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 437 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTCohort2022A profile of adult patients with major burns admitted to a Level 1 Trauma Centre and their functional outcomes at discharge: A retrospective review.The South African journal of physiotherapyMost adult burn survivors in this private South African centre regained independent mobility by discharge, but joint stiffness and weak muscle strength persisted. No patient factors predicted who would remain dependent, so clinicians cannot assume severity scores alone will guide rehabilitation intensity.
• PTSurvey2022Knowledge, attitudes and practice of clinicians managing chronic pain in a tertiary care facility.The South African journal of physiotherapyMost clinicians in this hospital had inadequate chronic pain knowledge and attitudes: 139 of 153 scored below 75%. Best-practice use was high for cognitive/behavioural pain care (62%) but low for pain assessment (9%) and pharmacological management (7%).
• PTOther2022Considerations for the Medical Management of the Circus Performance Artist and Acrobat.International journal of sports physical therapyThis commentary describes the complex physical, cultural, and psychological demands on circus performers. It suggests that managing their health requires collaboration between medical staff, coaches, and technicians. No patient outcomes or treatment effects are reported.
• SLPOther2022Reliability, validity and developmental sensitivity of the Language Use Inventory (LUI) in the Chinese context.International journal of language & communication disordersThe Mandarin Chinese version of the Language Use Inventory accurately distinguishes children with autism from typically developing peers and tracks pragmatic development from 18 to 47 months. It is a valid parent-report tool for assessing social communication skills in this age group.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Parental engagement in early intervention for infants with cerebral palsy-A realist synthesis.Child: care, health and developmentWeekly face-to-face coaching and accessible home materials help parents stick with infant therapy. However, home programmes do not consistently improve infant motor skills, and parents often find the process stressful despite high adherence.
• PTOTCohort2022Analysis of factors influencing patient satisfaction after total hip arthroplasty in a Japanese cohort: the significant effect of postoperative physical activity.Journal of physical therapy sciencePostoperative physical activity levels, not mental health scores, were the strongest factors linked to patient satisfaction after hip replacement. Patients who reported higher activity levels and demonstrated greater hip abductor strength were significantly more likely to be very satisfied.
• SLPPilot2022Inclusion of Older Adults Who Experience Homelessness in Laboratory-Based Audiology Research: a Feasibility Study.Ear and hearingOnly 11 of 22 older adults experiencing homelessness who signed up came to the lab. All 11 completed hearing testing, but for two it took twice the usual time and was not reliable. 54.5% had hearing loss.
• PTOTNarrative Review2021Exercise-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Review of Components, Prescription, Efficacy, and Safety.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesExercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves walking distance, symptoms, and quality of life in interstitial lung disease, but benefits often fade within six months. Most trials used 8 to 12 weeks of combined aerobic and strength training, with safety data rarely reported.
• PTOTNarrative Review2021Neuroplasticity at Home: Improving Home-Based Motor Learning Through Technological Solutions. A Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHome tech aids neuroplasticity but forces a trade-off. Simple sensory or game-based training allows high repetition but lacks precise feedback. Videoconferencing offers expert guidance but limits dose. Choose the tool based on whether the patient needs volume or correction.
• SLPSurvey2021Disparities in health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic between the hearing and deaf communities.Research in developmental disabilitiesDeaf or hard of hearing people in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia scored lower on 15 of 19 COVID-19 knowledge items, especially those with moderate or worse hearing loss or using sign language only. They also had less access to interpreters and medical advice.
• Pilot2021Largest Lyapunov Exponent Optimization for Control of a Bionic-Hand: A Brain Computer Interface Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOptimizing brain signal features improved offline classification accuracy slightly, but real-time bionic hand control remained inaccurate and insignificant. This experimental setup does not yet offer a reliable method for controlling prosthetics in clinical practice.
• SLPOther2021Language profile of children from a quilombola community.CoDASQuilombola preschoolers showed adequate vocabulary but impaired phonology and verbal short-term memory. Most five-year-olds retained phonological processes beyond expected ages, and none performed adequately on memory tasks. Functional communication was preserved, but school readiness risks were identified.
