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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• PTOTCohort2023Relative Aerobic Load of Daily Activities After Stroke.Physical therapyStroke survivors expend a much higher percentage of their limited aerobic capacity on daily tasks like walking and sweeping than healthy peers, even when moving slower. This suggests slow pace is a protective strategy against fatigue, not just a motor deficit.
• OTOther2023Extension, austerity, and emergence: Themes identified from a global scoping review of non-urban occupational therapy services.Australian occupational therapy journalNon-urban occupational therapy services often copied urban models and blamed rural geography for limited access. Some Global South and First Nations work instead built services around local context and community knowledge.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2023Everyday life during the childhood cancer trajectory-childhood cancer survivors' descriptions of the role of caring support.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesChildhood cancer survivors rated emotional presence as the most significant aspect of care. Older survivors valued this more. Men and those treated with radiation reported lower confidence in their ability to cope. This highlights the need for tailored long-term psychosocial support.
• OTSystematic Review2023Intersectional perspectives on the employment rate in Supported Employment for people with psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, or intellectual disabilities: A scoping review.Work (Reading, Mass.)Supported Employment appears to help people with psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, or intellectual disabilities get jobs regardless of their sex, race, age, or education level. However, most studies were too small to detect real differences, so this finding is uncertain.
• OTOther2022Partnering with people living with dementia and care partners in technology research and design: Reflections and recommendations.Australian occupational therapy journalA small research team reflected on partnering with people living with dementia to design technology. They recommend agreeing on the value of lived experience, engaging partners from the start, asking rather than assuming how to work, and challenging rigid research and design cultures.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Racial/Ethnic Differences in Psychiatric and Medical Diagnoses Among Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthoodAutistic adults had more psychiatric and medical diagnoses than non-autistic adults, but Black, Hispanic, and Asian autistic adults received fewer psychiatric diagnoses than White autistic adults. These gaps likely reflect under-detection and access barriers rather than lower actual need.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong.Occupational therapy internationalChildren with special educational needs reported lower quality of life than peers, particularly in physical and social functioning. Parents generally agreed with their children's views, except for school performance, where parents rated it lower.
• PTOTRCT2023Efficacy of interactive manual dexterity training after stroke: a pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationDextrain training did not improve gross hand dexterity more than conventional therapy immediately after treatment. However, Dextrain showed greater gains in specific finger control tasks and a non-significant trend for better dexterity at 3-month follow-up.
• PTOTOther2023Community-based postural control assessment in autistic individuals indicates a similar but delayed trajectory compared to neurotypical individuals.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children and adolescents showed similar but delayed postural control development compared to neurotypical peers. They had greater sway variability and used less efficient movement strategies. This indicates persistent motor differences that do not resolve with age.
• SLPOther2023Web version of the protocol of the orofacial myofunctional evaluation with scores: usability and learning.CoDASSpeech-language pathologists rated a new web-based orofacial myofunctional evaluation tool as highly usable and easy to learn. Experienced clinicians took longer to adapt than novices, but overall satisfaction was high regardless of prior experience with the paper version.
• PTOTCohort2023Relationships between physical, cognitive, and social frailty and locomotive and non-locomotive physical activity of moderate to vigorous intensity.Journal of physical therapy scienceOnly physical frailty linked to low steps and walking intensity. Cognitive and social frailty showed no such link. Use walking data for physical risk, but look elsewhere for mental or social decline.
• SLPOther2023Temporal Cues in the Judgment of Music Emotion for Normal and Cochlear Implant Listeners.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners judged happy or sad music emotion from congas alone, without pitch or melody. The speed they tapped to the beat predicted their emotion judgments better than the tempo written in the score. These temporal cues may explain how cochlear implant users perceive music emotion.
• PTOther2023Whole body vibration activates the tonic vibration reflex during voluntary contraction.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhole-body vibration activated different spinal reflexes depending on muscle state. With voluntary contraction, vibration triggered the tonic vibration reflex in 4 of 11 participants. In the other 7, it triggered the bone myoregulation reflex instead. This does not prove vibration builds strength.
