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 580 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSurvey2025The prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among Indonesian dental professionals.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAlmost all dental staff reported musculoskeletal issues, with back and waist pain most common. Poor posture and prolonged sitting worsened symptoms, while short breaks and exercise helped. No link was found between symptoms and job role, age, or working hours.
• PTOther2025Abnormal arm swing movements in Parkinson's disease: onset, progression and response to L-Dopa.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationArm swing was reduced and less smooth in Parkinson's disease, even before levodopa. Levodopa improved shoulder swing range and speed and forearm smoothness, but not asymmetry. Clinicians should watch early arm swing asymmetry during walking.
• SLPSurvey2025Speech and Language Therapists' Perspectives of Virtual Reality as a Clinical Tool for Autism: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost surveyed speech and language therapists had not used VR. They named workplace support, guidelines and speech therapy VR software as barriers, and many wanted training.
• SLPOther2025Adapting measures of motor imitation for use by caregivers in virtual contexts: Reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers could reliably administer two imitation assessments at home over Zoom while a virtual assessor coached them for children with early signs of autism. Scores tracked with parent-reported imitation and language, and predicted expressive language growth over 9 months.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Elevated parkinsonism symptoms in autism during middle and older adulthood are linked with psychosocial, physical health, and mental health outcomes.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults aged 40-83 who screened positive for parkinsonism reported lower physical, environmental, and autism-specific quality of life, plus more memory, sleep, and depression issues. These links persisted when excluding those on antipsychotics, but daily living skills findings did not.
• SLPOther2025Relationship between International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Flow Test and Consistometric Measures for Consistency Classification: An Examination of Thickened Liquids Prepared Using Starch-Based and Xanthan Gum-Based Thickening Agents.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)For water thickened with starch or xanthan gum, IDDSI syringe readings and Bostwick distances moved together. Starch followed a straight-line equation; xanthan gum curved. Use the equations only for IDDSI levels 1 to 3.
• PTCohort2025Effects of robot-assisted gait training within 1 week after stroke onset on degree of gait independence in individuals with hemiparesis: a propensity score-matched analysis in a single-center cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationStarting robot-assisted gait training within 1 week of stroke onset was associated with more people walking with supervision by 90 days and reaching that milestone sooner than starting later.
• SLPOther2025The influence of hearing loss and hearing aid use on experienced emotion in everyday listening situations.Clinical rehabilitationAdults with hearing loss wearing hearing aids did not differ from adults with normal hearing in momentary emotional pleasantness, but they reported more pleasant emotions on aided days than unaided days.
• Narrative Review2025Neuroprotection for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A review of novel therapies evaluated in clinical studies.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMost neuroprotective drugs added to cooling for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy have failed in trials, including magnesium, xenon, topiramate, and erythropoietin. Some showed signal in small studies without cooling, but evidence remains uncertain and definitive trials are still needed.
• Pilot2025Development of a Mobile App Game for Practicing Lung Exercises: Feasibility Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesHealthy adults rated a new lung-exercise game and connected device as easy to use and satisfying. The study did not test patients or measure breathing outcomes, so it shows the tool is acceptable, not that it improves lung function.
• OTSLPCase-Control2025Real-Life Functioning in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome in Relation to Neurocognitive Abilities and Psychotic Symptoms: A Comparison With Idiopathic Schizophrenia.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and psychosis have similar social functioning to those with idiopathic schizophrenia. Negative symptoms, specifically asociality, predicted poor interpersonal relationships regardless of genetic cause, suggesting social rehabilitation should target these symptoms directly.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Longitudinal relationship between hip displacement and hip function in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyThe link between hip displacement and daily function in children with cerebral palsy remains unclear. Most studies measure physical impairment rather than activity or participation, and surgical interventions obscure natural history. Clinicians cannot rely on current data to predict functional outcomes from hip structure alone.
• PTOTCohort2024Analysis of fall risk factors and environmental hazards for older adults in Japan: assessing fall situations and locations.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn Japanese day-care homes, falls clustered in bedrooms, hallways, and entrances. Not using an assistive device predicted hallway and entrance falls, while Parkinson’s disease, orthopedic conditions, and cane use predicted bedroom falls.
