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 573 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPOther2025Barriers to healthcare predict reduced health-related quality of life in autistic adults without intellectual disability.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in Germany reported significantly lower health-related quality of life than the general population. The number of barriers they experienced in accessing healthcare was the strongest predictor of poor mental quality of life and a key predictor of poor physical quality of life.
• PTOTRCT2025Myoelectric pattern recognition with virtual reality and serious gaming improves upper limb function in chronic stroke: a single case experimental design study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSix people with chronic stroke completed six weeks of high-dose training using myoelectric pattern recognition, virtual reality, and gaming. All six improved upper limb motor function, with five reaching the minimal clinically important difference. Follow-up data showed some deterioration.
• SLPSurvey2025Effects of Virtual Teaching on Swedish Teachers' Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTeachers reported fewer voice symptoms and less voice handicap when teaching virtually compared to face-to-face. Straining the voice and poor air quality were linked to more symptoms. Stress was also associated with voice problems. Most teachers had no significant voice issues.
• PTOTOther2025Insights into the dependence of post-stroke motor recovery on the initial corticospinal tract connectivity from a computational model.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA computer model suggests initial corticospinal tract strength shapes stroke upper-limb recovery. With stronger connectivity, people reached about 70% recovery quickly. With weaker connectivity, recovery was slower and more variable.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Parental experiences of raising an autistic child in Ireland: A qualitative thematic analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents found navigating support services more stressful than caring for their child. They relied on peer groups and partners to cope. They appreciated individual therapists but felt parent training courses substituted for direct care. Lack of central post-diagnosis information forced many to pay privately.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Relation between Orotracheal Intubation, Inflammatory Markers, Breathing and Voice in Post-COVID-19.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationPost-COVID patients who needed intubation had longer hospital stays and higher D-dimer levels, but voice and breathing measures did not differ significantly from those who did not need intubation. Across the group, worse voice performance was linked to higher vocal fatigue.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Towards personalized immersive virtual reality neurorehabilitation: a human-centered design.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationNeurorehabilitation experts described training environments for brain injury as specific, meaningful, versatile, educational, safe, and supportive. For virtual reality, they recommended adjusting stimuli, offering video instructions, realistic tasks, and monitoring fatigue. These are design recommendations, not tested treatments.
• SLPOther2025Dysphonia Severity Index and Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice Outcomes, and Their Relation in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 showed significantly worse voice quality than healthy matched controls on both objective (DSI) and perceptual (CAPE-V) measures. The two assessments correlated strongly in patients, suggesting either can help identify dysphonia during acute infection.
• SLPOther2025Comparative study of emotional facial expression recognition among Prader-Willi syndrome subtypes.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRThe genetic subtypes did not differ in non-contextualised emotion recognition. Children with Prader-Willi syndrome were slower and less accurate than controls, and some contextualised situations showed slower responses in the mUPD subtype.
• OTQualitative2025The experiences of autistic adults who were previously diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder: A phenomenological study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTen autistic adults previously labelled with BPD/EUPD said the label was stigmatising and often followed self-harm or shutdowns that were misread. They described autism diagnosis as validating and relieving, and said it helped them get workplace or study adjustments, though autism stigma remained.
• PTRCT2025Functional Capacity at Rehabilitation Discharge Predicts Physical Activity Characteristics 24 Weeks Later for People With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAt discharge after total knee replacement rehabilitation, slower Timed Up-and-Go and lower self-reported physical health predicted fewer average daily steps six months later. Functional capacity alone did not guarantee activity.
• OTSLPSurvey2025Comparing eating and mealtime experiences in families of children with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dual diagnosis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFamilies of children with autism, ADHD, or both reported more chaotic mealtimes, higher food fussiness, and greater caregiver stress than families of neurotypical children. The dual diagnosis group faced the most intense combination of these difficulties, suggesting a need for family-wide support rather than just feeding therapy.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Parental magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of fetuses with brain anomalies.Developmental medicine and child neurologyWhen a fetus had a brain anomaly similar to a parent's MRI, the child usually developed typically. This was especially true for isolated corpus callosum issues. Parents of fetuses with these 'concordant' findings were more likely to continue the pregnancy.
