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 527 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOther2024External Validation of a Dynamic Prediction Model for Upper Limb Function After Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThis stroke prediction model is not accurate enough to use at 2 weeks post-stroke or for patients with severe arm impairment. It works best for those with mild impairment and only when predictions are made 3 months after the stroke, limiting its early clinical usefulness.
• OTSurvey2024Factors associated with fatigue among people who have returned to work after stroke: an exploratory study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAmong people back at work one year after stroke, 43% reported fatigue. The strongest links were to perceived memory and thinking problems, high job demands and low control at work. This survey shows associations, not causes.
• PTOTRCT2024360° immersive virtual reality-based mirror therapy for upper extremity function and satisfaction among stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineWith conventional physical therapy, 360° immersive mirror therapy improved upper limb movement more than traditional mirror therapy. Traditional mirror therapy did not improve the upper limb motor score more than conventional physical therapy alone. Patients liked the 360° version more.
• SLPCohort2024Verbal Responsiveness in Parents of Toddlers With and Without Autism During a Home Observation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of toddlers with autism and developmental delay were already highly responsive, mirroring parents of typically developing children. Differences in speech therapy targets should focus on the child's current language level rather than diagnosis alone, as parents naturally adjust their input.
• PTOther2024Shoulder Pain in Persons With Tetraplegia and the Association With Force Application During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWheelchair users with tetraplegia and high shoulder pain propelled more effectively than those with low pain, using larger push angles and less recovery time. This contradicts guidelines suggesting poor technique causes pain, indicating pain may lead to protective movement adaptations rather than resulting from them.
• PTOTSLPPilot2024Feasibility of a Self-directed Upper Extremity Training Program to Promote Actual Arm Use for Individuals Living in the Community With Chronic Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationFifteen people with chronic stroke completed a self-directed home arm training program. While retention and safety were high, only a third met the daily practice duration target. Participants reported improved arm use and satisfaction, but the study was not designed to prove the training caused these changes.
• SLPCohort2024Do parent-reported early indicators predict later developmental language disorder? A Raine Study investigation.International journal of language & communication disordersParent-reported early language concerns from ages 1 to 3 did not predict developmental language disorder at age 10 in 1626 children. Concerns were common in typical children and absent in many children who later met criteria.
• PTOTOther2024Accuracy of Video-Based Gait Analysis Using Pose Estimation During Treadmill Walking Versus Overground Walking in Persons After Stroke.Physical therapySagittal video of overground walking tracked hip and knee motion more accurately than treadmill video. Treadmill video matched overground for step length and time but struggled with ankle angles and asymmetry. Use sagittal overground views for kinematics if space allows.
• PTOTCase Report2023Kinematic effects of lateral wedged insoles in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceLateral wedged insoles did not restore normal knee rotation in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. Instead of correcting the abnormal movement, the insoles increased external rotation of the tibia, potentially placing more strain on the knee joint during standing.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Factors associated with improvement in impaired consciousness during the acute phase of cerebral infarction: a prospective observational study.Journal of physical therapy scienceYounger age, no worsening, and doing standing practice were linked to consciousness improvement in acute stroke. However, patients who started with milder impairment showed less improvement, likely because they had little room to get better. This is an association, not proof that standing practice causes recovery.
• SLPCohort2023Children With Developmental Language Disorder Show Deficits in the Production of Musical Rhythmic Groupings.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRPreschoolers with developmental language disorder struggled to copy a simple musical rhythm by hand. They missed the pause and produced inconsistent patterns. This deficit was not explained by poor motor skills or speech sound errors, suggesting a specific difficulty with organizing rhythmic sequences.
• PTOTOther2023Individual endogenous pain modulation profiles within a multidimensional context of people with cervicogenic headache - A retrospective exploratory study.Musculoskeletal science & practiceMost people with cervicogenic headache showed altered pain sensitivity or psychosocial factors, not just neck mechanics. Half had widespread pressure sensitivity. This suggests a one-size-fits-all manual therapy approach may miss the mark for many patients.
