Are primary care physicians ill equipped to evaluate and treat childhood physical inactivity?

: To investigate primary care physician clinical practice patterns, barriers, and education surrounding pediatric physical activity (PA), and to compare practice patterns by discipline.: Cross-sectional study: 4500 randomly selected pediatricians, family practice, and sports medicine physicians in the United States were surveyed (11% response rate). were questionnaire answers on clinical effort, attitudes, and barriers surrounding PA, medical education in exercise science, and awareness of ICD-9 diagnostic codes pertaining to physical inactivity.

Toward a Consensus for Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Education in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A National Poll of Residency Directors.

Objectives: The aims of the study were to evaluate integration of musculoskeletal ultrasonography education in physical medicine and rehabilitation training programs in 2014-2015, when the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee both recognized it as a fundamental component of physiatric practice, to identify common musculoskeletal ultrasonography components of physical medicine and rehabilitation residency curricula, and to identify common barriers to integration.

Design: Survey of 78 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited physical medicine and rehabilitation residency programs was conducted.

Results: The 2015 survey response rate was more than 50%, and respondents were representative of programs across the United States.

Pilot Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum at Harvard Medical School: Early Experience.

Introduction: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is expanding across all medical specialties. As the benefits of US technology are becoming apparent, efforts to integrate US into pre-clinical medical education are growing. Our objective was to describe our process of integrating POCUS as an educational tool into the medical school curriculum and how such efforts are perceived by students.

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Special Tests for Rotator Cuff Tear: The ROW Cohort Study.

Objective: The aim was to assess diagnostic accuracy of 15 shoulder special tests for rotator cuff tears.

Design: From February 2011 to December 2012, 208 participants with shoulder pain were recruited in a cohort study.

Results: Among tests for supraspinatus tears, Jobe test had a sensitivity of 88% (95% confidence interval [CI], 80%-96%), specificity of 62% (95% CI, 53%-71%), and likelihood ratio of 2.

The Current State of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Education in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Programs.

Background: Exposure to musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is now a mandatory component of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency training. However, reports on the extent of the implementation and efficacy of MSUS education are lacking in the literature.

Objective: To determine the extent to which PM&R residencies are implementing MSUS education.

Resident-Perceived Benefit of a Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum: A Multifaceted Approach Using Independent Study, Peer Teaching, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) training is now a required component of physiatry residency, but formal curriculum guidelines are not yet required or established. The authors' objective was to assess the educational value of a collaborative residency MSUS training program. The authors designed a structured MSUS training curriculum for residents based on the authors' experience and previous literature.

Nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation: are outcomes different in older adults?

Objectives: To determine whether older adults (aged ≥ 60) experience less improvement in disability and pain with nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) than younger adults (< 60).

Design: Prospective longitudinal comparative cohort study.

Setting: Outpatient specialty spine clinic.

Sensorineural hearing loss in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and its relationship to antibiotic use.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: Tertiary care pediatric hospital.

Phosphorylcholine-coated antibiotic tympanostomy tubes: are post-tube placement complications reduced?

Objective: To determine if a phosphorylcholine (PC) antibacterial coating on standard Armstrong beveled tympanostomy tubes (TT) reduced the incidence of post-tube placement complications.

Methods: A prospective cohort aged 8-51 months received bilateral TTs for otitis media with effusion between July 2002 and February 2004 at a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Seventy children were randomized to receive a PC-coated TT in one ear and an uncoated TT in the other.

Effect of adenotonsillectomy in PFAPA syndrome.

Objective: To assess the benefits of adenotonsillectomy in the treatment of pediatric patients with PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous ulcers, pharyngitis, and adenitis) syndrome.

Design: Prospective case series.

Setting: Tertiary care pediatric hospital.