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 481 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTCohort2023Association of Caregiver Availability and Training With Patient Community Discharge After Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationStroke patients with a willing, able caregiver were more likely to return to the community after inpatient rehab. Caregiver training was also linked to community discharge, but the study cannot separate the two.
• PTRCT2023Variation in Outcomes and Number of Visits Following Care Guideline Implementation: Part 2 of an Analysis of 12 355 Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyAfter a knee replacement care guideline, function score gains were 5.6 points higher than in the non-guideline group, on a 0 to 100 scale, and clinic-to-clinic variation fell. The gain was below the 10 point threshold for meaningful change, and visits did not increase.
• SLPOther2023Assessing the Specificity and Accuracy of Accent Judgments by Lay Listeners.Language and speechListeners are more accurate when they give vague answers. Specific city-level guesses were often wrong, while country-level labels were more likely to be correct. Confidence did track with accuracy, so a hesitant listener is probably mistaken.
• OTSLPOther2023A comparison of the content and nature of worries of autistic and neurotypical young people as they transition from school.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic teens worry about the same things as neurotypical peers but feel more distress and anxiety. They specifically fear unexpected routine changes, social skills, and noise. Use concrete discussion tools to explore these worries before transition.
• SLPPilot2022Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study.Journal of communication disordersIn children who received traditional therapy plus ultrasound biofeedback, complex tongue shapes were linked to poorer /ɹ/ accuracy before treatment and better accuracy after treatment. Sensory scores showed no pre-treatment link.
• SLPSurvey2022Public awareness of developmental language disorder in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.International journal of language & communication disordersMany people in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia had heard of developmental language disorder, but accurate definitions were uncommon. Most still recognized speech-language pathologists as the key professionals, with teachers seen as similarly able to advise parents.
• PTOTRCT2022Effectiveness of ultrasound and median nerve gliding with and without shock-wave therapy in patients with moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding shock-wave therapy to ultrasound and nerve gliding exercises did not improve pain, grip strength, pinch strength, or function more than ultrasound and gliding alone in patients with moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.
• PTOTOther2022Motor function, muscle strength and health-related quality of life of children perinatally infected with HIV.The South African journal of physiotherapyIn 30 ambulatory children with perinatally acquired HIV, 36.7% were delayed and 23.3% were at high risk of motor delay on a standard motor test. Manual dexterity was worst, with sixty percent at risk or delayed. Girls had lower jump distance than boys.
• PTProtocol2022Exercise interventions used along the continuum of cancer care: A scoping review protocol.The South African journal of physiotherapyThis paper describes the plan for a future review of exercise interventions in cancer care. It contains no results, no patient data, and no findings to act on.
• Cohort2022Examination of pubertal timing and tempo in females and males with autism spectrum disorder compared to typically developing youth.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFemales with autism showed breast development about 8.28 months earlier and pubic hair about 6.0 months earlier than typically developing females. Males did not show clear differences, and timing did not predict anxiety or depression.
• SLPCohort2022Procedural learning and school-age language outcomes in children with and without a history of late talking.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with a history of late talking did not have weaker procedural learning or motor planning than peers. However, in children with typical early development, weaker procedural learning predicted lower school-age language scores. This suggests procedural learning may identify language risks in children who were not flagged as late talkers.
• PTOTOther2022Young's moduli of subcutaneous tissues and muscles under different loads at the gluteal region calculated using ultrasonography.Journal of physical therapy scienceGluteal subcutaneous tissue is much softer than muscle at light pressure. Palpate gently to assess fat and firmly to assess muscle. Tissue hardness varies widely between people, so compare the patient’s side to side rather than relying on a general sense of normal.
• PTOTOther2022Relevant factors for arm choice in reaching movement: a scoping review.Journal of physical therapy scienceArm choice in reaching tasks was associated with lower effort, higher success, hand dominance, and brain activity. The included studies were mostly healthy adults, so this suggests rehabilitation targets to test, not proven treatments.
