Competitive sports have become more of a fixture today. However, participation in sports is not without risk – be it at high school, college, professional, national, or even recreational level. Sports injuries such as concussions, traumatic brain injury, coma,...
Here at ACRM, one of our interdisciplinary groups is Arts & Neuroscience Networking Group (ANNG) and it’s mission is to build awareness for the application of arts and neuroscience in rehabilitation. How does creativity function in the brain? How can it help those...
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, all of us here at ACRM and all of our members are working hard to continue services for clients and continue their own research. We all want to make sure that our patients don’t fall through the cracks, and for many of us, that means...
Trying to recover from a traumatic brain injury, a back injury, a spinal cord injury, or any injury where your movement has been severely impacted is a challenge. It’s a physical challenge, but it’s also a mental and an emotional one as well....
While the focus of ACRM is not psychology, many of our patients have suffered from traumatic brain injuries or other types of injuries that can cause lasting psychological damage. The brain and body are intrinsically linked and it is useful to think about how other...
Those who study and practice lifestyle rehabilitation medicine understand that lifestyle medicine is preventive medicine. And while many would say that doctors already understand the benefits of things like eating well, exercising regularly, and getting enough sleep....
Hip replacement rehabilitation has been changing in the past few years, moving towards getting patients moving as quickly as possible. Previously, the day of surgery was a day of rest, but therapists are often getting patients to begin simple exercises like ankle...
When you think of animals and rehabilitation medicine, you might first think of a seeing eye dog assisting someone with vision impairment. Or of psychiatric service dogs helping people with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. Service dogs can also assist...
Fatigue is an overwhelming lack of energy and motivation. People suffering from fatigue describe it as feeling overtired and as if daily activities are impossible to achieve. Fatigue can have causes that aren’t linked to an underlying disease, but people going through...
When you’re interested in rehabilitation medicine, there’s a long way to go before you can truly become an expert in your field. To help you get there, the Pain Rehabilitation Networking Group at ACRM can be your resource. Here at the American Congress of...
You’re a professional in the medical or care industry, and you’ve had a decent amount of experience with spinal cord injury rehabilitation — but you want more experience. You want to meet others in your field, work on your own rehabilitation research, and advance...
Whether you’re finishing an undergrad, a master’s degree, or you’ve been in the workforce for years now, it’s never a bad time to revisit exactly what rehabilitation medicine is and how to make it a career that works for you and helps you reach your goals. Here at...
Trying to find your place with ACRM? An Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (ISIG) is a great place to start. Here at ACRM, we create a collaborative environment where everyone can learn more about rehabilitation medicine and research — and much of that happens...
Special interest groups with the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) work hard to promote high standards of rehabilitation practice, education, and research among interdisciplinary professionals and colleagues. At ACRM, we have many different special...
We’re not saying that studying Picasso or learning an instrument will fully heal patients in rehabilitation — but we are saying that doing so can help in recovery. Whether a patient is going through brain injury rehabilitation, spine injury rehabilitation, or...
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