• Case-Control2024Contracted functional connectivity profiles in autism.Molecular autismPeople with autism showed shorter average brain connection length on MRI, mainly in temporal and left prefrontal regions. The pattern did not match symptom severity but was related to IQ scores.
• SLPOther2024Relations among Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Stress, and the Home Language Environment.Journal of child languageMothers’ perceived stress was not linked to adult words or parent-child conversational turns in homes with infants or school-age children. Parental education, not stress, was linked to more adult words and conversational turns.
• OTSLPOther2024"I'm Trying to Reach Out, I'm Trying to Find My People": A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Link Between Sensory Differences, Loneliness, and Mental Health in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults.Autism in adulthoodAutistic adults reported more loneliness, distress, anxiety, depression, and sensory differences than nonautistic adults. But loneliness was linked to distress similarly in both groups. Qualitative accounts described practical barriers, yearning for connection, and needing solitude after overwhelm.
• OTSLPCase-Control2024Changes in Autism and Co-Occurring Conditions from Preschool to Adolescence: Considerations for Precision Monitoring and Treatment Planning.Journal of autism and developmental disorders85.5% of children diagnosed with autism in preschool still had it by adolescence. Children with autism also gained ADHD, DD, sensory integration and speech-language conditions more often than children with other developmental or mental health diagnoses.
• Other2024Neuro and Psychomotor Therapist of Developmental Age Professional in Italy: An Anomaly or an Opportunity?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThis paper outlines the TNPEE profession in Italy, detailing its university training and regulatory status. It reports no patient outcomes or treatment effects, so there is no evidence here to inform clinical practice.
• SLPOther2024Frequent vs. infrequent words shape toddlers' real-time sentence comprehension.Journal of child languageToddlers understood frequent words better than infrequent ones, but unusual sentence frames did not disrupt their comprehension. This suggests that while word familiarity drives real-time processing, toddlers are flexible enough to listen through unexpected phrasing to find the meaning.
• PTRCT2024The Impact of Executive Function on Retention and Compliance in Physical Therapy in Veterans.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn Veterans doing physical therapy, executive function problems did not predict whether they stayed in the study or attended treatment sessions. Those with executive function problems started with worse mobility, and more dropped out, but the study was too small to confirm that.
• PTOTSystematic Review2024Overview of Effects of Motor Learning Strategies in Neurologic and Geriatric Populations: A Systematic Mapping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost trials on motor learning strategies in older adults had weak methods. Only 5 studies were reliable enough to interpret. Results were mixed: dual-task and observational learning showed some promise in specific groups, but firm conclusions on effectiveness cannot be drawn.
• OTSLPPilot2025The development, feasibility and acceptability of Empower-Autism: A new psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic programme for caregivers of children recently diagnosed with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregivers of recently diagnosed autistic children found a group mixing autism psychoeducation and ACT feasible: 14 of 19 in-person attended at least 3 of 5, 8 of 10 online attended at least 6 of 10, and satisfaction was high, but content felt too much.
• OTRCT2025Effects of home-based virtual reality upper extremity rehabilitation in persons with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 14 people with chronic stroke, adding home VR task practice to weekly occupational therapy improved arm movement and hand use more than conventional home exercises with the same weekly therapy. The study was small and baseline scores differed.
• PTOTOther2025Residual limb neuropathic pain association with neuroma, prosthetic, function, and participation outcomes in individuals living with a transtibial amputation: an exploratory study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineHigher residual-limb pain in 22 people with transtibial amputations was linked with greater pain-related life disruption and a common fibular neuroma. Neuroma size did not track pain, but tingling with pressure on a superficial fibular neuroma did.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Factors influencing participation and engagement in post-stroke cardiac rehabilitation and exercise: an exploratory qualitative study.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationStroke survivors and staff identified barriers like transport costs, fatigue, and lack of stroke-specific training. Enablers included social connection, adapted exercises, and supportive staff. Home-based classes were unpopular due to lost camaraderie. Prioritising accessible venues and staff upskilling may improve engagement.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Within-session propulsion asymmetry changes have a limited effect on gait asymmetry post-stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIncreasing paretic propulsion with biofeedback reduced propulsion asymmetry but did not significantly improve overall gait asymmetry. Clinicians should not expect single-limb propulsion training to automatically normalize the entire walking pattern.
