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 430 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTOther2022Brain white matter correlates of learning ankle tracking using a wearable device: importance of the superior longitudinal fasciculus II.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFive days of tracking practice with a wearable sensor improved ankle accuracy in healthy middle-aged and older adults. Better performance was linked to increased integrity of one specific brain pathway, the right superior longitudinal fasciculus II, suggesting this tract supports learning complex foot movements.
• PTCohort2022Clinical Outcomes After a Digital Musculoskeletal Program for Acute and Subacute Pain: Observational, Longitudinal Study With Comparison Group.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPeople with recent back, neck, hip, knee, or shoulder pain who used a digital physical therapy program combining video visits, app exercises, and education reported lower pain and more functional improvement than nonparticipants at follow-up. This was observational, so it shows association, not proof.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Sitting on the Sidelines: Disparities in Social, Recreational, and Community Participation Among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with autism from lower-income households and those with caregivers having less education participate significantly less in sports, clubs, and paid work. Males with autism join fewer clubs and organized activities than females. These disparities are present during middle and high school.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Exploring Age and Sex Patterns for Rehabilitation Referrals After a Concussion: A Retrospective Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWhere a patient enters care after concussion strongly predicted referral to therapy. Sports medicine clinics issued 78.6% of all referrals, while only 7% of patients entering elsewhere received one. Women and those with preexisting comorbidities were also more likely to be referred.
• Meta-Analysis2022Potential role for immune-related genes in autism spectrum disorders: Evidence from genome-wide association meta-analysis of autistic traits.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGenetic analysis of 4600 adults links autistic traits like attention-to-detail and rigidity to immune system genes. This suggests these traits share biological roots with autism, pointing to immune pathways as potential targets for future drug development rather than current therapy.
• PTOTQualitative2022Research agenda setting with children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Lessons learned.Child: care, health and developmentChildren with juvenile arthritis prioritized research on how the condition affects their future schooling, work, and relationships, followed by fatigue, pain, medication administration, and safe sports participation. These priorities differed significantly from those of adults and clinicians.
• SLPOther2022Automated Adaptive Wideband Acoustic Reflex Threshold Estimation in Normal-hearing Adults.Ear and hearingReflex thresholds measured with the automated wideband method were lower than thresholds measured with the clinical method in adults with normal hearing, especially for broadband noise. The automated method averaged 14 seconds per condition.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Improves Function Independent of Comorbidities in Medically Complex Patients.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMedically complex patients in acute inpatient rehabilitation improved function regardless of most comorbidities. Patients with higher functional gains or efficiency were significantly more likely to go home and less likely to return to acute care, suggesting comorbidity burden alone should not exclude patients from this level of care.
• PTOTSurvey2022Risk Factors Associated With Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWheelchair users with spinal cord injury were more likely to report falls if their injury was more recent or if they had better mobility scores. Better physical quality of life was linked to fewer fall injuries.
• SLPSurvey2021Psychological impact of COVID-19 on speech and language therapists working with adult dysphagia: A national survey.International journal of language & communication disordersMost Irish SLTs working with adult dysphagia screened positive for depression, anxiety, stress or PTSD during the first pandemic wave. Younger therapists, those with less experience and those not living with children were at highest risk. Managers should target support to these groups.
• PTOTSLPOther2021The Reliability and Validity of Gluteal Endurance Measures (GEMs).International journal of sports physical therapyTwo new gluteal endurance tests showed high reliability and specificity for gluteal fatigue. However, they did not distinguish between healthy subjects and those with recurrent low back pain. Use these tests to measure gluteal endurance, but not yet to screen for back pain history.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Muscle strength and executive function in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed lower muscle strength and poorer executive function than healthy peers. Higher muscle strength predicted better executive function specifically in the autism group, but not in healthy children. BMI was unrelated to these outcomes.
• OTSurvey2021A survey study of the attitudes and experiences of adults with intellectual disability regarding participation in research.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdults with intellectual disability reported strong interest in research participation, driven by trust in researchers and the belief that such research is important. Those with prior positive research experiences showed significantly higher trust and willingness to participate again, suggesting that respectful, accessible engagement builds lasting confidence.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Cervical musculoskeletal impairments in migraine.Archives of physiotherapyMigraineurs with neck pain are not a uniform group. Some have true cervical dysfunction, while others have pain referred from migraine sensitisation. Treating the neck helps only the former. Assess carefully for combined impairments and avoid tests that aggravate hypersensitivity.