• PTOther2023Body composition and physical activity of university students during COVID-19 lockdowns.Journal of physical therapy scienceDuring COVID-19 restrictions, university students with a higher fat-free mass index also had higher measured activity and walking. The index related to step count only in males, and to daily living activity only in females. The study cannot show cause.
• SLPOther2023Hearing Through Bone Conduction Headsets.Trends in hearingBone conduction headsets worn in front of the ear canal work by vibrating the ear canal walls, not the skull bone. This makes them 15 to 35 dB more sensitive than traditional mastoid placement in healthy ears, but useless for patients with conductive hearing loss.
• SLPOther2023Cognitive flexibility assessment in youth with Down syndrome: Reliability, practice effects, and validity.Research in developmental disabilitiesThe Weigl Sorting task was the only one of three cognitive flexibility tests feasible for youth with Down syndrome, though it showed practice effects and moderate reliability. The Rule-Shift test worked only for those with higher IQs, and the computerized KiTAP Flexibility test was unusable for nearly all participants.
• SLPSurvey2023Standardized Measures Used Regularly by Speech-Language Pathologists when Assessing the Language Abilities of School-Aged Children: A Survey.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Most Australian SLPs use just five standardized language tests. However, many use the CELF and RAPT to judge social and discourse skills, which those tests do not measure. The RAPT is often used for screening despite having outdated norms and no evidence of diagnostic accuracy.
• PTOther2023Intra- and inter-rater reliability of angle assessment for righting reaction from a tilted sitting position in healthy participants.Journal of physical therapy scienceMeasuring how people right themselves from a tilted seat was highly consistent when done twice by the same therapist or by two different therapists. The method uses video and body markers on healthy young adults, not patients.
• OTOther2023Supporting Collaboration in Rehabilitation Trajectories With Information and Communication Technologies: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesOnly 3 studies matched ICT criteria for shared decisions. A COPD and heart failure phone plus platform trial did not improve its main outcome; a brain injury video plus in-person pilot showed gains, and an iPad plus in-person app felt useful.
• PTOTQualitative2023Systems modelling as an approach for eliciting the mechanisms for hip fracture recovery among older adults in a participatory stakeholder engagement setting.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStakeholders identified fragmented information and overprotective caregivers as key barriers to hip fracture recovery. They proposed coordinated communication, patient education on subsidies, and group therapy to build resilience and improve rehabilitation uptake.
• PTOTPilot2023Fully immersive virtual reality exergames with dual-task components for patients with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwelve patients with Parkinson's disease completed a seated virtual reality boxing and stepping program without dropouts or serious side effects. Balance and executive function scores improved significantly, but walking speed and dual-task interference did not reach statistical significance.
• PTCohort2023Comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation for elite athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of physical therapy scienceElite athletes receiving comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction reported high rates of returning to pre-injury activity levels, regardless of graft type. However, outcomes were subjective, and the study cannot determine which component of the combined physical, psychological, and nutritional support was responsible.
• SLPNarrative Review2023Theory-driven treatment modifications: A discussion on meeting the linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of individual clients with aphasia.Journal of communication disordersThis paper discusses theoretical ways to adapt aphasia naming therapy based on learning mechanisms like errorless learning and retrieval practice. It does not test these adaptations or report patient outcomes, so it offers ideas for clinical reasoning rather than evidence for what works.
• SLPCohort2023Effects of lingual frenotomy on breastfeeding and electrical activity of the masseter and suprahyoid muscles.CoDASSeven days after surgical release of the tongue tie, infants showed fewer signs of difficulty with latch and positioning. Electrical activity in the jaw muscle dropped, but muscle activity in the floor of the mouth did not change.
• Other2023Immune activation during pregnancy exacerbates ASD-related alterations in Shank3-deficient mice.Molecular autismPregnant mice given a viral mimic passed genetic autism risk to offspring. The pups showed worse social deficits and repetitive grooming than those with just the gene mutation. This suggests immune stress during pregnancy can worsen specific autism traits in vulnerable individuals.
