Presentations and Research

When it comes to optimizing health and recovery, the expertise of our specialists in lifestyle medicine is in high demand. We're proud to feature their professional talks, grants, publications and ongoing research on how their approach benefits patients seeking to not just manage their conditions, but truly improve their quality of life and get back to moving freely.

National Presentations

Podiums Presentation November ACLM 2024

Grand Rounds

AAPM&R International Fellows, Africa
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
University of Washington

Internal Grants

Feinberg Grant 2024, Impact nutritional supplement prior to total knee revision surgery
HSS Physiatry Multicenter Grant, University of Washington, Implementation of Wearable Tracking and Patient Communication Regarding Physical Activity and Sleep.

Abstracts

Comparison of Immediate Surgical Outcomes Following Participation in an Intensive vs. Selective Lifestyle Medicine Program. Heidi Prather, Olivia Leupold, Karen Griffin, Cara Suter, Brendan Pier, Jennifer Cheng. American College of Lifestyle Medicine Annual Meeting , Orlando Florida, October, 2024.
Comparison of Immediate Surgical Outcomes Following Participation in an Intensive vs. Selective Lifestyle Medicine Program. Heidi Prather, Olivia Leupold, Karen Griffin, Cara Suter, Brendan Pier, Jennifer Cheng. Weill Cornell, Columbia University Physiatry Research Symposium, New York , New York, September, 2024

Ongoing Publications

Prather, H., Creighton, A., Sorenson, C., Simpson, S., Reese, M., Hunt, D. and Rho, M., 2018. Anxiety and Insomnia in Young and Middle‐Aged Adult Hip Pain Patients With and Without Femoroacetabular Impingement and Developmental Hip Dysplasia. PM&R, 10(5), pp.455-461.
Cheng, A.L., Schwabe, M., Doering, M.M., Colditz, G.A. and Prather, H., 2020. The effect of psychological impairment on outcomes in patients with prearthritic hip disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The American journal of sports medicine, 48(10), pp.2563-2571.
Cheng, A.L., Downs, D.L., Brady, B.K., Hong, B.A., Park, P., Prather, H. and Hunt, D.M., 2023. Interpretation of PROMIS depression and anxiety measures compared with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in musculoskeletal patients. JBJS Open Access, 8(1), p.e22.
Prather, H., Fogarty, A.E., Cheng, A.L., Wahl, G., Hong, B. and Hunt, D., 2023. Feasibility of an intensive interprofessional lifestyle medicine program for patients with musculoskeletal conditions in the setting of lifestyle‐related chronic disease. PM&R, 15(1), pp.41-50.
Prather, H. and Cheng, J., 2023. Relationship of chronic systemic inflammation to both chronic lifestyle-related diseases and osteoarthritis: the case for lifestyle medicine for osteoarthritis. HSS Journal®, 19(4), pp.459-466.
Cheng, A.L., Carbonell, K.V., Prather, H., Hong, B.A., Downs, D.L., Metzler, J.P. and Hunt, D.M., 2023. Unique characteristics of patients who choose an intensive lifestyle medicine program to address chronic musculoskeletal pain. PM&R, 15(6), pp.761-771.
Deo, P., Leupold, O., Rau, O., Cheng, J. and Prather, H., 2024. Evaluation of sleep health documentation and sleep‐related intervention by physiatrists treating musculoskeletal disorders: A retrospective investigation. PM&R.
Cheng, A.L., Snider, E.M., Prather, H., Dougherty, N.L., Wilcher-Roberts, M. and Hunt, D.M., 2024. Provider-perceived value of interprofessional team meetings as a core element of a lifestyle medicine program: a mixed-methods analysis of one center’s experience. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 18(1), pp.95-107.
Prather, H., Leupold, O., Suter, C., Mehta, N., Griffin, K., Pagba, M., Hall, K., Taverna-Trani, A., Rose, D., Jasphy, L. and Yu, S.X., 2024. Early Outcomes of Orthopedic Pre-surgical Patients Enrolled in an Intensive, Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program to Optimize Health. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, p.15598276241252799.