Abstracts

The Physiatry '26 poster gallery will provide a forum for in-depth discussion using narrative and visual material to display and communicate the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of your Case Report, Research Study, or Scientific Paper. Use of visual material (such as photographs, charts, and diagrams) is very important. The Presenting Author, as the resource person or consultant, must register for the meeting and be available at your scheduled presentation time to engage in discussion with interested individuals.

All abstracts presented at Physiatry ’26 will be published in an online supplement to the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The supplement will be available after the meeting has concluded.

The AAP encourages submissions that address these topics of interest:

• Administrative / Leadership / Education
• Diveristy, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
• Electrodiagnostic / Neuromuscular Medicine
• Multiple Sclerosis and other Neurological Conditions
• Musculoskeletal
• Other / General Medicine
• Pain
• Pediatrics
• Regenerative Medicine
• Spasticity / Movement Disorders
• SCI
• Sports Medicine
• Stroke
• TBI
• Ultrasound
• COVID Rehabilitation

Case Report content must be structured in the following four categories: Case Diagnosis, Case Description, Discussion, and Conclusions. Case Reports are limited to 300 words.

Research Study abstracts must be structured to summarize the research objectives, design, results, and conclusions. Research Studies are limited to 300 words. Case Reports and Research Studies will be presented as posters.

Scientific Paper Presentations convey the nature of high-quality research practice to the meeting participants. Papers for this session should be experimental in nature and will be chosen not only for their intrinsic scientific merit but also for their educational value in illustrating the research process. Abstracts must be submitted as a Scientific Paper Presentation to be eligible for an oral (podium) presentation and for the Best Paper prizes. If selected, the presenter must be available at this time to present. An additional 1,000-word abstract along with your 300-word submission is required.

• Find tips and guidelines for using our submission site here!
• Authors are limited to presenting two posters. They may be listed as co-authors on additional posters.
• References, tables and figures may not be included in the abstract submission but may be included in the presentation. This includes active links to references, tables, figures and/or images.
• Text in research study and case report abstracts must be limited to 300 words (text over 300 words will be disqualified).
• Titles and section headings are not included in the 300-word count. Each of the four sections may include a maximum of 150 words.
• All abstract text, including titles, must be submitted in English.
• The AAP accepts original research abstracts that have been presented at other medical and scientific meetings. Resubmissions will be evaluated on criteria relevant to the educational objectives of the AAP's Annual Meeting.
• Do not include identifying author information or mention of any location or institution within the abstract text.

Author Contact Information

• Confirm that emails provided are set to receive emails from abstracts@physiatry.org. All communication will be sent from that email.
• The AAP is not responsible for any email addresses entered incorrectly during the abstract submission process.

Note: Accepted original poster abstracts focused on quality improvement may be eligible to receive Quality Improvement (QI) credit from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). Once posters are accepted for presentation at the annual meeting, the primary author will be sent information from the AAP on how to opt in to be considered for this credit. The QI project must follow the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) methodology and must have been implemented within the last five (5) years.

Abstracts prepared according to the instructions and received through our AAP Abstract Site will be independently peer-reviewed on a ‘blind evaluation’ basis. Only the abstract will be available to the reviewers for evaluation to determine merit for presentation.

The criteria for reviewing all abstracts include: scientific merit, relevance, originality, and clarity. Evidence of completion of the project (i.e. specific results data) should be included in the abstract. The educational value and extent to which significant information is presented will be considered. Professional and academic writing, spelling, and grammar will be considered in the judging process.

All authors will receive electronic notification (via email) indicating acceptance or rejection of the abstract(s) submitted in Fall 2026. No phone calls please. Following notification of acceptance, all authors will have one week to complete all author information and disclosures.

Statements made in presentations are the sole responsibility of the authors. Any statement made should not be viewed as, or representative of, any formal stance or position taken on any product, subject, or issue by the AAP.

All submissions must be received via online submission by 11:59 pm (EST) September 10, 2025. No changes can be made to the abstract after the submission deadline, including adding authors.

Authors will receive electronic notification of acceptance or rejection in December.

One author on each abstract must be identified as the Presenting Author during the online submission process and must register for Physiatry '26 prior to 11:59 pm (EST) December 31, 2025.