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 419 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSystematic Review2022What is Known About Muscle Strength Reference Values for Adults Measured by Hand-Held Dynamometry: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationHand-held dynamometry lacks valid reference values for adult limb strength. Existing studies used inconsistent devices and protocols, and reported force instead of torque. Clinicians cannot currently compare patient scores against published norms to determine if strength is normal.
• PTOTPilot2022Blood Flow Restricted Walking in Elderly Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineNine of 14 older adults with knee arthritis completed 8–10 weeks of blood-flow-restricted walking, showing improved functional performance but no change in self-reported knee function. Five withdrew, mostly due to discomfort or pain. Adherence was high among completers.
• PTOther2022Pain Tolerance in Chronic Pain Patients Seems to be More Associated with Physical Activity than with Depression and Anxiety.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn chronic pain patients, higher arm pain tolerance was associated with male sex, lower pain intensity, fewer painful regions, higher self-reported physical activity and self-efficacy, not with anxiety or depression.
• SLPOther2022Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of a Dutch Version of the Actions and Feelings Questionnaire in Autistic and Neurotypical Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Dutch Actions and Feelings Questionnaire is valid for total scores but not subscales. The total score correlates with autism traits in neurotypical adults but not autistic adults. Clinicians can use the total score, but should avoid interpreting the imagery and animation subscales due to poor reliability.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Facing Invalidation: A Further Challenge when Living with Chronic Widespread Pain.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients with chronic widespread pain reported frequent invalidation, particularly from social services and medical professionals. Higher levels of discounting and lack of understanding were associated with worse mental health and more anxiety or depression, but not with physical health status.
• PTOTPilot2022Comparison of the Impact of Conventional and Web-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Physical Activity in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Exploratory Feasibility Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesNeither web-based nor conventional pulmonary rehabilitation significantly increased daily step counts in people with COPD. The web-based group showed a non-significant 12% rise in steps, while the conventional group showed a non-significant trend toward longer activity bouts.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Concerns on healthcare access, utilization, and safety due to COVID-19 among American adults with vision loss.Disability and health journalMost adults with vision loss surveyed in early 2020 reported pandemic-related healthcare and safety concerns. Women, older adults, those with adult-onset vision loss, and people with additional disabilities were significantly more likely to report worries about accessing care, caregiver support, and safe interactions.
• OTSLPMeta-Analysis2022Autism Spectrum Disorder and Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism is found in 11.6% of people at clinical high risk for psychosis, though estimates vary widely. These individuals have poorer social functioning than those without autism, but their risk of converting to psychosis is not higher. Clinicians must distinguish new-onset symptoms from lifelong autistic traits.
• PTOTCohort2022Physical and occupational therapy utilization and associated factors among adults with cerebral palsy: Longitudinal modelling to capture distinct utilization groups.Disability and health journalIn Medicare claims, 41.5% of 17,441 adults with cerebral palsy used physical or occupational therapy over 3 years. The largest therapy user group had low use. Older age, Black race, and residence in the South were linked to less steady, frequent therapy.
• PTOTSurvey2022Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life, mood, and behavior of adults with Down syndrome.Disability and health journalCaregivers reported that many adults with Down syndrome lost jobs or day programs, had more anxiety, irritability, sadness, sleep problems, and less exercise. Some became happier, but most impacts were stressful.
• PTCohort2021Stakeholder and Data-Driven Fall Screen in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Quality Improvement Initiative.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)In PACE participants, a Short Physical Performance Battery score of 1 to 7 flagged higher risk of falls and injurious falls than a score of 8 to 12. The screen was built with clinicians and embedded in routine assessments.
• PTOTRCT2021Are Mobile Persons With Parkinson Disease Necessarily More Active?Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTCommunity mobility does not guarantee physical activity in Parkinson's disease. Walking steps predicted home and neighborhood movement but not travel beyond the neighborhood. Sedentary individuals were less mobile at home and in the neighborhood but similar to active individuals in town. Assess local mobility separately from total life-space scores.
