THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 413 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTPilot2022Anorectal dysfunction in multiple sclerosis patients: A pilot study on the effect of an individualized rehabilitation approach.NeuroRehabilitationTen women with MS who completed a 10-week physiotherapy program plus self-treatment reported significantly less fecal incontinence on a subjective score. Objective anal pressure measurements showed no significant change, so the benefit was felt by patients but not confirmed by physical testing.
• PTOTRCT2022Reward During Arm Training Improves Impairment and Activity After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairThe primary measure of arm movement range showed no difference between groups. However, rewarded training led to significantly better scores on standard clinical tests of arm impairment and activity at three months.
• PTOTQualitative2022Issues faced by people with amputation(s) during lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation: A thematic analysis.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalProsthesis users described lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation as shaped by service variation, changing limb volume and sweat, rigid socket fit, heavy or basic components, and resulting limits on work, social life, and independence.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Perceived work situation and work ability among persons who are working one year after stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicineStroke survivors who returned to work within a year generally felt good about their jobs and abilities. They reported better work conditions than the general population, with most confident they could keep working for at least two more years.
• PTOTRCT2022Concurrent validity of an immersive virtual reality version of the Box and Block Test to assess manual dexterity among patients with stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA virtual reality version of the Box and Block Test correlates strongly with the physical test for stroke patients. Scores are lower in VR, so do not mix the two. It offers objective movement data and high usability for home monitoring.
• PTOTOther2022Pre-stroke physical activity in relation to post-stroke outcomes - linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): A scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicineHigher physical activity before stroke was linked to better walking, independence, less depression and fatigue, and lower mortality in some studies, but some other studies found no link. The evidence is mostly observational, so cause cannot be inferred.
• PTOTCohort2022Accurate Prediction of Persistent Upper Extremity Impairment in Patients With Ischemic Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationA simple bedside score using age and standard stroke severity items predicts persistent arm impairment at 90 days. Scores calculated from discharge assessments were more accurate than those from 24 hours, offering a practical tool to identify patients likely to need long-term rehabilitation.
• Other2022Time trends in emergency department use among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Disability and health journalEmergency department visits by adults with intellectual disabilities rose steadily from 2010 to 2016. Full Medicaid expansion was associated with a slight decrease in these visits, while non-expansion states saw significant increases. Managed care transitions showed no clear effect on emergency use.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Challenges and Lessons Learned for Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation of Persons With COVID-19: Clinical Presentation, Assessment, Needs, and Services Utilization.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAcute inpatient rehabilitation for COVID-19 patients resulted in functional gains comparable to prepandemic debility patients, with most discharged home. Clinicians adapted by creating separate therapy spaces, using telehealth for family training, and managing high rates of delirium and pressure injuries.
• OTRCT2021Targeted cognitive game training enhances cognitive performance in multiple sclerosis patients treated with interferon beta 1-a.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSix months of twice-weekly cognitive game training improved executive function and processing speed in MS patients with mild impairment, while non-trained patients declined. The training group showed better performance at 3 and 6 months compared to controls, though baseline differences in age and disease duration limit certainty.
• PTOTCohort2021Prediction of robotic neurorehabilitation functional ambulatory outcome in patients with neurological disorders.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationEarly Lokomat settings predict gait recovery. Patients who reduced body weight support below 34% and guidance force below 70% by session 6 were more likely to improve walking independence. This model aids planning but requires larger validation before clinical use.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Technology-Aided Spatial Cues, Instructions, and Preferred Stimulation for Supporting People With Intellectual and Visual Disabilities in Their Occupational Engagement and Mobility: Usability Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSeven people with severe intellectual and visual disabilities completed object-collection tasks independently using a $600 smartphone system. The setup guided them via audio cues and rewarded them with preferred stimulation. Baseline performance was near zero, while intervention sessions saw high completion rates without staff supervision.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Adaptability of Assistive Mobility Devices and the Role of the Internet of Medical Things: Comprehensive Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost smart mobility aids remain prototypes tested on healthy people or in simulations, not real patients. Therapists should not assume these devices are ready for clinical use, as training times are long, cognitive load is high, and real-world safety is unproven.