• PTOTCohort2025Plantar sensation associates with gait instability in older adults.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOlder adults with poorer plantar sensation showed greater gait instability during normal walking and when pulled sideways. No link was found for slip-like or visual disturbances. This suggests foot sensation matters most for lateral balance, but does not prove treating it prevents falls.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Is there evidence that playing games promotes social skills training for autistic children and youth?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGame-based interventions improved social skills in autistic children, but evidence is weak because many studies lacked pre- and post-measures and did not clearly define which skills were being taught or why.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Outdoor experiences and outdoor-based activities and interventions for individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePeople with spinal cord injury often find joy and freedom in outdoor activities, but face barriers like inaccessible terrain and high equipment costs. Most evidence describes experiences rather than testing whether outdoor rehabilitation improves health outcomes.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Clinical utility and psychometric properties of tools for early detection of developmental concerns and disability in young children: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurology67 validated tools are recommended for screening and assessing children from birth to 5 years 11 months. The ASQ-3 is best multi-domain screen; GMA is strongest early CP screen; SACS-R is best autism screen.
• SLPOther2024Speech patterns in responses to questions asked by an intelligent virtual agent can help to distinguish between people with early stage neurodegenerative disorders and healthy controls.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsPeople with Alzheimer's disease paused for a median 67% of their response time, compared to 30% for healthy controls. Shorter speech duration and more pausing helped distinguish groups, but the small sample size means this is not yet a clinical tool.
• SLPCohort20243-generation family histories of mental, neurologic, cardiometabolic, birth defect, asthma, allergy, and autoimmune conditions associated with autism: An open-source catalog of findings.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutism risk was linked to family histories of mental disorders across all relatives, and to nonmental conditions like asthma or diabetes specifically in mothers and maternal relatives. This catalog offers therapists a reference for identifying associated familial health patterns.
• Other2024Pharmacological inhibition of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor restores abnormal brain mitochondrial CB1 receptor expression and rescues bioenergetic and cognitive defects in a female mouse model of Rett syndrome.Molecular autismIn symptomatic female Rett syndrome mice, rimonabant normalized a mitochondrial CB1 receptor pathway, restored brain ATP production, reduced blood oxidative stress, and improved spatial memory. It impaired memory in wild-type mice and was not tested in humans.
• SLPOther2024How Complex Verbs Acquire Their Idiosyncratic Meanings.Language and speechNative Russian speakers changed prefixes when verbs meant spatial actions and changed bases when verb meanings were unpredictable. The way prefixes and bases predict each other in Russian text tracked how transparent verb meanings were.
• SLPOther2024Speech-language pathologist involvement in the paediatric intensive care unit.International journal of speech-language pathologyOnly 8.5% of children in US paediatric ICUs for more than 72 hours were seen by speech-language pathology on the study day. Those with an endotracheal tube and those aged 7 to 12 were least likely.
• SLPOther2024Sociophonetic Variation in Vowel Categorization of Australian English.Language and speechListeners varied in how they categorised Australian English vowels undergoing change. Region, age and social group shaped responses, but hill-hell showed no variation.
• SLPOther2024The Effect of Habitual Speech Rate on Speaker-Specific Processing in English Stop Voicing Perception.Language and speechNorth American English listeners did not use a speaker’s habitual speech rate to judge whether English stops were /p/ or /b/. Across three experiments, fast and slow dialogue rate produced no systematic difference in stop perception.
• PTCase Series2024Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHealthy Singapore adults needed 55.7° for walking, 68.2° ascending stairs and 70.9° descending stairs, but 127°, 131°, 130° and 133° for squatting or kneeling. Squatting and kneeling need much more knee flexion than walking or stairs.
