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 572 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPSurvey2025Provider and Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine Voice Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationBoth patients and therapists rated telemedicine voice therapy highly. Fourteen of twenty-two patients who completed a survey said they would choose virtual sessions over in-person care again. Reliable internet strongly predicted this preference.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Potential Biophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Demands and Vocal Fatigue.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNo new methods or outcomes are reported in this review of possible body-level mechanisms for vocal fatigue.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Major structural congenital anomalies and causal pathways in people with cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMajor congenital anomalies are present in nearly a quarter of people with cerebral palsy, and most of these anomalies are directly involved in causing the condition. This suggests clinicians should actively look for structural anomalies when assessing aetiology.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Multiparametric MRI Assessment of Morpho-Functional Muscle Changes Following a 6-Month FES-Cycling Training Program: Pilot Study in People With a Complete Spinal Cord Injury.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesFour men with complete spinal cord injury who cycled with electrical stimulation for six months showed increased thigh muscle volume and reduced fat infiltration on MRI. These changes reversed slightly after stopping. No control group was used, so this is a feasibility check, not proof of efficacy.
• SLPCohort2025Can combining existing behavioral tools improve identification of infants at elevated likelihood of autism in the first year of life?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAt 12 months, 19 of 20 infants with both high observation-scale scores and low Mullen scores were later classified with autism or another developmental concern, but few infants met this combined rule.
• SLPOther2025Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Aerodynamic and Elasticity Forces During Vocal Fold Vibration.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationComputer models show that air vortices inside the vocal folds create negative pressure that drives closure. This aerodynamic force exceeds tissue elasticity at the moment of maximum sound intensity, explaining why vertical stiffness gradients are critical for voice efficiency.
• SLPOther2025Empirical Evaluation of the Role of Vocal Fold Collision on Relative Fundamental Frequency in Voicing Offset.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAligning voice analysis to the moment vocal folds stop touching, rather than when sound ends, cut within-speaker variability by about a third. This supports the theory that vocal fold collision drives pitch changes at voice offset. The method requires endoscopy and is not yet clinically feasible.
• OTSLPOther2025Effects of autism spectrum disorder on parents labour market: Productivity loss and policy evaluation in Kazakhstan.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMothers of children with autism in Kazakhstan face high rates of job loss, especially if the child has a disability. New government subsidies reduce the financial penalty for these mothers, but do not help those without a disability label.
• SLPCase-Control2025Clinical Characteristics and Effects of Vocal Demands in Occupational Voice Users With and Without Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationBlinded experts could not distinguish voice users with muscle tension dysphonia from typical professionals by looking at their larynxes. Supraglottic compression appeared in both groups. Diagnosis should rely on patient symptoms and voice quality, not just laryngoscopic patterns of tension.
• PTOTQualitative2025"I was angry that I fell" all the way to "if I fall, I fall": a qualitative study of the spectrum of behavioral fall risk factors for veterans with dysvascular lower-limb amputation.Disability and rehabilitationVeterans with leg amputations described fall risks as a spectrum of behaviors. Key factors included trust in the prosthesis, awareness of dual-tasking, and emotional regulation. Low trust led to device abandonment, while high trust encouraged risky activities. Self-imposed activity restriction after a fall was identified as a maladaptive behavior that increases future risk.
• SLPOther2025Symptom Expression Across Voiced Speech Sounds in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn 18 speakers with adductor laryngeal dystonia reading an all-voiced sentence, symptoms were significantly less likely on nasal and stop consonants than on vowels and approximants. However, every sound segment still carried a high probability of symptoms.
• OTSLPQualitative2025(Re)thinking about self-harm and autism: Findings from an online qualitative study on self-harm in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in online forums described self-harm as tied to sensory overload, meltdowns, and harmful stimming, not only conventional cutting. They said professionals misread their communication, making help-seeking unsafe.
