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 433 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Capturing and Operationalizing Participation in Pediatric Re/Habilitation Research Using Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesArtificial intelligence tools currently measure only observable behavior, failing to capture how children actually feel or think during therapy activities. These tools also rely on data from autistic boys, meaning they cannot yet assess the full experience of participation for all patients.
• OTCase-Control2022Real-world executive functioning for autistic children in school and home settings.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic children were rated as having greater everyday executive function difficulties at school and at home, especially shifting between activities. Age-related differences appeared mainly in school, and ratings tracked adaptive behavior in the same setting.
• SLPOther2022Autism Through the Ages: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding How Age and Age of Diagnosis Affect Quality of Life.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults reported lower quality of life than non-autistic adults. Later diagnosis was linked with poorer quality of life and more autistic traits. Interviews described years of masking and stigma, then diagnosis as helpful but stressful.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Pathway of care for visual and vestibular rehabilitation after mild traumatic brain injury: a critical review.Brain injuryOnly eight low-quality studies describe care pathways for visual and vestibular symptoms after mild brain injury. Sequential referral is common, but evidence for combined treatment is limited to case reports. Standardized protocols and timing for referral remain undefined.
• Cohort2022Levels of Self-representation and Their Sociocognitive Correlates in Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersLate-diagnosed autistic adults showed subtle differences in how they process self and friend information compared to non-autistic adults. Loneliness, not just autistic traits, appeared to drive how close people felt to friends and strangers. This does not change clinical treatment yet.
• Survey2022Research priorities for children with neurological impairment and medical complexity in high-income countries.Developmental medicine and child neurologyExperts and families ranked behavior, feeding tolerance, tone, dysautonomia, irritability and pain, sleep, aspiration and mental health as priority research questions. These are evidence gaps, not proven treatments.
• OTSLPSurvey2022Experience of Autistic Children and Their Families During the Pandemic: From Distress to Coping Strategies.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost parents and many autistic children found the pandemic stressful. Parents reported routines, understanding needs, and social contact helped; lost services, isolation, and school demands hindered. Children valued electronics, while parents often saw too much access as a barrier.
• SLPOther2022Amplification Self-Adjustment: Controls and Repeatability.Ear and hearingIn adults with hearing loss, self-adjusting loudness and spectrum produced similar average output with two or three controls, but adjusting high frequencies first lowered low-frequency output. Self-adjusted output gave better speech recognition than a generic start. This was a lab simulation.
• PTOTOther2022mHealth Apps for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost musculoskeletal rehab apps lack evidence and fail to support adherence. Only 11% cited research, and 75% had no patient-reported outcomes. Few offered two-way clinician communication or safety warnings, limiting their usefulness for safe, tailored home exercise programs.
• PTOther2022Throwing kinematics and elbow varus torque relative to ball size in junior baseball players.Journal of physical therapy scienceJunior baseball players threw faster and with more shoulder rotation using a smaller ball of the same weight. While raw elbow torque did not change, the torque relative to ball speed was lower, suggesting a potential reduction in injury risk per pitch.
• PTOther2022Application of the 4-Element Movement System Model to Sports Physical Therapy Practice and Education.International journal of sports physical therapy
• OTOther2022Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder of All Ages, Levels of Symptom Severity and General Cognitive Ability Display Low Processing Speed Index Scores Warranting Special Educational Assistance.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and no intellectual disability had low processing speed scores. The low scores were present across ages, general ability, symptom severity and uneven verbal and reasoning score profiles. This suggests school support may be needed regardless of those differences.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022The Utility and Acceptability of a New Noninvasive Ventilatory Assist Device, Rest-Activity Cycler-Positive Airways Pressure, During Exercise in a Population of Healthy Adults: Cohort Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesHealthy adults walked the same distance with or without a new portable breathing device, but reported feeling more breathless while using it. No adverse events occurred, and participants did not ask to stop. The device is feasible for testing in people with COPD but not yet proven beneficial.
