Bibliography (*Original Research)
Peer-reviewed Articles
1. Green D, Akuthota V, Eiken M, Feinglass J, Fuller S, Hwang C, Kim L, Stanos S, Steinberg D, Walsh-McMonagle D. "Prevention of Thromboembolism in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients,” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation; 5(2): 68-74, 1998 *
2. Akuthota V, Lento P, Sowa G. “Pathogenesis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain: Why Does an Asymptomatic Stenotic Patient Flare?” Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 14: 17-28, 2002
3. Lento P, Akuthota V. “Meniscal Injuries: A Critical Review.” Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 15: 55-62, 2002
4. Akuthota V, Nadler S. “Core Strengthening.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S86-92, 2004
5. Nadler S, Chou L, Toledo S, Akuthota V, Drake D. “General Considerations for Sports and Performing Arts Medicine.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S48-51, 2004
6. Akuthota V, Chou L, Drake D, Nadler S, Toledo S. “Shoulder and Elbow Overuse Injuries in Sports.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S52-58, 2004
7. Chou L, Akuthota V, Drake D, Toledo S, Nadler S. “Lower Limb Injuries in Endurance Sports.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S59-66, 2004
8. Drake D, Nadler S, Chou L, Toledo S, Akuthota V. “Traumatic Injuries in Sports.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S67-71, 2004
9. Toledo S, Nadler S, Norris R, Akuthota V, Drake D, Chou L. “Issues Relating to Musicians.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S72-74, 2004
10. Toledo S, Akuthota V, Drake D, Nadler S, Chou L. “Issues Relating to Dancers.” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85: S75-78, 2004
11. Plastaras C, Rittenberg J, Rittenberg K, Press J, Akuthota V. “Comprehensive Runner’s Evaluation.” Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 16 (3): 623-649, 2005
12. Hoch A, Pepper M, Akuthota V. “Stress Fractures and Knee Injuries in Runners.” Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 16(3): 749-777, 2005
13. Akuthota V, Plastaras C, Lindberg K, Tobey J, Press J, Garvan C. “The Effect of Long Distance Cycling on Ulnar and Median Nerves: An Electrophysiologic Evaluation of Cyclist Palsy.” American Journal of Sports Medicine, 33 (8): 1224-1230, 2005 *
14. Pepper M, Akuthota V, McCarty E. “The Pathophysiology of Stress Fractures.” Clinics in Sports Medicine, 25 (1): 1-16, 2006.
15. Chang V, Gonzalez P, Akuthota V. “Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with adjunctive analgesics.” The Spine Journal, 8(1): 21-7, 2008.
16. Akuthota V, Ferreiro A, Moore T, Fredericson M. “Core Stability Exercise Concepts.” Current Sports Medicine Reports, 7(1): 39-44, 2008
17. Sorosky S, Stilp S, Akuthota V. “Yoga and pilates in the management of low back pain.” Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med, 1: 39-47, 2008
18. Gonzalez P, Pepper M, Sullivan W, Akuthota V. “Confirmation of Needle Placement Within the Piriformis Muscle of a Cadaveric Specimen Using Anatomic Landmarks and Fluoroscopic Guidance.” Pain Physician, 11:3:327-331, 2008 *
19. Fasen J, O’Connor, Sullivan S, Plastaras C, Garvin C, Watson J, Akuthota V. “A randomized controlled trial of hamstring stretching: a comparison of four techniques" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23(2):660-667, 2009 *
20. Schenkman M, Jordan S, Akuthota V, Roman M, Kohrt W, Hearty T, Cleary C, Backstrom K. “Functional Movement Training for Recurrent Low Back Pain: Lessons from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.” PM&R, 1( 2):137-146, 2009*
21. Smuck M, Rosenberg J, Akuthota V. “Point/counterpoint:The Use of Epidural Corticosteroids for Cervical Radiculopathy: An Interlaminar Versus Transforaminal Approach.” PM&R, 1( 2):178-184, 2009
22. Gonzalez P, Laker SR, Sullivan W, Harwood JE, Akuthota V. “The Effects of Bethamethasone on Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.” PM&R 1(4): 340-345, 2009.*
23. Patel AT. Robinson L. Akuthota V. Utility of proximal nerve conduction studies. Pm & R. 1(3):277-80, 2009 Mar.
24. Akuthota V, Argoff C, Watters W. “Point Counterpoint. Reviews and guidelines: The case of lumbar epidural steroid injections.” PM&R (6), 2009
25. Kaufman M, Saint Phard D, Sherman A, Akuthota V. "Double Trouble: A Case Report of Concomitant Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome and Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome." Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 19(3):238-40, 2009 May
26. Brand ES. Ky P. Christo PJ. Standaert CJ. Akuthota V. Debating "interventions" for chronic axial low back pain. PM R. 1(10):964-72, 2009 Oct.
27. S Garcia M. Foley B. Akuthota V. Single-specialty versus multispecialty group employment. PM & R. 1(9):878-80, 2009 Sep.
