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 491 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPRCT2023Characterization of Ethyl Butyrate-Induced Cough Before and After Breath Control Techniques in Healthy Adults.American journal of speech-language pathologyPursed-lip breathing and slow-paced breathing both reduced the urge to cough after inhaling a chemical irritant, but neither technique reduced the actual number of coughs produced.
• SLPCohort2023The importance of low IQ to early diagnosis of autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchInfants and toddlers later diagnosed with autism had lower early cognitive scores than typically developing peers. Very low scores before 1 year were associated with a higher risk of later diagnosis.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2023Proportional Recovery After Stroke: Addressing Concerns Regarding Mathematical Coupling and Ceiling Effects.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke recovery is not just a measurement problem, according to this review. Baseline upper limb impairment still predicts how much function returns, but the Fugl-Meyer scale cannot measure recovery above its top score.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2023Alternative Flexibility Training.International journal of sports physical therapyStatic stretching remains effective for increasing range of motion. Resistance training and foam rolling also improve range of motion, but static stretching offers additional benefits like pain reduction and balance improvements, particularly when other methods are not suitable.
• Other2023Perspective: The role of diversity advisory boards in autism research.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThis article argues that autism research needs diversity advisory boards to better include marginalized groups. It defines what these boards are and suggests how to form them, but it presents no new data or study results.
• OTCohort2023Grasp Analysis in the Home Environment as a Measure of Hand Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairHome video showed people with cervical spinal cord injury used different grasp types at different rates. More non-prehensile grasp use went with lower hand strength and self-care scores, while more power grasp went with higher scores.
• PTCohort2023Association of Dual-Task Gait Cost and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden Poststroke: Results From the ONDRI.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPoststroke adults who slowed more while walking and naming animals had greater white matter lesion burden in basal ganglia and thalamus. This pattern was not explained by brain atrophy.
• Qualitative2023Autistic women's experiences of self-compassion after receiving their diagnosis in adulthood.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic women described adult diagnosis as a turning point from self-criticism to self-kindness. It provided permission to stop masking, set boundaries, and understand past struggles. However, they also reported grief for lost time and fear that self-compassion looks like weakness.
• OTSLPOther2023Predictors of individual differences in minimally verbal peer communication exchanges following peer-oriented social intervention.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with higher baseline social communication difficulties or restricted behaviors showed less progress in peer interactions. However, those with greater sensory or executive challenges sometimes improved more with intervention, suggesting specific barriers might respond well to structured peer support.
• Survey2022Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample.Molecular autismMore frequent non-suicidal self-injury was associated with more lifetime suicide attempts in autistic and non-autistic adults. Reduced fear of death and mental rehearsal of suicide plans partly accounted for this, but cutting and many self-injury types also had direct associations.
• SLPOther2022Conductive Hearing Loss Estimated From Wideband Acoustic Immittance Measurements in Ears With Otitis Media With Effusion.Ear and hearingA new method using wideband acoustic immittance and a computer model estimated hearing loss in children with fluid in the middle ear within 3.2 dB of behavioral tests. This offers a potential objective alternative when children are too young or uncooperative for standard audiometry.
• SLPCohort2022The Cross-Sectional Association Between Tinnitus and Actigraphy-Estimated Sleep in a Population-Based Cohort of Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons.Ear and hearingPeople with tinnitus reported taking longer to fall asleep, but actigraphy showed no objective difference in sleep duration or quality compared to those without tinnitus. This suggests the distress is in the experience of sleep, not the physiological sleep itself.
• SLPCohort2022Probability Distributions for Associations Between Cognitive Screening and Pure-tone Thresholds in Older Adults.Ear and hearingHearing thresholds explained only 3.6% of the variance in cognitive screening scores. The association depended almost entirely on the delayed recall item, suggesting that how words are heard and remembered, rather than general cognition, drives the link between hearing loss and lower screening scores.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Accelerated Cognitive Decline Associated With Hearing Loss and Bilateral Vestibulopathy: Insights From a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study Using the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Adjusted for the Hearing Impaired in the DFNA9 Population.Ear and hearingDFNA9 patients over 55 scored significantly lower on cognitive tests than matched controls, particularly in attention and memory. Under 55, differences were not significant after correction. Six older patients scored low enough to be flagged for mild cognitive impairment risk.