• PTCase-Control2024Kinematics of the anterior interval in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn knee osteoarthritis, the anterior knee space angle changed less with knee motion than in healthy young controls, but age and body mass index may explain the difference.
• SLPCase Series2024Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Speech Therapy for /ɹ/: A Single-Case Experimental Study.American journal of speech-language pathologyIn five children and young adults with speech sound errors, adding AI-assisted practice to clinician-led therapy improved /ɹ/ production. Three of five showed clear treatment response on unpracticed words, though results varied by individual.
• SLPOther2024The Inter-Phase Gap Offset Effect as a Measure of Neural Health in Cochlear Implant Users With Residual Acoustic Hearing.Ear and hearingThe inter-phase gap offset effect did not correlate with ECAP thresholds or residual hearing, so it failed to indicate neural health in these cochlear implant users. Instead, the effect changed with electrode impedance and hair cell function, limiting its clinical utility.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Associations Between Childcare Physical Activity and Sedentary Time and Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes: A Compositional and Isotemporal Substitution Analysis.Child: care, health and developmentPreschoolers who spent more time in energetic play during childcare had fewer internalising symptoms and better movement skills. Replacing light activity with energetic play or sitting was linked to fewer symptoms. No links were found for cognitive scores. These are cross-sectional associations, not proof that play prevents mental health issues.
• PTOTOther2024Comparison of four quick and reliable methods of assessing body fat appropriate for clinical settings among young, middle-age, and older healthy male and female adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceSkinfold measurements underestimated body fat in older men and women, while BMI and circumference methods often overestimated it compared to bioelectrical impedance. Accuracy varied by age and sex, so no single quick method was consistently correct for all groups.
• PTCase Report2024Utilization of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy with a Former Triathlete After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapyAfter total knee replacement, a former triathlete added a home blood flow restriction cuff to physical therapy, home exercises, cycling, and acupuncture. Pain, strength, and function improved, but the treatments overlapped, so the cuff alone cannot be credited.
• PTOTSLPPilot2024Motion capture-based evaluation of lower chopstick stability.Journal of physical therapy scienceTen sessions of chopstick training with the non-dominant hand improved grip stability in healthy adults. Most gains appeared after five days, with no further improvement by day ten. This offers a short, measurable protocol for therapists working on hand dexterity.
• PTOther2024Process of dynamic balance recovery after voluntary perturbation: a time-series data analysis of young and older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy older adults took longer to steady themselves after a step-down than young adults. They showed greater sway in the first second and did not reach a stable baseline by three seconds, unlike the younger group.
• PTOther2025Automatic gait EVENT detection in older adults during perturbed walking.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAutomatic marker and angle models detected foot touchdown and liftoff during lab slips and trips in healthy older adults; over 92% of touchdown events were within 50 ms. This is a measurement method, not evidence that fall risk can be judged in patients.
• SLPQualitative2025'I'm sick of being the problem': Autistic mothers' experiences of interacting with schools for their autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic mothers described schools treating them as the problem and the enemy, and advocacy as traumatic and stressful, with mental health, family, and financial strain. Positive experiences were described when teachers were flexible, valued parent expertise, and created safe, connected classrooms.
• PTPilot2025Recovr reality - Recover after injury or surgery to the brain and spinal cord with virtual Reality: ideal stage 2a clinical feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationBedside VR with usual rehabilitation was feasible and acceptable after neurosurgery or neurotrauma: 32 of 36 consented patients completed it, and no seizures, wound infections or rehabilitation-related injuries were reported within 30 days. Effectiveness was not tested.
• Protocol2025Mapping of long COVID condition in India: a study protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper outlines the plan for a future systematic review of long COVID in India. It contains no data, no results, and no conclusions about symptom prevalence or burden. It cannot inform clinical practice or patient management at this time.
