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 566 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• Other2025Quicker Exogenous Orienting and Slower Endogenous Orienting in Autistic People.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic participants responded faster to valid external cues but slower to invalid internal cues than non-autistic people. Attention differences were linked to age, ADHD, and anxiety symptoms rather than alertness, suggesting assessment should account for these co-occurring factors.
• PTOther2025Knee joint mechanics during gait after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a partial or full thickness quadriceps tendon autograft at 2 years after surgery.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationOperated and unoperated knees walked similarly at least 1 year after quadriceps tendon ACL reconstruction, but both groups made less knee straightening force during early stance than controls.
• SLPOther2025The Comprehension of Grammatical Structures in a Pediatric Population with ASD and Epilepsy: A Comparative Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSpanish-speaking children with both ASD and epilepsy had the lowest scores on grammar comprehension tests, scoring lower than children with ASD alone. Children with epilepsy alone scored the highest. This suggests that the combination of these conditions significantly impairs the ability to understand complex sentences and instructions.
• Survey2025Self-perceived preparedness for practice among graduating physical medicine & rehabilitation residents.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationPhysical medicine and rehabilitation residents reported feeling confident in electromyography, nerve conduction studies, spine disorders, traumatic brain injury, and stroke, but underprepared for administrative duties, cancer, cardiac, pulmonary rehabilitation, ultrasound, and osteopathic manipulative therapy.
• Other2025Assessing 3D printable density-graded lattice structures to minimize risk of tissue damage from compression-release stabilized sockets.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalLab tests of 3D-printed lattice structures for prosthetic sockets showed the firm sections met compression targets, but no soft sections were compliant enough for tissue release. Designers must keep open gaps for soft tissue to bulge into, rather than relying on graded lattices alone.
• OTCohort2025Percutaneous ultrasound-guided A1 pulley release utilizing a modified 20-gauge spinal needle.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationIn 40 fingers from 30 patients, a procedure using lidocaine, hydrodissection, ultrasound-guided modified needle release, and steroid injection had no recurrence at 6 to 32 months and one complication. This small case series cannot separate the components.
• SLPCohort2025Foundations of Vocal Category Development in Autistic Infants.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic infants clustered their vocal play (squeals and growls) at the same rate as typically developing infants. The amount of clustering did not predict language skills or autism severity at age two, so this early vocal pattern is not a useful marker for diagnosis.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Medical Home Care and Educational Services for Children and Youth on the Autism Spectrum: A Scoping Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren on the autism spectrum often need both medical home care and school services, but only five studies linked them and the evidence was mixed. Barriers included provider time, screening gaps, coordination rules, and funding.
• SLPRCT2024Using music to assist language learning in autistic children with minimal verbal language: The MAP feasibility RCT.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents teaching songs via video helped autistic children produce more words and phrases than standard therapy, with no safety issues. This pilot suggests a larger trial is feasible, but the small sample means these gains are not yet proven.
• OTOther2024Navigation Training for Persons With Visual Disability Through Multisensory Assistive Technology: Mixed Methods Experimental Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesIn virtual reality with simulated vision loss, a haptic belt reduced collisions but increased task time and path length. Audio beeps improved path smoothness. Combined cues were the most preferred, yet did not improve every navigation measure.
• PTCohort2024Factors associated with pain-related functional interference in people with chronic low back pain enrolled in a physical exercise programme: the role of pain, sleep, and quality of life.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFor people with chronic low back pain in an exercise programme, worse sleep and higher pain intensity directly predicted greater functional interference. Lower quality of life also predicted interference, while weak opioid use was associated with slightly less interference. This is an association, not a cause.
• PTOTSystematic Review2024Psychology of nerve injury, repair, and recovery: a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPsychosocial factors like anxiety and PTSD are linked to worse pain and function in nerve injuries. Screening for mental health distress may help when physical tests do not match patient symptoms, as psychological state modulates recovery outcomes.