• PTOther2021Prediction and detection of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease from plantar pressure data using long short-term memory neural-networks.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPressure insoles plus a small neural network detected 343 of 361 lab freeze episodes in seven people with Parkinson's. It also identified some periods before freezes. The tiny sample makes this a feasibility signal, not a clinical tool.
• PTOTOther2021Automated and accurate assessment for postural abnormalities in patients with Parkinson's disease based on Kinect and machine learning.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA Kinect camera and machine learning system matched expert doctors' ratings of Parkinson's postural abnormalities with 90% accuracy. It offers a low-cost, non-contact way to objectively quantify bent posture severity, potentially replacing subjective clinical scales.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021Use of an iPad App (Aid for Decision-making in Occupational Choice) for Collaborative Goal Setting in Interprofessional Rehabilitation: Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients and therapists found an iPad app useful for discussing rehabilitation goals, but time constraints and lack of printed materials limited its use. The app helped patients visualize possibilities but was deemed too long for acute settings.
• PTOTQualitative2021Application of a myoelectric elbow flexion assist orthosis in adult traumatic brachial plexus injury: patient perspectives.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalPatients with brachial plexus injury found myoelectric elbow orthoses helpful for retraining movement in therapy but unreliable for daily life due to sweat interference, lack of strength, and shoulder pain. Expectations of restoring normal arm function were unmet.
• PTOTOther2021Prevalence and risk factors for depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in youth with persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS).Brain injuryAmong youth with persistent post-concussive symptoms, 40% had significant depressive symptoms, one-quarter had significant anxiety symptoms, 14% reported thoughts of death or self-harm, and 8% thoughts of suicide; history of depression and lower sleep quality were linked to greater risk.
• OTSLPCohort2021Subjective executive dysfunction in patients with primary brain tumors and their informants: relationships with neurocognitive, psychological, and daily functioning.Brain injurySubjective executive dysfunction in brain tumor patients tracked closely with psychological distress and daily independence, but not with objective cognitive test scores. Informant reports matched patient reports on distress but diverged on functional tasks like financial management.
• PTOTRCT2021Home-based (virtual) rehabilitation improves motor and cognitive function for stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial of the Elements (EDNA-22) system.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationHome EDNA tablet training plus usual rehab improved more affected-hand Box and Block scores and cognitive screening scores more than home GRASP plus usual rehab in a small stroke trial.
• PTOther2021Investigating the Use of Virtual Reality Headsets for Postural Control Assessment: Instrument Validation Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesA consumer VR headset tracked quiet-standing sway similarly to a force plate for some movement measures, but not for path length. In 20 healthy adults, eyes closed and front-back sway matched best; side-to-side and eyes open were less consistent.
• SLPCase Series2021Adapting intervention approaches to new contexts: Three case studies of international adaptation of the Teen Online Problem Solving (TOPS) program.Rehabilitation psychologyAdapting the Teen Online Problem Solving program for Italy, New Zealand, and the UK required changing videos, language, and session structures to match local school systems, healthcare models, and cultural norms like Māori protocols.
• PTOTCohort2022Changes in Stroke Rehabilitation during the Sars-Cov-2 Shutdown in Switzerland.Journal of rehabilitation medicineDuring shutdown, 72% of 36 stroke survivors reported less outpatient therapy, sat more, and had slightly worse depression. Upper-limb usage did not worsen, and some motor measures improved after therapy restarted.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Health-related factors for work participation in persons with spinal cord injury in Finland.Journal of rehabilitation medicineEmployed people with spinal cord injury reported better physical, mental, and social health than those not working. Physical function, pain, and ability to participate in social roles were the strongest factors linked to being at work. Age and injury severity also influenced employment likelihood.
• Narrative Review2022Evaluating Cognitive-Linguistic Approaches to Interventions for Aphasia Within the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThis paper is a framework review, not a new study, and reports no result to change practice.
