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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• PTOTSLPCohort2023Does gender moderate the association between socioeconomic status and health? Results from an observational study in persons with spinal cord injury living in Morocco.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHow people with spinal cord injury in Morocco felt about their social standing and financial hardship strongly predicted their health outcomes. Traditional markers like education and income did not. Gender did not significantly change these links, except for one finding on general health.
• PTOther2023Predicting Outdoor Walking 1 Year After Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective, Multisite External Validation Study.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTA three-item spinal cord injury rule predicted outdoor walking one year after injury in United States rehabilitation data. A score of 33 or higher suggested likely outdoor walking; lower scores suggested worse prognosis.
• PTOther2023Changes in neck pain and somatic symptoms before and after the adjustment of the pillow height.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter custom pillow height adjustment, neck pain scores fell from 6.8 to 4.1 over 3 months, and somatic symptom scores fell from 13.2 to 8.2 on a 0 to 32 scale. Forty-two of 84 patients reached a 3-point pain improvement.
• PTOTOther2023Quantitative assessments of finger individuation with an instrumented glove.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA data glove produced repeatable scores for finger movement in 20 healthy adults. The test is consistent across visits, but because only healthy right-handed young adults were studied, these scores cannot yet diagnose hand problems in patients.
• SLPCohort2023Early Subacute White Matter Hyperintensities and Recovery of Language After Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairSevere white matter hyperintensities seen on early subacute MRI predicted worse spoken language comprehension at both early and chronic stages, but not production. These brain changes may explain why some stroke survivors struggle more with understanding speech than others.
• PTOTCohort2023Pressure injury prevalence and characteristics in patients with COVID-19 admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation unit.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences39 of 120 patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation after COVID-19 had pressure injuries, versus 1.7% in 2019. Patients with pressure injuries had longer ICU and rehabilitation stays, more ventilation, and more tracheostomies.
• SLPNarrative Review2023Expanding Rehabilitation Options for Dysphagia: Skill-Based Swallowing Training.DysphagiaThis review argues that swallowing is a cortical skill, not just a muscle reflex. It suggests that training timing and coordination via biofeedback may help patients with motor planning deficits, rather than just weakness. No new patient data was generated.
• PTOTOther2023Mobilizing registry data for quality improvement: A convergent mixed-methods analysis and application to spinal cord injury.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStakeholders described spinal cord injury registry data use for quality improvement as supported by champions, patient input, audit and feedback, and linkage to electronic records, but limited by access, incomplete data, and workload.
• SLPCohort2023Risk Factors for Dysphagia in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19.DysphagiaAmong hospitalized adults with COVID-19 already referred for swallowing review, pneumonia, ARDS, prone positioning, ventilation, and intubation were linked to needing diet changes. Older age was linked to more severe swallowing problems.
• PTOTCohort2023Differences in Recovery of Tendon Health Explained by Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Subgroups: A 6-Month Follow-up.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyFour distinct patient profiles emerged in Achilles tendinopathy. Activity- and Function-Dominant groups recovered fastest, while Structure-Dominant patients showed delayed structural healing. Psychosocial-Dominant patients retained functional deficits. Recovery timelines vary by subgroup, suggesting tailored monitoring is needed.
• SLPOther2023Neural Correlates of Oral Stereognosis-An fMRI Study.DysphagiaOral stereognosis activates fronto-parietal networks and the cerebellum, distinct from but overlapping with manual stereognosis regions. This identifies the neural basis for recognizing objects in the mouth, providing a physiological baseline for understanding oral phase swallowing deficits.
• SLPOther2022The Influence of Communication Sample Length on Reliability and Convergent Validity of Vocal Measures Derived From the Communication Complexity Scale.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRFor children with autism who use few or no words, a 10-minute sample from the start of a standard play-based assessment provides reliable vocal data. Shorter samples work for consonant inventory, but counting total or communicative vocalizations requires the full 10 minutes.
• SLPRCT2022Oxytocin impacts top-down and bottom-up social perception in adolescents with ASD: a MEG study of neural connectivity.Molecular autismA single dose of oxytocin changed brain connectivity patterns in adolescents with autism, but did not improve face recognition speed or accuracy. The neural changes correlated with autism severity, yet the study was too small to recommend oxytocin for clinical use.
