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 539 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2024Correspondence between consonant inventories obtained using modified naturalistic listening in real time (NLRT) and parent report.Journal of communication disordersParent report and modified naturalistic listening agreed on only 13% of toddlers' consonant inventory sizes. Parents missed the glottal [h] and glides, but agreed with coders on 87% of stops, the category clinicians watch for velopharyngeal closure post-surgery.
• SLPOther2024Evaluating Fluency in Aphasia: Fluency Scales, Trichotomous Judgements, or Machine Learning.AphasiologyExperienced speech-language pathologists judged fluent, non-fluent, or mixed aphasia speech very consistently when they used overall impressions. The WAB-R fluency scale was less consistent, and machine learning did not reliably match non-fluent judgements.
• SLPQualitative2024Enhanced Milieu Teaching in resource-constrained settings: Stakeholder-informed adaptation guidelines.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsTherapists and caregivers viewed Enhanced Milieu Teaching as suitable for South Africa. They identified needed changes: aligning materials with family resources, respecting multilingual homes, and accommodating varying caregiver priorities and time constraints.
• Cohort2024Obesity, diabetes and their metabolic correlates in middle-aged adults with Down syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRIn 143 middle-aged adults with Down syndrome, most had overweight or obesity, but few had pre-diabetes or diabetes. Higher BMI was linked to higher leptin, not insulin or adiponectin.
• PTCohort2024Cues to land softly and quietly result in acute reductions in ground reaction force loading rates in runners.Gait & postureTelling injured runners to land softly and quietly reduced vertical loading rates significantly, matching the effect of barefoot forefoot running. This simple verbal cue lowered impact forces without requiring complex gait retraining or changing foot strike patterns.
• PTOTOther2024People with degenerative cervical myelopathy have impaired reactive balance during walking.Gait & posturePeople with degenerative cervical myelopathy showed impaired reactive balance during walking, with larger body sway and delayed gluteus medius muscle responses compared to controls. These deficits did not correlate with standard clinical balance scales, suggesting current assessments may miss walking-specific instability.
• PTOther2024The Sportscomp Erasmus+ Project: Higher Education to Improve Competency in Sports Physiotherapy.International journal of sports physical therapyThis is a project description for an educational initiative to update sports physiotherapy competencies. It reports no study results, patient outcomes, or evidence of treatment efficacy.
• PTOTCohort2024Unmet rehabilitation needs in the first 6 months post-injury in a trauma centre population with moderate-to-severe traumatic injuries.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAlmost 60% of trauma patients had unmet community rehabilitation needs in the first 6 months, especially rehabilitation and social support. Less central residence, profound injury, severe head injury, and direct discharge to specialized rehabilitation were linked to higher unmet needs.
• SLPQualitative2024Communicative practices and perceptions towards stuttering people in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsFour adults who stutter described stigma and avoidance. Among 20 acquaintances, 15 finished their speech, 18 did not discuss it, and 17 had no knowledge, though all said they communicated normally.
• SLPSurvey2024KAP of Indian Audiologists for Psychosocial Needs of Adults with Hearing Loss.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Most Indian audiologists reported good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices regarding psychosocial needs in adults with hearing loss. However, gaps remained in identifying screening tools and consistently addressing these issues during clinical consultations.
• SLPQualitative2024Tube feeding in advanced dementia: Insights from South African speech-language therapists.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsEight South African speech-language therapists relied on clinical experience over local guidelines when deciding on tube feeding for advanced dementia. They cited resource constraints and family pressure as drivers. This study describes their reasoning, not the effectiveness of tube feeding.
• PTQualitative2024Barriers and Facilitators of Vestibular Rehabilitation: Patients and Physiotherapists' Perspectives.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPatients and therapists identified barriers like symptom provocation and lack of feedback. Facilitators included clear education on expected dizziness, quantitative progress tracking, and tailoring exercise timing to daily life.