• PTCase-Control2023Motion and form coherence processing in individuals with cerebral visual impairment.Developmental medicine and child neurologyPeople with cerebral visual impairment needed 59.33% motion coherence on average to detect moving patterns, versus 26.99% in controls; shape detection did not show the same difference.
• SLPNarrative Review2023Combining Languages in Bilingual Input: Using Experimental Evidence to Formulate Bilingual Exposure Strategies.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRThis review synthesizes experimental evidence on how bilingual children learn words from mixed-language input. It discusses theoretical mechanisms like code-switching and distributed exposure but offers no tested interventions or clinical protocols to change therapy practice.
• SLPCohort2023Limited Audiological Assessment Results in Children With Otitis Media With Effusion.Ear and hearingStandard behavioral hearing tests failed to yield ear-specific results for 74% of children with fluid in the middle ear during clinic visits. Even in an idealized research setting, half of the ears had no thresholds. Tympanometry and OAEs succeeded but do not measure hearing.
• PTCase Report2023Serratus anterior fascia plane block for pain control in patients with multiple rib fractures.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree patients with multiple rib fractures received intermittent serratus anterior fascia plane blocks. Pain scores dropped from severe to mild or absent, allowing them to get out of bed and perform respiratory physiotherapy. No adverse effects were reported.
• PTNarrative Review2023Academy of Plant-based Physical Therapy: overdue to address a nutrition crisis with a transformative population approach.Journal of physical therapy scienceNo original study results are reported. This paper proposes a plant-based physical therapy specialty.
• OTSurvey2023Positive and negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on families of young children in rural Colombia and implications for child outcome research.Child: care, health and developmentFamilies of 70 preschool children in rural Colombia reported many pandemic losses, yet most rated overall family impact as positive. Caregivers described improved family closeness, while income loss and distress remained common.
• PTOther2023Evaluation of a simple activity measurement method in rats.Journal of physical therapy scienceFilming rats with a tablet and smartphone, then measuring movement in free software, gave reliable results. Distance, activity and inactivity time all showed good agreement between two researchers, so this cheap setup can track simple animal movement without specialised equipment.
• SLPOther2023Foreign Language Acquisition in Adolescent Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingAdolescents with cochlear implants matched hearing peers on written English tasks but scored significantly lower on listening. Their Dutch skills were unaffected. Written tests alone may miss listening difficulties, so assess both modalities to guide support.
• PTOther2023Study on the mechanical parameters of neuromuscular joint facilitation rehabilitation techniques for lumbar intervention.Journal of physical therapy scienceMechanical measuring gloves reliably quantified the force applied to the lumbar spinous process during neuromuscular joint facilitation. Across four movement modes, the average force was 32.3 N, with rear lifting requiring significantly less force than the other three patterns.
• SLPOther2023Development and validation of an experimental verbal Episodic Memory task in Spanish.CoDASA Spanish verbal episodic memory task was judged understandable by four speech-language pathologists and six older adults. It is not a validated clinical test.
• SLPOther2024Difference in the Electromyographic Behavior of the Masticatory and Swallowing Muscles During Cued Versus Spontaneous Swallowing.DysphagiaCued swallowing increased muscle activity, extended duration, and hastened initial activation compared to spontaneous swallowing in healthy adults. This held true regardless of food consistency or amount. The findings suggest swallowing style affects muscle behavior, but do not confirm clinical benefit.
• SLPRCT2024Fostering Friendship and Dating Skills Among Adults on the Autism Spectrum: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Polish Version of the PEERS® for Young Adults Curriculum.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPEERS workshops increased social-skills knowledge and reduced parent-reported difficulties in young adults on the autism spectrum, some already receiving medication or therapy, but did not clearly improve self-reported socializing or empathy.
• SLPOther2024Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Graph Naming Function and Brain Connectivity in Postinfarction Aphasia Patients: An fMRI Study.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Graph naming scores improved after 12 days of tDCS added to standard stroke treatment. No sham control, so improvement could reflect usual care or recovery. Brain scan changes were reported but cannot prove treatment effect.
