Research

Research is an important aspect of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is currently leading the following research activities:

Research Title	UTSW IRB#	PI
Adjuvant Radiotherapy Used Among Women with Breast Cancer and Impending Fractures	082010-286	Mabel Caban, M.D.
Assessment of Professional Behaviors (APB) Residency/Fellowship Pilot 2009-2011	00000060	Samuel Bierner, M.D.
Biomechanical Response of Human Burn Scar to Stretching	082010-039	Karen Kowalske, M.D.
Bisphosphonate Use and Subtrochanteric Fractures: A Population-Based Analysis	062010-025	Mabel Caban, M.D.
Burn Model System Five and Ten Year Long-term Follow-up of a National Sample of Major Burn Injuries (LTF-NDS)	00000390	Karen Kowalske, M.D.
Correlation Between Functional Status Examination and Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended with the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients	042009-070	Anne Hudak, M.D.
Depression in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Trial	032008-022	Anne Hudak, M.D.
Effect of Lidocaine Iontophoresis on Pain During Needle EMG	042010-075	Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
Effects of Disability on Diagnosis of Breast Cancer	052010-018	Mabel Caban, M.D.
Efficacy of Social Interaction Skills Training (SIST) Post Burn Injury: A Prospective Randomized Intervention Study	122008-028	Karen Kowalske, M.D.
Electrodiagnosis in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Predictive Ability, Correlation with Outcomes and Impact	042009-003	Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
Examining the Necessity of Fluid Restriction as a Treatment for Hyponatremia Following Thermal Injury	062010-085	Karen Kowalske, M.D.
Functional Ambulation: Standard Treatment vs. Electrical Stimulation Therapy (FASTEST) Trial in Chronic Post-Stroke Subjects with Foot Drop	00000019	John Thottakara, M.D.
Incident of Apparent ITB Therapy Complications in Pediatric Patients Followed in a Rehab Clinic at a Pediatric Medical Center	092009-017	Frank McDonald, M.D.
North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System	00000105	Karen Kowalske, M.D.
Practice Patterns of Rehabilitation Use and Risk of Death After Cancer Diagnosis Among Medicare Beneficiaries	122010-073	Mabel Caban, M.D.
Prevalence of Abnormal Sural Sensory Nerve Conduction Study among Asymptomatic Subjects	042009-006	Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
Psychosocial and Psychological Variables in Outpatients Receiving Intrathecal Baclofen or Pain Pump Therapy	00000014	Fatma Gul, M.D.
Repeatability of Reliability of the Hoffman Sign	042009-005	Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
The Value of Diagnosis of Lumbar Ramus Syndrome in Chronic Back Pain Patients	042009-004	Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic Registry Database	122007-038	Anne Hudak, M.D.
Validation of the Spanish (MAPI Institute) McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) in a North Texas Hispanic Patient Population	072010-224	Samuel Bierner, M.D.