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.

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• SLPOther2025Acoustic Exaggeration Enhances Speech Discrimination in Young Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn young autistic children with speech delay, brain responses to syllables were easier to distinguish when pitch range or consonant timing was exaggerated. This was a passive EEG finding, not proof that speaking this way improves speech or language.
• PTOTRCT2025Resting-state hemodynamic changes and effects on upper limb function after multi-channel transcranial direct current stimulation to the ipsilesional primary motor cortex and anterior intraparietal sulcus in stroke patients: an fNIRS pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFMA-UE upper limb scores did not improve more with real tDCS added to exercises than sham added to exercises. The Box and Block Test favoured real tDCS, but this pilot cannot show tDCS works.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Daily Challenges and Resources of Adults with Chronic Dysphagia: A Qualitative Investigation.DysphagiaMost adults with long-term swallowing problems described challenges beyond physical swallowing, including mealtime routines, food choices and social eating. Many relied on practical coping and family support, while some wanted coordinated swallowing teams.
• SLPOther2025Type, content, and triggers for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in autistic youth and their disclosure to caregivers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn autistic youth seeking therapy, half did not tell caregivers about suicidal thoughts. Common triggers were sadness and bullying for suicide risk, but anger was the top trigger for self-harm. Clinicians must screen directly, as many patients cannot identify what causes their distress.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Prediction of cerebral palsy and cognitive delay among high-risk children in a developing nation: A successful early detection programme.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCombining video assessments of infant movements with a neurological exam detected 100% of cerebral palsy cases and 86% of cognitive delays in high-risk infants. This works without MRI scans, though it also flags many children who do not have these conditions.
• Narrative Review2025What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThis paper proposes a theoretical framework linking autistic camouflaging to impression management. It contains no new study data, so it offers no evidence to change clinical practice on Monday.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Frequency-specific modulation of motor cortical excitability by transcranial alternating current stimulation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, 70 Hz brain stimulation increased motor excitability and shortened reaction times compared to sham. No behavioral changes were tested, so this confirms a physiological effect but does not prove improved motor function.
• PTOther2024Morphological changes in the interosseous membrane of the forearm during forearm rotation.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 17 healthy forearms imaged with the arm raised, the membrane between radius and ulna changed shape with rotation: it bowed toward the palm in middle and supinated positions, and toward the back of the forearm in pronation.
• PTOTOther2024Effectiveness of active learning-based transfer movement training for caregivers working in a residential care home.Journal of physical therapy scienceCaregivers in residential homes who attended active learning training reported higher confidence in safe positioning, equipment use, and motivating patients. This was measured by self-report questionnaires, not by observing actual transfers or measuring back pain.
• PTOther2024Effect of protective taping on knee eversion angle and jump height during single-leg vertical jumps in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of physical therapy scienceProtective knee taping after ACL reconstruction reduced knee eversion during landing but also lowered jump height. Both elastic and non-elastic tapes produced similar effects. The study involved only ten participants, so these findings do not prove taping prevents reinjury or preserves performance.
• PTCase Report2024Effect of long-term rehabilitation on takotsubo syndrome-induced severe intensive care unit-acquired weakness: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn a single patient with extremely severe ICU-acquired weakness, muscle strength score rose from 16 to 58, walking distance rose from 385 m to 473 m, and heart-failure quality-of-life score reached 100 during acute, convalescent, and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation.
• SLPOther2024Exploring vowel errors produced in nonword repetition in children with speech and language disorders.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with developmental language disorder and childhood apraxia of speech both made more vowel errors repeating nonsense words than typical peers. Children with speech sound disorder did not differ significantly from any group. The study used six children per group, so these patterns are preliminary.
• SLPOther2024FluencyBank Timestamped: An Updated Data Set for Disfluency Detection and Automatic Intended Speech Recognition.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRVoice recognition and disfluency detection tools still struggle with stuttered speech, especially repetitions and more severe stuttering. The updated FluencyBank Timestamped data set gives researchers a way to test improvements.