• PTCohort2022Rate of continued conservative management versus progression to surgery at minimum 1-year follow-up in patients with pre-arthritic hip pain.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationAt a hip specialty center, 51.7% of 830 hips with at least one year of follow-up had surgery or surgery scheduled. Younger age, pain over six months, worse function, hip impingement, dysplasia, or labral tear were linked to surgery.
• PTSLPSurvey2022Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Utilization Disruption for Community-Dwelling Individuals With and Without Acquired Brain Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationDuring the pandemic, people with and without brain injury reported missed or delayed care. Disruption in care for brain injury or mental health went with lower health-related quality of life. Telehealth was common and generally acceptable, but not for thorough exams.
• PTOther2022Time Since Lower-Limb Amputation: An Important Consideration in Mobility Outcomes.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationMore years since a leg amputation were associated with better self-reported mobility and timed chair-to-walk performance in 109 prosthesis users. Walking speed and endurance improved until about 20 years, then plateaued or declined.
• SLPOther2022Functional Connectivity and Speech Entrainment Speech Entrainment Improves Connectivity Between Anterior and Posterior Cortical Speech Areas in Non-fluent Aphasia.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn people with chronic Broca’s aphasia, mimicking a video of a speaker’s mouth increased brain connectivity between speech areas. This connectivity looked more like that of healthy adults than during free speech. The study measured brain activity, not treatment outcomes.
• PTOTSurvey2022Use and Usability Of Custom-Made Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses In Polio Survivors with Knee Instability: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMost polio survivors continued using custom-made knee-ankle-foot orthoses, often all day. Those who stopped reported the device hindered activities, failed to reduce problems, or fit poorly. Users with better baseline walking ability and no prior orthosis experience were more likely to discontinue use.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022Critical Illness Polyneuropathy and Functional Outcome in Subjects with Covid-19: Report on Four Patients and a Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMost critically ill COVID-19 patients with ICU-acquired weakness did not fully recover. In the reviewed literature, only 3 of 35 survivors regained full function. The 4 patients in this report had variable outcomes, with only one fully recovering at discharge.
• SLPOther2021Family-Centered Care: How Close Do We Get When Talking to Parents of Children Undergoing Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorders?Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children diagnosed with ASD often found the diagnostic process stressful, even when providers listened, respected them, and gave information. SLPs should expect parental stress and check whether families received clear next steps.
• PTOther2021Interactive Effects of Enalapril Administration and Novel HIIT Wheel-Bed Training in Aged Rats.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAged rats completed a new high-intensity interval training protocol on a forced running wheel-bed without electric shocks. After four weeks, the exercised rats doubled their endurance time compared to sedentary controls. Adding the drug enalapril did not further improve performance.
• OTOther2021Proximal and distal movement patterns during a graphomotor task in typically developing children and children with handwriting problems.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationChildren with handwriting problems drew shapes less accurately and moved their shoulders and upper backs differently than peers. However, the amount of movement did not predict writing quality. Accuracy errors, not joint dynamics, were the strongest predictors of legibility and speed.
• PTOTSurvey2021Survey of transfemoral amputee experience and priorities for the user-centered design of powered robotic transfemoral prostheses.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTransfemoral amputees using microprocessor knees reported higher autonomy, satisfaction, and daily prosthesis use than those with mechanical knees. Both groups prioritized stability and comfort over running capability. Cost sensitivity did not correlate with income, but rather with the level of insurance reimbursement.
• PTOTSurvey2021An analysis of usability evaluation practices and contexts of use in wearable robotics.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable robot developers rarely involve patients early, focusing almost entirely on device function rather than user comfort or satisfaction. Most rely on custom-made tests instead of standardized measures, making it hard to compare devices or prove they work in real-world settings.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Genetic Advances in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTwin studies show autism runs strongly in families, but there is no single genetic cause or treatment target. For speech-language pathologists, language and communication features are part of a broad, variable genetic spectrum, not a separate subtype.