• PTOTCohort2025ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Symptoms Are Associated With Chronic Pain Interference: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study.Child: care, health and developmentYoung adults with more ADHD symptoms after an acute pain episode were more likely to report moderate-to-severe pain interference 6 months later. Pain catastrophizing was also linked to ongoing interference. This is an association, not proof that treatment helps.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Estimation of elbow flexion torque using equilibrium optimizer on feature selection of NMES MMG signals and hyperparameter tuning of random forest regression.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA new algorithm estimates elbow flexion torque from muscle vibration signals in healthy young men. It reduced the number of features needed by 33% and improved prediction accuracy on unseen data, but has not yet been tested in patients with muscle weakness.
• SLPCohort2025Do Orally Disintegrating Tablets Facilitate Medical Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Post-stroke Dysphagia?DysphagiaOlder post-stroke patients with swallowing rehabilitation who took orally disintegrating tablets did not have better medication adherence, fewer cardiovascular events, or fewer aspiration pneumonia admissions than those taking other tablets. Both groups had adherence above 80%.
• SLPCohort2025Longitudinal associations between autistic children's anxiety and social communication differences: The moderating role of executive function behaviours.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic preadolescents' anxiety and social communication differences did not predict each other over time. Among children with clinically elevated behavioural regulation difficulties, higher anxiety was associated with fewer teacher-reported social communication differences one year later.
• OTSLPCohort2025Children's social preference for teachers versus peers in autism inclusion classrooms: An objective perspective.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism moved faster toward teachers and were approached faster by teachers than peers were. They also spent less time in social contact with peers. Teachers did not replace peer interaction, but peer engagement remained lower for children with autism.
• SLPOther2025Sensory Changes Related to Swallowing in Motor Neurone Disease.DysphagiaMost studies found reduced taste, smell, and laryngeal sensation in motor neurone disease, but evidence quality was low and findings were contradictory. Clinicians should consider sensory changes when assessing swallowing safety, particularly silent aspiration risk, despite limited high-quality proof.
• SLPOther2025Efficacy and Safety of "Vacuum Swallowing" Based on a Strong Negative Esophageal Pressure in Healthy Individuals.DysphagiaHealthy adults successfully reproduced vacuum swallowing, generating strong negative pressure in the esophagus. While no choking occurred, inspiration during swallowing was frequent. This technique remains untested in dysphagia patients, so clinical application requires further study.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Adults With Intellectual Disabilities and Incontinence: Assessment and Toileting Issues.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRStandard incontinence questionnaires are often unusable for adults with intellectual disabilities due to complex wording and high rates of 'don't know' responses. Open-ended questions and accessible tools are needed to accurately identify toileting issues and avoid diagnostic overshadowing.
• Meta-Analysis2025Somatosensory training: a systematic review and meta-analysis with methodological considerations and clinical insights.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationRepetitive somatosensory training improved two-point discrimination at the stimulated finger in healthy adults, but the effect varied widely across studies. No eligible trials were found for stroke patients, so its clinical utility for rehabilitation remains unproven.
• PTOther2024Associations between whole-body reaction time, maximum jump height, and skeletal muscle mass when reaction time and jump height are investigated as a complex.Journal of physical therapy scienceReaction time under simple and complex conditions did not correlate, suggesting different cognitive demands. Jump height correlated strongly between conditions. Skeletal muscle mass associated with jump height but not reaction time.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Deaf role-models for Deaf children in hearing families: a scoping review.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf role-models in early intervention improve communication and social development for Deaf children in hearing families. Parents gain confidence and shift from viewing deafness as a deficit to a cultural identity. Formal programs are rare, and evidence is mostly qualitative.
• SLPOther2024Harmonizing two measures of adaptive functioning using computational approaches: prediction of vineland adaptive behavior scales II (VABS-II) from the adaptive behavior assessment system II (ABAS-II) scores.Molecular autismABAS scores can predict VABS scores with an error of about 5 points, but this exceeds the 2–3.75 point clinical significance threshold. The conversion is most accurate when using age, diagnosis, and ABAS raw scores alongside the composite.