• Cohort2022Maternal vitamin D during pregnancy and offspring autism and autism-associated traits: a prospective cohort study.Molecular autismMaternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy showed no association with offspring autism diagnosis or autism-associated traits in this large cohort. Neither observational analyses nor genetic methods suggested a causal link, contradicting some previous studies.
• PTOTQualitative2023Participation in everyday life for young people with chronic pain in Saudi Arabia: "you feel lacking in life and you feel that time is flying by".Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesYoung people with chronic pain described pain as a heavy burden that limited walking, sleep, mood, concentration, and social contact. They tried to keep daily life going with medication, distraction, rest, family help, and avoiding triggers.
• PTOTCohort2023Education and employment as young adults living with spina bifida transition to adulthood in the USA: A study of the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry.Developmental medicine and child neurologyYoung adults with spina bifida in a US registry had low employment rates. Any employment was associated with higher education, sacral-level leg function, bowel continence, private insurance, and recent non-shunt surgery.
• PTOTCohort2023Rural-urban disparities in healthcare factors and long-term health outcomes in individuals with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAdults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury living in rural areas reported more pressure injuries, urinary tract infections, bowel incontinence, hospitalizations, and sleep difficulties than their urban counterparts. They also faced lower employment and insurance rates. However, there were no differences in depression, anxiety, or life satisfaction between the groups.
• OTSLPOther2023Psychiatric inpatient admissions and discharges of people with intellectual disabilities: A time series analysis of English national data.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDInpatient numbers for people with intellectual disabilities in England fell by 21-24%, missing the 35-50% target. Community nursing staff declined sharply. Care and treatment reviews were associated with more admissions, though post-admission reviews linked to more discharges.
• PTCase Report2023The Longitudinal Neurophysiological Adaptation of a Division I Female Lacrosse Player Following Anterior Cruciate Rupture and Repair: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapyOne athlete's brain activity showed high stress and asymmetry right after ACL injury, then normalized by nine months alongside physical recovery. This tracks a single person's healing. It does not prove brain monitoring guides safe return to sport.
• SLPSurvey2023Access, referral, service provision and management of individuals with primary progressive aphasia: A survey of speech-language therapists in Italy.International journal of language & communication disordersItalian speech-language therapists reported that 196 of 336 had never worked with people with primary progressive aphasia. Among those who had, half said patients were referred within 2-3 years of symptom onset. Common assessment tools are borrowed from stroke aphasia.
• PTOther2023Periodization in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation: New Framework Versus Old Model? A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper proposes a theoretical framework for periodizing ACL rehab but reports no original data. The authors state these concepts have not been tested in randomized controlled trials, so there are no evidence-based findings to change clinical practice.
• SLPCohort2023Alterations in deglutition in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome.CoDASChildren with congenital Zika syndrome had frequent oral and pharyngeal swallowing difficulties, but acoustic Doppler tests showed no difference from typical children. Clinical signs like gagging and panting were common, while instrument measures were not.
• OTSLPCohort2023The effect of medical/therapeutic clowns on the playfulness of children with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDChildren with intellectual disabilities showed increased observed playfulness after weekly medical clown sessions. Those who received the intervention for six months improved more than those who received it for three months. Teachers reported children initiating play and engaging more with peers.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2023Development of the self-regulation assessment and content validation using cognitive interviews in a multicultural post-rehabilitation population.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPatients found the new self-regulation tool relevant but some items confusing due to vague wording. Revisions clarified questions about asking for help and understanding limitations. The tool was not tested for accuracy in measuring self-regulation, only for how well patients understood it.
• SLPOther2023Musical Emotion Categorization with Vocoders of Varying Temporal and Spectral Content.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners categorizing vocoded music recognized high-arousal emotions like joy and fear much better than low-arousal ones like sadness and serenity. Temporal clarity improved recognition of both, but spectral clarity alone did not help distinguish positive from negative emotions.
