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.

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• OTOther2022Brief Report: Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults who took part in at least one community activity had lower depression scores than those who did not (median 8 vs 12 on the PHQ-9). Family history of anxiety or depression was associated with more suicidal thoughts.
• SLPPilot2022Mental health Project ECHO Autism: Increasing access to community mental health services for autistic individuals.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCommunity mental health providers who completed a 6-month tele-mentoring program reported significantly higher confidence, knowledge, and problem-solving skills for treating autistic clients. The program improved provider self-efficacy in adapting CBT and managing co-occurring conditions, but did not measure actual patient outcomes.
• SLPOther2022The Daily Experience of Subjective Tinnitus: Ecological Momentary Assessment Versus End-of-Day Diary.Ear and hearingFor tinnitus patients in treatment, a once-daily evening diary matched smartphone prompts across the day for most experiences. It reported small differences, usually worse. The diary is a less burdensome alternative for routine monitoring.
• OTSLPSurvey2022The Impact of COVID-19 on Anxiety and Worries for Families of Individuals with Special Education Needs and Disabilities in the UK.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregiver anxiety and awareness of the pandemic predicted higher anxiety in children with special needs, more than age or diagnosis did. Anxiety and worries about lost routine rose sharply in both SEND children and their siblings when schools closed.
• PTOther2022Using a Learning Health System to Improve Physical Therapy Care for Patients With Intermittent Claudication: Lessons Learned From the ClaudicatioNet Quality System.Physical therapyNo patient outcomes are reported, so there is no finding to act on.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Rehabilitation Definition for Research Purposes: A Global Stakeholders' Initiative by Cochrane Rehabilitation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationRehabilitation is defined as a multimodal, person-centered, collaborative process. Single interventions like manipulation or exercise alone do not qualify unless embedded in this broader process. This definition helps researchers and clinicians distinguish true rehabilitation from isolated treatments.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Risk factors for development of long-term mood and anxiety disorder after pediatric traumatic brain injury: a population-based, birth cohort analysis.Brain injuryChildren who sustained a traumatic brain injury at age 5 or older had a higher risk of developing anxiety or mood disorders by age 25 than those injured before age 5. Injury severity and other factors showed weaker or inconsistent associations.
• SLPOther2022A comparison of speech intelligibility and subjective quality with hearing-aid processing in older adults with hearing loss.International journal of audiologySpeech quality keeps improving even after intelligibility hits its ceiling, but this gap varies widely between listeners. Do not assume a hearing aid that maximises word recognition also sounds good to the patient, because quality ratings were inconsistent across individuals.
• PTOther2022Automated freezing of gait assessment with marker-based motion capture and multi-stage spatial-temporal graph convolutional neural networks.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA motion-capture model detected freezing episodes in seven people with Parkinson's disease. It matched expert ratings closely for percent time frozen and less closely for episode count, but was tested only in a lab protocol.
• PTOTSLPRCT2022Changes in Perceived Impact of Stroke on Everyday Life over Five Years in a Rehabilitation Sample that Received an Activity of Daily Living Intervention: A Follow-Up Study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFive years after stroke, patients reported better participation in daily life than at three months, regardless of whether they received client-centred or usual ADL training. However, perceived impact on communication, mobility, and hand function worsened over time in the client-centred group.
• PTOTOther2022Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of the Lysholm Score and Tegner Activity Scale for Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of rehabilitation medicineThe Chinese versions of the Lysholm and Tegner scores are reliable and valid for assessing knee function in patients after total knee replacement. Scores remained consistent when repeated 3–7 days later and aligned closely with the IKDC, supporting their use in clinical practice.
• PTSurvey2021Referral practices of medical practitioners in central South Africa to physiotherapy services for patients living with musculoskeletal conditions.The South African journal of physiotherapyMedical practitioners in Bloemfontein said previous positive physiotherapy outcomes and direct communication influenced musculoskeletal referrals. Only 59.2% used referral criteria.