• PTOther2021Dynamic Balance is Similar Between Lower Extremities in Elite Fencers.International journal of sports physical therapyIn 14 healthy national-level fencers, dynamic balance reach distances did not differ between lead and trail legs. Posterolateral and posteromedial reach distances were greater than in other collegiate athletes, but the main limb comparison found no difference.
• PTProtocol2021Protocol for a multicenter, randomised controlled trial of surgeon-directed home therapy vs. outpatient rehabilitation by physical therapists for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: the SHORT trial.Archives of physiotherapyNo results are available yet. This protocol plans to compare weekly outpatient physical therapy with surgeon-directed home exercises after reverse shoulder replacement.
• PTOTOther2021Development of an exercise programme for balance abilities in people with multiple sclerosis: a development of concept study using Rasch analysis.Archives of physiotherapyBalance exercises for multiple sclerosis are not one single skill. They split into three distinct types: standing still, shifting weight, and stepping or walking. Each type has its own difficulty scale, so you must pick exercises from the specific area your patient struggles with.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Nutrient adequacy, dietary patterns and diet quality among children with and without intellectual disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with intellectual disabilities ate far fewer vegetables than typical peers, but overall diet quality was poor in both groups. Most children missed key nutrients like vitamin D and calcium regardless of disability status. Snack intake correlated with higher BMI in children with ID.
• PTCohort2021The Relationship between Landing Error Scoring System Performance and Injury in Female Collegiate Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapyLanding Error Scoring System (LESS) scores did not predict lower extremity injuries in female collegiate athletes. Athletes with higher error scores were not more likely to get injured than those with lower scores. Do not use LESS total scores alone to screen for injury risk.
• PTOTSLPCohortGenotype-Phenotype Correlation Study in a Large Series of Patients Carrying the p.Pro51Ser (p.P51S) Variant in COCH (DFNA9) Part II: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of the Vestibular Phenotype in 111 Carriers.Ear and hearingIn 111 carriers of the DFNA9 p.P51S variant, cervical VEMP thresholds rose first, starting in the third decade. Caloric responses and posterior semicircular canal gains followed in the fourth and fifth decades. Lateral and superior canal gains deteriorated last, in the sixth decade.
• SLPSurveyApplying Kurtosis as an Indirect Metric of Noise Temporal Structure in the Assessment of Hearing Loss Associated With Occupational Complex Noise Exposure.Ear and hearingWorkers exposed to impulsive 'complex' noise suffered more hearing loss than those exposed to steady noise, even when total energy was similar. Standard noise dosimeters miss this risk. Assess the temporal structure of workplace noise, not just its loudness, to identify vulnerable workers.
• PTCohort2022Use of the Physical Abilities and Mobility Scale (PAMS) in Children Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Related Paralysis.Developmental neurorehabilitationThe PAMS tracked mobility changes in 146 children with spinal cord disease or injury during inpatient rehabilitation, including young children and chronic injuries. Scores improved from admission to discharge, but this does not prove a treatment works.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Content validation of common measures of functioning for young children against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Code and Core Sets relevant to neurodevelopmental conditions.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNo single standard assessment for young children with neurodevelopmental conditions covers enough of the ICF framework to be comprehensive on its own. Clinicians need to use a battery of measures alongside clinical reasoning to get a complete picture of a child's functioning.
• PTRCT2022Effectiveness of Motor Imagery Combined with Structured Progressive Circuit Class Training on Functional Mobility in Post-Stroke Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineBoth groups improved, but motor imagery added to the same circuit training produced greater gains on some mobility outcomes than health education added to it. Because both groups received the same circuit training, motor imagery alone cannot be credited for the gains.
• SLPQualitative2022Development of a Remote Examination of Deglutition Based on Consensus Surveys of Clinicians (Part I): Selection of Examination Items.DysphagiaExperts reached consensus on 13 swallowing assessment items feasible for remote video exams, grouping them into oral observation, overall evaluation, and voice judgment. The exam relies on a trained assistant to handle equipment and monitoring, as clinicians cannot palpate laryngeal movement remotely.