• SLPOther2024Outcomes Using the Optimized Pitch and Language Strategy Versus the Advanced Combination Encoder Strategy in Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Recipients.Ear and hearingFor Mandarin-speaking cochlear implant users, OPAL did not improve sentence-in-noise recognition. It improved tone recognition, improved single-word recognition in quiet, and was preferred in noise.
• PTOTCohort2024Association between phase angle and level of independence in daily living among institutionalized super older females requiring nursing care.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn institutionalized women over 80, a lower body composition marker (phase angle) was linked to less independence in daily tasks. This marker reflects cellular health and nutrition. It suggests this simple measurement could help identify frailty in care settings, though it does not prove cause.
• SLPOther2024Neural Decoding of Spontaneous Overt and Intended Speech.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRNoninvasive brain scans accurately decoded when healthy adults spoke yes or no, and also detected the intention to speak before the words were heard. This confirms brain-computer interface potential for speech, but the small sample and simple vocabulary mean it is not yet clinical evidence.
• SLPOther2024Understanding cognitive flexibility in emotional evaluation in autistic males and females: the social context matters.Molecular autismAutistic adults were slower when revising emotion judgements about social scenes whose context contradicted their first impression. For non-social scenes, the difference was smaller. This points to difficulty with unpredictable social context, not a general flexibility deficit.
• SLPCohort2024Speech Recognition and Spatial Hearing in Young Adults With Down Syndrome: Relationships With Hearing Thresholds and Auditory Working Memory.Ear and hearingYoung adults with Down syndrome localized sound as accurately as typical peers, but struggled to understand speech in noise. Their speech recognition difficulties were linked to hearing thresholds and auditory working memory, not general intelligence or vocabulary.
• PTOther2024Changes in scapular and trunk angles and postural control during right-left hand-behind-back movement.Journal of physical therapy scienceRight and left hand-behind-back movement did not differ in scapular or trunk rotation. Both changed from rest, and pressure under the opposite foot shifted sideways. Assess trunk rotation and standing pressure shift, not only the shoulder.
• PTOther2024Interventional study of comparing body pressure in different prone positions in healthy young women.Journal of physical therapy scienceFace pressure was higher in 19 healthy young women when the face turned opposite the raised arm than in other positions. Elbow pressure was lower in those positions.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2024Complex Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a 4-Year-Old With Repaired Critical Congenital Heart Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPIn a 4-year-old with repaired heart disease and autism, guanfacine worsened aggression, but clonidine plus stimulant medication reduced elopement and meltdowns. Cardiac monitoring was essential. This single case shows how to manage complex symptoms, not that these drugs work for everyone.
• PTOTCohort2024Effect of preoperative physical activity on postoperative outcomes in esophageal cancer.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery, higher preoperative walking activity was associated with better postoperative physical activity, exercise tolerance, and daily living independence at discharge.
• SLPOther2025The relationship and interdependence of auditory thresholds, proposed behavioural measures of hidden hearing loss, and physiological measures of auditory function.International journal of audiologyAfter accounting for hearing thresholds, tests of outer hair cell and auditory nerve function did not predict thresholds in noise, frequency modulation detection, or speech recognition in 224 adults. These behavioral tests are not useful proxies for hidden cochlear or neural damage.
• PTOTRCT2025Combined effects and timing of robotic training and botulinum toxin on upper limb spasticity and motor function: a single‑blinded randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn this small pilot, delaying robotic training until four weeks after botulinum toxin injection produced the greatest motor function gains. Spasticity reduction depended on the toxin alone, not the timing of the robot.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Impact of Frailty on Post-Treatment Dysphagia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.DysphagiaPatients with head and neck cancer who were frail before treatment had worse swallowing quality of life and higher toxicity-related dysphagia scores at every check up to 24 months after treatment. Frailty status was associated with worse outcomes, but both frail and non-frail patients deteriorated significantly.
• OTQualitative2025Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAutistic adults with intellectual disability described processing many sights and sounds at once, sometimes helpfully and sometimes overwhelming. Some adults with Williams syndrome reported anxiety from sudden noises and described background noise as happenstance rather than by design. These are accounts, not measured capacity.