• SLPPilot2024An Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Memory in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: Development and Usability of Memory Ecological Momentary Intervention.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesFourteen adults with chronic brain injury used a text-message memory tool for a week. They completed almost every session and rated it highly usable. They found the tasks difficult but not burdensome, and liked tracking their own memory patterns.
• SLPCase Series2024A Technology System to Help People With Intellectual Disability and Blindness Find Room Destinations During Indoor Traveling: Case Series Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSeven adults with severe intellectual disability and blindness completed nearly all indoor traveling trials correctly when guided by a smartphone and barcode system. Baseline correct trials ranged from zero to two per session. Intervention trials reached six to seven. This is a small case series, not proof of efficacy.
• PTOTSLPRCT2024Selective nociceptive modulation using a novel prototype of transcutaneous kilohertz high-frequency alternating current stimulation: a crossover double-blind randomized sham-controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation40 kHz transcutaneous kilohertz stimulation raised pressure pain thresholds in healthy volunteers more than sham, with no effect on touch or strength. It was well tolerated. This is a physiological finding in pain-free people, not evidence it treats pain.
• OTCohort2024Measurement invariance of the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in autistic adolescents.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire did not work as a stable measure of emotional and behavioural difficulties in autistic UK teenagers, or as a comparable measure with non-autistic teenagers. Use it cautiously and alongside autism-specific tools.
• PTOTPilot2024Paired associative stimulation improves motor function in the upper extremity in chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: a corroborative study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFive people with chronic cervical spinal cord injury completed a 16-session paired associative stimulation programme. Motor scores in the treated hand rose modestly but missed statistical significance, while the untreated hand showed a small significant gain. Individual responses varied widely.
• Other2024The effect of autism phenotype and diagnosis disclosure on students' desire for social distance from autistic peers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNon-autistic university students wanted more social distance from written descriptions of autistic males and of autistic students whose diagnosis was not disclosed. Descriptions of autistic females or disclosed diagnoses were rated like neurotypical students. This does not mean those students need less support.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Embedding rehabilitation into cancer care continuum: an implementation study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineEmbedding a structured rehabilitation toolkit into routine cancer care improved patient function and quality of life scores from admission to discharge. Staff reported better communication and streamlined referrals, though time constraints and access to the electronic tool remained barriers.
• SLPCohort2024Expression and co-regulation of negative emotion in 18-month-olds at increased likelihood for autism with diverse developmental outcomes.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAt 18 months, toddlers later diagnosed with autism did not show more negative emotion overall than toddlers with no delay, but their negative emotion was more intense. Parent calming responses were common and linked to lower chance of distress continuing.
• PTRCT2024Effects of Kinesio tape on individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome, adding Kinesio tape to physical therapy improved grip strength more than physical therapy alone over 6 weeks, but physical therapy alone improved motor nerve timing more. Both groups had less pain and better hand function.
• OTSLPOther2025Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety (but not Alexithymia) Mediate the Association Between Autistic Traits and Quality of Life.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIntolerance of uncertainty and anxiety, but not difficulty identifying emotions, explained the link between autistic traits and lower quality of life. This suggests therapists should target coping with uncertainty and anxiety management to improve wellbeing, rather than focusing solely on emotional awareness.
• SLPOther2025Investigating the Effects of Transdiagnostic Processes on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Autistic Young People: the Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIntolerance of uncertainty strongly predicted anxiety and depression in autistic youth, largely independently of emotion dysregulation. Emotion dysregulation mediated links between cognitive inflexibility, alexithymia and depression only in non-autistic peers, suggesting distinct pathways to internalising symptoms.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Psychometric Assessment of the Rett Syndrome Caregiver Assessment of Symptom Severity (RCASS).Journal of autism and developmental disordersA new caregiver questionnaire for Rett Syndrome shows preliminary promise for tracking symptom severity across movement, communication, and behavior. It correlates with clinician ratings but has not yet been proven sensitive to change, so it cannot currently confirm if a treatment works.