• SLPOther2024Emotion recognition in autism spectrum condition during the COVID-19 pandemic.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe expected extra difficulty recognizing emotions from masked faces in autistic adults was not found. Autistic adults were less accurate than non-autistic adults across uncovered, masked, and sunglasses faces, but eye tracking did not show different looking patterns.
• SLPOther2024Smartphone-Facilitated In-Situ Hearing Aid Audiometry for Community-Based Hearing Testing.Ear and hearingSmartphone hearing tests using hearing aids and noise-blocking earcups matched clinical results for most people, even in homes and community centres. This suggests community workers can help with hearing checks and aid setup, reducing the need for expensive sound booths and clinic visits.
• PTOTCohort2024Lumbopelvic movement coordination during walking improves with transfemoral bone anchored limbs: Implications for low back pain.Gait & postureSelf-reported low back pain disability dropped significantly 12 months after bone-anchored limb implantation. Walking coordination between the trunk and pelvis also changed, moving toward patterns seen in able-bodied people. The study was small and lacked a control group.
• SLPOther2024Priming Sentence Production in Older Adults: Evidence for Preserved Implicit Learning.AphasiologyOlder adults produced passive and double-object sentences more often after hearing them, even after intervening trials. Their sentence priming was as strong as or stronger than young adults, so it may remain usable in later life.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Elucidating the Perspectives of Autistic Youth About Their Health Care Experiences: A Qualitative Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAutistic youth prioritized sensory accommodations, clear communication, and patient involvement in care decisions. They valued clinicians who offered choices, used visual prompts, and built trust over time. Waiting rooms and unexpected procedures were common barriers to comfort.
• SLPPilot2024Toward Sound Localization Testing in Virtual Reality to Aid in the Screening of Auditory Processing Disorders.Trends in hearingVirtual reality sound localization testing is feasible but less accurate than loudspeakers. Headphone-based audio increased errors by about 4 degrees compared to the baseline. Virtual visuals did not worsen performance. These results offer preliminary cutoffs for normal-hearing adults only.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2024The use of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques in autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchNoninvasive brain stimulation shows mixed results for autism, with some studies reporting improvements in social symptoms and others finding no benefit. Safety data are limited for children. Current evidence is insufficient to support routine clinical use.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Hearing Loss and Dementia: Where to From Here?Ear and hearingThis review argues that while hearing loss is associated with dementia risk, evidence that treating it prevents cognitive decline is weak. It warns against using dementia as a primary motivator for hearing aid uptake and emphasizes treating hearing loss for communication quality.
• SLPOther2024Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the masseter muscle by ultrasonography and correlation with whole body health status.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 30 young dentists, ultrasound-measured masseter thickness correlated with BMI, weight, handgrip strength, and tongue pressure. However, masseter elasticity did not change with contraction, and brightness correlated with body fat but not muscle strength. These links are correlational and do not prove ultrasound measures whole-body health.
• SLPCohort2023The Association Between Family Resources and Language Among Young Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPParents reporting better access to health necessities had children with higher language scores. These associations were strongest in children with mild to moderate hearing loss, but absent in those with severe to profound loss.
• SLPOther2024Internal state language factor structure and development in toddlerhood: Insights from WordBank.Journal of child languageInternal state language in toddlers acts as one unified skill, not separate categories like emotion or thought. Girls and children of college-educated mothers start with more words, but only maternal education predicts faster growth. Low scores may reflect background, not deficit.
• PTOTCohort2024Quantifying the effects of sleep on sensor-derived variables from upper limb accelerometry in people with and without upper limb impairment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearing wrist sensors overnight barely changed arm-use time summaries. Sleep added 19 minutes to dominant or unaffected arm time and 17.4 minutes to non-dominant or affected arm time over 48 hours.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Assistance force-line of exosuit affects ankle multidimensional motion: a theoretical and experimental study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThe IS exosuit cable routing produced the smallest unintended sideways and rotational ankle movements, making it the most similar to natural plantarflexion. This suggests cable placement near the subtalar joint axis minimizes the risk of introducing harmful inversion moments.
