.
 
Rehman, A.A., Ahsan, H. and Khan, F.H. (2013), Alpha-2-macroglobulin: A physiological guardian. J. Cell. Physiol., 228: 1665-1675. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.24266
 
Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati, "The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study", International Journal of Biomaterials, vol. 2022, Article ID 9601547, 7 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9601547
Mar 11, 2023
Knee Osteoarthritis and Regenerative Pain Medicine
 
Claim CME
The CE experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and earn credits: https://earnc.me/TJXGw0
 
 
Dr. Rosenblum reviews the latest evidence comparing Bone Marrow Aspirate and Platelet Rich Plasma for knee pain. He also reviews the latest publication by Di Martino et al’s study which compared Leukocyte-rich PRP vs. Leukocyte-poor PRP in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. 
 
Upcoming Courses

Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine NYC- April 22, 2023 

Regenerative Pain Medicine Course NYC- May 13

Pain Management Board Review/Refresher Course/ Ultrasound Training NYC- June 9-11, 2023

References

El-Kadiry, A.EH., Lumbao, C., Salame, N. et al. Bone marrow aspirate concentrate versus platelet-rich plasma for treating knee osteoarthritis: a one-year non-randomized retrospective comparative study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 23, 23 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04910-5

 
Hede, Kris, et al. "Combined bone marrow aspirate and platelet-rich plasma for cartilage repair: two-year clinical results." Cartilage 13.1_suppl (2021): 937S-947S.
 
Anz AW, Plummer HA, Cohen A, Everts PA, Andrews JR, Hackel JG. Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Is Equivalent to Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis at 2 Years: A Prospective Randomized Trial. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;50(3):618-629. doi:10.1177/03635465211072554
 
 
Di Martino A, Boffa A, Andriolo L, et al. Leukocyte-Rich versus Leukocyte-Poor Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022;50(3):609-617. doi:10.1177/03635465211064303
1