28. Aspergen D, Enebo B, Miller M, Akuthota V, Hyde T, Cox J.“ Functional scores and subjective responses of injured workers with back or neck pain treated with chiropractic care in an integrative program: a retrospective analysis of 100 cases.” Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics. 32(9):765-71, 2009 Nov-Dec.
29. Maslowski E, Sullivan W, Harwood J, Gonzalez P, Kaufman M, Vidal A, Akuthota V. The Diagnostic Validity of Hip Provocation Maneuvers to Detect Intra-Articular Hip Pathology. PM R 2010; 2:174-181
Books and monographs
1. Akuthota V, Harrast MA, editors. “Running Injuries,” Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Elsevier, August 2005.
2. Akuthota V, Herring S, editors. “Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports Medicine,” Springer, 2009
Book chapters and Non Peer-reviewed Articles
1. Akuthota V, Chou L, Press J: “Electrodiagnostic Testing in Runners,” In: Textbook of Running Medicine , ed. Francis O’Connor, MD, and Robert Wilder, MD, McGraw-Hill, 2001
2. Akuthota V, Willick S, Harden R. The Adult Spine: A Practical Approach to Low Back Pain. In: Rucker K, Cole A, Weinstein S, eds. Low Back Pain: A symptom-based approach to diagnosis and treatment. Woburn, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2001:15-42
3. Chou L, Press J, Akuthota V: “Pronator Syndrome,” In: The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult, ed. Mark D. Bracker, MD, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2001
4. Akuthota V, Stilp S, Lento P: “Iliotibial Band Syndrome,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ed. Julie Silver, MD and Walter Frontera, MD, Hanley and Belfus, 2002
5. Lento P, Akuthota V: “Meniscal Injuries,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , ed. Julie Silver, MD and Walter Frontera, MD, Hanley and Belfus, 2002
6. Lento P, Akuthota V: “Collateral Ligament Sprain,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , ed. Julie Silver, MD and Walter Frontera, MD, Hanley and Belfus, 2002
7. Akuthota V, Tobey J. “Electromyography,” In: Sports Medicine: Examination and Board Review , ed. Francis O’Connor, MD, Robert Salis, MD, Robert Wilder, MD, Patrick St. Pierre, MD. McGraw Hill, 2005
8. Akuthota V, Tobey J. “Principles of Electrodiagnosis,” In: Sports Medicine: Just the Facts , ed. Francis O’Connor, MD, Robert Salis, MD, Robert Wilder, MD, Patrick St. Pierre, MD. McGraw Hill, 2005
9. Rittenberg J, Press J, Ross A, Akuthota V. “Spine Problems.” In: Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Adults , ed. Kevin Speer, MD. Human Kinetics, 2005.
10. Gonzalez P, Akuthota V. “Acupuncture for Spinal Pain.” Special Feature in SpineLine, March/April 2005
11. Tyburski M, Akuthota V. “Motorized Lumbar Traction Devices: What’s the Evidence?” Special Feature in SpineLine, November/December 2006
12. Aspergen D, Akuthota V. “The Spine in Sports.” In: Conservative Management of Sports Injuries , 2nd edition, ed. Thomas Hyde and Marianne Gengenbach. Jones and Bartlett, 2007
13. Akuthota V, Tobey J. “Developmental and Functional Anatomy of the Thoracic Spine.” In: Interventional Spine- An Algorithmic Approach , 1st edition, ed. Curtis Slipman, 2008
14. Lento P, Akuthota V: “Meniscal Injuries,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 2nd edition, ed. Walter Frontera, Julie Silver, and Thomas Rizzo, Saunders, 2008
15. Lento P, Akuthota V: “Collateral Ligament Sprain,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 2nd edition, ed. Walter Frontera, Julie Silver, and Thomas Rizzo, Saunders, 2008
16. Akuthota V, Stilp S, Lento P, Gonzalez P: “Iliotibial Band Syndrome,” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 2nd edition, ed. Walter Frontera, Julie Silver, and Thomas Rizzo, Saunders, 2008
17. Akuthota V, Maslowski E. “Causes of Numbness and Tingling in Athletes.” In: Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports, ed. Venu Akuthota and Stan Herring, published 2009
18. Akuthota V. “Nerve and Vascular Diagnostic Tests,” In: Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports, ed. Venu Akuthota and Stan Herring, published 2009
19. White B, Gonzalez P, Malanga G, Akuthota V. “Physical Examination of the Peripheral Nerves and Vasculature,” In: Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports, ed. Venu Akuthota and Stan Herring, published 2009
20. Bravman J, Mejia H, Patel VV, Akuthota V. “Lumbar Radicular and Referred Pain in the Athlete” In: Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports, ed. Venu Akuthota and Stan Herring, published 2009
Scientific Abstracts
Competitive
1. Akuthota V, Deluca K, Sliwa J. “Subacute Motor Neuronopathy in a Patient with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Case Report,” Poster Presentation for 1999 AAPMR Annual Assembly, November, 1999, Washington, D.C. Abstract in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2. Dreyfuss P, Akuthota V. “Specificity of Sacral Dorsal Rami Blocks,” International Spinal Injection Society Annual Scientific Meeting Syllabus, September 8, 2000, supported by the Research Enrichment Program for Physiatrists *
3. Akuthota V, Dreyfuss P, Willard F, Carriero J. “Cadaveric and Fluoroscopic Anatomy of Sacral Dorsal Rami,” International Spinal Injection Society Annual Scientific Meeting Syllabus, September 8, 2000, supported by the Research Enrichment Program for Physiatrists *
4. Akuthota V, Lindberg K, Press J, Plastaras C. “Ulnar and Median Nerve Conduction Studies in Endurance Cyclists,” June 1, 2002 Oral Presentation to the American College of Sports Medicine 48th Annual Meeting. Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 34:5: 1224, 2002.
