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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• SLPCohort2022Vocal Turn-Taking in Families With Children With and Without Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants in this sample had fewer conversational turns with adult female and adult male caregivers than children with hearing aids or normal hearing. Turns with other children increased with age and were higher in families with siblings.
• SLPCohort2022A Retrospective Study of Hearing Loss in Patients Diagnosed with Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders in the Zellweger Spectrum.Ear and hearingMost patients had stable, moderately-severe to severe hearing loss, but air-bone gaps were common in young children. Bone conduction testing is essential to distinguish true loss from middle ear fluid. Hearing aids provided significant benefit, averaging 31 to 35 dB improvement in four-frequency pure tone averages.
• PTOTRCT2022Comparative Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Training Versus Enhanced Upper Extremity Therapy on Upper and Lower Extremity for Stroke Survivors: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineRobot-assisted training was not better than enhanced occupational therapy for arm movement, but it did produce a small, likely non-clinical improvement in leg movement scores. Both groups improved equally in daily independence. The arm benefit was non-inferior, not superior, so robots are a substitute, not an upgrade.
• Other2022Reducing the number of EMG electrodes during online hand gesture classification with changing wrist positions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn thirteen able-bodied people, individually chosen muscle-signal electrodes let participants control hand gestures more reliably than evenly spaced electrodes when the wrist moved, especially at low force. Using all electrodes performed similarly to the chosen set.
• SLPRCT2022Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for tinnitus in Spanish: a global feasibility trial.International journal of audiologySpanish-speaking adults with tinnitus who used an 8-week internet CBT program reported less tinnitus distress, anxiety and depression, but only 22 completed post-program outcome measures and there was no control group, so it cannot show the program caused improvement.
• PTOther2022Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations.Journal of physiotherapyThis paper updates clinical practice recommendations for physiotherapists managing COVID-19 in acute hospitals. It focuses on workforce planning, PPE requirements, and safety protocols for respiratory and mobilisation interventions. It reports no patient outcomes or trial data.
• PTSystematic Review2022Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association.Physical therapyPhysical therapists should prescribe aerobic, resistance, balance, and gait training early in Parkinson's disease. External cueing improves walking, and community-based exercise helps motor and non-motor symptoms. Telerehabilitation is a viable option for balance when in-person care is inaccessible.
• PTOther2022Physiotherapists perceived role in managing anxiety in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods study.Archives of physiotherapyPhysiotherapists said anxiety affects RRMS rehabilitation, but were less comfortable acting on disclosures. They used goal setting, relaxation and listening, and wanted more training and MDT support.
• PTOTOther2022Egocentric vision-based detection of surfaces: towards context-aware free-living digital biomarkers for gait and fall risk assessment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA waist-mounted camera with AI software successfully identified walking surfaces like carpet, wood, and pavement in older adults' homes. This technology could help therapists pinpoint specific environmental hazards, such as slippery tiles or uneven ground, that contribute to fall risk in daily life.
• PTNarrative Review2022Therapeutic Ultrasound and Shockwave Therapy for Tendinopathy: A Narrative Review.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationTherapeutic ultrasound and shockwave therapies for tendinopathy show mixed success, and poor reporting of acoustic dose makes firm recommendations difficult. Focused shockwave may maintain pain relief longer than low-intensity ultrasound, but the evidence is not strong.
• PTOther2022Modelling Long-Term Outcomes and Risk of Death for Patients with Post-Stroke Spasticity Receiving Abobotulinumtoxina Treatment and Rehabilitation Therapy.Journal of rehabilitation medicineModelled post-stroke spasticity care suggested adding aboBoNT-A to rehabilitation may reduce all-cause mortality risk by 8.8% and be cost-effective in the UK, but this is a model, not tested in patients.
• PTCohort2022Injury-related psychological distress and the association with perceived running ability in injured runners.Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports MedicineInjured runners showed elevated psychological distress at the start of rehab, which generally improved over 12-16 weeks. However, athletic fear-avoidance did not improve and was linked to lower perceived running ability. General screening tools missed this specific athletic fear.
