Sruthi Thomas, MDPhDFAAP

PM&R is not just where you send your patient to "get a wheelchair." Fellow clinicians - Peds PM&R manages TBI/ABI, SCI, CP, Spina Bifida, neuromuscular conditions, neuropathies, skeletal dysplasia, limb deficiencies and more. 1/

@ShanStraderDO @aacpdm Always a pleasure to mentor an enthusiastic and brilliant woman in an underrepresented field!!

Always grateful for @ThomasMDPhD’s mentorship 💚 @aacpdm

Shear wave elastography can be used to easily measure the stiffness of spastic muscle! I love new ways of quantifying tone. So useful for outcomes research. #cerebralpalsy #spasticity rdiscovery.page.link/P22uEtXxbLQ5md…

"We need to be humble in our ability to identify #dystonia" are the wise words from @drbhooma How can we identify dystonia in children with #CerebralPalsy in clinic? Tune in to find out and get a sneak peak into some exciting upcoming work!

Great news for #cerebralpalsy researchers: use of an attached ultrasound probe causes minimal change in #gait patterns. That means we can learn even more about gait mechanics with the addition of muscle #sonography! rdiscovery.page.link/RsWSNzd6iyFXdc…

Dr. Ajay Thomas moving the field forward describing cyclic alternating pattern of encephalopathy in children with new-onset seizures and encephalopathy (best seen utilizing qEEG). One anti-NMDARE, one FIRES. Grateful for curious minds exploring the significance of these patterns!

Many of us "experts" think we're great at diagnosing #dystonia in people with #cerebralpalsy during routine clinical practice. Spoiler alert: We're not. And getting better requires investment in systems-based change. Our paper on this out soon....!!!! @AnnalsCNS

Reading Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by @kahneman_daniel to learn about unacceptable variability - perfect example in medicine: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33402528/ #CPawarenessmonth @drbhooma

So fitting that I'm on my way to Chicago for the @aacpdm program planning meeting on the first day of #CPawarenessmonth ♥️ Looking forward to learning from the 2023 team in preparation for 2024 💪🏽

Disability related microaggressions Courtesy of The RPS #cpisntme #disabledequality #cpawareness #normality #equalopportunities #Respect #cerebralpalsy #disability #cp #learn #understand #microaggressions

Happy #mondaymotivation ! Love this one from Albert Einstein. Keep pushing and you will get there!!! #flexforaccess #cpawareness #cerebralpalsy #cerebralpalsyawareness

Join us in raising awareness of Cerebral Palsy, the most common childhood physical disability & our most common client diagnosis. According to the CDC, 1/345 US children have CP. Let's change the narrative of CP, increase disability visibility & advocate inclusion. #cpawareness

CEREBRAL PALSY IS THE MOST COMMON LIFELONG PHYSICAL DISABILITY affecting more than 1 million Americans and over 17 million people worldwide. More than 10,000 babies in the U.S. are diagnosed with #cerebralpalsy each year. Learn more at gogreen4cp.org #cpawareness

Finally, a definition that accurately describes how I feel about PM&R #Physiatry23 @AAPhysiatrists

Another great year at #Physiatry23! Great turn out this year from @BCM_PMandR