• PTCohort2021Lumbar disc disease: the effect of inversion on clinical symptoms and a comparison of the rate of surgery after inversion therapy with the rate of surgery in neurosurgery controls.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with MRI-proven lumbar disc disease for whom surgery was indicated received inversion therapy and had lower surgery rates than matched neurosurgery controls (18/85 vs 54/126), but the study was not randomised.
• PTQualitative2021Patients' use of physical therapy for lower back pain: A qualitative study.Musculoskeletal science & practicePatients with back pain often wanted a physician to diagnose them before physical therapy, even though they believed exercise helped. Many did not recall being offered physical therapy, and copays discouraged repeated visits.
• SLPOther2021Improving the Differential Diagnosis of Otitis Media With Effusion Using Wideband Acoustic Immittance.Ear and hearingWideband absorbance decreased as effusion volume increased in children with OME. A model using absorbance sorted ears with fluid from dry ears and full from partial fluid well. It may help when hearing tests are hard.
• SLPCase-Control2021Health profiles of adults with autism spectrum disorder: Differences between women and men.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWomen with autism had more recorded health care use for nutrition, neurologic, psychiatric and sleep problems than men with autism, beyond what being female and having autism separately explained. Adults with autism also had more recorded conditions than matched controls.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyExercise training is strongly recommended for acute and chronic low back pain. Manual therapy helps short-term but not long-term. Education alone is ineffective; it must be paired with active treatments. Traction is not recommended.
• PTPilot2021Neurophysiological and psychophysical effects of dry versus sham needling of the infraspinatus muscle in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized feasibility study.Archives of physiotherapyDry needling and sham needling both changed measured shoulder muscle excitability, but neither clearly outperformed the other. Pressure pain sensitivity did not improve after real dry needling, so this small study does not show dry needling works for chronic shoulder pain.
• SLPCase SeriesCochlear Synaptopathy due to Mutations in OTOF Gene May Result in Stable Mild Hearing Loss and Severe Impairment of Speech Perception.Ear and hearingFive patients with OTOF gene mutations had mild hearing loss but severe speech perception deficits. Cochlear implants dramatically improved speech recognition to 90-95% in those tested, restoring synchronous nerve activation. This suggests implants are viable for mild hearing loss if speech perception is disproportionately poor.
• SLPOtherBe Part of the Conversation: Audiology Messaging During a Hearing Screening.Ear and hearingHealthy adults under 40 exposed to a gain-framed poster reported greater willingness to seek hearing help than those seeing a loss-framed one. This effect held without them noticing the poster, but applies only to young people with normal hearing.
• SLPOtherPersonalizing Transient Noise Reduction Algorithm Settings for Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingFor cochlear implant users, customizing a multiband transient noise filter let speech be understood 1.26 dB quieter in cafeteria noise. Customizing a broadband filter raised the needed speech level by 1.73 dB. The standard broadband filter and subjective ratings showed no clear benefit.
• OTCohortAdolescent Chronic Health Conditions and School Disconnectedness.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPFifteen-year-olds with chronic health conditions, especially developmental or behavioral ones, reported feeling less part of school, more trouble with teachers and peers, and more bullying than peers without conditions.
• OTSLPSurvey2022Factors Contributing to Psychological Ill-Effects and Resilience of Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities During a Nation-wide Lockdown During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDuring lockdown, over half of caregivers of children with developmental disabilities screened positive for depression and anxiety. Poor guidance from therapists and difficulty keeping children indoors were key predictors of distress, while higher resilience was linked to better support.
• PTOTNarrative Review2022Inertial Measurement Units and Application for Remote Health Care in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Narrative Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesInertial sensors can track movement and recovery in hip and knee osteoarthritis, but most studies are small, lab-based, and use different methods. These devices show promise for remote care but are not yet ready for routine clinical use without further validation.
• PTOTRCT2022Ankle-foot orthosis with an oil damper versus nonarticulated ankle-foot orthosis in the gait of patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPatients walking with an ankle-foot orthosis that allows free upward movement (oil damper) showed greater ankle dorsiflexion during stance and swing compared to those with a rigid orthosis. This suggests the oil damper AFO may better preserve natural ankle mechanics in subacute stroke.
