Physical medicine and rehabilitation study tips are not quite as abundant as study resources in other specialties. This can be a blessing and a curse. A blessing in the sense that you don’t have to waste time deciding which is the best physical medicine and rehabilitation study resource for you. The curse, is that there really are not too many study resources available, so you have to take advantage of what you got! Here are the available resources.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Study Resources
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- Cuccurullo Board Review – A must have as soon as you even begin to think you want to specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation! This book is great and absolutely necessary for review.
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Q&A Review – A newer book on the market, the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Q&A Review offers about 1,500 questions with explanations. A great compliment to Cuccurullo (they should work out a deal to sell both in a package!)
- Spinal Cord Injury: Principles and Practice – A pretty awesome evidence-based textbook. You will definitely use this while studying and in your practice after you pass your exam.
- Clinical Sports Medicine – Great for the MSK and therapy portion of the exam. An excellent reference that you will keep with you throughout your career.
- Brain Injury: Principles and Practice – Yet, another staple book to help you pass your exam that you will use for the rest of your life. Definitely worth the price.
- Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders – Probably the best EMG resource available. We use it daily in our clinical practice.
- Braddom Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – The ultimate PM&R reference book. Not necessarily the best book to read a month before your exam, but definitely should be read throughout your residency.
- Orthobullets.com – OrthoBullets is one awesome site. Yes, it is orthopedics-based, but there is tons of physical medicine and rehabilitation MSK relevant material in a quick, easy to review format.
Useful App
Voice Dream is an awesome, highly recommended text-t0-speech app for your iPhone or Android. There are many different male and female voices to choose from. Yes the voices do have a “robotic” accent, but are still clear enough to fully understand what is being read. This is a great app to help you listen to Braddom, or other physical medicine and rehabilitation textbooks you prefer. Even better, the app is only a few dollars to buy. I hope that these physical medicine and rehabilitation study tips are helpful and offer a bit of direction on the best ways to pass your Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Exam or Self-Assessment Exams. If you have any others to share, please email me and I will post it! Good luck on this year’s Board Exam.
