Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez

A flyer from the AAP which lists 9 pediatric social media follows.

This list from the AAP on pediatricians to follow for trustworthy content is great but also missing @drelizabethmurray.bsky.social, @shematologist.medsky.social, @oligoclonalband.medsky.social, and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social.

It's too biased towards Instagram creators IMO.

Life of a PM&R Showgirl… wouldn’t have it any other way 🧡🪩💎🩺 #PhySKYiatry #MedSky

Apparently it’s #WorldCPDay and I just spent the morning with some of my favorite patients with cerebral palsy, 💚

Their brilliance and resilience never fail to amaze me.

Love helping manage their spasticity and dystonia! #Physiatry

Didn’t get into medicine for the fame… but being named among the Top 2% of Scientists worldwide isn’t bad for a physiatrist 😉

PM&R: helping patients move, recover, thrive, and showing the world what rehabilitation science can do. 💪🧠💙

#Physiatry #Top2PercentScientist

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Love my freshman Coog and happy to visit this family weekend. 🐾🧑‍🧑‍🧒❤️

Cutbacks Force Long-COVID Clinic Closures: What Now? Funding cuts in the US and abroad have forced long-COVID clinic closures when treatment and new research are needed most. Now patients and doctors are scrambling.

Your thoughts on the future of Long COVID clinics?
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Happy National Latino Physician Day!

🧠 It’s #ConcussionAwarenessDay!

Proud to co-author the new outpatient TBI care guideline published in Annals of Family Medicine & Journal of Neurotrauma.

11 key recommendations for better recovery...
www.annfammed.org/content/earl...

Long COVID and Food Insecurity in US Adults, 2022-2023 This survey study analyzes associations of post–COVID-19 condition (ie, long COVID) with food insecurity among US adults based on the 2022 to 2023 National Health Interview Survey.

Food insecurity isn’t just about hunger… it’s linked to worse #LongCOVID outcomes.
According to a large NHIS survey: higher risk of persistent symptoms + lower recovery odds. Expand access to programs like SNAP could make a real difference.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“It’s not how hard you hit. It’s how hard you can ‘get’ hit and keep moving forward - that’s how winning is done…”
-Rocky Balboa

Do your own research... I did.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses can cause serious, long-term harm and increase mortality, chronic conditions, and loss of independence. It’s a risk not worth taking.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Monica standing beside the large new UT San Antonio logo

Picture of Travis & Taylor in love but with titles underneath with one saying “me” and the other saying “UT Health + UTSA merger”

The real merger news today? 💍
@utsaroadrunners.bsky.social + @uthealthsa.bsky.social are now one powerhouse institution = UT San Antonio!
We are uniting education, healthcare, & research to transform lives across South Texas and beyond. 💙🧡
#BetterTogether #UTSanAntonio

Smiling outside but sad inside 🙃
Ortho Bro turned dear friend, Boris Zelle, is leaving @uthealthsa.bsky.social for @utmbhealth.bsky.social. Grateful for the laughs, teamwork, and even the trauma surgeries he did for my mother-in-law & nurse. He will be missed.

Honored to be featured in the Summer 2025 TIRR @memorialhermann.bsky.social Journal. My training at TIRR shaped my approach to treating complex neuro-rehab patients & fostered lasting interdisciplinary collaboration. Read here memorialhermann.org/services/spe...

A restaurant owner wasn't regaining function after a stroke. New technology changed everything. Tommy Fello struggled to regain function after a stroke affected the left side of his body. A new technology is making a difference.

Stroke recovery is being redefined. Mr. Fello’s journey with the Vivistim implant at Cleveland Clinic is inspiring, and we’re seeing similarly powerful results at @uthealthsa.bsky.social & Univ Health. Neuroplasticity in action. The future is now. 🧠 #StrokeRehab www.cbsnews.com/news/tommy-f...

Prevalence and Impact of Postexertional Malaise on Recovery in Adults With Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis To assess the prevalence of postexertional malaise (PEM) in people with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC); and the change in prevalence of PEM after rehabilitation interventions in people with PCC.

Not everyone with #LongCovid has postexertional malaise (PEM) and for that subgroup, tailored rehab can help.
But for those with PEM (25% in this analysis), the evidence is weak, tools are unvalidated, and risks are real.
We need better studies now.
www.archives-pmr.org/article/S000...

COVID doesn’t just hit your lungs... it hits your arteries causing inflammation, plaque, and premature vascular aging.
Even mild cases.
Even young women.
This is not over.
Must-read from @erictopol.bsky.social

COVID-19 and vascular ageing: an accelerated yet partially reversible clock? This editorial refers to ‘Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study’, by R.M. Bruno et al., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurhear

The CARTESIAN study makes the case that COVID has aged our arteries, especially in women. Even mild cases. Even me.
— Accelerated vascular aging not proportional to severity
— Mechanisms mapped out
— Strong link to #LongCovid
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

Article here: 🔗https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2837847

📢 New in @jamanetworkopen.com
Survey of 1,430 clinicians at MGB & Emory shows that ambient documentation tech (AI-drafted notes from visits) was linked to ↓ burnout & ↑ well-being.
Promising tool to ease documentation burden & improve joy in practice.

Happy #NationalLatinaDay!
Grateful to represent Latinas in medicine, and to honor the strength, resilience, and brilliance of Latinas everywhere.
Proud to uplift our communities and open doors for all.

Figure 2. Distribution of Modified Rankin Scale Scores at 90 Days

Most viewed this week from JAMA: In patients with salvageable brain tissue identified by perfusion imaging who did not initially receive thrombectomy, alteplase given 4.5 to 24 hours after acute ischemic #stroke onset may improve functional outcomes.

ja.ma/4oILnRs

a heart shaped ice sculpture with icicles coming out of it ALT: a heart shaped ice sculpture with icicles coming out of it

❄️ Cold as ice… and ready to fight spasticity!
First day offering cryoneurolysis at University Health 💉🧊
Love bringing this cutting-edge treatment to San Antonio! #PMR #Spasticity #RehabInnovation

Just published: Clinical Pearl in JISPRM
“How I would treat spastic clenched-fist deformity in a stroke patient.”
Open access: learn about BoNT dosing, guidance techniques, and comprehensive rehab planning. Dive in! #Spasticity
journals.lww.com/jisprm/fullt...

Editorial boards should actively promote authorship diversity to reduce gender bias in healthcare delivery.
Diversity isn’t just fairness... it affects patient care.
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🔗https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmrj.13355

4/ While women are overrepresented among total authors (including non-physicians), physician authorship remains male-dominated. This matters because guideline authors shape practice.

3/ Men physicians held significantly more positions than parity would suggest (p = 0.016).
Compared with equity benchmarks in academic neurology/PM&R, physician authorship was in line, but still mostly men.

2/ Across 6 recent spasticity CPGs:

Women held 54.5% of all authorship positions ✅

Men held the majority of physician authorship positions ⚠️