• SLPOther2025Deep-Learning-Based Representation of Vocal Fold Dynamics in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia during Connected Speech in High-Speed Videoendoscopy.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA new computer model accurately traces vocal fold edges in high-speed video of people with spasmodic dysphonia speaking normally. It handles blurry images and spasms better than previous methods. This tool helps researchers measure voice breaks objectively, but it is not yet a clinical diagnostic test.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2025Parental diagnostic delay and developmental outcomes in congenital and childhood-onset myotonic dystrophy type 1.Developmental medicine and child neurologyHalf of parents in this series did not know they had myotonic dystrophy type 1 until their child was diagnosed. Children with the congenital form faced severe early breathing and feeding issues, while both groups showed high rates of delayed speech and low cognitive scores.
• PTOTSurvey2024Nonresponse Bias on Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals' Experience of Care Quality Measure Scores.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRoutine inpatient rehabilitation experience surveys underrepresented patients with lower cognition, stroke or brain injury, and proxy answers differed from patient answers. These scores may not represent all patients.
• SLPCohort2024Transitive inference in a clinical childhood sample with a focus on autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism solved non-verbal reasoning puzzles as accurately as their peers, but responded more slowly. This speed-accuracy tradeoff suggests a different cognitive strategy rather than a deficit. The study lacked a true control group, so these findings are preliminary.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Entry-to-Practice Rehabilitation Competencies and the Rehabilitation Competency Framework: A Gap Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationEntry-level competency frameworks for eight rehabilitation professions align closely with the Rehabilitation Competency Framework (RCF) on practice and professionalism, but show significant gaps in leadership, research, and lifelong learning. This suggests current education prioritizes immediate clinical safety over broader professional development.
• PTMeta-Analysis2024Psychometrics of Wearable Devices Measuring Physical Activity in Ambulant Children With Gait Abnormalities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWearable activity monitors are generally consistent when repeated and agree reasonably well with reference measures in ambulant children with gait problems. Accuracy varies by setting, activity type and age. This is about measurement, not therapy effect.
• PTOTOther2024Robotic Rigor: Validity of the Kinarm End-Point Robot Visually Guided Reaching Test in Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRobotic movement planning metrics correlated moderately with standard dexterity tests, and reaction time distinguished those reporting hand problems. Movement correction metrics showed no significant relationship with either clinical measure, suggesting they may assess distinct aspects of motor function.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Association of Rate of Functional Recovery With Therapy Time and Content Among Adults With Acquired Brain Injuries in Inpatient Rehabilitation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMore OT ADL/IADL training linked to faster daily self-care gains, but more PT bed mobility training linked to slower daily mobility recovery. These observational findings suggest a mismatch between billed therapy time and functional progress rates, not proof that PT bed mobility training harms recovery.
• SLPPilot2024Assessing the Effect of Fatigue on Swallowing Function in Adults with Acute Stroke. A Pilot Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn 13 adults with acute stroke, repeated swallowing tests slowed pharyngeal transit and delay times but left oral timing and laryngeal closure unchanged. This suggests fatigue affects some reflexive swallowing steps more than others, though the sample was too small for firm conclusions.
• SLPOther2025Atypical vocal imitation of speech and song in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from Mandarin speakers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMandarin-speaking autistic children copied timing and pitch shape less accurately than non-autistic peers, especially in speech. Overall pitch height did not differ between groups. In song, timing was less accurate, while pitch height was not.
• SLPOther2025Aerodynamic-induced Effects of Artificial Subglottic Stenosis on Vocal Fold Model Phonatory Response.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAerodynamic effects of subglottic stenosis on voice remain minimal until obstruction exceeds 80 to 90 percent. Grade I and II stenoses likely do not alter voice quality through airflow changes alone. Clinical voice issues at lower grades may stem from other factors.
• SLPOther2025The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAmong non-singers with typical voices, women who were worse at detecting small pitch changes had more variable pitch in connected speech. Singers and women with vocal hyperfunction showed no such link.
