Golf in the Paralympic Games.

The Paralympic Games offer exciting opportunities for athletes with an impairment to compete at the highest level with other athletes from around the globe, fostering international goodwill, inclusivity, and diversity. Golf returned to the Olympic Games in 2016; despite a significant growth in popularity for persons with physical and mental impairments, it has not been a Paralympic Games sport. The inaugural US Adaptive Open may provide a model for future Paralympic Games golf competitions.

Advancing Discovery of Snail Mucins Function and Application.

Mucins are a highly glycosylated protein family that are secreted by animals for adhesion, hydration, lubrication, and other functions. Despite their ubiquity, animal mucins are largely uncharacterized. Snails produce mucin proteins in their mucous for a wide array of biological functions, including microbial protection, adhesion and lubrication.

The Hirsch Index and Self-Citation in Academic Physiatry Among Graduate Medical Education Program Directors.

The Hirsch Index is a measure of academic productivity which captures both the quantity and quality of an author's output. A well-accepted bibliometric, the Hirsch Index still may be influenced by self-citation, which has been assessed in other medical and surgical specialties. This study aims to evaluate research output and self-citation in physiatry, establishing a benchmark for the field, in addition to identifying differences between physical medicine and rehabilitation subspecialties.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rhode Island during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the practice of medicine. We interviewed Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) specialist physicians providing rehabilitation services throughout Rhode Island to organize a narrative assessing the pandemic's impact on the state's rehabilitation community and the responses of its leaders. Almost half of rehabilitation providers needed to suspend their services during the initial peak of the pandemic.