• PTCohort2021Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Does Body Mass Index Matter?Physical therapyPatients with obesity entered cardiac rehabilitation walking 952 fewer steps per day and sitting 28 minutes longer than normal-weight patients. During 12-week standard rehabilitation, all weight groups improved by similar amounts.
• SLPOther2021Gender and racial/ethnic differences in food selectivity in children with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDBoys with intellectual disabilities refused more foods than girls. Children with a Hispanic parent refused more vegetables. In this small sample, clinicians may see more food refusal in boys and children with a Hispanic parent.
• PTOTOther2021What Are the Most Important Problems in Functioning Among Patients With Shoulder Pain? An Analysis of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale.Physical therapyPatients with shoulder pain reported problems mostly in activities and participation, not just body function. Secondary care patients reported significantly more issues with self-care and housework than those in primary care.
• PTSurvey2021Sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy and their parents.Developmental medicine and child neurologyParents of children with cerebral palsy reported sleep problems more often than parents of typically developing children. Daytime tiredness, night waking, and discomfort in bed were reported more often in children with cerebral palsy, especially in children who could not walk.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021Surgery versus botulinum neurotoxin A to reduce drooling and improve daily life for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: a randomized controlled trial.Developmental medicine and child neurologyBilateral submandibular duct ligation reduced drooling and daily care demands more effectively than botulinum toxin A at 8 and 32 weeks. Surgery caused more short-term adverse events but no long-term complications. It improved satisfaction with family relationships and life in general.
• PTOTOther2021Gait patterns in ischemic and hemorrhagic post-stroke patients with delayed access to physiotherapy.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoChronic stroke patients waiting for physiotherapy showed different recovery patterns based on stroke type. Ischemic stroke patients improved walking speed and muscle timing, but hemorrhagic patients showed little change. Neither group reported improved quality of life, suggesting late treatment has limited functional gains.
• PTProtocol2021A Cognitive Functional Therapy+ Pathway Versus an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Pathway for Patients With Severe Chronic Low Back Pain (CONFeTTI Trial): Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapyThis paper is a protocol for a future trial comparing a physical therapy-led cognitive functional therapy pathway against usual interdisciplinary care for severe chronic low back pain. It describes the planned methods but reports no results.
• PTOther2021Beyond the Diagnosis: Using Patient Characteristics and Domains of Tendon Health to Identify Latent Subgroups of Achilles Tendinopathy.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyAchilles tendinopathy patients grouped into three profiles: active, psychosocial, and tendon-structure. The tendon-structure group had the worst tendon measures and heel-rise work. These profiles describe patients, not treatments that were tested.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Timed "Up & Go" Dual-Task Tests: Age- and Sex-Specific Reference Values and Test-Retest Reliability in Cognitively Healthy Controls.Physical therapyTimed Up & Go dual-task time scores are highly reliable, but verbal outputs and cost measures vary widely between tests. Use time scores for consistent monitoring. Do not rely on animal naming counts to track small changes or evaluate interventions.
• OTCohortGlobal Disability Trajectories Over the First Decade Following Combat Concussion.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAfter deployment, service members with combat concussion, whether or not blast was involved, were more likely to have greater long-term disability than controls without concussion.
• SLPCase-Control2022Auditory Attention Deployment in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung adults with autism performed worse than peers on a listening task with competing speakers. They did not show the typical drop in accuracy when switching attention, likely because maintaining attention was already difficult for them.
• SLPOther2022Retest Reliability for Complete Airway Interruption Systems of Aerodynamic Measurement.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationMechanical airflow interruption gives more consistent voice pressure and flow readings than the standard mouth-pressure method. For therapists using these tools, mechanical data is more reliable for tracking changes in patients with voice disorders.
• PTSystematic Review2022An Investigation Into the Use of mHealth in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPhone or video contact with the physiotherapist was the most accepted mHealth use and may help patients keep exercising. Evidence that mHealth improves pain or function is limited and inconsistent, so do not assume an app alone replaces physiotherapy.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Ecological Momentary Assessment of Real-World Functional Behaviors in Individuals With Stroke: A Longitudinal Observational Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationStroke survivors spent a median 78% of sampled waking time at home and 27% in passive leisure, with only 4% in physical activities. EMA surveys tracked these real-world patterns reliably, showing higher adherence than prior stroke studies and strong agreement with standard symptom measures.