• SLPSurvey2025Singing Voice Symptomatology Following Presumed SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSingers who had severe acute COVID-19 were over five times more likely to report a change in singing ability than those with mild infection. Many reported reduced vocal stamina, with fewer able to sing for an hour or more after infection.
• SLPCase Report2025Exploring Personality and Perceived Present Control as Factors in Postsurgical Voice Rest: A Case Comparison.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTwo patients after vocal fold surgery were not silent during seven days of voice rest. Their self-reported voice use differed from measured use, and the two patients differed from each other. This cannot show which voice rest protocol predicts adherence.
• SLPQualitative2025Understanding the experiences of receiving and providing maternity care for autistic adults: A Multi-perspectival Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic mothers described maternity care as overwhelming, especially bright wards, noise and physical examinations. They valued continuity, clear explanations and a quieter, darker space, but midwives felt system pressures made this hard.
• SLPSurvey2025Voice Therapy for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationBrazilian voice therapists reported giving older adults both in-person and teletherapy during the pandemic. They reported masks hindered in-person work, while voice assessment was the main remote barrier, though most said patients adhered well.
• Case-Control2025Alterations in cortical and subcortical neuroanatomy and associations with behavior in females with fragile X syndrome.Developmental medicine and child neurologyFemales with fragile X syndrome had distinct cortical and subcortical brain patterns compared with matched females. Brain measures tracked cognition, academics, social function, and mood in fragile X; in comparison females, only a social avoidance pattern appeared.
• Other2025Reporting community involvement in autism research: Findings from the journal Autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAfter a mandatory statement, one autism journal's articles reported community involvement in 91 of 167 (54%) after versus 12 of 116 (10%) before. Many statements were vague, so reported involvement does not prove meaningful power sharing.
• SLPOther2025Pre- and Postoperative Voice Therapy for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions: An International Electronic Delphi Consensus Study.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationInternational voice experts agreed on 33 components for best-practice therapy around vocal fold surgery. They recommended pre- and postoperative care, including gentle vocalization within the first week and semioccluded vocal tract exercises, rather than prolonged absolute rest.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Characterizing self-reported physical activity before and during a subsequent pregnancy among parents in a familial autism cohort.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMost parents of autistic children miss exercise targets, dropping to under 10% during pregnancy. While child autism traits did not predict overall activity levels, mothers of children with higher trait scores were nearly three times as likely to stop vigorous exercise when pregnant.
• Survey2025Insistence on sameness, repetitive negative thinking and mental health in autistic and non-autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic community adults reported more insistence on sameness, rumination and obsessing than non-autistic community adults. In all adults, these repetitive negative thoughts were associated with higher anxiety and depression, so clinicians may need to consider them.
• SLPOther2025COVID-19 activity screening by a smart-data-driven multi-band voice analysis.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA voice analysis tool using cough, breathing, and speech sounds correctly distinguished COVID-19 patients from healthy controls in 98.46% of cases. It also separated different disease stages, though distinguishing recovered patients from healthy controls was less accurate at 88.57%.
• PTSurvey2024Perceived Barriers to Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Physically Active Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationOnly 47% of physically active people with spinal cord injury met activity guidelines. Cost, pain, time, energy, and feeling self-conscious in a fitness center were most reported barriers; knowing an accessible facility was linked to meeting guidelines.
• Other2024Physiological and Family-Level Correlates of Autistic Adolescents' Sleep Quality.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adolescents' heart-rate regulation at rest and during parental conflict did not predict their self-reported sleep quality. Their own report of a more negative family environment was associated with more sleepiness.
• Other2024Adaptive Approaches to Exercise Rehabilitation for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Related Autonomic Disorders.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo patients, methods, or outcomes are reported for this proposed adaptive exercise framework for postural tachycardia syndrome. It cannot tell therapists whether the approach works.