• OTQualitative2022A Mixed Reality Cognitive Orthosis to Support Older Adults in Achieving Their Daily Living Activities: Focus Group Study With Clinical Experts.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesExperts identified that older adults with dementia struggle primarily with initiating and planning tasks, not just memory. They viewed mixed reality headsets as promising for providing visual cues and safety warnings during activities like cooking, though stigma and cost remain barriers.
• PTRCT2022Fear of Reinjury Following Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Analysis of the NACOX Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study.Physical therapyFear of reinjury remained high at 12 months after ACL injury, regardless of whether patients chose surgery or rehabilitation alone. Patients who later opted for surgery reported worse fear than those who did not. Prognostic factors differed by treatment group, with self-efficacy predicting lower fear only in the rehabilitation group.
• PTOTSLPOther2021The Reliability and Validity of a Clinical Measurement Proposed to Quantify Humeral Torsion.International journal of sports physical therapyPalpating the biceps forearm angle was consistent when the same clinician repeated it, but it correlated only moderately with ultrasound and showed wide disagreement in individual values. Use it for side-to-side comparisons only when imaging is unavailable.
• PTOther2021Effect of Chêneau style braces on vertebral wedging amongst individuals with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.The South African journal of physiotherapyIn 27 girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, apical vertebral wedging decreased from 9.8° to 5.8° after Chêneau brace wear. The study was retrospective and assessors were not blinded, so this is not proof that the brace caused the change.
• SLPOther2021Adults who stutter do not stutter during private speech.Journal of fluency disordersTwenty-three adults who stutter produced only seven stuttered syllables in over 10,000 syllables of private speech. This suggests stuttering may be triggered by the perception of a listener rather than the speech mechanism itself.
• SLPOther2021The effects of a simulated fMRI environment on voice intensity in individuals with Parkinson's disease hypophonia and older healthy adults.Journal of communication disordersSimulated fMRI noise increased voice loudness in both Parkinson's patients and healthy adults. Patients started quieter but responded more strongly to the noise, narrowing the gap. Medication status did not change these effects. Clinicians should expect louder voices in scanner environments.
• PTOther2021Cumulative Effects of a Week's Training Loads on Shoulder Physical Qualities and Wellness in Competitive Swimmers.International journal of sports physical therapyOne week of training reduced shoulder external rotation range and worsened soreness and fatigue in swimmers, but strength stayed the same. Higher weekly volume made training feel harder without causing extra physical or wellness deficits compared to lower volume.
• PTOTOther2021Guidelines for the conservative treatment of spinal deformities - Questionnaire for a Delphi consensus.The South African journal of physiotherapy130 international clinicians agreed on 46 conservative treatment statements for spinal deformities. They favoured specific scoliosis exercises and bracing over general approaches, with rigid braces preferred to soft ones, and treatment intensity matched to growth risk.
• SLPQualitative2021Distance Education for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Support.Research in developmental disabilitiesParents reported that while some deaf children accepted online learning, many struggled with poor attention and lack of sign language support. Most felt the e-learning platform failed to meet their child's needs, calling for better visual aids and school-home communication.
• PTOTRCT2022The impact of external and internal focus of attention on visual dependence and EEG alpha oscillations during postural control.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy young adults balancing on a rocker board with misleading visual cues, focusing attention on the board itself reduced sway and visual reliance. Focusing on the feet did not improve balance compared to standard instructions.
• PTOTOther2022Skilled Nursing Facility Organizational Characteristics Are More Strongly Associated With Multiparticipant Therapy Provision Than Patient Characteristics.Physical therapyIn 2018, only 3% of Medicare skilled nursing facility patients received group or concurrent therapy. Facility ownership, region, staffing, and therapy volume were associated with it more than patient impairment.
• OTSLPCohort2022Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) given for poor feeding in at-risk infants also improves their motor abilities.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineInfants who achieved full oral feeds after taVNS paired with bottle-feeding showed greater gains in head and neck control than those who did not. Responders improved their motor scores by an average of 1.7 points, while non-responders showed no change.
• SLPCase-Control2022Statistical word learning in Catalan-Spanish and English-speaking children with and without developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with Developmental Language Disorder struggled to implicitly learn patterns in a stream of tones, unlike typically developing peers. This tone task showed promise as a screening tool, where low scores strongly suggested DLD regardless of the child's native language.