• PTOther2024Numerical Simulations of the Epley Maneuver With Clinical Implications.Ear and hearingSmall angle errors during the Epley maneuver may leave inner-ear particles trapped, according to simulations of a post-mortem inner ear. Larger nose-down rotations and longer pauses may improve particle movement, but this was not tested in patients.
• PTOther2024Assessing validity of thoracic spine rotation range of motion measurement methods: comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and clinical measurements.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe lumbar-locked rotation test correlates with MRI but consistently overestimates thoracic rotation due to fixed errors. Seated and half-kneeling tests showed no significant correlation with MRI. Clinicians should consider adjacent joint influence when interpreting clinical ROM measurements.
• PTOther2024Reliability and validity of muscle activity analysis using wearable electromyographs.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe new wearable EMG gave repeatable readings in 23 healthy young adults, but it did not match an established device closely.
• SLPCohort2024Validity and feasibility of using the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) in primary care clinics in Singapore.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe M-CHAT-R/F accurately identified autism in Singapore primary care, with high sensitivity and positive predictive value. Nurses and physicians found it feasible to use routinely, even without research staff support, suggesting it can be integrated into standard well-child visits.
• PTOTRCT2024Effectiveness of action observation treatment based on pathological model in hemiplegic children: a randomized-controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineChildren with hemiplegia who watched videos of a hand with similar movement patterns and then copied the actions improved more in spontaneous bimanual hand use immediately after 8 hours of therapy than those who watched typically developed hands. This advantage disappeared by follow-up.
• PTOTCohort2024Age and period of ventilator use are related to walking independence at the time of discharge in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a single-center retrospective observational study.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who were previously independent walkers, older age and longer ventilator use predicted whether they could walk unaided at discharge. The cutoffs for likely dependence were age 56 years and 7.5 days on the ventilator.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Hope as experienced by people with acquired brain injury in a rehabilitation-or recovery process: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHope after brain injury is a double-edged sword: it drives recovery but can cause despair when unfulfilled. Patients need therapists to make small progress visible, set realistic goals, and balance honesty with support. The therapeutic alliance is crucial for maintaining hope.
• SLPQualitative2024Contributing to an autism biobank: Diverse perspectives from autistic participants, family members and researchers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFamilies and researchers contributing to an autism biobank were motivated by a search for causes to alleviate guilt and a desire to help science, but they expressed deep anxiety about data misuse and the trauma of blood draws for autistic children.
• PTQualitative2024Understanding the Sociocultural Challenges and Opportunities for Affordable Wearables to Support Poststroke Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAfter stroke, home upper-limb rehab was shaped by therapist gender preferences, family overhelp, beliefs, cost, and unsupervised exercise risks. Participants wanted affordable wearables with feedback, but no device was tested.
• SLPCohort2024Outcomes and device use in children with bone-conduction hearing devices in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsChildren with soft-band bone-conduction hearing devices averaged 7.0 hours a day at 1 month, below the 10-hour recommendation. Caregiver reports showed typical auditory performance in 80.0% of returned questionnaires, and teacher reports in 78.9%.
• SLPCohort2024How should hyperbilirubinemia be considered in the definition of the hearing screening protocol for neonates at risk?CoDASIn neonates with hyperbilirubinemia not requiring exchange transfusion, bilirubin levels did not predict hearing screening failure. This supports reserving the high-risk auditory brainstem response protocol for those needing exchange transfusion, as lower levels showed no permanent auditory toxicity.
• PTOTSurvey2024Effects of remote classes on the physical health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of physical therapy scienceRemote classes were linked to more new neck and back pain in students who sat on the floor compared to chairs. Female students reported significantly more new symptoms and worsening of existing pain than male students.
• PTOTOther2024Measurement properties of movement smoothness metrics for upper limb reaching movements in people with moderate to severe subacute stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSPARC was the most dependable and best tracked upper-limb reaching improvement after subacute stroke. LDLJ was also dependable, but all three time-based smoothness measures were more affected by movement time.