• PTOther2024If You Build It, Will They Come? Patient and Provider Use of a Novel Hybrid Telehealth Care Pathway for Low Back Pain.Physical therapyReferral rates for this hybrid low back pain pathway varied widely across clinics, ranging from 37.8% to 72.1% of those referred enrolling. In-person site visits significantly increased referrals, while most patients preferred telephone over video for telehealth components.
• OTSLPCohort2024Using Life Course Theory to Explore the Association Between Autistic Traits, Child, Family, and School Factors and the Successful Transition to Secondary School.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher autistic traits were associated with better quality of life, mental health, and school belonging in 51 students transitioning to secondary school. Female students and school refusal were linked to poorer outcomes.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Concurrent validity of walking speed measured by a wearable sensor and a stopwatch during the 10-meter walk test in individuals with stroke.Gait & postureWearable sensors measured walking speeds about 0.07 m/s slower than a stopwatch in people with stroke. You cannot use these two methods interchangeably. If you switch tools mid-rehab, the drop in speed might be measurement error, not the patient getting worse.
• SLPCohort2024Effects of Speaking Rate on Variability of Second Formant Frequency Transitions in Dysarthria.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Measuring how much second formant slopes vary from repetition to repetition, rather than just averaging them, better identified ataxic dysarthria and correlated with intelligibility. Averaged slopes were better at identifying hypokinetic dysarthria. Speaking rate changes revealed these differences.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Hospitalization and Mortality for Insured Patients in the United States with COVID-19 with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism had higher odds of dying from COVID-19 than those without, even after accounting for other health conditions. The link to hospitalization disappeared once other chronic illnesses were considered, suggesting comorbidities drive hospital risk more than autism itself.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Cognitive assessment to optimize prediction of functional outcome in subacute hip fracture: a short-term prospective study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineIn hip fracture patients who passed a basic cognitive screen, a more detailed MoCA test predicted discharge independence. Patients with a seven-point lower MoCA score had about half the odds of reaching a successful rehabilitation outcome. Adding other cognitive tests did not improve this prediction.
• OTSurvey2024Financial Capability and Financial Well-Being Challenges and Vulnerabilities of Adults Living With Acquired Brain Injury: A Pilot Survey.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAdults with acquired brain injury described needing help with money tasks, and some felt financially exploited. Close others reported stress with financial forms. This pilot survey describes challenges, not tested interventions.
• SLPQualitative2024Using the Three-Minute Speech Sample to Examine the Parent-Adolescent Relationship in Autistic Youth: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adolescents spoke for up to three minutes about their mothers, describing support, love, tension, autonomy conflicts, and nuanced insight into the relationship. Twenty of 21 completed the task without reported distress, but this was a small qualitative study, not evidence that it improves care.
• SLPCohort2024Therapeutic approach to dysphagia in post-COVID patients in a rehabilitation unit: a descriptive longitudinal study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicinePost-COVID patients with severe swallowing problems improved significantly after three weeks of therapy. The treatment mix varied by patient, so the specific benefit of each exercise cannot be separated. Without a control group, natural recovery cannot be ruled out.
• Case-Control2024Association of Relative Telomere Length and LINE-1 Methylation with Autism but not with Severity.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBlood tests for shorter telomeres and lower LINE-1 methylation distinguished autistic children and adolescents from healthy peers. Neither marker correlated with symptom severity, sleep issues, or gastrointestinal problems, so they cannot indicate how severe a case is.
• Qualitative2024Do Children Think it is Important to Predict Learning and Behaviour Problems, and Do They Think Genetic Screening Has a Role to Play in This?Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren aged 4 to 10 viewed infant genetic screening for learning difficulties as potentially helpful for gaining support but harmful if it caused worry or stigma. They expressed deterministic beliefs about genetics while simultaneously valuing environmental support and low-tech interventions.
• PTOther2023Teaching evidence-based practice to physiotherapy students in Italy: a cross sectional study.Archives of physiotherapyOnly 9 of 42 Italian physiotherapy degree courses named an evidence-based practice module, and 14 reported no EBP content. This describes curricula, not patient care.