• OTPilot2021Facilitating manual wheelchair skills following lower limb amputation using a group process: A nested mixed methods pilot study.Australian occupational therapy journalEleven new wheelchair users with lower limb amputations completed a structured skills programme. Self-reported capacity, confidence, and performance all increased, and most improved on their personal goals. However, only a third of sessions were actually group-based, and participants were also receiving usual rehabilitation, so the specific effect of the programme cannot be isolated.
• Other2021Phytoecdysteroids Accelerate Recovery of Skeletal Muscle Function Following in vivo Eccentric Contraction-Induced Injury in Adult and Old Mice.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOral 20-hydroxyecdysone restored muscle force by 7 days after eccentric injury in adult and old mice, while placebo did not. This is mouse data, not tested evidence for people.
• Other2021Rehabilitation Evidence-Based Decision-Making: The READ Model.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper proposes a seven-layer decision-making model (READ) to help clinicians structure evidence-based care, starting with family-set goals and moving through prognosis, intervention selection, dose, and review. It is a conceptual framework, not a study, so it reports no results or evidence of effectiveness.
• SLPCohort2021Affect and gaze responses during an Emotion-Evoking Task in infants at an increased likelihood for autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismInfants with an older sibling with autism showed more negative facial and vocal reactions to routine care tasks like hair brushing and face washing. They also looked at the objects less than peers. These observed behaviors, but not parent questionnaires, predicted higher autism symptoms at age two.
• PTOther2021Phenotyping Adopters of Mobile Applications Among Patients With COPD: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCOPD patients who used mobile apps were younger and had higher walking capacity than non-users. Those using activity apps self-reported more activity, but objective data showed more sedentary time and no higher objectively measured activity.
• PTOther2021Mechanical Design and Control System Development of a Rehabilitation Robotic System for Walking With Arm Swing.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA prototype arm-leg robot moved the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle joints together on a curved treadmill. With one test person, it produced walking-like joint paths and heel-to-forefoot foot pressure.
• SLPOther2021The Effect of Advanced Age on the Electrode-Neuron Interface in Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingIn cochlear implant users, advanced age did not significantly reduce the quality of the connection between the implant electrode and the nerve. However, the strength of the neural response grew more slowly in older adults, and the connection quality varied by electrode location.
• PTQualitative2021Issues Faced by Prosthetists and Physiotherapists During Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation: A Thematic Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesClinicians described lower-limb prosthetic rehabilitation as disrupted by long NHS waits, staff changes, residual-limb volume and skin changes, and rigid sockets that quickly become ill-fitting, with pain, sores, and halted gait training.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021Person-Centered Healthcare Practice in a Pandemic Context: An Exploration of People's Experience of Seeking Healthcare Support.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesEleven people with long-term conditions described feeling dismissed by healthcare services during the pandemic. They struggled to access support because symptoms were not believed or matched narrow referral criteria. Feeling heard and partnering with clinicians who admitted knowledge limits helped them cope despite lack of treatment.
• PTNarrative Review2022Mastering Prognostic Tools: An Opportunity to Enhance Personalized Care and to Optimize Clinical Outcomes in Physical Therapy.Physical therapyThis article argues that physical therapists should move beyond diagnostic labels to use validated prognostic tools for personalized care. It details the methodology for developing these tools but reports no original clinical data or patient outcomes.
• SLPQualitative2022Microaggression and the adult stuttering experience.Journal of communication disordersAdults who stutter described frequent microaggressions, particularly patronizing comments like "slow down" and being treated as helpless or less intelligent. Many also reported feeling abandoned by speech therapy or judged by clinicians. Participants often excused these behaviors to avoid appearing overly sensitive.
• PTPilot2022Changes in hamstring flexibility and muscle strength during the menstrual cycle in healthy young females.Journal of physical therapy sciencePassive stiffness decreased during ovulation, but muscle strength did not drop. Range of motion increased in the ovulation and luteal phases compared with the follicular phase. Strength increased in the luteal phase compared with ovulation.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2022Symptoms of Pediatric Feeding Disorders Among Individuals with 3q29 Deletion Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with 3q29 deletion syndrome report far more feeding problems than typically developing peers. Clinicians should screen for selective eating, refusal behaviors, and growth issues, as these symptoms persist across ages and are worse in those with global developmental delays.