• SLPOther2024Bilingual Children Shift and Relax Second-Language Phoneme Categorization in Response to Accented L2 and Native L1 Speech Exposure.Language and speechBilingual children changed how they heard English stop sounds after brief exposure to accented English or Spanish speech. Accented English made their English sound categories shift away from Spanish-like. Spanish speech made categories less strict.
• Case Report2024Musical neglect training for chronic persistent left hemispatial neglect with right hemiplegia post-stroke: a case report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne man with severe left neglect improved his line cancellation scores from 33 to 4 after 18 months of playing instruments placed on his left side. The gains held for 6 months after stopping therapy. This is a single case, so it does not prove the method works for others.
• SLPCohort2024The use of formal language as a strong sign of verbal autistic children in diglossic communities: The case of Arabic.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Kuwaiti kindergartens, children who used formal Arabic outside lessons were often classified as autistic, and greater use of formal Arabic went with higher autism severity. This is a possible language marker, not a tested diagnostic tool.
• PTOTCase Report2024Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury-the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor circuit.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne patient with chronic spinal cord injury improved walking speed from 0.2 to 0.4 m/s and reduced pain scores after five weeks of combined vibration and neurocognitive therapy. Because many treatments were given together, the specific contribution of vibration cannot be isolated.
• SLPPilot2024Using a novel in-mask non-invasive ventilator microphone to improve talker intelligibility in healthy and hospitalised adults.International journal of speech-language pathologyThe prototype showed no overall intelligibility benefit in healthy talkers. In ICU patients, the updated microphone improved number intelligibility and comprehensibility, but speech was not rated more natural.
• Qualitative2025'It's especially good just to know that you're not the only one': a qualitative study exploring experiences with online peer support programmes for the Fragile X community.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRParents and premutation carriers valued online peer support for reducing isolation and filling information gaps left by healthcare providers. Participants appreciated the convenience and anonymity of digital formats but still wanted in-person events for deeper connection.
• PTOTCohort2025Effect of baseline values on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective observational study.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients entering knee rehab with the worst mobility and self-reported scores improved the most, but those starting with the best scores also improved. Baseline values did not predict who would benefit, so all patients should receive standard inpatient rehabilitation regardless of initial severity.
• SLPNarrative Review2024How to cut the pie is no piece of cake: Toward a process-oriented approach to assessment and diagnosis of speech sound disorders.International journal of language & communication disordersSpeech sound errors alone cannot tell you if a child has a phonological or motor planning deficit because the same error can arise from different underlying processes. Current diagnostic labels may miss these distinctions, but validated tools to test specific cognitive and motor processes do not yet exist.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Biomechanical models in the lower-limb exoskeletons development: a review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationBiomechanical models guide exoskeleton design by predicting metabolic savings and joint loads before human trials. However, most simulations test healthy users, not patients, and lack experimental validation, so predicted benefits may not translate to clinical populations.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Journeys towards accessing an autism diagnosis and associated support: A survey of families of autistic children in Ecuador.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFamilies of autistic children in Ecuador face fragmented care, paying out of pocket for diagnosis and relying heavily on the internet for support. They urgently need clear diagnostic pathways and evidence-based information. Clinicians must recognise that families are proactive but lack professional guidance and accessible services.
• PTOTPilot2025Ultralight wheelchair part failures are associated with sensor-monitored road shocks: A pilot study.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNASensor-monitored road shocks correlated with wheelchair part failures in seven active users. Participants preferred smart technology for servicing alerts over self-maintenance alone, suggesting technician-led, data-driven care could better prevent breakdowns and injuries.
• SLPSurvey2025Short report: Prison-reported rates of autism in female prisons in England.Autism : the international journal of research and practicePrison records show 4.78% of female prisoners in England are autistic, compared to 0.35% in the general female population. Rates varied widely between prisons, from 0% to 11.19%, reflecting inconsistent recording practices rather than true prevalence differences.