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Editor-in-Chief: Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD
ISSN: 0894-9115
Online ISSN: 1537-7385
Frequency: 12 issues / year
Ranking: Sports Sciences 39/84
Rehabilitation 23/58
Impact Factor: 1.581
Current Issue Introduction

June 2013

Dear AJPM&R readers,

Exercise has been shown to be a very effective and safe intervention in rehabilitation.  This issue of the AJPMR includes four manuscripts evaluating the effects of exercise in different patient populations. Of particular interest to the reader may be one research study (p 472) and a literature review (p 523) discussing the use of exercise in Parkinson Disease.  In addition, on the topic of integrative medicine, an interesting study and exchange of ideas is presented on pages 533 to 546.  Enjoy!

Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief

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Increases in Wheelchair Breakdowns, Repairs, and Adverse Consequences for People with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Worobey, Lynn; Oyster, Miclelle; et al. 91(6) 463-469, June 2012.

The study found that over 50 percent of wheelchair users experienced a breakdown in a six-month period, up from a previous report. "It is possible that this increase in the number of repairs is the result of a decrease in wheelchair quality resulting from changes in reimbursement policies and a lack of enforcement of standards testing," write the researchers, led by Dr Michael Boninger of University of Pittsburgh's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  They also found a significant increase in wheelchair breakdowns causing health and safety consequences. 

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June 2013

This image from a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) shows tracheal aspiration with residue accumulating in the vallecula and pyriform sinuses in a patient with Ramsay-Hunt syndrome.

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Foreign Language Translations

AJPM&R is proud to present translations of its content into Spanish. We sincerely thank Dr. Juan Manuel Guzman and Dr. Salomon Abuchaibe for their work on the Abstract translations.

Invited Commentary: History of Rehabilitation in Latin America, by Fernando Sotelano, MD 

Issue Abstracts:

Selected Articles, December 2012

Selected Articles, September - November 2012

Selected Articles, November - February 2012

Selected Articles, August 2012

 

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AJPM&R is an Official Journal of the Asociación Médica Latinoamericana de Rehabilitación (AMLAR).