• SLPOther2022Phantom Stimulation for Cochlear Implant Users With Residual Low-Frequency Hearing.Ear and hearingElectric plus phantom low-frequency stimulation did not clearly match electric plus acoustic low-frequency stimulation. Both improved speech-in-noise scores compared with electric-only high-frequency stimulation, and adding phantom to electric plus acoustic stimulation worsened scores.
• Other2022Practice Tools for Screening and Monitoring Insomnia in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThis paper proposes two unvalidated tools for screening and monitoring insomnia in children with autism. Because the authors state these tools have not yet been tested or validated, there are no findings here to change clinical practice.
• PTOTCohort2022Relationships Among Environmental Variables, Physical Capacity, Balance Self-Efficacy, and Real-World Walking Activity Post-Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairLiving in a more deprived neighborhood was linked to fewer daily steps after stroke. This link was partly explained by lower balance confidence. Physical capacity did not change this relationship, and living situation showed no association.
• SLPOther2022Using Narrow Band CE-Chirps to Elicit Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials.Ear and hearingNarrow band CE-Chirps at 500 Hz produced larger cVEMP amplitudes and higher response rates in older adults compared to tone bursts. This suggests they may reduce falsely absent results in elderly patients without needing to change the test frequency to 1000 Hz.
• OTRCT2022A preliminary randomized, controlled trial of executive function training for children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice10 hours of computer executive-function training plus coaching changed children's brain response during a conflict task, but did not improve lab or parent-reported executive function. A reduction in repetitive behaviors was not a planned main result.
• SLPCohort2022Dysphagia limit in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 12 years.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren with cerebral palsy swallowed far smaller amounts of water at once than typically developing peers. Even those classified as eating and drinking safely had a median limit of 7mL, compared to 22mL in typical children.
• SLPCohort2022A longitudinal study of the phonological organisation of novel word forms in children with developmental language disorder.International journal of speech-language pathologyChildren with DLD persistently struggle to organise novel sound sequences into stable patterns over two years, even as their basic sound accuracy improves. Unlike typical peers, their speech variability does not converge with norms, suggesting sequencing deficits are a core, lasting feature of the disorder.
• PTOther2022Quantitatively assessing aging effects in rapid motor behaviours: a cross-sectional study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOlder adults performed worse on rapid interactive tasks, but hand speed and movement area did not decline with age. The drop in performance came from an inability to sustain high target-hit rates when overwhelmed, suggesting processing limits rather than basic motor weakness.
• SLPCohort2022Home Auditory Environments of Children With Cochlear Implants and Children With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants did not show the typical age-related increase in conversational turns and vocalizations seen in peers with normal hearing. However, they experienced significantly less background noise. Earlier implant activation and higher maternal education were associated with more interaction.
• PTOTPilot2022Acceptability and deliverability of an auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) training programme for use at home and outdoors to improve gait and physical activity post-stroke.Archives of physiotherapyStroke survivors safely completed a home and outdoor gait training programme using a low-cost metronome. They found the exercises easy to follow, felt safe, and all would recommend the programme, though it did not measure actual walking improvements.
• SLPCohort2022Infant Effortful Control Mediates Relations Between Nondirective Parenting and Internalising-Related Child Behaviours in an Autism-Enriched Infant Cohort.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn infants with older siblings who have autism, more nondirective parenting at 8 months linked to better toddler self-regulation, which in turn predicted fewer internalising symptoms at 3 years. Parenting did not change the risk from early behavioural inhibition, and the link disappeared when children later diagnosed with autism were excluded.
• SLPOther2022Variability in Quantity and Quality of Early Linguistic Experience in Children With Cochlear Implants: Evidence from Analysis of Natural Auditory Environments.Ear and hearingIn 14 children with cochlear implants, home speech varied widely. Some heard less than fifty percent of words directed to them, others more than fifty percent. Language input did not predict language scores at 6 months.
• OTSLPSurvey2022Predictors of Satisfaction with Autism Treatment Services During COVID-19.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers of autistic children reported lower satisfaction with speech, occupational, and behavioral therapy when delivered via telehealth compared to in-person. However, higher caregiver stress predicted higher satisfaction with psychotherapy and occupational therapy. These are associations from a survey, not proof of cause.