• PTOTOther2024Characteristics and factors associated with independence in the activities of daily living of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at diagnosis.Journal of physical therapy scienceAt ALS diagnosis, lower limb-onset patients had the most impaired independence in daily living, especially transferring, bathing, walking and stairs. Knee extension strength was linked to independence.
• PTOther2024Intra-rater and Inter-rater Reliability of the KangaTech (KT360) Fixed Frame Dynamometry System During Maximal Isometric Strength Measurements of the Knee Flexors.International journal of sports physical therapyKnee flexor strength measured by the same tester and by different testers using this portable fixed-frame dynamometer was almost perfectly consistent, with small measurement error. It can support repeat testing, but direct comparison with the standard device was not done.
• SLPQualitative2024Voice as a Working Tool for Teachers: A Qualitative Study of Work-Related Perceptions and Impact.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTeachers described their voice as central to teaching and said dry air, large classes, and low institutional support strain it. Many lacked formal vocal care training. They said amplification helped when available.
• PTCohort2024Yearly motor function changes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including a COVID-19 behavioral restriction period.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 12 ambulatory children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a year including COVID restrictions saw slower 10-meter running and larger calf circumference. However, ankle flexibility unexpectedly improved by the year's end, likely due to resumed rehabilitation, rather than the decline seen immediately after restrictions.
• PTCohort2024Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years.International journal of sports physical therapyRetirements occurred in 3.2% of Davis Cup singles matches. Risk was highest on hard courts, in best-of-five-set matches, and during the final two matches of a tie. Lower extremity muscle and tendon injuries were the most common reason for stopping play.
• SLPOther2024Speech perception in the Specific Learning Disorder with and without Persistent Speech Sound Disorder.CoDASChildren with specific learning disorders and persistent speech sound disorder scored lower on a pseudoword perception task than those with learning disorders alone or typical development. A score below 30.5 hits flagged this group, suggesting a need to assess speech perception when speech sounds persist.
• PTOther2024Priorities in physical therapy research: A scoping review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPhysical therapy research priorities clustered into nine areas. The largest groups were cost-effectiveness, service delivery, and education, professional development and quality. This is a research agenda, not evidence that any therapy works.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025The process of adaptation: Parents' journey navigating their child's chronic health condition diagnosis.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineParents described adapting to their child's diagnosis through five interwoven elements: grief, anxiety, unknowing, responsibility, and positivity. These experiences cycled rather than followed linear stages, with time and experience helping parents move from persistent negative emotions toward intermittent ones.
• SLPQualitative2025'I Don't Think I Have Ever Worked Harder on a Case': Needs of Canadian Child Protection Workers and Parents With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDChild protection workers reported that parents with intellectual disabilities often kept custody when they had strong informal support, especially a stable partner. Workers lacked training in disability accommodations and carried a heavy burden navigating fragmented services.
• SLPCohort2025Preserved but Un-Sustained Responses to Bids for Dyadic Engagement in School-Age Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic children looked at faces less than peers overall, but responded to direct bids for attention just as strongly. They did, however, drop attention faster when the bid ended and conversation resumed.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Revealing Goal-Directed Neural Control of the Pharyngeal Phase of Swallowing.DysphagiaThe pharyngeal swallow is not just a brainstem reflex but a mix of automatic and goal-directed control. The cerebellum, basal ganglia, and cortex tune the swallow based on what you expect to eat. Lesions here cause specific timing and sensory errors.
• Case-Control2025Abnormalities in cerebellar subregions' volume and cerebellocerebral structural covariance in autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren and teens with autism had smaller right crus II/VIIB and vermis VI-VII cerebellar volumes and altered brain links, mainly in boys. No differences were found in girls. This imaging group finding does not diagnose or guide therapy.
• PTOTCohort2025Clinical utility of a patient-reported outcome for assessing spasticity in a pediatric population.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineThe Zorowitz scale does not match physical measures like muscle tone or GMFCS levels, meaning it tracks a separate aspect of spasticity impact. Caregiver-reported scores improved significantly after injections, suggesting the tool detects functional changes that standard clinical exams miss.