5. Villoch C, Lento P, Akuthota V. “An Unusual Case of a Young Individual with Spontaneous Tibialis Anterior Tendon Rupture: A Case Report,” February 2002, Poster Presentation at Association of Academic Physiatrists, Las Vegas, Nevada
6. D’Ambrosia C, Akuthota V, Tobey J, Sullivan W. “Cluneal neuropathy: Case report and cadaveric correlation.” October 8, 2004, Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly. Abstract in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
7. Laker S, Akuthota V. “Epidural lipomatous and corticosteroids: A fine line between benefit and exacerbation.” October 27, 2005, Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly. Abstract in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
8. Gonzalez P, Akuthota V. “The prevalence of low back pain in recreational distance runners.” June 1, 2006, Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine Denver, Colorado. Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 38:5, 2006
9. Laker S, Sullivan W, Akuthota V. “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome as a Complication of Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection.” March 1, 2006, Poster presentation at Association of Academic Physiatrists, Daytona, Florida. Abstract in American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85 (3): 281, 2006.
10. Enebo B, Sherwood D, Aspergen D, Akuthota V. “Lower Back Pain and Movement Efficiency in a Dynamic Coordination Task.” September 15, 2006, platform presentation at the Conference on Chiropractic Research, Chicago, Illinois.
11. Maslowski, E, Akuthota V, Gonzalez P, Harwood J, Kaufman M, Sullivan W. “Provocation Tests to Detect Intra-Articular Hip Pain.” November 2008, poster presentation, AAPM&R
12. Reed M, Donnelson R, Dreseinger T, Akuthota V, Prather H, Frank L, Herring S, Press J, Schofferman J. “Perioperative Physical Therapy: Spine Surgeons’ Perspective,” Best paper platform presentation at North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, November 11, 2009, San Francisco, California
13. Akuthota V, Abbott A, Nair K, Reid R. “Characteristics of Spinal Injection Ultilization.” Platform presentation at North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, October 8, 2010, Orlanda, Florida
Noncompetitive
14. Akuthota V, Prather H, Willick S. “Posterior Knee Pain and Numbness in a Runner- A Case of Neurolemoma of the Common Peroneal Nerve,” June 4, 1999, Oral Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sport
15. Willick SE, Akuthota V, Press J. “Posterior Thigh Pain- Tennis,” June 3, 1999, Oral Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. Abstract published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. (31) 5 S292, May 1999.
16. Lento, P, Akuthota V. “Confusion in a Marathoner,” May 31, 2002 Oral Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine 48th Annual Meeting. Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sports 34:5: 1224, 2002.
17. Kaufman M, Saint Phard D, Sherman A, Akuthota V, May 31, 2007, Oral Presentation at American College of Sports Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sports ,2007.
Letters to the Editor
1. Aspergen D, Tyburski M, Akuthota V. "Letter to the Editor: Chiropractic Management of a Patient with Progressive Lumbar Disk Injury, Spondylolisthesis, and Spondyloptosis", Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2006.
Educational Publications:
1. Phelan A, Gittler M, Akuthota V. 2005 Self Assessment Examination for Practitioners (SAE-P): Rehabilitation of Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Disorders. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86 (No 3) Supplement 1: 77-79.
2. Acupuncture for Spinal Pain Brochure. Published by North American Spine Society, 2006, developed by Peter Gonzalez and Venu Akuthota
3. AAPM&R Pain Case of the Month: Bilateral Calf Pain, on-line at www.aapmr.org, 2007, developed by Marla Kaufman and Venu Akuthota
4. Phelan A, Akuthota V, Kelly B, Nelson V, Shih V. 2007 Self Assessment Examination for Practitioners (SAE-P): Industrial Medicine and Acute Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88 (No 3) Supplement 1: 40-44.
5. Maslowski E, Akuthota V. Shoulder, on line at www.disaboom.org, 2008
6. Maslowski E, Akuthota V. Sciatica, on line at www.disaboom.org, 2008
7. Electrodiagnostic Testing. Published by North American Spine Society, 2009, developed by Kevin Berry and Venu Akuthota