• PTOTOther2022Assessing Impairments in Visuomotor Adaptation After Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke survivors adapt less to visual errors and need more practice than controls. Those with dominant-arm damage struggle most. Adaptation scores correlate with Fugl-Meyer and FIM, but clinical scales miss half the deficits, so motor learning issues may exist despite normal functional scores.
• SLPOther2022The utility of parent-report screening tools in differentiating autism versus attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school-age children.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThree parent screeners separated autism from ADHD without autism only moderately well in 176 verbally fluent school-age children. The SCQ-L performed best, but none was good enough to diagnose alone; clinicians still need full assessment.
• PTOTPilot2022Surrogates for rigidity and PIGD MDS-UPDRS subscores using wearable sensors.Gait & postureIn 31 people with mild to moderate Parkinson's, wearable sensor data predicted clinical rigidity and postural instability scores. Rigidity was best estimated by the number of walking bouts, while postural instability required combining walking bouts, gait speed, and standing sway.
• OTSLPCohort2022Adding the missing voice: How self-report of autistic youth self-report on an executive functioning rating scale compares to parent report and that of youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or neurotypical development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic youth self-report executive function problems that match their parents' overall pattern but are consistently less severe. Their own reports identify flexibility as a primary struggle, validating the use of self-report alongside parent forms to capture the patient's perspective.
• PTOTCohort2022Baseline Predictors of Response to Repetitive Task Practice in Chronic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairBaseline factors including non-dominant stroke side, longer time since stroke, better proprioception, faster movement times, lower grip strength, and specific genetics predicted improvement in chronic stroke patients undergoing robot-assisted therapy.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022The neglected puzzle of dementia in people with severe/profound intellectual disabilities: A systematic literature review of observable symptoms.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDDiagnosing dementia in severe intellectual disability requires watching for behaviour changes, not cognitive tests. Key signs include withdrawal, aggression, sleep issues, and loss of self-care skills. Standard cognitive assessments are often impossible due to low baseline function, so caregiver observation of these behavioural shifts is essential.
• PTRCT2022Cardiac telerehabilitation in a middle-income country: analysis of adherence, effectiveness and cost through a randomized clinical trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineHome cardiac rehab cost 44% less than center-based care. Adherence and health outcomes were similar between the two. But the study was too small to prove the slight adherence advantage for home care was real.
• OTCohort2022Eating Problems in Autistic Females and Males: A Co-twin Control Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher autistic traits and autism diagnosis were linked to more eating problems in adolescents and adults, even after accounting for ADHD and anxiety. This link was strongest in females, who reported more difficulty eating in social situations outside the home.
• PTNarrative Review2022Updates in Motor Learning: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice and Education.Physical therapyThis paper is a perspective article, not a study, so there are no findings to report.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Swallowing Safety and Efficiency Impairment Profiles in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.DysphagiaSwallowing inefficiency is far more common than safety issues in ALS, affecting 73% of patients versus 48% for safety. Inefficiency often appears first. Clinicians should target residue management early in the disease course rather than waiting for aspiration signs.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Cough-Inducing Method Using a Tartaric Acid Nebulizer for Patients with Silent Aspiration.DysphagiaIn patients with silent aspiration who could not cough voluntarily, inhaling a tartaric acid mist induced a cough reflex in 38 of 42 cases. Thirty of these patients expectorated the aspirated material. No adverse events were reported.
• SLPOther2022Implementation and Evolution of a Primary Care-Based Program for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disordersA primary care program for autistic adults used longer visits, pre-visit calls, and procedure videos. It served 858 patients over six years. The team found that simple changes like letting patients wait in cars and scheduling them first or last helped integration without needing a separate clinic.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Young adults perceive small disturbances to their walking balance even when distracted.Gait & postureYoung adults detected very small slip-like disturbances on a treadmill, even while counting backwards. They perceived speed changes less than 10% of their walking speed. This suggests conscious perception of balance loss is robust to distraction in healthy young people.