• PTSurvey2023Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapyLanding technique and ankle range of motion did not predict lower limb injury history in youth basketball players. Age category was the only significant factor. Do not use these screening tests alone to assess injury risk in this population.
• PTCohort2023Peak Quadriceps Muscle Torque and Electromyographic Output in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Disorders: Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn 8 patients who finished all testing, an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme lowered the ratio of quadriceps electrical activity to force by 44% at the 4-week midpoint. This suggests the muscles became more efficient at generating force. Strength itself did not significantly increase.
• PTCohort2023Elbow Injuries Among MLB Pitchers Increased During Covid-19 Disrupted Season, But Not Other Baseball Injuries.International journal of sports physical therapyOverall MLB injury rates were similar in the disrupted 2020 season and 2015-2019. Pitcher elbow injuries were 3.5 times the 2015-2019 rate in 2020. Watch pitch volume and recovery after abrupt stoppages.
• SLPCohort2023Hearing Thresholds, Speech Recognition, and Audibility as Indicators for Modifying Intervention in Children With Hearing Aids.Ear and hearingAided speech recognition in noise, aided SII, and auditory dosage flagged risk for spoken language delay in children with hearing aids, while quiet word recognition and unaided thresholds did not. Scores in noise below 55-62% or aided SII below .53-.68 warrant closer monitoring.
• PTSLPPilot2023The Implementation of a Return-to-Play Protocol with Standardized Physical Therapy Referrals in a Collegiate Football Program: PT's Role in Return-to-Play, A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapyThirteen football players at high risk for slow concussion recovery were referred to physical therapy within days of injury. They returned to play in a median of 15.5 days, which is comparable to larger groups who did not receive this specific early referral.
• PTOTCohort2023Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait Among Adolescent Athletes with Concussion When Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task.International journal of sports physical therapyAdolescent athletes with concussion showed varied gait deficits during a dual-task test. Females in the acute phase had high rates of abnormal dual-task cost, while males showed fewer. Chronic cases still displayed deficits in some individuals, suggesting symptom resolution alone may not ensure safe return to play.
• PTSystematic Review2023The Effect Of Percussive Therapy On Musculoskeletal Performance And Experiences Of Pain: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of sports physical therapyPercussive massage guns increased flexibility in the reviewed studies, but a single treatment was not better than static stretching. Strength and pain findings were limited and mixed, and some pain studies gave other treatments at the same time.
• PTNarrative Review2023Graft-Specific Surgical and Rehabilitation Considerations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with the Quadriceps Tendon Autograft.International journal of sports physical therapyThis clinical commentary discusses quadriceps tendon autografts for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. It gives surgical and rehabilitation considerations, not original results.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Influence of visual symptoms on posturographic performance after stroke.CoDASStroke survivors with visual symptoms showed significantly worse balance when relying on vision, unlike those without such symptoms. This suggests these patients struggle to use visual cues for stability. Assessing visual complaints is crucial before prescribing balance exercises that rely on sight.
• SLPQualitative2023Co-design of an NHS primary care health check for autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParticipants wanted a co-designed NHS health check for autistic adults to use a pre-appointment questionnaire, flexible reasonable adjustments, biopsychosocial topics, trained staff and supporter involvement. Fifty-one autistic adults, people with intellectual disabilities, supporters and clinicians took part.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Effects of Diagnostic Tibial Nerve Block and Selective Tibial Nerve Neurotomy on Spasticity and Spastic co-contractions: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineSelective tibial nerve neurotomy significantly improved active ankle dorsiflexion and reduced spastic co-contractions in patients with spastic equinovarus foot. These benefits persisted beyond six months for the soleus muscle but declined over time for the soleus-gastrocnemius complex. Diagnostic nerve blocks predicted spasticity outcomes but not functional gains.