• OTCohort2023The comparison of expressed emotion of parents of individuals with fragile X syndrome to other intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDExpressed emotion did not differ between parents of children with fragile X, Down syndrome, or other intellectual disabilities. About 44% of caregivers showed high levels, driven by worry and self-sacrifice rather than criticism. Mothers reported significantly higher levels than fathers.
• SLPCase-Control2023Oropharyngeal geometry and acoustic parameters of voice in healthy and Parkinson's disease subjects.CoDASPeople with Parkinson's disease had smaller oropharyngeal areas than healthy adults, but standard voice tests showed no group differences. Acoustic measures varied by sex and age, suggesting anatomy changes before voice quality does.
• PTOTCohort2023Venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation in spinal cord lesion rehabilitation inpatients: A 10-year retrospective study.NeuroRehabilitationStandard low-dose enoxaparin prophylaxis reduced VTE rates compared to historical data but failed to prevent them in 3% of patients during rehabilitation. Late VTEs occurred after discontinuation, and side effects were rare, suggesting the current regimen is insufficient and requires risk-adapted dosing and duration.
• SLPSystematic Review2023Language and communication skills in multilingual children on the autism spectrum: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMultilingual autistic children showed no evidence of language disadvantage from multilingual exposure, but vocabulary findings were mixed. Twelve studies reported scores for only one language, so scores may miss words known across both languages.
• PTQualitative2023Toward the development of a training program that promotes a "social model of disability" for physical therapists: a discussion on experiential learning surrounding the use of "acceptance of disability" by physical therapists.Journal of physical therapy scienceExperienced PTs stopped labeling patients with 'acceptance of disability' because it hid small changes and imposed values. They shifted to listening to the person’s actual life and needs, trusting relationships over rigid outcomes, and seeing change as possible beyond the acute phase.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2023Brain correlates of declarative memory atypicalities in autism: a systematic review of functional neuroimaging findings.Molecular autismBrain scans show autistic people often use different neural routes for memory, relying more on posterior and left-hemisphere areas than frontal ones. This explains why they may struggle with complex visual or social memory tasks while preserving verbal memory, suggesting therapy should leverage verbal supports.
• SLPOther2023Translation, adaptation, and cross-cultural validation into Brazilian portuguese of the hearing protection assessment questionnaire (HPA).CoDASA Brazilian Portuguese hearing protection questionnaire was tested with 10 workers and answered by 509 workers, with items revised where expert agreement was low.
• PTOTCase Report2023Effects of continuous rehabilitation on intensive care unit-acquired weakness after open-heart surgery: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 78-year-old woman with ICU-acquired weakness after open-heart surgery received ADL training, Theraband resistance, and bicycle ergometer exercise in hospital and after discharge. In this single case, over 240 days her strength, walking distance, and ADL scores improved.
• OTPilot2023Community-guided measurement-based care for autistic youth and adults receiving psychotherapy: A conceptual overview and pilot implementation study of MBC-AUT.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic clients and caregivers rated a monthly survey system acceptable, and 14 of 18 completed it consistently. Interviews reported benefits, including easier self-report than interviews, and barriers, including survey fatigue and clinician time.
• PTOther2023Relationship between postural control and respiratory movement during one-leg standing in healthy males.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung healthy men on one leg had more body sway and faster breathing than on two legs, while each breath stayed about the same size. People with more sway also had larger breath-size increases and smaller breathing-rate increases.
• SLPOther2023Examination of the impact of the Get SET Early program on equitable access to care within the screen-evaluate-treat chain in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe Get SET Early program achieved equitable access to autism care. Hispanic and minority-race toddlers were screened and evaluated at rates matching local demographics. Crucially, age at screening, evaluation, and therapy start did not differ by race or ethnicity, suggesting the program successfully removed access barriers.
• SLPOther2023Contextual Lateralization Based on Interaural Level Differences Is Preshaped by the Auditory Periphery and Predominantly Immune Against Sequential Segregation.Trends in hearingA preceding sound biases the perceived location of the next sound. This shift persists even when the two sounds have different pitches. The effect is driven by early auditory processing in the inner ear rather than higher-level attention or grouping.
