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 420 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPCohort2022Brief Report: Impact of COVID-19 in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Analysis of a National Private Claims Insurance Database.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDuring early pandemic, people with autism had lower recorded COVID-19 rates than many other groups, but if infected they were much more likely to be hospitalized and stay longer, especially when autism co-occurred with intellectual or developmental disability.
• Other2022Validity of Methods to Identify Individuals With Lower Extremity Amputation Using Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Records.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA single lower-extremity amputation code in Veterans Affairs records often correctly identified men but wrongly flagged many women. Requiring more than one code or ignoring single status codes correctly identified more people, though it missed some amputations.
• SLPCohort2022Amount and Characteristics of Speaking and Singing Voice Use in Vocally Healthy Female College Student Singers During a Typical Week.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVocally healthy female student singers spoke three times longer than they sang. Singing was more physically demanding per second, but speaking accounted for most of the weekly vocal load. These findings challenge the assumption that singing is the primary risk factor for voice disorders in this group.
• OTCohort2022Psychosocial Adjustment in Emerging Adults With and Without Spina Bifida: A 14-Year Follow-up Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAt 22-23 years, emerging adults with spina bifida were less likely to be married, dating, working or studying, and had fewer friends and family supports, but reported similar emotional symptoms and relationship quality.
• PTSurvey2022Perspectives From Persons With Multiple Sclerosis for a Comprehensive Real-World Change Therapy for Mobility.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost people with MS in this survey said they would accept the proposed leg therapy: 90% endorsed a free trial, and 65% to 90% accepted its key parts. The schedule was least accepted. This does not show the therapy improves walking.
• PTOTCohort2022Association Between Intracompartmental Pressures in the Anterior Compartment of the Leg and Conservative Treatment Outcome for Exercise-Related Leg Pain in Military Service Members.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn military service members with chronic exercise-related leg pain, anterior compartment pressure measured 1 minute after exercise did not predict who returned to duty after conservative care. A lower patient-rated leg status score at intake did predict failure.
• PTOTCase Series2022Effect of a Rehabilitation Program After Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Transplantation for Advanced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationTen patients with advanced hip osteonecrosis who received cell transplantation and 12-week rehab maintained improved pain, range of motion, and strength for 10 years. Five hips did not collapse, but five progressed, with two requiring replacement surgery. No control group means this cannot prove the rehab caused the improvements.
• Cohort2022Sociodemographic Differences in Respondent Preferences for Survey Formats: Sampling Bias and Potential Threats to External Validity.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with physical disabilities who are older, non-White, have lower income or education, live alone, or report poor health were significantly more likely to choose phone surveys over web-based formats. Offering only one format risks excluding these groups from research.
• SLPOther2022Differences Between Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults in the Recognition of Anger from Facial Motion Remain after Controlling for Alexithymia.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults struggled to recognize anger from normal-speed facial motion compared to controls. This difference remained after matching for alexithymia. Alexithymia did not affect accuracy scores but led to higher intensity ratings for all emotions.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Rehabilitation definition for research purposes. A global stakeholders' initiative by Cochrane Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineCochrane Rehabilitation defined 'rehabilitation' for research as a multimodal, collaborative process targeting capacity and context to optimize functioning. This excludes single interventions provided outside a full rehabilitation cycle, clarifying which studies actually test rehabilitation versus isolated treatments.
• SLPOther20213D-Printed Synthetic Vocal Fold Models.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA new 3D printing process made silicone vocal fold models that vibrated, but some needed a restraining plate and started vibrating at higher pressures than human speech. This is a lab tool, not evidence for patient care.
• PTOTOther2021Indian (Marathi) version of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI): Translation and validation in patients with adhesive capsulitis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThe Marathi version of the SPADI questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool for assessing shoulder pain and disability in patients with adhesive capsulitis. It showed excellent consistency and correlated strongly with physical range of motion, making it suitable for clinical use in this population.
