Presentations Peer-Reviewed Poster & Podium
Selected accepted and presented abstracts, 2025–2026. Abstract IDs noted where assigned.
Autonomic Dysreflexia Triggered by Occupational Sexual Activity in a Woman With T8 Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report
Bhatti H, Qiao G, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Accepted, CAPM&R / ISPRM '26, Vancouver, BC, May 17–21, 2026. Abstract ID 2316165.
SCI · Autonomic
GLP-1 Implications for PM&R: A Novel Case Study of Functional Recovery in Chronic Low Back Pain
Guilfoyle I, Johnson F†, Chowdarapu M, Johnson VZ.
ISPRM 2026, Vancouver, BC, May 2026. Abstract ID: 2319946.
GLP-1
GPS for Surgeons: Media Framing and Patient Decision-Making in Navigation-Assisted Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Draves ML, Vu E, Johnson F†, Johnson VZ.
ISPRM 2026, Vancouver, BC, May 2026. Abstract ID 2315864.
Decision-making
Chronic Shoulder Degeneration — Collaborative Physiatrist-Orthopedist Prehabilitation Enables Return to Endurance Swimming
Draves ML, Johnson VZ.
Clinical Case Slide presentation (session: Shoulder
Symptoms 1), ACSM Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City,
UT, May 26–29, 2026 (presented May 28, 2026).
Forthcoming in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
(MSSE), vol. 58 online supplement. Abstract ID: 2338.
PodiumSports medicine
Improvement in Generalized Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms Following Home Advanced Pneumatic Compression Therapy: A Novel Case Report
Johnson FO†, Draves M, Potratz W, Guilfoyle I, Johnson VZ.
4th Annual CUSM Sleep Symposium, April 8, 2026 (poster & podium); invited podium, CUSM/ARMC Research & Scholarly Activity Conference, May 16, 2026.
Neuropathy
Stick With It: Enthusiastic Adoption of Walking Sticks Among Cane-Noncompliant Seniors
Johnson FO†, Lin J, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2026.
Geriatrics
GLP-1 in Pain Medicine? First Clues for Back Pain
Johnson VZ, Johnson FO†, Izu E.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists,2026. Abstract ID: 2222320.
GLP-1
First Reported Case of Piriformis Heterotopic Ossification
Lin J, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists,
2026. Abstract ID: 2221243.
Case report
Chronic Low Back Pain Coincident with Pelvic Floor Weakness Improved with External Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation (PFES): A Case Report
Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2026.
Neuromodulation
Novel Metabolic Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block: First Documented Case of Objective Fat Loss
Virdi A, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 2026.
Autonomic
The $30 Pelvic Belt That Canceled an Injection: A Billion-Dollar Market Exploding Into PM&R
Chowdarapu M, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists,
2026. Abstract ID: 221475.
Conservative care
Sleepy Bakers Have More Pain in the Neck
Huang S, Potratz W, Chowdarapu M, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2026.
Occupational
A Leap Forward: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Chronic Ankle Pain in a Young Dancer
Park L, Guilfoyle I, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists,
2026. Abstract ID: 2219006.
ESWT
Turning Failure Into Opportunity: Prime Time for Personalized Multimodal Treatment
Qiao G, Bhatti H, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '26, Association of Academic Physiatrists,
2026. Abstract ID: 2219501.
Multimodal
Concomitant Reduction in Postmenopausal Angina and Regional Adiposity Following Stellate Ganglion Block: A Novel Case Report
Virdi A, Johnson VZ.
American Academy of PM&R Annual Assembly, 2026.
Autonomic
Rapid Weight Loss Practices in Combat Sports: Evidence Gaps in Long-Term Renal Outcomes and Risk of Recurrent and Cumulative Kidney Injury
Baig N, Izu E, Johnson F†, Johnson VZ.
CUSM/ARMC Research and Scholarly Activity
Conference, 2026. Abstract ID: 37ME.
Sports medicine
Cellist with Trigger Finger Improves Performance with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Physiatry '25, Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2025.