• PTSLPOther2022"I was Confused … and Still am" Barriers Impacting the Help-Seeking Pathway for an Autism Diagnosis in Urban North India: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents and teachers first noticed concerns when children were about 2 years old, but diagnosis often did not come until age 4. Health professionals and family frequently advised waiting for the child to catch up, delaying referral.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Caregiving, Participation, and Quality of Life of Closest Next of Kin of Persons Living with Spinal Cord Injury in Norway.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMost caregivers of people with spinal cord injury in Norway reported good quality of life and happiness in caring. However, one-quarter experienced high strain, especially emotional adjustment. Injury severity predicted practical help given, but not emotional burden or overall well-being.
• SLPCohort2022Features of Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 Patients With Dysphonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSelf-reported voice change occurred in 188 of 702 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, affecting 26.8%. It was more common in women and smokers, and patients with voice change reported more severe cough, swallowing difficulty, and pain.
• Other2022Brief Report: Medicaid Expansion and Growth in the Workforce for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersStates expanding Medicaid saw a small increase in board-certified behavior analysts and child psychiatrists, but no change in pediatrician numbers. This suggests insurance coverage alone does not fix workforce shortages for autism care, particularly for primary providers.
• SLPOther2021The Effect of Single Harmonic Tuning on Vocal Loudness.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTuning a single vocal harmonic increases perceived loudness less efficiently than adjusting the overall spectral slope. While single-harmonic tuning can boost loudness, it requires large sound pressure level changes and risks producing a whistle-like timbre, unlike the more natural dynamic control achieved by varying spectral slope.
• OTSLPOther2021Parental relationship status and age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis of their child.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren whose biological parents were not together received an autism diagnosis 1.4 years later on average than children whose parents were together. This delay persisted after adjusting for income, race, insurance, and symptom severity. Families with separated parents may need extra navigation support.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Professionals' motivation to support parental self-management regarding children with physical disability in Dutch rehabilitation services: 'Please mind your gap'.Child: care, health and developmentMost therapists believe parents should actively manage their child's care, but few expect them to lead independently. Professionals struggle to balance giving control versus taking over, often steering parents toward their own preferred methods despite valuing partnership.
• Cohort2021Measurement and Identification of Parenting Behaviors Associated with Social-Emotional Outcomes in Children: The Racial and Cultural Appropriateness of a Commonly Used Parenting Measure.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPA common parenting observation tool linked higher sensitivity and stimulation to better social skills in White children, but showed no such links in Mexican-heritage children. This suggests the tool may not accurately capture parenting strengths in non-White families, rather than indicating poorer parenting.
• SLPOther2021Listener Age and Gender Diversity: Effects on Voice-based Perception of Gender.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationListener age and gender identity did not change how people judged the gender of a transmasculine speaker's voice. All groups rated the voice as female early in hormone therapy and male later, with no significant differences between young adults, older adults, or gender-diverse listeners.
• PTOther2021Interexaminer Agreement and Reliability of an Internationally Endorsed Screening Framework for Cervical Vascular Risks Following Manual Therapy and Exercise: The Go4Safe Project.Physical therapyWhen therapists use the IFOMPT framework to screen for cervical vascular risks, they disagree on the three-tier risk score. However, agreement improves substantially when they simply decide whether to proceed with manual therapy or delay it, suggesting a binary decision is more reliable.
• PTOTCohort2021External validation of prognostic models for recovery in patients with neck pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyTwo prognostic models for predicting neck pain recovery failed external validation. They could not accurately distinguish between patients who would recover and those who would remain disabled. Clinicians should not use these specific models to guide patient care or trial stratification.