• PTOTOther2021Development and Results of an Implementation Plan for High-Intensity Gait Training.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTAn implementation plan helped physiotherapists deliver high-intensity gait training in stroke rehab. Clinicians prioritized the training and reduced other interventions, while patients reported high satisfaction. Because there was no control group, this describes a process change rather than proving the plan caused improved walking.
• PTOTCohort2021Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Clinical Use to Recommend Therapist Assessment of Functional Hand Asymmetries.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationHINE asymmetry score 4 or higher in infants 3-12 months flagged infants for therapist HAI assessment. It caught all infants with a 3-point hand difference and correctly cleared 88% of those without that difference. For 2-point differences, it did not catch all infants.
• SLPCohort2021Swallowing Assessment in Parkinson's Disease: Patient and Investigator Reported Outcome Measures are not Aligned.DysphagiaPatient-reported swallowing quality of life and instrumental findings from FEES or VFS showed only moderate agreement in Parkinson's disease. Clinicians should not assume instrumental severity matches patient distress, as some patients with poor objective function reported high quality of life.
• PTOTQualitative2021A qualitative investigation into the results of a discrete choice experiment and the impact of COVID-19 on patient preferences for virtual consultations.Archives of physiotherapyPatients chose virtual orthopaedic rehabilitation when travel, pain, cost or COVID risk made face-to-face hard. They still wanted in-person first assessments, complex or painful symptoms, and trusted therapist relationships.
• SLPCase-Control2021Assessing Ease of Delivering Emergency Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with autism had significantly more difficulty completing routine emergency care tasks than matched peers. They faced more interruptions in their plan of care and required more staff assistance for blood draws. This suggests specific gaps in how emergency departments handle this population.
• PTOTQualitative2021Therapeutic Alliance: Patients' Expectations Before and Experiences After Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain-A Qualitative Study With 6-Month Follow-Up.Physical therapyPatients expected exercises and a specific diagnosis but valued reassurance and active listening most. Trusting the therapist and understanding pain was not dangerous helped them manage symptoms and return to activity. This describes patient experience, not proof that these interactions cause recovery.
• PTOTCase-Control2021Dual goals of trunk restriction and stability are prioritized by individuals with chronic low back pain during a volitional movement.Gait & posturePeople with active low back pain stood up by restricting trunk movement and using more knee and ankle motion. Despite this 'knee strategy', they maintained stability similar to healthy controls by generating greater braking forces with their leg muscles.
• PTOTOther2021Is the dynamic gait index a useful outcome to measure balance and ambulation in patients with cerebellar ataxia?Gait & postureThe Dynamic Gait Index reliably and validly measures balance and walking in ambulatory adults with cerebellar ataxia. Scores from different therapists and repeated tests matched closely. This gives clinicians a standardized activity-level outcome for tracking progress in this population.
• SLPOther2021Quantification of the Intraglottal Pressure Induced by Flow Separation Vortices Using Large Eddy Simulation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThis paper uses computer simulations of airflow in idealized larynx models to study pressure changes during voice production. It contains no human participants or clinical outcomes, so it offers no direct guidance for treating patients.
• Pilot2021Hair glucocorticoids in adults with intellectual disabilities and depressive symptoms pre- and post-bright light therapy: First explorations.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDHair cortisol did not change after light therapy in 14 adults with intellectual disabilities and depressive symptoms, while hair cortisone increased. Without a hair control group that did not receive light, this cannot show that bright light therapy lowers hair cortisol and cortisone levels.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOverground exoskeleton training in spinal cord injury reported walking-speed improvements in small, low-quality studies, but the evidence was too inconsistent to show it beats usual therapy. Skin lesions, falls and fractures occurred.
• SLPRCT2022Complexity and Feedback During Script Training in Aphasia: A Feasibility Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationSixteen people with chronic aphasia improved accuracy and rate on trained scripts after three weeks of computer-based training. Using more complex scripts led to greater accuracy gains than simpler ones. Feedback type made no difference. The study was a small feasibility trial without a control group.
