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The ABBEL (Anil Bhave Biomechanics and Engineering Labs) Research Division is housed within the Rehabilitation Institute at Sinai (formerly Sinai Rehabilitation Center) at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.

12/12/2025

🏥✨ Introducing our newest testing room inside the Pediatric Motor Development Lab!
Designed to mirror a pediatric exam room, this space helps us bridge the gap between research and real-world clinical practice.

Stay tuned — exciting updates about a new study launching in this space soon! 👀💙

12/10/2025

📚 Resident Journal Club – December Edition

This month, our residents explored two impactful rehabilitation research articles:

Dr. Demelio Urbano (PM&R Resident) presented a randomized cross-over trial comparing TENS vs. FES for managing spasticity in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Dr. Jessica Liu (Neuro PT Resident) presented a non-inferiority study investigating whether virtual reality–based vestibular rehab can match conventional multisensory balance training.

Another month of thoughtful discussion and evidence-based learning! 👏✨

12/08/2025

🎉 We’re excited to be featured in the December edition of The Bridge!
This month highlights our case study with Ross Holland, a bilateral amputee who discovered that reversing his prosthetic legs dramatically improved his balance, comfort, and mobility. 🦾💙

Our ABBEL team conducted a first-of-its-kind gait analysis to understand why this innovative adjustment worked — offering new insight that may benefit other amputees in the future.

12/04/2025

🎉 ABBEL Trivia Time! 🎉
Which of our PM&R attendings contributed to the highest number of research products this year? 🤔📚
✨ Answer: Dr. Sarah Eby! ✨

12/01/2025

Huge congratulations to Dr. Thomas S. Lee, MD on being named Associate Editor for the Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures, 3rd Edition!

This prestigious role recognizes his expertise in interventional spine care and his commitment to advancing safe, effective image-guided spinal procedures. We’re excited to see the impact he’ll continue to make in shaping clinical practice, procedural standards, and patient outcomes in this critical area of medicine. 👏

11/25/2025

🚀 Our ABBEL Scholarly Products Website is officially live!

Explore peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, conference presentations, posters, and more—offering a transparent look at what our Attendings, Residents, Therapists, and other Rehab Institute staff are publishing and presenting.

Check out the incredible work happening across our teams:
🔗 www.lifebridgehealth.org/research/abbel/products

11/21/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Laura! 🎉
We’re excited to announce that Laura Steakin’s first-authored paper has been officially accepted for publication in Rehabilitation Nursing Journal!

Her quality improvement initiative on non-pharmacologic management of orthostatic hypotension showcases the impact of frontline innovation in rehabilitation nursing.

Amazing work by Laura and her co-authors—thank you for advancing patient care through research! 🙌💙

11/19/2025

🎉 We’re excited to be featured in the November edition of The Bridge!
Our Infant Sitting Study is helping us better understand early balance and motor development in babies under 10 months. 👶💙

Know a family who may qualify? Learn more at lbh.pub/infantstudy

11/17/2025

📘 Ever wondered what makes scientific articles so reliable?
Most undergo peer review, meaning multiple experts examine the work before it’s published—something many textbooks don’t require.

11/14/2025

📚 This month, PGY-3 Physiatry Resident Dr. Katerina Havlik led our Journal Club!

We discussed “Factors Influencing Active Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Cohort” The study revealed that cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation remains low, especially among women, older adults, rural residents, and patients with multiple comorbidities like diabetes or musculoskeletal pain.

💡 These findings highlight the need for more accessible, tailored CR programs so the patients who need it most can truly benefit.

👏 Great job, Dr. Havlik, for leading such an impactful conversation!

11/10/2025

🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨
We’re excited to share that Dr. Thomas Lee and his team’s paper on chronic low back pain has been accepted for publication in Pain Medicine! 🙌

This research highlights innovative approaches to managing chronic low back pain, and we couldn’t be prouder of the collaborative effort behind it! 🎉

This study was a true team effort, conducted in collaboration with 19 different organizations across the country. 🤝

Authors:
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

11/08/2025

Congrats to our neuro PT resident (recent graduate), Josannah Rosario, PT, DPT, and supporting authors on their case series being accepted for presentation at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (CMS) in 2026! Stay tuned for her findings!

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2401 W Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD
21215

Website

https://www.lifebridgehealth.org/research/abbel, https://linktr.ee/abbelresearch

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