• PTOTOther2024Effects of multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation on everyday life physical activity and gait in patients with multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMultidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation improved walking capacity and self-reported mobility in people with multiple sclerosis, but these gains did not translate into faster or longer walking at home. Mildly disabled patients walked slightly more, while severely disabled patients showed no change in daily activity.
• PTCohort2024Effect of controlled start position on the reach distance distribution range in the functional reach test among community-dwelling older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceAligning the shoulder with the ankle before the Functional Reach Test reduced measurement variability in older adults. This controlled start position made the test more consistent, especially for those with curved spines, without changing the average reach distance.
• OTSLPOther2024Cognitive emotion regulation difficulties increase affective reactivity to daily-life stress in autistic adolescents and young adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic youth reported higher daily negative affect and more activity-related stress than non-autistic peers. They also used fewer adaptive and more non-adaptive emotion regulation strategies. These difficulties may increase vulnerability to mental health symptoms.
• SLPQualitative2024Autistic adults' views on the design and processes within randomised controlled trials: The APRiCoT study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults valued RCT fairness but feared uncertainty and past healthcare mistreatment. They prioritized co-production, precise language, and flexible communication to build trust. These are participant preferences for trial design, not evidence of treatment efficacy.
• PTOTNarrative Review2024Integration of music-based game approaches with wearable devices for hand neurorehabilitation: a narrative review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable devices paired with music-based games can make hand rehabilitation more engaging and measurable. Across 16 small studies, these systems tracked finger movements and provided feedback that improved motor outcomes in stroke and spinal cord injury patients, though the evidence remains preliminary.
• PTOTRCT2024Motor imagery-based brain-computer interface rehabilitation programs enhance upper extremity performance and cortical activation in stroke patients.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding motor imagery brain-computer interface training to standard therapy improved upper limb function in stroke patients more than standard therapy alone. Brain scans showed increased activation in motor and visual processing areas, which correlated with the physical improvements.
• Other2023Language is a critical mediator of autistic experiences within the criminal justice system.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThis commentary argues that legal language barriers harm autistic individuals in the justice system. It recommends simpler questioning and support for communication needs but reports no clinical trials or patient outcomes.
• PTOTCohort2023Changes in pain and disability in patients with shoulder pain after three months of digitally delivered exercise and patient education.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients with shoulder pain who completed three months of digital exercise and education reported significant reductions in pain and disability. However, nearly half did not achieve a satisfactory symptom state, and outcomes were better in those with high adherence and shorter symptom duration.
• Other2023Translatome analysis of tuberous sclerosis complex 1 patient-derived neural progenitor cells reveals rapamycin-dependent and independent alterations.Molecular autismIn lab cells from a TSC patient, rapamycin failed to correct neural growth issues. A newer drug, RMC-6272, reversed these cellular defects and fixed gene translation problems that rapamycin missed.
• SLPPilot2024Serum Prestin Level May Increase Following Music Exposure That Induces Temporary Threshold Shifts: A Pilot Study.Ear and hearingBrief exposure to loud pop music caused temporary hearing threshold shifts in 14 adults. Serum prestin levels showed a non-significant upward trend after exposure. Baseline prestin levels predicted the size of the threshold shift, but the link to blood markers remains unproven.
• SLPOther2024How Individuals Shape Their Acoustic Environment: Implications for Hearing Aid Comparison in Ecological Momentary Assessment.Ear and hearingHearing aid users reported modifying or leaving difficult listening situations about 2.3 times per day. Most changes made situations feel much more pleasant, and behavior differed between two hearing programs, though many differences were not clear.
• SLPQualitative2024The interpreter's role and deaf students' autonomy in mainstream classrooms.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf students felt less autonomous when interpreters followed them, redirected attention, disciplined them, or decided what to interpret. They felt more autonomous when interpreters explained roles, collaborated, and let them choose.