• OTSLPCohort2022Empathy and Anxiety in Young Girls with Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersGirls with fragile X syndrome reported higher empathy and anxiety than matched peers. High cognitive empathy linked to lower separation anxiety. This suggests understanding others' perspectives may buffer against distress, offering a target for future support.
• PTOther2022Fluid Cognition Relates to Locomotor Switching in Neurotypical Adults, Not Individuals After Stroke.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTAfter stroke, people had more difficulty switching back to their usual walking pattern after learning a new step length. Better problem solving in new situations related to better switching in adults without stroke, but not after stroke.
• PTOther2022The Association Between Actigraphy-Derived Behavioral Clusters and Self-Reported Fatigue in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesActigraphy identified three distinct behavioral clusters in persons with MS: one active, one sedentary with high fatigue, and one fragmented with high fatigability. These objective patterns separated groups better than self-reported fatigue scores alone.
• OTRCT2022Upper Limb Training with a Dynamic Hand Orthosis in Early Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineA dynamic hand orthosis worn for 30 min during 4 weeks of daily upper limb training did not improve arm and hand function more than training alone in 30 people after stroke.
• PTOTRCT2022Bimanual motor skill learning with robotics in chronic stroke: comparison between minimally impaired and moderately impaired patients, and healthy individuals.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationChronic stroke patients learned a complex bimanual robotic task over three days, but moderate-impairment patients improved less than healthy controls. Minimal-impairment patients showed an intermediate progression and generalized less to a new path.
• PTOther2022Is there a trade-off between economy and task goal variability in transfemoral amputee gait?Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn nine transfemoral amputees walking on a treadmill, variability that did not change speed was larger than variability that did. More speed-disrupting variability tracked with lower energy recovery in people using passive prostheses.
• SLPSurvey2022Songbirds Must Sing: How Artistic Voice Users Perceive Their Voice in Times of COVID-19.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationProfessional singers and actors reported significantly more voice difficulties, vocal training changes, and stress than non-professionals during lockdown. Those who worried more about their voice also reported higher stress levels. The study links voice concerns to psychological distress but does not prove one causes the other.
• SLPOther2022Quantitative Analysis of Vocal Fold Vibration using High-Speed Videoendoscopy in Children with and without Bilateral Lesions.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationOn high-speed videoendoscopy, children with bilateral vocal fold lesions showed non-linear vocal fold vibration patterns, especially anterior to the lesion. Healthy children showed more linear patterns, with posterior and mid-fold movements often similar between groups.
• PTRCT2022The effects of early rehabilitation on functional exercise tolerance in decompensated heart failure patients: Results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (ERIC-HF study).Clinical rehabilitationHospitalized heart failure patients who did aerobic training walked 59 meters further at discharge than those receiving usual care. This improvement held up after accounting for age and other factors. The program was safe and feasible to run on regular cardiology wards.
• PTOther2022A novel push-pull central-lever mechanism reduces peak forces and energy-cost compared to hand-rim wheelchair propulsion during a controlled lab-based experiment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAfter practice, in 30 able-bodied novices, a push-pull lever lowered peak push and pull forces and energy cost versus hand-rim propulsion, but efficiency, heart rate, and perceived exertion did not differ.
• SLPOther2022Automated Relative Fundamental Frequency Algorithms for Use With Neck-Surface Accelerometer Signals.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAutomated algorithms estimated relative fundamental frequency from neck accelerometer signals with errors similar to microphone algorithms. Offset values were more accurate than onset values, and results should be averaged across multiple utterances.
• PTCohort2022Individuals with Chronic Mild-to-Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Exhibit Decreased Neuromuscular Complexity During Gait.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIndividuals with chronic traumatic brain injury used fewer muscle coordination patterns while walking than healthy controls. However, these complexity measures did not correlate with walking speed or clinical balance scores, so they cannot currently be used to gauge a patient's functional impairment.
• SLPRCT2022Utilizing the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Preliminary Screener and Outcome Measure for the PEERS® Intervention for Autistic Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Child Behavior Checklist accurately distinguished Autistic adolescents from typically developing peers, with Thought Problems showing the highest elevation. After PEERS® intervention, Withdrawn/Depressed and Social Problems scores improved, but Anxious/Depressed scores did not.