• PTOTCohort2022Influence of patients' walking ability at one-week post-proximal femur fracture surgery on the choice of discharge destination in Japan.Journal of physical therapy scienceWalking ability one week after hip fracture surgery predicts discharge home. Patients with supervised walking ability were nearly twice as likely to go home. However, having a relative living together was a much stronger predictor, with patients four times more likely to be discharged home.
• PTRCT2022Effects of different visual presentation methods on movement procedure learning.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung physical therapy students could perform longer consecutive sequences of a 10-step movement when it was shown as five two-step picture blocks than as one full list. They also needed fewer sets to recall the full sequence, and more steps remained correct after 7 days.
• SLPCohort2022Factors Associated With the Development of Tinnitus and With the Degree of Annoyance Caused by Newly Developed Tinnitus.Ear and hearingHistory of smoking and high somatization scores predicted developing tinnitus five years later. Among those who did develop it, anxiety and poor speech recognition in noise predicted higher annoyance. These factors identify patients needing targeted prevention and emotional support.
• Narrative Review2023Musculoskeletal Pain: Current and Future Directions of Physical Therapy Practice.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo new finding is reported. This is a narrative review of musculoskeletal pain management concepts, not an original study, so it does not change practice on its own.
• Survey2023The importance of disability representation to address implicit bias in the workplace.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost business people in this UK sample showed implicit bias against disability. Bias was not lower in large firms or among hiring managers. It was lower in women and people with poorer health. Disability representation in hiring roles was low.
• PTOTQualitative2023Best practice rehabilitation pathway for the management of single and double-level lumbar fusion surgery: a modified Delphi Study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineExperts agreed on 122 statements for lumbar fusion rehab, emphasizing early mobilization and a single contact person. Patients validated this but highlighted a lack of relevant information and difficulty returning to work. This is expert consensus, not tested interventions.
• PTCohort2023Improved Outcomes Following a Care Guideline Implementation: Part 1 of an Analysis of 12 355 Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyAfter a knee replacement care guideline and quality improvement bundle, fewer patients failed to make meaningful progress: 14.3% after versus 25.8% before. This change cannot be pinned to any single component.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Factors Determining Not Returning to Full-Time Work 12 Months After Mild Ischemic Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAmong mild stroke survivors, persistent functional limitation and diabetes were linked to not returning to full-time work. Anxiety, depression, and fatigue appeared associated only before adjusting for other factors, so their independent role remains unclear.
• PTCohort2023The role of acute rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineHospitalized COVID-19 patients receiving usual medications including blood thinners, steroids, vitamins, oxygen or antivirals plus acute breathing, mobility and strength exercises improved on walking, balance and independence. No untreated control group, so the separate effect of any treatment is unknown.
• PTOTOther2023Development of a Remote Version of the Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensation, and Prehension (GRASSP): Validity and Reliability.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairRemote hand testing after chronic spinal cord injury gave scores similar to the in-person test and to scores from another examiner. It needs a home helper for some parts, and sensation had wider disagreement.
• SLPCohort2023Usefulness of Telemedicine for Disabled Children Receiving Feeding Therapy.DysphagiaFor disabled children receiving feeding therapy, telemedicine and in-person care led to similar improvements in feeding skills. The study found no significant difference between the two groups, suggesting telemedicine is a viable alternative for routine monitoring and guidance.
• PTOTCohort2023Deploying Digital Health Technologies for Remote Physical Activity Monitoring of Rural Populations With Chronic Neurologic Disease.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRemote step monitoring worked well for rural Veterans with Parkinson's or stroke, with high device adherence. However, daily activity was low in both groups. Older age predicted fewer steps, while Parkinson's patients took significantly fewer steps than stroke survivors.