• Other2024Estimating Recent US Limb Loss Prevalence and Updating Future Projections.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn 2019, an estimated 2.3 million people in the US were living with limb loss, and projections put this at 5.6 million by 2060, mainly from diabetes and vascular disease.
• PTOTCase Report2024Cryoneurolysis and Quadriplegia: A Case Report on Pain and Severe Spasticity Management.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA man with long-standing quadriplegia and severe spasticity had cryoneurolysis to hip and hand muscles. His hip and knee range of motion and hand function improved for months, and he regained some daily independence. This is one person's story, not proof the treatment works for others.
• SLPCohort2024Task-based functional neural correlates of social cognition across autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Molecular autismBrain scans did not separate autism, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and controls. But across all groups, better social cognition scores tracked with stronger activation in social brain regions during an empathic accuracy task. The empathy task, not the imitation task, may work best for tracking brain changes in trials.
• PTOther2024Association of Step Count with Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Results from the Virtual 2-Minute Step Test.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationStep count during a 2-minute test explained 61.8% of the variance in cardiorespiratory fitness in older men with HIV. The test works well over video, but only for men 60 and older. Do not use it to estimate fitness in women or younger men.
• PTCohort2024Craniectomy and Cranioplasty Effects on Balance and Gait in Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationBalance and walking improved over rehabilitation, but the study did not show that cranioplasty alone improved them. Berg Balance Scale scores fell between admissions, then rose again during postcranioplasty therapy.
• PTOTOther2024Current Trends in Virtual Exercise Interventions Among People With Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationVirtual exercise programs for adults with physical disabilities were reported as effective and feasible in most included studies. Participants generally enjoyed the interventions, though some faced barriers like chronic pain, poor internet connectivity, or difficulty with the technology.
• SLPCohort2024Psychometric properties of two ADHD rating scales used in children with ADHD and intellectual disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRADHD rating scales remain reliable for children with intellectual disability. However, parent ratings of hyperactivity are influenced by autism traits and age, potentially leading to misdiagnosis. Teacher ratings were more consistent across these factors. Clinicians should interpret parent-reported activity levels with caution.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Integrating Fitness Training in Oncologic Care: Lessons Learned from a Large Telemedicine Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost patients valued regular phone contact with a physical therapist coordinator more than the exercise itself. They used these calls to reframe goals and manage fatigue. Oncologists remained skeptical, citing workflow barriers and doubts about the value of exercise for late-stage cancer.
• SLPOther2024Drooling may be Associated with Dysphagia Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis.DysphagiaMultiple sclerosis patients who drooled reported more swallowing symptoms. People with the most swallowing symptoms had 13.2 times higher drooling risk. This small study shows a link, not that swallowing problems cause drooling.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Clinical validation of an individualized auto-adaptative serious game for combined cognitive and upper limb motor robotic rehabilitation after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThe game automatically adjusted difficulty to match each person's motor and attention impairment levels. It reached an individualized challenge level within about 30 minutes, confirming the system works as designed for combined rehabilitation.
• PTRCT2025Comparison of different treatment positions of nerve slider technique for patients with low back pain: a randomized control trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineAdding sciatic nerve sliders to standard physiotherapy helped more than standard care alone for low back pain with sciatica. The slump position reduced pain and disability significantly more than the supine position, while both outperformed conventional therapy alone.
• SLPCohort2025Effects of Participation in a Structured Choral Program on the Voice of Older Adults.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHealthy older choral singers mostly rated their speaking voice as normal, and voice quality of life did not differ by experience. Airflow measures showed some improvement or maintenance, while singing accuracy changed little.
• SLPOther2025Smartphone Recordings are Comparable to "Gold Standard" Recordings for Acoustic Measurements of Voice.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationModern iPhone and Samsung phone recordings captured the same voice quality differences as a research microphone. Scores can shift with distance and room noise. Keep distance and room consistent, or convert phone scores before comparing them.