• PTOther2023Research Agenda for Physical Therapy From the American Physical Therapy Association.Physical therapyThis APTA research agenda lists physical therapy research priorities. It reports no patient outcomes, so it does not change clinical practice.
• OTCohort2023Feeding difficulties in patients with Phenylketonuria.CoDASCaregivers reported similar rates of feeding difficulties in children with and without PKU. However, children with PKU showed significantly less self-feeding autonomy, were breastfed less often, and relied on bottles more frequently than healthy controls.
• PTCohort2023Relationship Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Postpartum Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Women in the First Year Postdelivery.Physical therapyWomen with gestational diabetes were more likely to have postpartum diastasis recti and wider upper abdominal separation. Rectus abdominis strength was not different.
• PTOther2023Development and External Validation of Individualized Prediction Models for Pain Intensity Outcomes in Patients With Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, or Both in Primary Care Settings.Physical therapyPrediction models using routine questionnaire data failed to accurately forecast pain intensity at the point of consultation. They systematically overpredicted pain at 6 months and underpredicted it at 2 months. These tools are not accurate enough for clinical use yet.
• SLPOther2023Assessing suicidal thoughts and behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury in autistic and non-autistic early adolescents using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic early adolescents reported lifetime suicidal thoughts and self-injury more often than their non-autistic peers. Nearly one in five autistic youth disclosed suicidal thoughts on a self-report questionnaire but not during a clinical interview. Use both methods to screen for suicide risk in this group.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023The Effects of Substance Misuse on Auditory and Vestibular Function: A Systematic Review.Ear and hearingSubstance misuse, particularly opioids and alcohol, is linked to hearing and balance problems in case reports. Opioid use often causes permanent, profound hearing loss. Alcohol misuse is associated with high-frequency hearing loss and central balance deficits. Evidence is weak and mostly anecdotal.
• SLPCohort2023Exploring Factors That Contribute to the Success of Rehabilitation With Hearing Aids.Ear and hearingHearing aids improved everyday listening, but advanced hearing aid features added little to that success. Gains were larger when people reported more hearing disability before fitting.
• PTOTOther2023Does the painDETECT questionnaire identify impaired conditioned pain modulation in people with musculoskeletal pain? - a diagnostic accuracy study.Archives of physiotherapyPainDETECT scores below 19 correctly ruled out impaired pain modulation in most people. However, the questionnaire failed to identify those with the impairment, showing low sensitivity and accuracy. It screens for neuropathic symptoms but does not detect pain modulation deficits.
• SLPOther2023Profile of fluency in spontaneous speech, reading, and retelling of texts by adults who stutter.CoDASFor adults who stutter, reading aloud produced significantly fewer common disfluencies like hesitations and interjections than spontaneous speech or retelling. However, stuttering-specific behaviors and speech speed did not differ significantly across the three tasks. This suggests reading is less demanding for fluency.
• SLPOther2023Cochlear Implant Users can Effectively Combine Place and Timing Cues for Pitch Perception.Ear and hearingCochlear implant users perceive pitch more accurately when timing and place cues change together rather than separately. For complex sounds, providing a covarying place cue improved pitch discrimination thresholds, particularly at higher frequencies where timing cues alone degrade.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2024Video games and disability-a risk and benefit analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesVideo games can be used with people with disabilities for rehab, learning, pain, and exercise, but risks like overuse and violent content mean clear goals, careful content choice, and supervision are needed.
• PTRCT2024Effects of Perturbation-Based Treadmill Training on Balance Performance, Daily Life Gait, and Falls in Older Adults: REACT Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapyDual-task treadmill training with perturbations did not improve daily-life gait quality. Compared with dual-task treadmill training without perturbations, it improved Short Physical Performance Battery scores, reduced fear of falling, and self-reported falls decreased from 28 to 10 over 6 months.
• PTOTRCT2024A wearable system for visual cueing gait rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: a randomized non-inferiority trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineWearable knee-pad visual cues were not inferior to floor stripes for gait in Parkinson's. Both groups improved similarly on the primary outcome. The device was rated easy and motivating by most patients, supporting its use when floor cues are impractical.