• SLPOther2022Children's Behavior and Maternal Parenting Stress in Young Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAverage behavior scores did not differ between children with sex chromosome trisomies and typically developing peers. Children with trisomies had lower developmental scores and reported vocabulary, and mothers reported more stress in parent-child interaction.
• PTOther2022Intra- and inter-examiner reliability and minimal detectable change for different methods of measuring toe grip strength in healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceMeasuring toe grip with the bar over the first interphalangeal joint was more reliable than a comfortable grip. In healthy adults, changes within 4.97 kg may be measurement error.
• PTPilot2022Effects of a walking program in patients with chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction who walked about thirty minutes daily for three months reported less dizziness handicap and anxiety, and showed better balance on foam surfaces. This was a small uncontrolled pilot, so causation is not established.
• PTOTOther2022Related factors associated with exercise behavior in patients with peripheral arterial disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 43 patients with peripheral arterial disease, only higher exercise self-efficacy was associated with being active. Walking distance and pain scores did not differ between active and inactive groups, suggesting confidence matters more than physical limitation.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Assessment of dual-tasking during a dynamic balance task using a smartphone app: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceA smartphone app detected balance changes during dual-task walking in healthy adults. However, the app's own stopwatch function failed to record accurate times for these short tests, meaning clinicians cannot rely on the phone's timing feature alone for this assessment.
• Qualitative2022Human (in)security and psychological well-being in Palestinian children living amidst military violence: A qualitative participatory research using interactive maps.Child: care, health and developmentPalestinian children identified schools, homes, and family as sources of security, but military presence and community violence turned these into places of fear. Children reported that ongoing structural violence, not just isolated trauma, drove their psychological distress and sense of insecurity.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Caregiver strain among North American parents of children from the Autism Treatment Network Registry Call-Back Study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregiver strain did not significantly decrease on average over two years, despite the authors' hypothesis. However, strain fluctuated for most families: it increased for nearly half and decreased for nearly half. Strain was lower when children's adaptive skills improved or behavior problems decreased.
• OTSLPCohort2022Children's Attention and Self-Regulatory Behavior Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPParents reported modest declines in children's attention, task engagement, and impulse control during the pandemic. Families facing four or more disruptions saw specific drops in waiting their turn. These changes were not linked to child demographics or pre-existing parent depression.
• SLPCase Report2022Treating lexical retrieval using letter fluency and tDCS in primary progressive aphasia: a single-case study.AphasiologyOne man with early primary progressive aphasia improved word retrieval after letter fluency therapy combined with brain stimulation. Gains lasted three months for trained letters and transferred to an untrained naming task, but only with left frontal stimulation.
• SLPOther2022Distortion of Spectral Ripples Through Cochlear Implants Has Major Implications for Interpreting Performance Scores.Ear and hearingSpectral ripple scores above 2 ripples per octave are unreliable for cochlear implant users. The device distorts these high-density signals, so a higher score does not prove better spectral resolution. Clinicians should ignore correlations involving these high thresholds.
• SLPCohort2021Autism severity aggregates with family psychiatric history in a community-based autism sample.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers reported more severe social deficits on the SRS-2 for autistic individuals with a family history of psychiatric conditions, specifically depression. However, this link was not found on the ADOS-2 clinical exam. This suggests caregiver reports may reflect broader behavioral challenges rather than core autism symptoms.
• SLPCase Report2021Dysphagia due to anterior cervical osteophytosis: case report.CoDASA 66-year-old man with dysphagia caused by large cervical bone spurs responded to conservative management. Speech therapy using chin tuck maneuvers and diet texture modification resolved his swallowing issues, allowing him to avoid surgery and maintain safe eating for two years.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation for People Living With Dementia.Ear and hearingAdapt the clinic, the appointment, and the test to the person. Hearing aids alone often fail; combine them with communication training for carers, environmental changes, and personal amplifiers. Screen cognition cautiously and only with referral pathways in place.