• SLPCohort2022Child language and autism diagnosis impact hierarchical temporal structure of parent-child vocal interactions in early childhood.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn typical development, parent-child vocal interactions became less rigidly structured as children's expressive language grew. Dyads of autistic toddlers showed more rigid interaction structure than matched typical dyads, even when language levels were similar, suggesting a difference in social reciprocity rather than language ability alone.
• SLPOther2022Auditory feedback control in adults who stutter during metronome-paced speech II. Formant Perturbation.Journal of fluency disordersMetronome pacing changed how adults who stutter and adults who do not stutter responded to shifted vowel feedback. Adults who stutter responded when paced, while adults who do not stutter did not. They also produced fewer disfluencies in paced speech.
• SLPCohort2022Exposure to family stressful life events in autistic children: Longitudinal associations with mental health and the moderating role of cognitive flexibility.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceOverall, family stressful events did not reliably predict later internalizing or externalizing symptoms in autistic children. In children with marked shifting problems, family events predicted internalizing symptoms, but the difference between groups was not reliable.
• OTSLPQualitative2023Parents' perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 and school transition on autistic children's friendships.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents reported that autistic children who moved to a new school with existing friends or to a setting with staggered starts and reduced crowds experienced smoother transitions. Children without these supports often struggled with isolation or peer difficulties during the pandemic.
• PTOTSystematic Review2023A scoping review of eye tracking metrics used to assess visuomotor behaviours of upper limb prosthesis users.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationUpper limb prosthesis users consistently look at their prosthetic hand more and the target less than people with intact arms. This visual dependency reflects a lack of sensory feedback. Gaze training and targeted reinnervation can reduce this reliance, improving efficiency.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2023Views of physiotherapists on factors that play a role in ethical decision-making: an international online survey study.Archives of physiotherapyPhysiotherapists agreed ethical decisions need more than rule-following and value workplace culture. Most disagreed that entry-level training was a solid foundation, while regional differences appeared in how much culture, religion and senior colleagues were seen to influence choices.
• SLPQualitative2023Speech, language and communication needs and mental health: the experiences of speech and language therapists and mental health professionals.International journal of language & communication disordersClinicians report that children with speech, language and communication needs are often missed in mental health services because their difficulties are not immediately visible. They describe traditional talking therapies as too language-heavy for these patients and call for adapted, visual and play-based approaches.
• PTOther2023Physical Fitness Among Adolescents Who are Hispanic With Overweight or Obesity.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationIn 280 Hispanic adolescents with overweight or obesity, boys had stronger grips, more sit-ups, and longer walks; girls were more flexible. Overweight adolescents had weaker grips but better flexibility, sit-ups, and walking distance than obese adolescents.
• PTOTSLPRCT2023Clitoral Therapy Device for Alleviating Sexual Dysfunction After Female Genital Mutilation: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAdding a clitoral vacuum device to standard psychosexual education significantly improved all six domains of sexual function in women with FGM-related dysfunction compared to education alone. The device group showed greater gains in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Pain coping tools for children and young adults with a neurodevelopmental disability: A systematic review of measurement properties.Developmental medicine and child neurologyNo pain coping questionnaire is fully validated for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The CP QoL may flag pain issues, but clinicians should not rely on it alone. Use the FOPQ or BAPQ with caution, knowing they lack validation for this specific population.
• PTOTSLPPilot2023Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on quadriceps weakness immediately after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot, randomized, open-label clinical trial.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients taking omega-3 capsules for 30 days before knee replacement surgery showed significantly less quadriceps weakness on day 4 after surgery compared to those who took nothing. This pilot study suggests a potential benefit, but the small sample size means these results need confirmation.
• SLPOther2023Development of a Remote Examination of Deglutition Based on Consensus Surveys of Clinicians (Part II): Reliability and Validity in Healthy Elderly Individuals and Oral Cancer Patients.DysphagiaThe Remote Examination of Deglutition (RED) is a reliable 13-item screening tool for oral cancer patients. It matches face-to-face results when used remotely and takes 15 minutes. A score of 8 or less suggests swallowing disorders, while 3 or less indicates aspiration risk.