• OTSLPQualitative2022A qualitative exploration of autistic mothers' experiences II: Childbirth and postnatal experiences.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic mothers described childbirth as overwhelming due to sensory issues and unclear communication, not just pain. They valued continuity of care, private rooms, and direct explanations. Postnatal support was often fragmented, with autism knowledge lacking among professionals, leading to missed accommodations and anxiety.
• Cohort2022Maternal resources for care are associated with child growth and early childhood development in Bangladesh and Vietnam.Child: care, health and developmentTaller and better-nourished mothers had taller children. Support with chores linked to motor skills in Bangladesh, while mental well-being and social support linked to language in Vietnam. Context changed which resources mattered.
• PTOTSystematic Review2022Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMost upper-limb soft robotic suits are still prototypes tested on healthy people, not patients. Only one study showed motor recovery in stroke survivors. These devices are not ready for clinical use, and their real-world benefit for daily tasks remains unproven.
• OTSLPOther2022Autism Voices: A novel method to access first-person perspective of autistic youth.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic teenagers across the spectrum, including minimally verbal youth, engaged in interviews when questions used picture cards and allowed answers via writing, texting, or pointing. Parents sometimes helped communication, but older verbal teens preferred interviewing without them.
• SLPRCT2021Toward Preventing Speech and Language Disorders of Known Genetic Origin: First Post-Intervention Results of Babble Boot Camp in Children With Classic Galactosemia.American journal of speech-language pathologyInfants with classic galactosemia receiving early parent-coached speech intervention showed faster growth in babble complexity and larger expressive vocabularies than untreated peers. At follow-up, most treated children had typical articulation and language scores, unlike untreated controls.
• SLPQualitative2021Successes and challenges of speech language therapy service provision in Western Kenya: Three case studies.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSpeech therapy services in Western Kenya rely on international funding and fragile partnerships that break when local administrators change. Parents acting as liaisons and community-based camps improved trust and access, but direct one-on-one clinical models remained unsustainable without government integration.
• PTOther2021The Inaugural IJSPT and OSET Research Symposium: 2021 Abstracts.International journal of sports physical therapyThis document is a collection of conference abstracts, not a single study. It summarizes varied findings, such as dry needling adding no benefit to hip strengthening in runners, while visual biofeedback increased quadriceps activation more than verbal cues.
• SLPOther2021The sensitivity and specificity of wideband absorbance measure in identifying pathologic middle ears in adults living with HIV.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsWideband absorbance detected more middle ear problems than standard tympanometry in adults with HIV, especially at low frequencies. However, its overall accuracy was modest. It should not replace clinical judgment but may help screen when specialist access is limited.
• PTOther2022Lifting Techniques: Why Are We Not Using Evidence To Optimize Movement?International journal of sports physical therapyThere is no single safest lifting technique. The optimal choice depends on the patient's goal, such as conserving energy, building specific tissue, or managing pain, rather than defaulting to the squat.
• SLPCohort2022Home language maintenance in bilingual children with normal hearing and with hearing loss who use cochlear implants.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsBilingual children with cochlear implants kept their home language, Spanish, but less than matched peers with normal hearing. Both groups retained more than half of Spanish items over time. Maternal education was linked to better maintenance in the implant group.
• PTOTCohort2022Effect of life-space mobility on subjective well-being in aged home-based rehabilitation users with different levels of independence in activities of daily living.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor home-based rehab users who are mostly independent, greater life-space mobility strongly correlated with better subjective well-being. This link was absent in those with moderate or severe disabilities. Expanding community access may support well-being in higher-functioning patients.
• PTOTPilot2022Feasibility and Potential Effects of Robot-Assisted Passive Range of Motion Training in Combination with Conventional Rehabilitation on Hand Function in Patients with Chronic Stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicineTwelve chronic stroke patients who received robot-assisted passive finger movement before conventional hand therapy showed improved hand strength and function. However, the study had no control group and a very small sample, so it is impossible to tell if the robot caused the improvement or if standard therapy alone would have achieved the same result.