• SLPOther2022Mastication in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 2 and 3 is Characterized by Abnormal Efficiency, Reduced Endurance, and Fatigue.DysphagiaNon-ambulant patients with SMA types 2 and 3 chewed inefficiently, reported fatigue during a six-minute chewing test, and did not always report problems. Ambulant patients chewed normally. Questionnaires alone may miss chewing problems.
• PTOTOther2022TWIICE One powered exoskeleton: effect of design improvements on usability in daily life as measured by the performance in the CYBATHLON race.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne experienced pilot with spinal cord injury completed a daily-life obstacle course 40% faster with the updated TWIICE One exoskeleton. Design changes to the foot and control modes improved performance, but data from a single athlete cannot predict outcomes for typical patients.
• PTPilot2022Real-time feedback control of split-belt ratio to induce targeted step length asymmetry.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA feedback-controlled treadmill induced step length symmetry in 7 of 14 healthy adults wearing a leg-lengthening boot. The controller worked well when adjustments stayed within safe limits. This is a proof of concept; no stroke patients were tested and clinical effects are unknown.
• PTOTCase Report2022Benefits of the Cybathlon 2020 experience for a prosthetic hand user: a case study on the Hannes system.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne amputee trained for a prosthetic race improved more in function and embodiment than another who only used the device at home. The racing pilot felt the hand was more part of his body, while the home-use pilot’s balance worsened.
• SLPOther2022Brief Report: Caregiver Confidence in Reporting Anxiety Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers were confident rating anxiety symptoms in children with autism, even when the child had limited speech or lower IQ. Confidence rose with more reported symptoms and fell with greater autism severity; accuracy was not tested.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2022Short and long-term effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb motor function and activity of daily living in patients post-stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn adults after stroke, robot-assisted upper-limb training improved motor control and daily activity right after treatment compared with non-robotic therapy, but the advantage was not still present at follow-up.
• SLPCohort2022Perception and Production of Statement-Question Intonation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Developmental Investigation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigh-functioning individuals with ASD matched controls in identifying, discriminating, and imitating question versus statement intonation. However, children with ASD had poorer pitch sensitivity. Musical analogues were easier to discriminate than speech for both groups, supporting music as a scaffold.
• SLPOther2022Acoustic Change Complex and Visually Reinforced Infant Speech Discrimination Measures of Vowel Contrast Detection.Ear and hearingThe Acoustic Change Complex (ACC) reliably detected vowel changes in infants under one year old, even when behavioral tests failed. Presenting sounds at a fast rate (2 per second) yielded accurate neural responses in over 90% of infants tested. This offers a potential objective measure for speech discrimination in young children.
• PTOTNarrative Review2022Soft robotics and functional electrical stimulation advances for restoring hand function in people with SCI: a narrative review, clinical guidelines and future directions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSoft robotic gloves and functional electrical stimulation show promise for hand recovery in spinal cord injury, but most devices remain experimental prototypes with limited clinical validation. Clinicians should view these technologies as emerging aids rather than established treatments.
• SLPCase Series2022Is There a Role for Topical Swallowed Steroids upon Emergency Room Admission for Suspected Food Bolus Obstruction in Eosinophilic Esophagitis?DysphagiaIn eight emergency patients given swallowed budesonide for suspected food bolus obstruction, 38% had the bolus not observed at endoscopy or symptoms resolved before endoscopy. Five needed endoscopic removal. No control group means this does not prove the steroid worked.
• PTOTRCT2022Myoelectric interface training enables targeted reduction in abnormal muscle co-activation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMyoelectric training reduced abnormal muscle co-activation in responders, but only for the most severely coupled muscle pair. The overall number and composition of arm muscle synergies did not change, suggesting the brain adjusts specific muscle weights rather than rebuilding entire movement patterns.
• SLPSystematic Review2021Paediatric oral sensorimotor interventions for chewing dysfunction: A scoping review.International journal of language & communication disordersMost studies on oral sensorimotor treatments for children's chewing problems used multiple interventions at once, making it impossible to know which part helped. Evidence is mostly limited to children with cerebral palsy, and results across the 21 included studies were inconsistent.
