Advancing Rehabilitation Science
Founded in 2024, the ABBEL Research Division within the Rehabilitation Institute at Sinai conducts innovative research at the intersection of clinical care, rehabilitation science, biomechanics, and engineering. This page provides access to ABBEL’s scholarly activity—including peer-reviewed publications, conference products, and book chapters—highlighting the team’s ongoing contributions to advancing patient-centered research.
Key:
The following symbols represent the following staff roles within the Rehabilitation Institute:
Ⓐ = Attending
Ⓡ = Resident
Ⓣ = Therapist
Ⓖ = General
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Publications
2025 (n=8)
A 33-Year-Old Man with Altered Mental Status, Generalized Weakness, and Paranoia Following Fentanyl Overdose: A Clinical Vignette
Katerina Havlik Ⓡ, Matthew Bankert Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ, Mariam Keramati Ⓐ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
CASE REPORT
A Unique Interdisciplinary Approach to the Rehabilitation of Two Spouses Involved in Concurrent Trauma: A Case Report
Torrance Wang Ⓡ, Megan Nosek, Candace Rebuck, Gwendolyn Svehlak, Peter Gorman
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 104, e136–e139
CASE REPORT
Ages of Sitting and Walking Milestone Attainment in Typically Developing Children Worldwide: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Izza Choudhry, Emma J. Leone Ⓖ, Antonia M. H. Piergies, Tanvi Das, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Alexandra Hehn, Erica B. Friedman, Alicia A. Livinski Ⓖ, Kate Silfen, Aziza Shad, Jana M. Iverson, Audrey Thurm
BMJ Open, 15, e100567
PROTOCOL
Comparison of Percutaneous 60-Day Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Lumbar Medial Branches to Usual Care with Standard Interventional Management for Chronic Low Back Pain — A Multicenter Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (RESET)
Zachary L. McCormick, Denise D. Lester, Michael J. DePalma, Christopher A. Gilmore, Sean Li, Jessica B. Jameson, Mehul J. Desai, Tristan E. Weaver, Shivanand P. Lad, Scott J. Davidoff, Drew M. Trainor, Kasra Amirdelfan, Mitchell P. Engle, Timothy R. Deer, Thomas S. Lee Ⓐ, Francesco Vetri, Meenakshi Bindal, Melissa A. Tornero-Bold, Morad N. Nasseri, Steven P. Cohen, William H. Clark, Meredith J. McGee, Joseph W. Boggs
Pain Medicine, pnaf147 (advance online publication)
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Hiding in Plain Sight: A Provider’s Educational Guide to Recognizing Ulnar Nerve Compression
Angelina C. Romano Ⓣ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Catherine Holden Ⓣ, Azeem Ahmad Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
Preprints.org
EDUCATIONAL
Non-Pharmacologic Management of Orthostatic Hypotension in Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Laura Steakin Ⓖ, Anthony Manfredo Ⓐ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Demelio A. Urbano Ⓡ, Alexis Huesgen Ⓣ, Ilana Tuchman Ⓖ, Amy Voiland Ⓣ, Mackenzie Weber Ⓣ, Dorothy Wortham Ⓖ
Rehabilitation Nursing
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Pacing to Pink Noise Enhances Gait Recovery from a Mechanical Perturbation
Marilena Kalaitzi Manifrenti, Jenny A. Kent, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Nick Stergiou, Aaron D. Likens
Journal of Experimental Biology, 228, jeb250650
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Safe and Effective Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Neurotomy in a Patient with a Permanent Pacemaker
Thomas S. Lee Ⓐ, Azeem Ahmad Ⓡ
Interventional Pain Medicine, 4, 100565
CASE REPORT
2024 (n=3)
Hemorrhagic Cervical Synovial Cyst with Atypical Chest Pain Presentation
Thomas S. Lee Ⓐ, Joseph J. Lee, Allyson Resnick, Ira M. Garonzik
Cureus, 16, e75178
Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Rehabilitation Service Use and Outcomes in Adults in the USA: A Scoping Review Protocol
Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Emma J. Leone Ⓖ, Noa Sasson, Hailey C. Morris, Alicia A. Livinski Ⓖ, Nathan D. Camarillo, Justine Lely, Rajpriya Venkatarajan Ⓡ, Julie Goldberg, Afua Asante-Otoo, Elizabeth K. Rasch
BMJ Open, 14, e087254
PROTOCOL
The Definitions, Assessment, and Dimensions of Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Scoping Review
Kayla F. Keane, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Alicia A. Livinski Ⓖ, Catherine Blumhorst, Tzu-Fang Wang, Leorey N. Saligan
Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, 457
2023 (n=6)
Comparison of Functional Outcomes After Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation After Acquired Brain Injury Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Marla Petriello, Jiling Chou, Richard David Zorowitz
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102, 896–900
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
How to Write a Scoping Review Protocol: Guidance and Template
Justine Lely, Hailey C. Morris, Noa Sasson, Nathan D. Camarillo, Alicia A. Livinski Ⓖ, Gisela Butera, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
Open Science Framework
EDUCATIONAL
Male External Catheter Care and Maintenance
Laura Steakin Ⓖ
Rehabilitation Nursing, 48, 186–189
EDUCATIONAL
Perineural Injection Therapy for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Refractory to Initial Compartment Release: A Case Report
Tam Bui, Lt Ervin Anies, Eric Super, Erol Jahja Ⓡ, Aeneas Janze
Military Medicine, 188, e3726–e3729
Updated Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Siddharth Srivastava, Mustafa Sahin, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Latha Valluripalli Soorya, Audrey Thurm, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Afua Asante-Otoo, William E. Bennett Jr., Catalina Betancur, Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, Maria Rita Passos Bueno, Maya Chopra, Celanie K. Christensen, Jennifer L. Cully, Kira Dies, Kate Friedman, Brittany Gummere, J. Lloyd Holder Jr., Andres Jimenez-Gomez, Carolyn A. Kerins, Omar Khan, Teresa Kohlenberg, Ronald V. Lacro, Lori A. Levi, Tess Levy, Diane Linnehan, Loth Eva, Baharak Moshiree, Ann Neumeyer, Scott M. Paul, Katy Phelan, Antonio Persico, Robert Rapaport, Curtis Rogers, Jeffrey Saland, Swathi Sethuram, Janine Shapiro, Phillip I. Tarr, Kerry M. White, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Kent M. Williams, Dana Winrow, Brian Wishart, Alexander Kolevzon
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 191, 2015–2044
Use of Remote Physiologic and Therapeutic Monitoring Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Nipun Sodhi, Daniel Hameed, Robert L. Barrack, Andrew M. Schneider, Anil Bhave Ⓣ, Michael A. Mont
Surgical Technology International, 42, 321–328
REVIEW
Conference Products
2026 (n=22)
A New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica by Physiatry
Rajpriya Venkatarajan Ⓡ, Yomiyou Geleta Ⓡ, Gaurav Majmudar Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
From Hypoperfusion to Dysfunction: A Rare Presentation of Ischemic Myelopathy
Lisa K. D'Souza Ⓡ, Nathaniel K. Kim, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Eric Buchner Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
High-Intensity Gait Training with Virtual Reality for Cerebellar and Pontine Stroke Recovery: A Case Series
Josannah Rosario Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Brianna Kwon Ⓣ
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
Anaheim, CA
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Leg Weakness as Presenting Symptom of Retroperitoneal Hematoma from Femoral Neuropathy
Monata Song Ⓡ, Breena L. Miller, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Pain and Pulmonary Relief: A Case of Reproducible Asthma and Rhinosinusitis Symptom Resolution Following Stellate Ganglion Block
Azeem Ahmad Ⓡ, John Michael Bravo, Efrain Perez-Bravo Ⓐ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Removing the Anchor — Physiatry Consult Prevents Unsafe Discharge Through Identification of Rare Neuromuscular Disorder
Gaurav Majmudar Ⓡ, Arionne Thomas Ⓡ, Rajpriya Venkatarajan Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Skin Complications Following Non-Operative Humeral Fracture — Older Adult After a Fall-Related Injury
Yomiyou Geleta Ⓡ, Azeem Ahmad Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Standard Test, Unstandardized Practice: 6MWT Use in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders
Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Asha Stegall Ⓡ, Tanvi Das, Dee Adedipe, Victoria Kent, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
The Carpenter’s Conundrum: From Muscle Weakness to Lipid Storage Myopathy
Demelio A. Urbano Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Anthony Manfredo Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
Use of Oscillating Motors in the Design and Fabrication of an Upper Extremity Spasticity Control Orthosis