• PTOTQualitative2022ExerG: adapting an exergame training solution to the needs of older adults using focus group and expert interviews.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOlder adults want exergames to feel safe and real. They asked for harnesses, therapist presence, and tasks like shopping rather than fantasy worlds. Therapists worried that technical glitches or lack of home access would ruin motivation. These insights guide device design, not treatment outcomes.
• SLPQualitative2022Perspectives of Canadian Rural Consultant Pediatricians on Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPRural pediatricians described a three-stage diagnostic process: preassessment gathering, diagnosis, and service access. They relied heavily on local allied health relationships and group mentoring to manage complex cases, noting that diagnosis is often driven by service eligibility rather than just clinical need.
• PTNarrative Review2022Forefoot Injuries in Athletes: Integration of the Movement System.International journal of sports physical therapyThis clinical commentary describes how to examine and treat athletes with forefoot injuries. It reports no patients and no outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
• PTOTOther2022Effect of different seat heights on lumbar spine flexion during stand-to-sit motion.Journal of physical therapy scienceStanding up from a low seat requires much more forward bending of the lower back than standing from a standard seat. The back flexes more because the pelvis tilts backward while the chest keeps tilting forward, increasing the mechanical load on the lumbar spine.
• OTPilot2022Evaluating surface EMG control of motorized wheelchairs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFour patients with ALS and limited hand dexterity used jaw muscle sensors to drive a wheelchair. Three who had lost independent control rated the system as very much improved. This is a small pilot, so it shows the device is usable, not that it works better than other options.
• PTNarrative Review2022A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Integumentary System.International journal of sports physical therapyNo finding to act on. This is a clinical commentary on skin and scar care after ACL reconstruction, not a study of outcomes.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Does time spent in rehabilitation make a difference on activity limitation and impairment in people with stroke? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIncreasing rehabilitation time did not consistently improve outcomes. While some subgroup analyses suggested benefits for daily activities and upper limb function when time differences were large, the overall certainty was very low. There is no evidence to recommend a specific minimum daily dose of rehabilitation for stroke patients.
• PTOther2022A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Cardiopulmonary System.International journal of sports physical therapyThere is no trial result to report. This paper is a clinical commentary arguing that cardiopulmonary fitness declines after ACL reconstruction and should be assessed and trained alongside strength and movement. It offers expert recommendations, not tested interventions.
• PTOTQualitative2022Initial development of a patient-reported outcome measure of disability due to Katakori via evaluating patient comprehensibility and comprehensiveness.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients testing a draft questionnaire for Katakori disability found wording, scoring, and missing activities confusing, so developers revised it into a final version. It is not yet a validated outcome measure.
• Other2022Fused ultrasound and electromyography-driven neuromuscular model to improve plantarflexion moment prediction across walking speeds.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationCombining muscle electrical signals with ultrasound thickness data improved the prediction of ankle push-off force during walking. This method was more accurate than using either signal alone and remained robust across different walking speeds in healthy adults.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Motorless cadence control of standard and low duty cycle-patterned neural stimulation intensity extends muscle-driven cycling output after paralysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationClosed-loop control of implanted nerve stimulation significantly improved cycling endurance for six of seven participants with paralysis. The system adjusted stimulus intensity to maintain a target cadence, delaying muscle fatigue and allowing higher power output to be sustained for longer than with fixed, supramaximal stimulation.
• Other2022IVIM Imaging of Paraspinal Muscles Following Moderate and High-Intensity Exercise in Healthy Individuals.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesNot all MRI measures distinguished exercise intensity in 11 healthy adults. High-intensity lumbar exercise produced larger water-movement changes, but blood-related measures did not differ. This is an imaging study, not evidence for patient outcomes.
• PTOther2022Movement System Dysfunction Applied to Youth and Young Adult Throwing Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper proposes a screening framework for baseball pitchers but reports no results. It lists tests for shoulder, hip, and core function without demonstrating that using them prevents injury. There is no evidence here to change clinical practice.