• SLPPilot2022Establishing Reference Values for Temporal Kinematic Swallow Events Across the Lifespan in Healthy Community Dwelling Adults Using High-Resolution Cervical Auscultation.DysphagiaA noninvasive sensor system accurately identified key swallow timing events in healthy adults, matching videofluoroscopic findings for most measures. It offers a faster, radiation-free screening option while awaiting imaging, though it currently works only for thin liquids.
• PTCohort2022Free-living gait does not differentiate chronic mTBI patients compared to healthy controls.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with chronic mild TBI and self-reported balance problems walked no differently in daily life than healthy controls over up to 7 days of sensor wear. A waist sensor did not separate the groups.
• PTOTOther2022Characterization of neuropathic component of back pain in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures.NeuroRehabilitationIn patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures, neuropathic pain features were present in 23.6% of cases. This prevalence was linked to fracture location rather than number. Therapists should screen for neuropathic symptoms in patients with thoracic or lumbar fractures.
• PTCohort2021Investigation of the perceptual and cognitive asymmetry in the auditory system in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.The South African journal of physiotherapyAdolescents with idiopathic scoliosis scored significantly lower on left-ear auditory tasks than healthy peers, both when listening freely and when instructed to focus on the left ear. Right-ear performance matched controls, and scoliosis curve type did not change these results.
• SLPCohort2021Audiologic Profiles of Children With Otitis Media With Effusion.Ear and hearingThe volume of fluid in the middle ear drives hearing loss severity in children with otitis media. Full effusions cause moderate hearing loss and absent otoacoustic emissions, while partial effusions result in milder loss. Tympanometry cannot distinguish these volumes or predict hearing status.
• PTProtocol2021Physiotherapy in an advanced rehabilitation pathway for patients after hip and knee arthroplasty: A proposal.The South African journal of physiotherapyThis paper proposes a physiotherapy protocol for hip and knee replacement recovery but reports no patient results. It describes a planned study comparing early mobilisation against a standard pathway, so there are no findings to change practice with yet.
• SLPCohort2021Detection of Translocation of Cochlear Implant Electrode Arrays by Intracochlear Impedance Measurements.Ear and hearingIntraoperative access resistance measurements identified cochlear implant translocations with 91% accuracy, outperforming standard electrode impedance. Unlike impedance, access resistance also pinpointed the specific location of the translocation. This allows immediate detection without CT scans.
• PTOTSystematic Review2021Shoulder pain prevalence by age and within occupational groups: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapyShoulder pain prevalence continues to rise after age 50 in working people, especially in physically demanding jobs. In sedentary roles, findings were mixed, though computer work also increased risk. This suggests retirement or reduced activity, not just aging, drives the drop in pain seen in older general populations.
• SLPOther2021Interhemispheric Auditory Cortical Synchronization in Asymmetric Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingAmplifying the poorer ear in asymmetric hearing loss restored normal brain timing between hemispheres and improved speech-in-noise scores in three subjects. The brain's response to sound shifted back toward normal patterns over 12 months, suggesting the auditory system remains plastic in adults.
• OTSLPCase-Control2022Spatial Hearing Difficulties in Reaching Space in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Children Improve With Head Movements.Ear and hearingBilateral cochlear implant children struggled with front-back sound location and distance, but allowing head movements significantly improved their accuracy. Clinicians should encourage active head orientation during listening tasks rather than enforcing stillness, as this natural behavior helps resolve spatial confusion.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022A systematic review opens the black box of "usual care" in stroke rehabilitation control groups and finds a black hole.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineStroke lower-limb trials rarely defined usual care. Only three of 155 studies said their control program followed specific guidelines, and 39 articles did not specify usual care. Check what the control group actually received before trusting a new treatment's benefit.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2022Exercise Training in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicineExercise training may improve muscle strength and endurance in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but evidence is very low. Primary outcomes of daily function and quality of life showed no clear benefit. Safety data is lacking, so do not assume these gains translate to better daily living.