• PTOther2022A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Nervous System.International journal of sports physical therapyNo study results are reported. This is a commentary on nervous-system contributions to rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction.
• Pilot2022Temporary Botulinum Immobilization of Residuum Muscles for Facilitation of the Initial Ingrowth of Skin to the Porous Skin and Bone Integrated Pylon in the Technology of Direct Skeletal Attachment: Large Animal Model.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn three pigs, Botulinum toxin A failed to weaken leg muscles. Botulinum toxin B caused muscle paralysis but killed one animal at a high dose. A lower dose produced temporary paralysis, peaking at four weeks, allowing the animal to recover.
• SLPOther2022Optimizing Parameters for Using the Parallel Auditory Brainstem Response to Quickly Estimate Hearing Thresholds.Ear and hearingFor normal-hearing adults, a 40 Hz stimulation rate optimizes the parallel ABR, yielding clear waveforms in under 10 minutes. Extending the analysis window to 30 ms saves 5 to 16 minutes for the slowest low-frequency responses.
• SLPOther2022"I Don't Do Much Without Researching Things Myself": A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Role of Parent Health Literacy in Autism Services Use for Young Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with autism rarely rely on a single source of information. They actively cross-check advice from doctors, the internet, and other parents, often prioritizing their own research over clinical recommendations. Financial barriers and insurance confusion significantly hinder access to services.
• OTOther2022Experience of adults with upper-limb difference and their views on sensory feedback for prostheses: a mixed methods study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdults with upper-limb differences said the value of prosthetic sensory feedback would be trust in the device, not a new sensation. They wanted reliable, comfortable, adjustable feedback that complements vision and socket cues.
• SLPOther2021Joint attention and intelligence in children with autism spectrum disorder without severe intellectual disability.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn 113 children with autism without severe intellectual disability, ADOS joint attention scores were linked to K-ABC intelligence scores. Higher joint attention sum related to lower mental processing index scores. Only hand movements and matrix analogies showed this link. This is not proof.
• SLPOther2021Comparison of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation-Screening Test Risk Subtest to Two Other Screeners for Low-Income Prekindergartners Who Speak African American English and Live in the Urban South.American journal of speech-language pathologyThree recommended language screeners produced high failure rates and disagreed on nearly half of 73 African American prekindergartners. The DELV–Screening Test Risk failed 52% of children. Clinicians should expect inconsistent results when screening low-income speakers of African American English in the urban South.
• SLPCohort2021Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children II: Articulation Rate Growth Curves.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRTypically developing children show wide variation in articulation rate. By age 4, the 5th percentile is 2.5 syllables per second. By age 10, the 5th percentile is 3.0 syllables per second. Rates increase with age and utterance length, but most children take years to reach adult speeds.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022Active Conservative Management of Primary Spinal Syringomyelia: A Scoping Review and Perspectives for an Activity-based Clinical Approach.Journal of rehabilitation medicineEvidence for active conservative management of primary spinal syringomyelia is extremely limited and low quality. Seven heterogeneous studies, mostly case reports, suggested physiotherapy may improve pain and function, but intervention details were often missing and no causal link was proven.
• SLPQualitative2022Parental Experiences with Early Identification and Initial Care for their Child with Autism: Tailored Improvement Strategies.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with autism reported feeling their concerns were dismissed by healthcare professionals, leading to stigma and isolation. They identified knowledge gaps in first-line care and system fragmentation as major barriers to early diagnosis and support.
• PTNarrative Review2022Changing our Diagnostic Paradigm Part II: Movement System Diagnostic Classification.International journal of sports physical therapyThis article proposes a framework for classifying shoulder pain by movement dysfunction rather than tissue damage, but it reports no study results or patient outcomes. It is a theoretical argument for changing diagnostic practice, not evidence that the proposed classification works.
• SLPPilot2022Use of a Social Robot (LOVOT) for Persons With Dementia: Exploratory Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStaff reported the LOVOT robot calmed residents and sparked conversation, but well-being scores did not improve. Some residents rejected the robot or became overstimulated. This was a small pilot, so it does not prove the robot works.