• SLPCase Series2023Word-final complexity in speech sound intervention: two case studies.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsTwo children with speech sound disorder learned a word-final [-ks] target during speech sound intervention. The child whose target was a third-person singular verb showed gains on untreated sounds and higher intelligibility; the other child improved intelligibility but not accuracy on untreated sounds.
• PTOTSLPOther2023After scaling to body size hip strength of the residual limb exceeds that of the intact limb among unilateral lower limb prosthesis users.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWhen hip strength is adjusted for body size, prosthesis users have weaker hips on their intact side than on their prosthetic side. The prosthetic side matches healthy controls. Strengthening should target the intact limb.
• PTCohort2023Association between knee function and kinesiophobia 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of physical therapy scienceSix months after ACL reconstruction, patients with more fear of movement had worse hop test performance and more anterior knee pain. Younger age and male sex were also linked to higher kinesiophobia scores.
• PTOTOther2023Can a powered knee-ankle prosthesis improve weight-bearing symmetry during stand-to-sit transitions in individuals with above-knee amputations?Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA powered knee-ankle prosthesis improved weight-bearing symmetry in ten above-knee amputees, with all participants showing better balance during sit-down. However, intact-leg muscle effort did not decrease, and the device still provided less support than the healthy leg.
• SLPSystematic Review2023Behavioral Interventions Targeting Base of Tongue to Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Approximation: A Scoping Review.DysphagiaEffortful swallowing and similar maneuvers can increase tongue base pressure in the moment. However, there is almost no evidence that these exercises improve long-term swallowing function in patients. Most studies used healthy volunteers, so results do not guarantee clinical benefit.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2023Short-term efficacy of exercise therapy for temporomandibular disorders: a case control study.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with locked jaw who received manual therapy plus home exercises improved more in jaw opening and daily life function after two weeks than those who only received an explanation of their condition. Both groups improved, but the treatment group saw greater gains in pain and function.
• OTOther2023A novel assessment of participation and executive functions (A-PEX) for traumatic brain injury: a validity study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineThe A-PEX tool reliably scores executive function deficits by observing a patient's actual participation in daily inpatient tasks. It distinguishes TBI patients from controls and correlates with standard cognitive tests. Scoring takes 30 to 45 minutes and does not fatigue the patient.
• PTOTCohort2023Postural control exercise without using the upper limbs improves activities of daily living in patients with stroke.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStroke patients who practiced postural control without using their arms showed greater gains in daily living tasks and walking recovery than those who relied on arm support. This suggests training balance in more unstable conditions may improve functional independence.
• PTOTSLPOther2023The relationship between body sway patterns and motor and attentional functions in early childhood.Journal of physical therapy scienceSix-year-olds with back-and-forth body sway had lower attention scores than those with centered sway, but physical fitness tests showed no difference. Do not use standing sway patterns to screen for motor delays, though they may hint at attentional timing issues.
• Other2023No differences between adults with and without autism in audiovisual synchrony perception.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdults with and without autism judged whether sounds and images happened together similarly. Both groups were influenced by the order of stimuli in previous trials, so no autism-specific timing difference was found.
• PTOTCase-Control2023Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency and Performance Fatigability in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journalWomen with systemic lupus erythematosus reached their fatigue threshold at very low activity levels, often below the energy cost of standing tasks or walking while playing with children. Their reduced aerobic reserve limits the ability to sustain daily activities without exhaustion.
• OTSurvey2022Impact of stress and decision fatigue on parenting practices related to food and physical activity during COVID-19.Child: care, health and developmentMost parents reported positive changes in food and activity habits during the pandemic. However, high stress predicted less positive change, but only for parents who also reported increased decision fatigue. Stress alone did not predict worse habits if decision fatigue remained low.
• SLPOther2022Aphasia severity is modulated by race and lesion size in chronic survivors: A retrospective study.Journal of communication disordersAverage aphasia severity did not differ significantly between Black and White stroke survivors, but larger lesions were associated with lower language scores in Black survivors more than White survivors.