• PTSurvey2025Pediatric physical therapy during a pandemic: Assessing perceptions of providing services through telehealth.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePediatric PTs' perceptions of telehealth shifted from negative to positive after the pandemic. They valued parent coaching and home-based activity adaptation but cited poor engagement and technology access as major barriers. This reflects therapist opinion, not proven clinical effectiveness.
• SLPOther2025Atypical Regional Accent in Autistic Children: A Perception Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults from Northern Italy heard autistic children's speech as coming from their own region, while Southern adults did not. Autistic children's speech lacked local dialect features, sounding more like standard media Italian. Adults judged these recordings as atypical, regardless of the listener's region.
• PTOTCase Report2025Diagnosis, treatment, and functional outcomes for two adolescent female patients with lupus myelitis: a case report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAdolescent girls with lupus myelitis improved self-care and mobility during inpatient rehabilitation, but they received multiple immunomodulatory treatments and intensive therapy together.
• Case-Control2025Molecular architecture of the altered cortical complexity in autism.Molecular autismAutism was associated with differences in brain-surface complexity across attention, movement and vision networks. Genes associated with those differences involved synaptic signalling and mitochondrial function. This is a brain imaging finding, not evidence for changing therapy.
• PTOTOther2025Rocking in a rocking chair activates trunk muscles in children with spinal cord injury and impaired trunk control.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineRocking in a custom chair significantly increased trunk muscle activity in children with spinal cord injury compared to quiet sitting. All eleven children with SCI could rock the chair independently, found it enjoyable, and experienced no injuries, suggesting it is a safe, accessible way to activate trunk muscles.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism showed less benefit from seeing the goal in advance. Their motor planning relied more on feedback than prediction. This atypical visuomotor integration became more pronounced as they aged from 7 to 10 years.
• PTSLPQualitative2024Development of a Comprehensive Cough Therapy Program (CCTP) for chronic cough in India: a qualitative study.CoDASChronic cough professionals in India agreed a multidisciplinary behavioral program was needed, but half the medical group had not referred patients to such therapy. They shaped a cough module around education, breathing, hydration, suppression, and complementary medicine advice; no outcomes were tested.
• SLPOther2024A Variable-Stimulus Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Screening Method to Match Cochlear Place-Specific Properties.Ear and hearingChanging the test tones for each frequency improves hearing screening. The standard settings were optimal at only two frequencies. A new protocol using variable tones and levels showed better accuracy across the hearing range, especially at high frequencies, in this preliminary study.
• PTCase Report2024Impact of scoliosis-specific exercises in moderate to severe thoracolumbar curves in three postmenopausal women.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree postmenopausal women with severe thoracolumbar curves had very different outcomes after long-term scoliosis-specific exercises. The most consistent exerciser stayed pain-free and stable. The other two progressed despite other treatments.
• OTSLPCase Report2024A Case Study of Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Sign.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsA 4-year-old deaf signer showed inconsistent handshape, location, and movement errors, sign distortions, groping, and self-manipulation of hands. This single case may indicate apraxia of sign, but does not prove diagnosis or treatment response.
• SLPOther2024Associations Between Noise Exposure Level, Noise Kurtosis, and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Young Workers With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingYoung workers with normal hearing had weaker cochlear echo responses when workplace noise was louder and more impulsive, especially at 3 to 5 kHz. This was seen despite normal hearing thresholds.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Position- and Sex-Related Differences in Sagittal and Frontal Plane Concentric Isokinetic Hip Muscle Peak Torques and Agonist-Antagonist Ratios.International journal of sports physical therapyHip extensor and abductor peak torques were greater when tested lying down compared to standing. Flexion-extension ratios were higher in standing. Test results from different positions should not be compared directly or against normative data from the other position.