• Other2025Sociability: Comparing the Effect of Chlorpyrifos with Valproic Acid.Journal of autism and developmental disordersRats exposed before birth to chlorpyrifos or valproic acid showed different social behavior across development. Adolescent chlorpyrifos rats were less active and less interested in a new rat; adult chlorpyrifos rats were more sociable than valproic acid rats.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Relationships Between Cognitive Impairments and Motor Learning After Stroke: A Scoping Review.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairCognitive deficits often limit motor learning after stroke, particularly with explicit tasks and movement-quality feedback. Patients with attention or memory issues may benefit more from implicit learning and result-focused feedback. Evidence is preliminary due to small studies and inconsistent testing methods.
• OTSLPOther2025The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Autism Family Experience Questionnaire (AFEQ).Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Turkish version of the Autism Family Experience Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for assessing parents of autistic children. It measures parenting experience, family life, child development, and symptoms consistently, and correlates appropriately with autism severity and family quality of life.
• SLPSurvey2025The Social Validity of Behavioral Interventions: Seeking Input from Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults endorsed safety, communication, and quality-of-life goals, but rejected goals aimed at stopping stimming, fixations, or eye contact. They preferred any working communication method over speech alone and wanted autistic input in goal setting.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Assessing the generalizability of a National Burn Database to the United States pediatric burn injury population.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationPediatric burn data from U.S. hospitals mixes U.S. and Mexico residents, who have different burn causes and severity. Researchers must analyze these groups separately. Pooling them creates a distorted picture that does not represent the typical U.S. pediatric burn population.
• PTOTOther2025Discordance Between Balance Ability and Perception Is Associated With Falls in Parkinson's Disease: A Coordinated Analysis.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPeople with Parkinson's who were under-confident in their balance, despite their actual ability, were more likely to be fallers. This discordance predicted falls better than balance tests or severity scores alone.
• OTOther2025Age-related differences in behavioral outcomes of bimanual functional motor tasks in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a scoping review.Disability and rehabilitationChildren with cerebral palsy showed poorer bimanual performance than typically developing peers, and task complexity made this worse. Age-related differences were inconsistent: only a few studies showed improvement with age.
• PTOTRCT2025Does botulinum neurotoxin A make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy? A randomized clinical trial.Developmental medicine and child neurologyA single calf botulinum toxin injection did not make walking less effortful for children with cerebral palsy than saline. Walking capacity, daily activity, and child-reported gross motor performance did not improve more than placebo. Calf pain intensity decreased more at 12 weeks.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2024Examining the effectiveness of motor imagery combined with non-invasive brain stimulation for upper limb recovery in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationCombining motor imagery with brain stimulation improved upper limb function and daily activities more than either alone in acute and subacute stroke patients. Benefits faded by four weeks after treatment ended, and the approach showed no advantage for chronic stroke survivors.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Adverse childhood experiences, subsequent negative life events, and their impact on health in occupational rehabilitation patients: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHalf of occupational rehab patients reported childhood adversity. Those with past abuse faced more adult victimization, financial strain, and relationship conflicts. These patients reported higher anxiety and depression scores than those without childhood trauma, but physical pain complaints did not differ between the groups.
• PTOTPilot2024The acute cross-education effect of foam rolling on the thigh muscles in patients after total knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesRolling the non-operated thigh for 3 minutes immediately reduced pain and increased range of motion in the operated knee during the first week after total knee replacement. This offers a way to manage pain early without touching the surgical site.
• PTOTPilot2024Therapeutic effects of powered exoskeletal robot-assisted gait training in inpatients in the early stage after stroke: a pilot case-controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding six sessions of powered exoskeleton gait training to standard care did not significantly improve walking speed compared to standard care alone. However, a higher proportion of patients receiving the robot reached the clinically important improvement threshold for walking speed and daily activities.
• PTOTCohort2024Telerehabilitation using a 2-D planar arm rehabilitation robot for hemiparetic stroke: a feasibility study of clinic-to-home exergaming therapy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwelve chronic stroke survivors used a home robot with carer supervision for 30 days. Adherence was high at 87.7% and no one dropped out due to injury. Arm function improved modestly, but half did not reach a clinically meaningful gain.