• SLPOther2021Which cognitive and linguistc factors influence phonological processing in adolescents?CoDASIn adolescents, rapid naming speed and phonological awareness are tightly linked to executive functions and attention, not just reading history. Slower object naming predicts lower working memory scores. Assessing these cognitive factors is essential when evaluating language difficulties in this age group.
• Case-Control2021A biomarker-based study of prenatal smoking exposure and autism in a Finnish national birth cohort.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBiomarker levels of maternal smoking and secondhand smoke exposure were not associated with childhood autism in this large Finnish cohort. This suggests early to mid-pregnancy tobacco exposure is not a risk factor for autism, though a possible link with autism co-occurring with ADHD remains unclear.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Audiologists should not fail with falls: A call to commit to prevention of falls in older adults.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAudiologists are urged to screen older adults for fall risk using simple tools like the Timed Up and Go test. The article argues that hearing loss and vestibular issues increase fall risk, but it presents no new clinical trial data or patient outcomes.
• SLPCase Report2021Silver-Russell syndrome: clinical, neurodevelopmental and communication characteristics: clinical case studies.CoDASThree young boys with Silver-Russell syndrome had ongoing feeding and oral motor concerns, lower motor and expressive language performance than expected, and better understanding than speech output.
• SLPCohort2021Reference parameters for normality and associated factors to hard palate during mixed dentition phase.CoDASHard palate measurements in 569 children varied by sex, age, and dentition stage. Posterior crossbite, Class II/III malocclusion, prolonged sucking habits, and white skin color were associated with narrower palates. Oronasal breathing was associated with a deeper palate. Reference values were provided for clinical comparison.
• SLPSurvey2021Self-reported hearing difficulty in workers exposed to industrial dust in southern Brazil.CoDASAfter accounting for age, sex, skin color, noise and chemicals, dust-exposed workers in southern Brazil were 1.77 times more likely to report hearing difficulty than unexposed workers. This survey cannot show dust caused it.
• SLPOther2021Comparison of performance with hearing aid programmed to NAL-NL1 first-fit and optimized-fit.CoDASOptimizing a hearing aid to NAL-NL1 targets with probe-microphone verification improved soft-sound audibility by 10 dB and raised Kannada word scores by 7% versus manufacturer first-fit in 11 adults.
• SLPSurvey2021Analysis of the singing voice handicap index for elderly choristers.CoDASElderly choristers had a median singing voice difficulty score of 25 on a 144-point scale. Scores were higher in singers aged 76 or older, female contraltos, and those who drank little water.
• PTOTOther2022Visual oscillation effects on dynamic balance control in people with multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationVirtual trees swaying in a VR scene disrupted balance in people with MS but not in healthy controls. This suggests patients may mistake moving objects for their own motion, which could explain falls in busy environments like grocery stores.
• PTOther2022Evaluation of supraspinatus muscle changes in the shoulder joint of stroke patients with hemiplegic and shoulder subluxation using ultrasonography: comparison between affected and unaffected sides.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with shoulder subluxation had thinner supraspinatus muscles on the affected side at 0°, 30°, and 60° shoulder abduction. Those without subluxation showed no side-to-side difference. Ultrasound may help assess the shoulder, but this study did not test treatment.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Evaluating the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls in Adults With Vestibular Dysfunction or Nonvestibular Dizziness.Ear and hearingHearing loss was not associated with falls in patients with vestibular dysfunction or non-vestibular dizziness. This null finding held across all subgroups, including those aged 65 or older, those with high medication burden, and those with bilateral vestibular hypofunction.
• PTOTOther2022Mobility-Focused Physical Outcome Measures Over Telecommunication Technology (Zoom): Intra and Interrater Reliability Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesGrip strength and functional reach scores match in-person results when done over Zoom. Timed tests like the 3-meter walk are unreliable because of lag, recording times about 1 second slower than in-person checks.