• PTOTCase-Control2023Assessment of balance in people with mild traumatic brain injury using a balance systems model approach.Gait & posturePeople with subacute concussion scored lower on the Mini-BESTest than healthy controls, particularly in dynamic gait and reactive postural control. However, total scores did not correlate with overall self-reported symptom severity, meaning patients may underreport functional deficits.
• PTOTCohort2023Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Device-Measured Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome did significantly less vigorous exercise and took fewer steps than healthy peers. Higher body mass index and poorer quality of life scores were the only factors linked to this lower activity level.
• PTOTRCT2023The combined effect of short foot exercises and orthosis in symptomatic flexible flatfoot: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineAdding short foot exercises to a shoe insole reduced pain and improved function more than the insole alone in people with painful flat feet. The primary outcome, foot pressure, showed no difference between groups at the end of the six weeks.
• SLPSurvey2023Videofluoroscopy Practice in India: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists.DysphagiaIndian SLPs reported variable VFSS practice: 56% used a standard protocol, but 85% of those used an in-house one; 97% of barium users did not know contrast concentration; none screened for esophageal dysphagia.
• OTSLPSurvey2023Caregiver-Child Agreement in Health-Related Quality of Life of Autistic Children and Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregiver and child quality of life ratings usually agreed, but caregivers tended to rate emotional functioning lower than children, especially in children aged 8 to 12. Ask children directly when planning care.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Affective Symptoms and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.DysphagiaOropharyngeal dysphagia and anxiety or depression frequently occur together in head-and-neck cancer survivors. However, the review could not determine if swallowing problems cause distress or vice versa, nor how strong the link is.
• SLPCohort2023Filling lexical gaps and more: code-switching for the power of expression by young bilinguals.Journal of child languageBilingual children switch to their stronger language when their vocabulary gap between languages widens. This happens even when speaking to a bilingual parent who understands both, suggesting the switch is about expressing complex thoughts, not just missing words.
• PTCase-Control2022Sex-Specific Brain Activations during Single-Leg Exercise.International journal of sports physical therapyDuring simple knee movements, females showed higher brain activation in visual and planning areas, while males showed higher activation in the cerebellum. This suggests females may rely more on vision and movement planning, potentially due to lower proprioception.
• PTPilot2022An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Risk Screening and Reduction Program for High School Female Athletes: A Pilot Study.International journal of sports physical therapyEvery athlete met a high-risk ankle dorsiflexion cutoff. Jump landing and balance step-down scores were high-risk in 10/15 and 11/15. Hip strength and hamstring-to-quadriceps measures were below cutoffs in many. This pilot screened athletes; it did not test prevention.
• PTOther2022Influence of High School Socioeconomic Status on Athlete Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ecological Study.International journal of sports physical therapyDuring the pandemic return to sports, athletes from lower-income high schools had higher injury rates than those from wealthier schools, especially in collision sports. However, in the pre-pandemic year, higher income was associated with more injuries. The study cannot prove why this changed.
• PTCohort2022Psychological Patient-reported Outcomes Cannot Predict a Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Patients who Return to Sports after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyPsychological questionnaires did not predict second ACL injuries after reconstruction and return to sport. Proposed score cut-offs did not separate patients who were injured again from those who were not, whether or not quadriceps strength was symmetrical.
• OTQualitative2022Challenges in the delivery of sex education for people with intellectual disabilities: A Chinese cultural-contextual analysis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDStaff delivering sex education to people with intellectual disabilities in Hong Kong focused on moral control and parental consent rather than empowerment. They reported feeling resigned because parents and management blocked liberal approaches, leaving them unable to support clients' sexual needs.
• PTOther2022Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating.International journal of sports physical therapyScoring dancers' movement with five load levels rather than three groups showed a stronger link to core and hip strength. The five-level system explained 24% of the score variance, while the three-level system explained only 13.3%, suggesting the five-level approach captures more detail.
• PTCase Report2022Progressive Loading in a Strongman Following Distal Biceps Repair: Re-Thinking Load Progression - A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapyAt six months, a 39-year-old strongman had symmetrical biceps strength after distal biceps repair, though he had an 11% elbow flexion deficit at 16 weeks. This is one person's course, not proof that this loading plan works.