• SLPQualitative2023People with intellectual disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour: Professionals' views on the barriers to prevent harm.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDProfessionals in Norway identified barriers to preventing harmful sexual behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities. They cited a lack of tailored sex education for patients and insufficient staff competence. Participants reported that confidentiality rules and unclear guidelines prevented staff from intervening effectively.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2023Noninvasive respiratory assistance as aid for respiratory care in neuromuscular disorders.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesNoninvasive ventilation and mechanically assisted cough are standard care for chronic respiratory failure in neuromuscular disease, but most timing recommendations rest on expert opinion because trials are lacking.
• PTOTOther2022Participation and Functional Independence in Adults With Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieAdults with ARSACS had disrupted daily and social activities, especially housing, mobility, community life and leisure. Mobility level tracked worse independence, and motor performance related to daily activity participation.
• Survey20236-hour Training in click-based echolocation changes practice in visual impairment professionals.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost professionals who attended a 6-hour echolocation workshop reported changing how they work. Nearly half said they now teach the skill to clients, while others adjusted their advice or awareness. No client outcomes were measured.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2023A follow up survey on the impact of COVID-19 on hand therapy practice.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsHand therapists reported a slow return to normal practice with increased in-person visits and decreased telehealth use. However, most still experienced high stress levels related to safety measures, childcare, eldercare, job security, and the political climate.
• OTOther2023Narrative Theater to Examine and Mitigate Anti-Black Racism Within Occupational Therapy.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthAttending a theatrical performance depicting anti-Black racism in occupational therapy significantly reduced stigma beliefs in audience members. Attendees reported increased psychological flexibility, with White participants describing new awareness of their own complicity and Black participants feeling seen and affirmed.
• PTSurvey2023Missing The Forest For The Trees: A Lack Of Upper Extremity Physical Performance Testing In Sports Physical Therapy.International journal of sports physical therapyMost surveyed sports physical therapists reported using time, range of motion, manual muscle tests, readiness and questionnaires to clear athletes after shoulder or elbow injury while upper limb performance tests were uncommon. Equipment, time, and uncertainty about evidence were common barriers.
• PTOTOther2023Quantitative measurement of finger usage in stroke hemiplegia using ring-shaped wearable devices.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA ring device objectively measured finger use in 20 stroke patients, showing affected hands were used less. However, this objective data did not match patients' self-reported use on the Motor Activity Log, suggesting subjective interviews may not accurately reflect real-world finger movement.
• SLPCohort2023The Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale: Reliability, Validity, and Utility.American journal of speech-language pathologyThe Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale reliably distinguishes apraxia from aphasia and dysarthria in neurodegenerative populations. A total score of 11 or higher strongly indicates apraxia, while 6 or lower suggests its absence. Scores between 7 and 10 require clinical judgment, as reliability depends on rater experience.
• OTOther2023Association between employment status and quality of life for individuals with intellectual or developmental disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPeople with intellectual disabilities reported being satisfied with their lives despite objective conditions like low pay and limited community access. Competitive employment improved objective scores for safety and productivity compared to unemployment or work centers, but subjective satisfaction did not differ by employment status.
• PTOther2023The Falcon Test: An Observer Agreement Study in Subjects With and Without Anterior Knee Pain.International journal of sports physical therapyThe Falcon test showed almost perfect agreement between and within raters for measuring rectus femoris length. It was more reliable than the Thomas test for detecting differences in people with anterior knee pain, though this group was small and had low pain levels.
• SLPOther2023Short Implicit Voice Training Affects Listening Effort During a Voice Cue Sensitivity Task With Vocoder-Degraded Speech.Ear and hearingListening to a story in a specific voice for 30 minutes did not help people detect small differences in that voice. However, when the speech was degraded to simulate a cochlear implant, hearing the trained voice required less mental effort.
• OTCohort2023Driving Errors Predicting Pass/Fail On-Road Assessment Outcomes Among Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthFor older drivers with cognitive impairment, three specific on-road errors predict failing a driving assessment: adjusting poorly to traffic, drifting from the lane, and regulating speed badly. These errors occurred in 98.8%, 91.3%, and 98.8% of drivers respectively, distinguishing those who failed from those who passed.