• Case Report2024Replication of clinical prosthetic sockets for research purposes.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalA silicone molding technique accurately cloned a single upper-limb prosthetic socket, with a mean shape difference of 0.16 mm. This non-destructive method allows researchers to replicate clinical sockets for studies without needing a prosthetist or damaging the patient's original device.
• PTOther2024Upper limb muscle strength and wheelchair-related abilities following an exoskeleton-assisted walking programme in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: An exploratory study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineA 16-week exoskeleton walking programme did not improve upper-limb strength or most wheelchair performance and skill measures in 10 chronic SCI wheelchair users. Only self-selected 20-m speed increased by 14.5%.
• SLPCohort2024Pediatric Brain Injuries Are Associated With Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injuries Among Women in Adulthood.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationWomen with intimate partner violence who had a childhood brain injury were significantly more likely to have sustained a brain injury from a partner in adulthood. This association held even after accounting for childhood trauma, age, and education. The study cannot prove causation due to its cross-sectional design.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024How healthcare systems are experienced by autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnography.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in the UK described healthcare professionals often misunderstanding their needs, leading to misdiagnosis or inadequate support. They reported that reducing processing demands through clear, written information, quiet environments, and predictable appointments helped them engage with services.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Variables included in cerebral palsy registries globally: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCerebral palsy registries worldwide collect very different variables. High-income registries focused on prenatal factors, while low- and middle-income registries focused more on maternal socioeconomic details and postnatal risks such as infection, jaundice, and head injury.
• SLPQualitative2024Revisiting the Link: A qualitative analysis of the diverse experiences of gender dysphoria as a subset of pervasive social dysphoria co-occurring with autism in Japan.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic transgender participants described gender distress as part of a wider burden from all social norms, not just gender incongruence. Five had no alternative gender identity, resisting the concept of gender itself. Clinicians should validate diverse experiences rather than assuming gender incongruence is required for a diagnosis.
• PTOTCase Report2024Myoelectric motor execution and sensory training to treat chronic pain and paralysis in a replanted arm: a case study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA man with a replanted arm gained small amounts of movement and sensation after myoelectric training, but pain did not improve. The gains were too small for daily use, though they might help with an assistive device. One person is not proof the method works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Developmental associations between motor and communication outcomes in Fragile X syndrome: Variation in the context of co-occurring autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEarly fine motor skills predicted receptive communication in all children with Fragile X. However, the link between motor development and expressive communication differed by autism status. Children without autism relied on early motor levels, while those with autism relied on how quickly their motor skills improved.
• PTCase Series2024A one-year follow-up case series on gait analysis and patient-reported outcomes for persons with unilateral and bilateral transfemoral amputations undergoing direct skeletal fixation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPatient-reported function improved after osseointegration and rehabilitation, but walking speed changed unevenly, with some participants faster and some slower. This case series cannot show either caused the changes.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Relationship between characteristics of segmental phase angles and walking ability in patients with hemiplegia after stroke and traumatic brain injury in a convalescent rehabilitation ward.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationIn patients with hemiplegia, higher trunk phase angle at admission was associated with better walking ability at discharge, independent of paralysis severity and nutrition. Limb phase angles did not show this association.
• OTSLPOther2025K-12 Life Skills Education, Independence, and Employment of Autistic Individuals: Giving Voice to Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults valued job site training and practicing real life skills. They wanted less academic work and more help with social skills, money, and finding jobs. They did not link specific school methods to getting hired. Their experiences highlight gaps in current education.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Validation of the Arabic Version of Feeding Handicap Index for Children with Developmental Disabilities (A-FHI-C).Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with autism, cerebral palsy, or intellectual disability reported significantly more severe feeding problems on the new Arabic Feeding Handicap Index than parents of typically developing children. The questionnaire showed strong consistency and stability, making it a reliable tool for assessing feeding impacts in Arabic-speaking families.
• SLPOther2025The Connection Between Sleep Problems and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Autistic Children: A Network Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDepression, anxiety and behavioural difficulties were the most connected symptoms in autistic children with sleep problems. The data were collected at one time point, so this does not show that treating these symptoms improves sleep.