• Survey2022Cross-sectional study of the factors associated with the number of teeth in middle-aged and older persons with intellectual disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMiddle-aged and older adults with intellectual disabilities in Japan lost teeth earlier than the general population. Those without regular dental check-ups had significantly fewer teeth, and those with Down syndrome had the greatest tooth loss compared to other diagnoses.
• SLPRCT2022Is traditional back translation enough? Comparison of translation methodology for an ASD screening tool.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA translation method that included cultural adaptation produced a screening tool that parents preferred and used more evenly, but they abandoned it more often than the standard back-translation version. The adapted version was longer, which likely caused the dropouts.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Follow-up visits after a concussion in the pediatric population: An integrative review.NeuroRehabilitationChildren and youth are not consistently followed up after a concussion diagnosis. Reported follow-up rates varied widely from 13.2% to 99.5%. Evidence on factors influencing attendance, such as age, sex, and insurance, was inconsistent across studies.
• PTOTCohort2023Acupuncture use for pain after traumatic brain injury: a NIDILRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems cohort study.Brain injuryAmong 1,064 people with chronic pain after traumatic brain injury, 19.5% used acupuncture. Users were more often White, married, higher income, and military veterans. Pain severity and function were similar between users and non-users, though users reported more pain sites.
• PTOTSystematic Review2023Neuro-imaging characteristics of sensory impairment in cerebral palsy; a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesChildren with cerebral palsy and cortical brain lesions have significantly worse touch and object recognition than those with white matter lesions. Sensory reorganization to the other brain hemisphere does not improve function. Lesion location and extent, not just motor damage, predict sensory deficits.
• OTPilot2023Frequency, facilitators, and barriers for range of motion to prevent shoulder contracture in brachial plexus birth injury: A pilot study.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineFive caregivers of children with brachial plexus birth injury said routines like diaper changes and meals helped them remember daily stretching. Work, illness, family demands, and fussy days were barriers. This small pilot cannot show stretching prevents shoulder contracture.
• SLPCohort2023Best Practice in Swallowing Assessment in COVID-19.DysphagiaNo SLP staff tested positive for workplace-acquired COVID after resuming FEES and MBS on 439 COVID-positive hospitalizations. This suggests instrumental swallowing assessment can be safe with strict PPE and triage algorithms.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Functional Laryngeal Assessment in Patients with Tracheostomy Following COVID-19 a Prospective Cohort Study.DysphagiaIn 48 patients with tracheostomy after severe COVID-19, impaired airway protection was linked to longer artificial airway use and ICU stays. At discharge, most tolerated regular food and fluids, but the study had no control group.
• SLPOther2023Dysphagia Management and Cervical Auscultation: Reliability and Validity Against FEES.DysphagiaTrained clinicians listening to swallow sounds correctly identified unsafe swallows with high accuracy, especially for thin liquids. However, they frequently flagged safe patients as dysphagic. Use this as an adjunct to clinical exams, not a standalone diagnosis.
• SLPOther2023A Within-Subject Comparison of Face-to-Face and Telemedicine Screening Using the Timed Water Swallow Test (TWST) and the Test of Mastication and Swallowing of Solids (TOMASS).DysphagiaTelemedicine screening for swallowing problems matched face-to-face results for most measures. However, counting swallows remotely was unreliable and led to false positives. Use a person in the room to assist with the camera and water, but do not rely on remote observation of swallow counts.
• PTOTSLPRCT2023Immediate improvements in post-stroke gait biomechanics are induced with both real-time limb position and propulsive force biofeedback.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationBoth real-time limb position and propulsive force biofeedback immediately increased paretic leg propulsion in nine people post-stroke. Limb position feedback raised leg angle more effectively, while force feedback increased ankle push-off. Neither changed the non-paretic leg.