• Narrative Review2021Implementation of Best-Evidence Osteoarthritis Care: Perspectives on Challenges for, and Opportunities From, Low and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesClinicians in South Africa, Brazil, and Nepal describe how poverty and fragmented health systems block best-evidence osteoarthritis care. The paper maps these barriers to policy priorities but reports no patient outcomes or tested interventions.
• PTPilot2021Shoulder Tendon Adaptations Following a Graded Exercise Test to Exhaustion in Highly Trained Wheelchair Rugby Athletes With Different Impairments.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAfter a maximal exercise test, biceps tendon echogenicity dropped significantly, suggesting fluid shift or reactive change. Athletes with spinal cord injuries had thicker supraspinatus tendons than those with other impairments. However, most tendon measures did not change, and pain was only linked to one post-exercise ultrasound finding.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Exploring sensory phenotypes in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismParent reports grouped autistic participants into five sensory patterns. The broad sensory difference group had lower daily living and social scores, while the most typical group had higher scores. IQ and sex did not differ across the groups.
• PTOTOther2021Evaluation of the Implementation of a Home-Based Exercise Training Program for People With COPD: A Mixed-Methods Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost patients with COPD maintained home-based strength training for a year when coached. Stabilizing a routine within the first two months predicted long-term adherence. Patients valued physical exercise cards and home visits but found weekly goal-setting burdensome.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021Canadian Resources for Siblings of Youth With Chronic Health Conditions to Inform and Support With Healthcare Management: A Qualitative Document Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost online resources for siblings of youth with chronic conditions offer general information, not practical healthcare management guidance. Siblings described learning care skills through trial and error, highlighting a critical gap in resources that support their role in navigating healthcare transitions and future planning.
• PTOTCohort2021Early Use of Phenol Neurolysis Likely Reduces the Total Amount of Botulinum Toxin in Management of Post-Stroke Spasticity.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStroke patients who received phenol neurolysis first required significantly less botulinum toxin in their subsequent injections compared to those who received botulinum toxin first. Phenol was typically used for lower limb spasticity within four months of stroke onset.
• SLPCohort2021The Impact of Occupational Noise Exposure on Hyperacusis: a Longitudinal Population Study of Female Workers in Sweden.Ear and hearingWomen in jobs with 75 to 85 dB(A) noise had double the risk of hyperacusis. Preschool teachers faced over three times the risk. This suggests harm occurs below the 85 dB(A) safety limit, urging better noise management in schools and similar settings.
• Other2021Unified framework for early stage status prediction of autism based on infant structural magnetic resonance imaging.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA machine learning model predicted autism status at 24 months from infant brain MRI with 91.5% accuracy in one dataset. It also classified subjects in a second dataset using a different scanner, but validation was small and not a clinical test.
• PTCase-Control2022Foot arch height, toe flexor strength, and dynamic balance ability in collegiate female dancers and non-dancers.Journal of physical therapy scienceCollegiate female dancers showed higher foot arches, much stronger toe flexors, and better dynamic balance than non-dancers. These differences likely reflect years of barefoot training, suggesting these measures could help screen for injury risk in this population.
• PTPilot2022Effects of an additional resistance training intervention in hemodialysis patients performing long-term ergometer exercise during dialysis.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 12 weeks, adding rubber-band resistance before dialysis to ongoing supine ergometer exercise was linked to better 6-minute walk distance in 18 hemodialysis patients. Other strength and balance measures were not marked as improved.
• PTOther2022Gait cycle time variability in patients with knee osteoarthritis and its possible associating factors.Journal of physical therapy scienceFemale knee OA patients showed more irregular timing of their gait cycle than healthy women, even at their comfortable walking speed. Slower 5-meter walk times and worse knee pain and function were related to this irregularity.
• SLPCohort2022Determining the Relationship Between Hyoid Bone Kinematics and Airway Protection in Swallowing.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRHyoid bone movement alone does not predict aspiration risk once laryngeal closure is accounted for. Clinicians should prioritize whether the larynx closes completely and how quickly it does so, rather than relying on hyoid excursion measures to judge swallowing safety.