ESWT
A Novel Case Report: Improvement in Neurogenic
Claudication Symptoms, Balance, Standing & Walking
Following Home Advanced Pneumatic Compression Therapy
Johnson FO†, Draves M, Chowdarapu M, Bhatti H, Johnson VZ.
Accepted (Tier B — poster kiosk presentation,
Research Hub), AAPM&R Annual Assembly, Orlando, FL,
November 11–14, 2026. Abstract ID: 2391271.
Neuropathy
Expert Opinion: Defending the "Grand Bargain" —
AAPM&R's Leadership in Countering the 2025–2026
Federal Deregulatory Surge
Izu E, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Accepted (Tier C — Original Research Poster Kiosk
presentation, Research Hub), AAPM&R Annual Assembly,
Orlando, FL, November 11–14, 2026. Abstract ID: 2391729.
Health policy
In Preparation Manuscripts in Preparation & Submission
Autonomic Dysreflexia Triggered by Occupational Sexual Activity in a Woman With T8 Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report, Literature Review, and Proposed Management Framework
Bhatti H, Qiao G, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Full manuscript expansion of the CAPM&R/ISPRM '26 accepted poster (Abstract 2316165). Target journal under selection.
Senior author & primary mentor
Institutional Architecture of USMLE Preparation in the Post–Pass/Fail Era: A Stratified Environmental Scan and Cross-Profession Comparison
Johnson VZ, Johnson FO†, Scali F.
Special Article (~4,700 words; 50 references; 3 tables). Target journal: Academic Medicine.
Corresponding & first authorMedical education
Nociplastic Pain Unrecognized for 15 Years in a Senior Athlete: Patient Self-Diagnosis via AI Chatbot and Response to Self-Initiated Virtual Reality Neuromodulation
Alapati N, Yong A, Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Case report with Central Sensitization Inventory–confirmed severity shift (51 → 39) after self-initiated VR digital therapeutic intervention.
Senior author & primary mentorVR-DTx
Device-Interface Skin Disease: A Concealed-Site Gap in Dermatologic Examination and a Proposed Screening Solution
Johnson VZ, Johnson FO†, Satoor M.
Research Letter proposing the Device-Interface Skin Screening Tool (DISST). Target journal: JAMA Dermatology.
Corresponding author & primary mentor
First-Visit Detection of AI-Directed Self-Treatment Hidden From Established Providers: A 5-Case Series and Proposed Screening Instrument From a PM&R Practice
Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Case series across five AI platforms, two languages, and four clinical domains. Proposes the AID screening instrument (AI use, Information sought, Decisions made).
Senior authorAI in clinic
The GLP-1 Agonist Pain (GAP) Review: Implications for Interventional Spine Pain Medicine
Johnson FO†, et al., Johnson VZ.
Pre-submission inquiry to Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (RAPM), 2026. Guideline-oriented commentary extending Haskins et al. (RAPM, 2025).
Senior & corresponding authorGLP-1
CHER Framework for Community Preceptors: A Feasibility Study Protocol
Johnson VZ, Johnson FO†.
Companion paper to the Perspectives on Medical Education submission. Target journal candidates: Family Medicine; Teaching and Learning in Medicine; BMC Medical Education.
Faculty development
The Self-Referential Paradox: Why the Hidden Curriculum Is a Countertransference Problem
Johnson VZ, Johnson FO†.
Perspective essay extending the CHER framework. Target journal: Academic Medicine (Perspective) or Medical Humanities.
Perspective
The Quiet (working title)
Johnson VZ.
Trade nonfiction in preparation, in the tradition of Oliver Sacks and Jerome Groopman — advancing the hypothesis of a central regulatory system modulated by GLP-1 receptor agonists.
Trade nonfiction
The Physiatrist as Chief Data Officer in the Era of
AI-Driven Recovery and Neuro-Modulation: Expert Opinion
Johnson FO†, Johnson VZ.
Manuscript in preparation. Target venue under selection.
AI · Neuromodulation
Multiple additional manuscripts in preparation or submission with medical-student co-authors; full publication list available upon request.