• SLPCohort2021A preliminary epidemiologic study of social (pragmatic) communication disorder in the context of developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersAbout 30% of adolescents with a history of developmental language disorder showed social communication deficits. Roughly 9% of those without prior language issues also met criteria. Clinicians should screen for pragmatic problems in all children, not just those with known language delays.
• PTSurvey2021Perceived Management of Acute Sports Injuries and Medical Conditions by Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists.International journal of sports physical therapyAthletic trainers reported feeling more prepared than physical therapists to manage acute sports injuries, but both groups made errors on case scenarios. Feeling prepared did not predict choosing the right action. PTs interested in sideline coverage should seek specific emergency training rather than relying on general confidence.
• PTCase-Control2021Can a Modified Y-Balance Test Predict Running Overuse Injuries over the Course of a Division I Collegiate Cross-Country Season?International journal of sports physical therapySome modified Y-balance scores, not total scores, were associated with running overuse injuries in 29 collegiate cross-country runners. Anterior asymmetry over 2.5 cm or 5.4%, normalized nondominant posterior reach below 0.935, and male posteromedial asymmetry over 5.2 cm or 5.1% were associated with higher risk.
• SLPOther2021Puppets facilitate attention to social cues in children with ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWhen a human spoke, children with autism looked less at the human face than typical peers. When a puppet spoke, their attention to the puppet face matched typical peers. Puppets did not increase attention to the human face.
• PTCohort2021Shoulder and Hip Range of Motion and Strength Changes Throughout a Season in College Softball Players.International journal of sports physical therapyHealthy college softball players showed increased shoulder motion but decreased hip motion over a season. Pitchers also lost non-dominant hip abduction strength, while position players lost external rotation strength in both shoulders.
• PTOther2021Comparison of Hip and Low Back Loads between Normal Gait, Axillary Crutch Ambulation and Walking with a Hands-free Crutch in a Healthy Population.International journal of sports physical therapyHealthy people walking with a hands-free crutch had lower hip loads than axillary crutches but greater low-back loads than normal walking. They also walked slower, so this does not show the device is safe or better for patients.
• PTOther2021Comparison of Glenohumeral Range of Motion Deficits in Youth, Collegiate, and Professional Baseball Players.International journal of sports physical therapyDominant-arm shoulder rotation varied by age and level, but side-to-side internal rotation deficits and total arc of motion differences did not differ across groups or between pitchers and position players.
• PTOTOther2021Electromyographic Evaluation of Early-Stage Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises Following Rotator Cuff Repair.International journal of sports physical therapyMost early shoulder exercises exceeded safe loading limits in healthy volunteers. Only the pendulum, table slide, and assisted wall slide kept supraspinatus activation low. Clinicians should not assume passive exercises are safer than active-assisted ones for protecting the cuff.
• PTNarrative Review2021The Youth Throwers Ten Exercise Program: A variation of an exercise series for enhanced dynamic shoulder control in the youth overhead throwing athlete.International journal of sports physical therapyNo original outcomes are reported. The article outlines a youth overhead throwing shoulder program and reviews injury risk factors, so there is no finding to change practice on.
• SLPOther2022Age-Related Changes in Voice Emotion Recognition by Postlingually Deafened Listeners With Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingOlder adults with cochlear implants and older normally hearing listeners were less accurate at recognizing spoken emotions. Cochlear implant users also responded more slowly overall, and their response time did not lengthen with age as normally hearing listeners' did.
• SLPQualitative2022The lived experience of gender dysphoria in autistic adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults described gender dysphoria as distressing and hard to articulate, often clashing with a need for routine. They faced barriers in healthcare due to communication differences and sensory environments. Services require adaptations like clear processes and sensory-friendly clinics to support them.
• SLPCohort2022Autism spectrum disorder screening in Chinese-language preschools.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTrained observers using the Chinese COS identified children likely to have ASD about a year later with good accuracy. Teacher ratings were less accurate than observer ratings, possibly due to less training or cultural differences in behavior expectations.
• PTCohort2022Early motor outcomes in infants with critical congenital heart disease are related to neonatal brain development and brain injury.Developmental medicine and child neurologyAfter neonatal heart surgery, smaller cortical grey matter and cerebellum volumes were linked to poorer fine motor scores, and white matter injury to lower gross motor scores. Stroke affecting motor pathways showed early abnormalities, but only five infants.