Scott E. Brown Ⓐ, Rachel P. Baraban Ⓣ, Roland Starr Ⓖ, Sana Hafiz, Alexandra Artiga Ⓖ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
When Persistent Knee and Hip Pain Mask an Underlying Disorder
Yomiyou Geleta Ⓡ, Asha Stegall Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Erica Gaertner
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2026)
2025 (n=19)
A Case Study: Gait Efficiency and Biomechanics in a Bilateral Amputee with Retroverted K4 Feet
Demelio A. Urbano Ⓡ, Ian Fothergill, Anil Bhave Ⓣ, Roland Starr Ⓖ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Scott E. Brown Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
Acute Toxic Leukoencephalopathy Following Fentanyl Overdose: A Case Report
Katerina Havlik Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Matthew Bankert Ⓡ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ, Mariam Keramati Ⓐ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Salt Lake City, UT
ABSTRACT (2025) POSTER (2025)
Challenges of Dry Beriberi: A Case of Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation in a Patient with Thiamine Deficiency Causing Sensorimotor Axonal Polyneuropathy
Matthew Bankert Ⓡ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
Foot Pain While Golfing?
Gaurav Majmudar Ⓡ, Torrance Wang Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Samuel T. Dona
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
High-Intensity Gait Training with Virtual Reality for Cerebellar and Pontine Stroke Recovery: A Case Series
Josannah Rosario Ⓡ, Alexandra Chenowith Ⓖ, Brianna Kwon Ⓣ
University of Maryland Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Research Day
Baltimore, MD
ABSTRACT (None) POSTER (2025)
Knee Injury — Weight Training
Gaurav Majmudar Ⓡ, Neel Patel Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Samuel T. Dona
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
ABSTRACT (2024) PRESENTATION (2025)
Persistent Anterior Shoulder Pain Following Shoulder Replacement
Arionne Thomas Ⓡ, Abhiksha Desai, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Idris Amin
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Kansas City, MO
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
Safe and Effective Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Radiofrequency Neurotomy in a Patient with a Permanent Pacemaker
Azeem Ahmad Ⓡ, Thomas S. Lee Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
Swinging into Trouble: A Case of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Following Golf-Induced Hyperextension
Torrance Wang Ⓡ, Neel Patel Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
The Danger of Weight Loss Medications: A Case of Thiamine Deficiency and Orthostatic Hypotension Induced by GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy
Yomiyou Geleta Ⓡ, Christine Yunjae Wang Ⓐ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2025)
2024 (n=9)
A Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Care Model for Multiple Sclerosis at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Tania E. Brown Ⓣ, Alicia Sharma Ⓖ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers Annual Meeting
Nashville, TN
ABSTRACT (2024) POSTER (2024)
Assessing Postural Sway in Relation to Fall Risk in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury of Varying Severity
Rhianna Lapen Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ
University of Maryland Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Research Day
Baltimore, MD
ABSTRACT (None) POSTER (2024)
Gluteus Medius Weakness Masquerading as Perceived Shortened Prosthesis
Neel Patel Ⓡ, Renée Baum Ⓡ, Kristen Courtney Ⓡ, Jordan Wickstrom Ⓖ, Dennis Haun, Scott E. Brown Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
ABSTRACT (2023) POSTER (2024)
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Missed at Initial Inpatient Evaluation and Diagnosed During Routine Physiatry Consult
Gaurav Majmudar Ⓡ, Sarah A. Eby Ⓐ
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
ABSTRACT (2023) POSTER (2024)
Interdisciplinary Rehab Team Creates Joint Rehabilitation Model for Impacted Couple
Torrance Wang Ⓡ, Megan Nosek, Candace Rebuck, Gwendolyn Svehlak, Peter Gorman
Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL
ABSTRACT (2023) POSTER (2024)
Book Chapters
2024 (n=1)
Physical Therapy During Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction: Principles and
Techniques
Anil Bhave Ⓣ, Erin Baker, Mary Campbell Ⓣ
Pediatric Lower Limb Deformities
Editors: Sanjeev Sabharwal, Christopher A. Lobst