• PTOTRCT2022Fall arrest strategy training improves upper body response time compared to standard fall prevention exercise in older women: A randomized trial.Clinical rehabilitationAdding upper body fall-arrest training to standard exercise improved right-arm response speed in older women. Both groups improved balance and strength similarly, but only the fall-arrest group reacted faster to touch targets.
• OTSLPOther2022Are Autistic and Alexithymic Traits Distinct? A Factor-Analytic and Network Approach.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic and alexithymic traits are distinct, not the same thing. This means a patient's difficulty identifying emotions is not automatically a core symptom of their autism. Assess both separately to understand their specific needs.
• PTOther2021Disrupted somatosensory input alters postural control strategies during the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) in healthy people.Gait & postureStanding on foam during a balance test reduced reach distance by 4.58% and shifted body weight laterally. This mimics chronic ankle instability patterns. Clinicians should assess movement quality, not just distance, as foam alters biomechanics significantly.
• Narrative Review2021Looking Back at the Next 40 Years of ASD Neuroscience Research.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThis paper reviews the history and future of brain imaging techniques in autism research. It does not report new clinical trials or patient outcomes, so it offers no evidence to guide treatment decisions.
• PTOther2021Transcultural adaptation and validation of a French version of the University of California, Los Angeles geriatrics attitudes scale (UCLA-GAS-F).Archives of physiotherapyThe French version of the geriatrics attitudes scale gives stable results when students repeat it after a week. However, its individual questions do not work together well enough to produce a reliable total score. Do not use the total score for high-stakes decisions.
• SLPOther2021Scaling Laws for Phonotactic Complexity in Spoken English Language Data.Language and speechThis paper describes statistical patterns in sound sequences of spoken English. It contains no clinical data, patient outcomes, or therapy interventions, so there is nothing here to change clinical practice.
• SLPOther2021Activation of Literal Word Meanings in Idioms: Evidence from Eye-tracking and ERP Experiments.Language and speechWhen listening to familiar idioms, the brain briefly activates the literal meaning of the final word before it is spoken. This happens in speech but not in reading. The effect is short-lived and disappears quickly. These findings describe normal language processing in healthy adults.
• PTProtocol2021Error-Manipulation Gait Training for Veterans With Nontraumatic Lower Limb Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Physical therapyThis is a protocol for a randomized controlled trial that has not yet been conducted. It describes the planned methods, including the participants, interventions, and outcomes, but reports no actual results. There is nothing here to change your practice on.
• SLPOther2021The Impact of Alcohol on L1 versus L2.Language and speechAs blood alcohol rose, English accent ratings in Dutch speakers did not improve, but intelligibility ratings of native Dutch speech fell. The study tested read sentences at a festival, not therapy outcomes.
• PTOther2021Normative database of postural sway measures using inertial sensors in typically developing children and young adults.Gait & postureWearable sensor standing sway decreased with age in 144 typically developing children and young adults. Some sway measures reached adult-like values by 9 to 10 years, while others reached them only by 11 to 13 or 14 to 21 years.
• Narrative Review2022Electrical stimulation to promote osseointegration of bone anchoring implants: a topical review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationElectrical stimulation to speed bone healing around implants has only been tested in animals and cells. Results are inconsistent, with some doses causing cell death. There is no human evidence yet to support using this in clinical practice.
• PTOther2022Health Promotion and Wellness in Neurologic Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTSeven expert clinicians outlined four strategies for neurologic PTs to integrate health promotion: defining scope, sharing resources, adopting delivery models, and building partnerships. These are consensus recommendations for practice structure, not tested interventions with proven patient outcomes.
• SLPOther2022Empathic Accuracy and Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Young Adults With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung adults with autism tracked the intensity of anger in video clips less accurately than controls, but showed no deficits in tracking happiness, sadness, or fear. They also self-reported lower perspective-taking, though experimental tests of recognizing emotions and feeling empathy matched controls.