• PTOther2021An artificial neural-network approach to identify motor hotspot for upper-limb based on electroencephalography: a proof-of-concept study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAn AI model using EEG data from healthy adults identified motor hotspots with a mean error of 0.22 cm compared to TMS. The method works with as few as nine electrodes, but has not yet been tested in patients with motor impairment.
• PTCohort2021Physical activity dimensions after stroke: patterns and relation with lower limb motor function.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAfter stroke, walking intensity and time spent upright increased during early recovery, while the number and length of activity periods did not. Motor function showed little association with these activity patterns.
• SLPOther2021Are Children With Autism More Likely to Retain Object Names When Learning From Colour Photographs or Black-and-White Cartoons?Journal of autism and developmental disordersOverall retention after five minutes did not differ by group or picture type. Children with autism remembered more object names from colour photographs than black-and-white cartoons.
• PTOTCase-Control2021Bilateral actigraphic quantification of upper extremity movement in hemiparetic children with perinatal stroke: a case control study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationBilateral wrist actigraphy distinguished hemiparetic children from typically developing peers in real life, with asymmetry scores correlating modestly with clinical tests. The strongest links appeared during sleep and rest, not active play, suggesting standard clinic measures do not fully capture daily movement patterns.
• SLPPilot2021Use of the TELE-ASD-PEDS for Autism Evaluations in Response to COVID-19: Preliminary Outcomes and Clinician Acceptability.Journal of autism and developmental disordersClinicians diagnosed autism via video in 204 toddlers' homes. Scores were highest for confirmed cases, but confidence dropped when ruling out autism or for complex presentations. All providers faced tech issues. This is a feasibility report, not proof the method works.
• SLPCohort2021Identifying Areas of Overlap and Distinction in Early Lexical Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Late Talkers, and Typical Talkers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and late talkers show a weaker noun bias and learn fewer highly social verbs than typical talkers. Most other lexical differences are small and appear driven by age and language delay rather than distinct autism mechanisms.
• OTCohort2021Suicidal ideation after acute traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal actor-partner interdependence model of patients and caregivers in Latin America.Rehabilitation psychologyPatients with acute traumatic brain injury who reported thoughts of death or self-harm in hospital had caregivers who were more likely to report them at the next assessment. The reverse association was not significant, and this does not prove one caused the other.
• SLPCohort2021A Combined Study on the Use of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 for Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders at 18 Months.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent report scores on the Child Behavior Checklist distinguished clinically referred toddlers with autism from typical peers at 18 months, but failed to identify autism in siblings of autistic children, whose scores remained in the normal range.
• PTOther2021Classification of Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait based on 360° turning analysis using 36 kinematic features.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFull-body motion capture in a lab during 360° turns correctly labelled 98.1% of cases comparing Parkinson's disease with controls, but only 79.4% and 72.9% of freezing versus non-freezing cases. No treatment was tested.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Eye-gaze control of a wheelchair mounted 6DOF assistive robot for activities of daily living.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTen healthy participants completed object retrieval tasks using an eye-gaze controlled wheelchair and robotic arm. They reported high satisfaction and ease of use, but the system was tested only on able-bodied users, not people with impairments.
• PTOther2022Corticospinal Tract Lesion Load Originating From Both Ventral Premotor and Primary Motor Cortices Are Associated With Post-stroke Motor Severity.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairLesion overlap with corticospinal fibers from ventral premotor cortex and primary motor cortex was linked to severe versus mild motor impairment after stroke. The ventral premotor tract added information beyond primary motor cortex alone.
• Narrative Review2022A View of the Development of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures, Their Clinical Integration, Electronification, and Potential Impact on Rehabilitation Service Delivery.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThis commentary traces how patient-reported outcomes moved from population research to individual care. It argues that electronic tools can better capture subjective function than clinician ratings alone. However, it reports no trial data, so it offers no evidence that any specific PROM improves patient recovery.
• PTOTOther2022Characterization of stroke-related upper limb motor impairments across various upper limb activities by use of kinematic core set measures.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable movement analysis showed gesture and grasp tasks differ in stroke-related upper limb motion. Moderate impairment made movements slower and less smooth across daily tasks. Task choice changes what movement measures mean.