• PTOther2024Dominant Arm Internal and External Rotation Strength is Related to Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players.International journal of sports physical therapyIn 65 youth baseball players, more frequent arm pain during throwing was weakly related to lower dominant shoulder external and internal rotation strength. Shoulder range-of-motion measures did not track with pain. It does not show that strengthening shoulder muscles reduces pain.
• PTOther2024Hip Stability Isometric Test (HipSIT): Concurrent Validity and Reference Values for CrossFit® Participants.International journal of sports physical therapyHipSIT scores moderately closely tracked a laboratory hip strength test in 111 CrossFit participants, so it can be a quick portable measure. Use sex and dominant-limb reference values rather than assuming equal scores.
• SLPOther2024Personality Traits and Self-Reported Vocal Fatigue and Other Voice Measures Among Teachers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn 73 teachers, higher vocal fatigue scores linked to lower extraversion and agreeableness. Longer breath-holding during testing linked to lower conscientiousness and openness. These are cross-sectional associations; voice measures cannot diagnose personality, and personality may simply change how symptoms are reported.
• SLPOther2024Changes in Auditory Performance Following a Virtual Reality Music Concert.Ear and hearingThirty-one young adults with normal hearing experienced a 90-minute VR music concert through a headset. They showed slight temporary threshold shifts of 1 to 3 dB at 4, 8, and 12.5 kHz, but no change in hearing in noise or otoacoustic emissions.
• PTPilot2024The Impact of Visual Perturbation Neuromuscular Training on Landing Mechanics and Neural Activity: A Pilot Study.International journal of sports physical therapyEight female athletes with poor landing mechanics completed four hours of neuromuscular training while wearing glasses that flickered between clear and opaque. Their landing error scores dropped by 1.5 points. Brain scans showed reduced activity in areas handling motor planning and spatial processing.
• PTOther2024The Quality of Functional Movements and the Back Squat in Amateur and Professional Bodybuilders.International journal of sports physical therapyProfessional bodybuilders scored higher on functional movement and back squat quality than amateurs. Amateurs' squat quality varied with added load, while professionals stayed consistent.
• SLPOther2024Activity ordering task: conceptualization and development of a novel context-based working memory task with a metacognitive facet.CoDASA new animated working-memory task for Indian adults was rated relevant by experts and clear by ten adults. It took 20-30 minutes, performance was related to established ordering tasks, and it asked people to judge their own expected performance.
• SLPSurvey2025Prevalence and Management of Oral Intake Restrictions in Critically Ill Patients: Insights from a Multicenter Point Prevalence Study.DysphagiaMost eligible ICU patients could not eat safely, yet half were never screened for swallowing problems. Nurses did most checks and treatments, with no dedicated speech therapists in any unit. Post-stroke patients were screened far less often than others.
• PTOTCohort2025Improvement on the slopes: The impact of an adaptive snow sports program on children and young adults with disabilities.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineChildren and young adults with disabilities in a 10-year adaptive ski program showed significant skill progression and improved social, emotional, physical, and independence scores, though cognitive trends were not significant.
• PTRCT2025Effects of a Home-Based Rehabilitation Exercise Program on Cardiorespiratory Performance in Community-Dwelling Adults Who Underwent Heart Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesHome-based virtual reality exercise significantly improved walking distance in heart surgery patients compared to usual care. However, respiratory muscle strength and lung function improved similarly in both groups, suggesting these gains reflect natural recovery rather than the specific effect of the VR intervention.
• SLPCohort2025Reports of Echolalia and Related Behaviors in Autism From Parents, Teachers, and Clinicians: Evidence From the Simon Simplex Collection.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchParents reported echolalia in 96% of autistic youth, far higher than the 75% seen by teachers or 87% by clinicians. Repetitive speech is extremely common. It decreases with age and higher verbal ability but stays frequent in older children with limited speech.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Impact of Social Disadvantage on Medical and Functional Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.Child: care, health and developmentChildren with cerebral palsy in poorer neighbourhoods or with marginalized race or Hispanic ethnicity were more likely to have greater motor difficulties. Minority race was linked to more severe language impairment. When income and ethnicity were considered together, race still linked to gross motor impairment.