• PTOTSLPRCT2023Outcomes of an interdisciplinary return to work intervention including occupational therapy for mood and adjustment disorders: A single-arm clinical trial.Work (Reading, Mass.)Thirty people with mood or adjustment disorders completed a three-month interdisciplinary return-to-work program led by occupational therapists. Full-time return rates rose from 6.7% at three months to 82.6% at two years, alongside improved readiness and function.
• PTOTCohort2023Physical activity and sedentary behaviour changes during and after cardiac rehabilitation: Can patients be clustered?Journal of rehabilitation medicineMost cardiac rehab patients show steady physical activity levels, but distinct groups improve or deteriorate. High baseline activity predicts later decline, while smoking and obesity predict lack of improvement. Patients need assessment before and after rehab, as those needing help differ at each stage.
• SLPCohort2023Children with autism exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core symptoms when placed in special or mainstream education settings.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn 121 preschool children with autism, core symptoms changed similarly in special and mainstream education. More children in mainstream moved to higher speech levels on the autism assessment, but detailed language scores did not differ.
• Other2023Co-activation of the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles through an adaptive closed-loop respiratory pacing controller.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn anesthetized rats, combining diaphragm and intercostal muscle stimulation with an adaptive controller required less electrical charge for the diaphragm, delayed fatigue, and produced larger sighs than diaphragm stimulation alone.
• PTSurvey2023Rehabilitation following shoulder arthroplasty: a survey of current clinical practice patterns of Italian physiotherapists.Archives of physiotherapyMost Italian physiotherapists surveyed used manual therapy and progressive exercise, and valued patient education, but many did not use patient-reported outcomes and timing of mobilization, strengthening, and return to sport varied widely.
• PTOTSLPOther2023Abilities and Disabilities Among Children With Developmental Language Disorder.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsLanguage impairment severity did not predict disability. Children with DLD who accumulated multiple risks like low nonverbal IQ or poor health were more likely to be disabled, while those with one or no risks functioned well. Strengths in daily living and socialization persisted.
• SLPSystematic Review2023Behavioral assessment of auditory processing in adulthood: population of interest and tests - a systematic review.CoDASMost adults with conditions like diabetes or noise exposure show poorer auditory processing than healthy peers. However, few studies track how these skills decline with normal aging, and diagnostic criteria vary widely, making it hard to compare results across clinics.
• SLPOther2023Hearing screening using the uHear™ smartphone-based app: reproducibility of results from two response modes.CoDASIn 65 adults, uHear hearing thresholds agreed well between self-touched and researcher-recorded modes, especially above 40 dBHL. The two modes took similar time, but agreement was poor near normal thresholds.
• PTRCT2023Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, a passive hip exosuit did not change step length asymmetry during split-belt walking, and the step length after-effect was not seen when the treadmill returned to equal speed.
• PTOTSLPOther2023Problem solving and collaborative involvement among adolescents with spinal cord injury and their caregivers.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAdolescents with spinal cord injury who perceived their caregivers as collaborative partners in their daily care showed better positive and rational problem-solving skills. This association held even when accounting for the caregivers' own problem-solving abilities.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Association between clinical symptoms and lateral thrust 12 months after high tibial osteotomy.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with a lateral thrust of 3.1 degrees or more had worse knee function scores 12 months after surgery. To avoid this abnormal knee motion, the hip-knee-ankle angle should be corrected to at least 1.9 degrees of valgus.
• PTOTOther2023Dysfunctional neuro-muscular mechanisms explain gradual gait changes in prodromal spastic paraplegia.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationComputer simulations show that increased muscle reflex sensitivity, not muscle weakness, reproduces the subtle gait changes seen in early spastic paraplegia. This suggests early treatment should target hyperreflexia to prevent gait deterioration.
• OTCohort2022Linking Prioritized Occupational Performance in Patients Undergoing Spasticity-Correcting Upper Limb Surgery to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.Occupational therapy internationalPatients undergoing spasticity surgery prioritized self-care, domestic life, and mobility goals. Their perceived performance and satisfaction improved significantly at 12 months. However, these subjective gains did not correlate with objective improvements in grip strength or grasp ability.