AAPM&R consensus guidance on spasticity assessment and management.

Background: The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) conducted a comprehensive review in 2021 to identify opportunities for enhancing the care of adult and pediatric patients with spasticity. A technical expert panel (TEP) was convened to develop consensus-based practice recommendations aimed at addressing gaps in spasticity care.

Objective: To develop consensus-based practice recommendations to identify and address gaps in spasticity care.

Rehabilitation approach in oropharyngeal cancer: Case report.

Introduction: Cancer rehabilitation can be preventive, restorative, supportive, and palliative. The rehabilitation goals change as the cancer pathway alters. Following any treatment for head and neck cancer, a physiatrist plays an essential role in preventing various complications and helping patients to mitigate impairments and restore function, optimizing their quality of life.

Prevalence of human papilloma virus in Oman: Genotypes 82 and 68 are dominating.

Background: Persistent infection with high-risk (HR) HPV genotypes has been associated with cervical cancer, the third cancer affecting women in Oman with a crude incidence rate of 4.7 and mortality rate of 2.5 respectively.

Getting a Manual Wheelchair Over a Threshold Using the Momentum Method: A Descriptive Study of Common Errors.

Objectives: To (1) document the success of learners' attempts to overcome a threshold in a manual wheelchair while using the momentum method; (2) describe the frequency and nature of any errors observed; and (3) compare the characteristics of participants who were or were not successful on their first attempts.

Design: Cross-sectional, observational study following Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines.

Setting: Indoor obstacle course in a rehabilitation center.

Molecular characterization of rotavirus strains circulating in Oman in 2005.

Limited genotyping data are available for rotavirus strains in the Middle East. In this study, we investigated the molecular epidemiology of human rotavirus strains circulating in the Sultanate of Oman during 2005. Rotavirus was detected in 178 (57.