PM&R updates from Mayo Clinic

Highlights of some new developments and trends in medical practice at Mayo Clinic

March 2013

• Ultrasound treatment available for postpartum, pregnancy-related low back pain
• Multiple sclerosis long-term health management strategies

December 2012

• Physiatrists, leaders and researchers talk with Mayo Clinic staff at AAPM&R

September 2012

• Enzyme drivers of inflammation and neurodegeneration in MS
• Stem cell-based regeneration
• Treating recalcitrant tendinopathy
• Spinal cord injury and pregnancy

June 2012

• Prosthetic rehabilitation after hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy
• Spinal cord injury rehabilitation

March 2012

• Mayo Clinic creates patient-centric sexual health video for people with spinal cord injury
• New research facility focuses on muscle performance and physical function

February 2012

• New Healthspan Assessment Laboratory assesses clinically relevant measures of health and aging

January 2012

• Mayo Clinic creates Healthy Living and Independent Aging Lab

December 2011

• Physiatrists, leaders and researchers talk with Mayo Clinic staff at AAPM&R
• Excellence in Research Writing/Best Paper Award
• Mayo Clinic launches Hand Transplant Program
• Mayo Clinic offers implantable diaphragmatic pacing system for spinal cord injury patients
• Inpatient rehabilitation unit renovation nears completion
• Mayo Clinic researchers test the feasibility and efficacy of telehealth-based cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with TBI