• OTSurvey2022COVID-19 Vaccines for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Survey of New York State Parents' Willingness and Concerns.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMost parents of children with developmental disabilities were willing to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, especially for adolescents. Willingness dropped for younger children and among Black and Hispanic parents. Key concerns were side effects, exclusion from trials, and impacts on development.
• SLPOther2022Spectrotemporal Modulation Discrimination in Infants With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingInfants aged 6 to 7 months discriminate sound patterns significantly worse than adults. The difference is not due to poor frequency resolution, which is adult-like, but to immature sensitivity to changes in sound intensity. This limits the use of current spectral tests for assessing hearing aid or implant efficacy in very young children.
• SLPOther2022Effortful Listening Despite Correct Responses: The Cost of Mental Repair in Sentence Recognition by Listeners With Cochlear Implants.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRAdults with cochlear implants showed increased pupil dilation, a sign of mental effort, when they had to mentally repair a misheard word. This effort happened even when their spoken response was correct. For implant users, this effort lasted longer than for people with normal hearing.
• PTPilot2023Relationship Between Heart Rate and Perceived Exertion in Neuromuscular Diseases: How do Laboratory-Based Exercise Testing Results Translate to Home-Based Aerobic Training Sessions?Journal of rehabilitation medicineHeart rate predicts how hard neuromuscular patients feel they are working during lab tests, but not during home training. Most patients rated their effort differently at the same heart rate in the two settings. Use both heart rate and perceived exertion together to guide home exercise.
• PTOTSLPRCT2023Effects of cardiac rehabilitation with motion assistance from a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb on patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial with a one-year follow-up.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding a wearable lumbar support device to sit-to-stand exercises did not reduce heart failure readmissions or deaths over one year compared to standard exercise. The device was safe, but the small sample size means it cannot prove whether the technology offers any long-term benefit.
• PTOTCohort2023Self-reported physical function is strongly related to pain behavior and pain interference and weakly related to physical capacity in people with chronic low back pain.Musculoskeletal science & practiceSelf-reported physical function in chronic low back pain correlates strongly with pain behavior and interference but weakly with objective physical capacity. Clinicians should not use questionnaires as a proxy for performance tests, as they measure different constructs.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2023Electrical stimulation methods and protocols for the treatment of traumatic brain injury: a critical review of preclinical research.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPreclinical reviews of electrical stimulation in animal models of traumatic brain injury report improvements in motor, cognitive, and arousal outcomes across four methods. However, inconsistent protocols and a lack of long-term data in these animal studies prevent direct application to human clinical practice.
• PTOTRCT2023Gait training with a wearable powered robot during stroke rehabilitation: a randomized parallel-group trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA wearable robot did not improve walking speed or distance more than standard therapist-assisted gait training in stroke patients. Both groups improved similarly, so the robot offers no clear advantage over conventional care for these primary outcomes.
• PTOTNarrative Review2023Computer-assisted approaches for measuring, segmenting, and analyzing functional upper extremity movement: a narrative review of the current state, limitations, and future directions.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesComputer-assisted tools can make upper limb movement recording and analysis easier, but they are not ready to guide clinical decisions. Most methods still need testing on patients, standard labels, and proof they improve care.
• PTOTCohort2023Comparison of wrist actimetry variables of paretic upper limb use in post stroke patients for ecological monitoring.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWrist sensors worn at home for seven days showed that stroke patients with mild to moderate arm weakness made about 800 functional movements per day with their paretic arm versus 4,000 with the other. A ratio of these movements tracked arm impairment better than simple activity counts did.
• PTOTOther2023Effects of a seated upper-extremity exercise program designed to improve cognitive and upper-extremity functions in older females.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe seated hand and memory exercise did not improve hand dexterity or grip between groups, but cognitive scores improved compared with controls.
• SLPOther2023Validation of the Czech Version of the Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (DYMUS).DysphagiaThe Czech DYMUS questionnaire reliably screens for swallowing difficulties in multiple sclerosis patients. Dropping the weight-loss item improved the scale, and electronic administration worked as well as paper. A score of 2 or more suggests dysphagia, though the sample had mostly mild disability.