• PTOther2021Lumbopelvic sagittal standing posture associations with anthropometry, physical activity levels and trunk muscle endurance in healthy adults.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoBetter abdominal endurance was associated with less lumbar lordosis in young adults, though the study was underpowered for this finding. Sex influenced standing posture, but BMI, physical activity levels, and back muscle endurance showed no significant association with lumbopelvic alignment.
• PTOther2021Integrating neurocognitive challenges into injury prevention training: A clinical commentary.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports MedicineThis is a clinical commentary proposing a framework for adding neurocognitive challenges to group injury prevention training. It reports no patients, no methods, and no outcomes, so there is no finding here to act on.
• PTCohort2021Cerebral visual impairment in CDKL5 deficiency disorder: vision as an outcome measure.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn 26 children with CDKL5 deficiency disorder, all assessed after age 2 had cerebral visual impairment, and visual acuity was below age norms. Acuity was higher in children who could crawl or walk.
• SLPOther2021Measuring parent strategy use in early intervention: Reliability and validity of the Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Fidelity Rating Scale across strategy types.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe NDBI-Fi scale reliably measures parent fidelity after intervention, matching gold-standard micro-coding. It is less accurate at baseline for responsive strategies and has poor item-level reliability, so use it for progress monitoring, not for analyzing specific teaching techniques.
• PTOther2021Faster or longer steps: Maintaining fast walking in older adults at risk for mobility disability.Gait & postureOlder adults who used shorter steps to walk fast had slower chair stands and more preferred-walk propulsion. Their fast step length was shorter than the longer-step group, but knee and ankle strength tests did not separate the groups.
• PTRCT2021Ambulatory chest physiotherapy in mild-to-moderate acute bronchiolitis in children under two years of age - A randomized control trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoChildren with mild-to-moderate bronchiolitis who received eight sessions of modern chest physiotherapy had significantly better respiratory scores at day 15 than those who did not. The intervention group showed near-complete resolution of symptoms, with no reported side effects.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Identifying Concomitant Health Conditions in Individuals With Chronic Voice Problems.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAdults reporting a swallowing problem were nearly twice as likely to have chronic voice issues. Those with physical activity limitations were 1.7 times as likely. Respiratory and hormonal problems showed no significant link. Consider earlier laryngoscopy referral for patients with these specific comorbidities.
• SLPOther2021Effects of False Vocal Folds on Intraglottal Velocity Fields.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNarrower false vocal fold constriction strengthened intraglottal vortices, increased flow skewing and maximum flow declination rate, and raised sound intensity in excised canine larynges. This is a lab biomechanics finding, not evidence that a therapy works.
• PTOTOther2021Cross-cultural adaptation of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale in Greek clinical population.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThe Greek Pain Catastrophizing Scale reliably measures three distinct thoughts about pain: helplessness, rumination, and magnification. For patients with chronic neck or back pain, it is a valid tool to identify these specific cognitive patterns, though it correlates only moderately with pain intensity scores.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Limiting potential COVID-19 contagion in squatting public toilets.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoMost Chinese public toilet users prefer squatting toilets but worry about water splash contamination. They strongly support installing foot-controlled covers to reduce spread of viruses like COVID-19, preferring foot operation over hand contact for hygiene.
• SLPOther2022The Feedback Session of an Autism Assessment: A Scoping Review of Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism diagnosis feedback guidelines vary widely and often lack detail. Most recommendations rest on expert opinion, not evidence, so no single guideline defines best practice for telling families results.
• SLPOther2022Probability-Based Best Sample Selection for Acoustic Analysis of Normal and Disordered Voices.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA new method for selecting stable voice segments produced lower complexity scores and higher signal-to-noise ratios than three standard methods in both normal and disordered voices. This suggests it isolates the most stable part of a voice sample more reliably for acoustic analysis.
• SLPSurvey2022Psychological Stress and Vocal Symptoms Among University Professors in Israel: Implications of the Shift to Online Synchronous Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationUniversity professors reported significantly higher psychological stress during the sudden shift to online teaching, but their reported vocal symptoms did not increase. Stress was strongly linked to vocal symptoms only in those who already had high baseline stress levels.