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 587 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTCohort2025Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning in Adolescents With Klinefelter Syndrome.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPBoys with Klinefelter syndrome reported more anxiety and depression than peers, and parents noted greater social difficulties. These issues appeared in childhood, not just adolescence, suggesting early monitoring and support are needed rather than waiting for puberty to begin.
• PTOther2025The Performance of Ankle- and Waist-Based Accelerometry in Quantifying Physical Activity Intensity Among 6- to 24-Month-Year-Olds: A Semistructured Laboratory Study.Child: care, health and developmentAnkle and waist accelerometry could not reliably separate five activity levels in 38 infants and toddlers. Ankle devices matched video-coded activity as sedentary or not 77.6% of the time, and total counts estimated overall activity time.
• PTOTCase Report2025Case Report: Robot-assisted gait training with the wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb 2S size in three children with cerebral palsy.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThree children with cerebral palsy showed improved hip and knee extension angles and altered muscle activity after robot-assisted gait training. The wearable HAL device appeared to facilitate these biomechanical changes, but this small case series cannot prove the treatment works or compare it to standard therapy.
• Other2025The preference for surprise in reinforcement learning underlies the differences in developmental changes in risk preference between autistic and neurotypical youth.Molecular autismAutistic and non-autistic people aged 6 to 30 did not differ overall in choosing risky options. Their age pattern differed: non-autistic participants tended to choose risky options more in adolescence then less; autistic participants tended to choose them less in adolescence then more.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Adaptive sports in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine across Europe: the forgotten therapeutic ally.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineMost European rehabilitation professionals believe adaptive sports help patients, but few actually offer or promote them. Institutions lack infrastructure and funding, and clinicians rarely discuss these options. Patients should not assume their team is unaware of these benefits, but rather that access is structurally limited.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Parental communication dynamics with children who stutter: A scoping review.International journal of language & communication disordersParents of children who stutter often avoid talking openly about stuttering because they fear making it worse or upsetting the child. Children want these conversations to reduce shame. Clinicians should coach parents on using neutral, simple language and inviting questions.
• SLPQualitative2025'It Feels Very Weird and Normal at the Same Time': Sibling Perceptions of Their Relationships With an Autistic Brother or Sister With Complex Care Needs.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSiblings of autistic children with complex needs described joy in shared play, even without reciprocal interaction. Conflict was rare among siblings of non-verbal children but higher when the autistic sibling had spoken language. Siblings kept friendships separate from home life.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews for rehabilitation interventions in persons with amputation: a mapping synthesis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineCochrane reviews found too little reliable evidence on rehabilitation after amputation to guide practice. Some interventions remain uncertain, and three reviews found no randomized trials for TENS, vocational rehabilitation, or amputation level.
• PTOTRCT2025Hands-free Atalante exoskeleton in post-stroke gait and balance rehabilitation: a safety study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationHands-free exoskeleton training was safe for stroke patients unable to walk. Skin cuts and knee pain were minor and rare. Patients improved walking speed and balance over five sessions, but without a control group, this cannot prove the device caused the change.
• PTOther2025Inertial measurement units worn on the dorsum of the foot and proximal to the ankle can provide valid slip recovery measures.Gait & postureWearable sensors on the top of the foot or just above the ankle accurately measured how far and fast an older adult's foot slid during a lab-induced slip. They matched gold-standard camera data closely. Participants could put the foot sensors on themselves with similar accuracy to researchers.
• SLPOther2024The outcomes of an audiological management programme for neonates with hyperbilirubinaemia.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsNeonates with jaundice showed more hearing abnormalities when tested with both ABR and DPOAE than with either test alone. ABR detected significantly more cases than DPOAE, especially in infants with bilirubin levels above 10 mg/dL. Using both tests together improved the accuracy of identifying hearing loss.
• PTRCT2024The immediate effects of mobilization with movement on shoulder range of motion and pain in patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: A randomized controlled trial (Evolution Trial).Brazilian journal of physical therapyFor people with rotator cuff shoulder pain who respond to mobilization with movement, three sets of 10 repetitions improved pain-free abduction by 13.7 degrees versus sham. One set made only a small, uncertain change. Pain intensity and maximum range did not improve.
• PTOther2024Neurocognitive and Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Techniques after ACL Injury, Part 1: Optimizing Recovery in the Acute Post-Operative Phase- A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapyThe paper reports no original results. It proposes neurocognitive exercises after ACL reconstruction, but it does not show that they work or change outcomes.
• SLPPilot2024Community-based infant hearing screening: Outcomes of a rural pilot programme.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsCommunity hearing screening by trained laypeople reached 87% of infants at early postnatal visits but only 27% at 6-week immunisations. While feasible in rural settings, high referral rates and poor follow-up meant most infants did not receive diagnostic confirmation.
• SLPOther2024Brainstem auditory evoked responses: Objective hearing threshold assessment in Holstein cows.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsIn Holstein cows, brainstem hearing responses were obtained at 90 to 100 dB SPL in all cows and at 85 dB SPL in nine cows. No responses appeared below that level.
• PTOTOther2024Associations between Physical Activity, Systemic Inflammation, and Hospital Admissions in Adults with Heart Failure.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journalIn adults with heart failure, vigorous daily activity was linked to 62% fewer hospital admissions and lower inflammation. Light activity also reduced admissions. These are associations, not proof that activity causes these benefits, as the study was cross-sectional.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Associations Between Vestibular Perception and Cognitive Performance in Healthy Adults.Ear and hearingIn healthy adults, poorer performance on speed and flexibility tests was linked to higher thresholds for sensing vertical head movement. This suggests age-related decline in otolith function may track with cognitive slowing, even without diagnosed vestibular loss.
• SLPOther2024Communication Intervention in South Africa: Advocating for the Listening and Spoken Language Approach.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThis article advocates for the Listening and Spoken Language approach in South Africa but reports no original data. It highlights workforce shortages and funding barriers without testing interventions or measuring outcomes.
• SLPOther2024Breathy Vocal Quality, Background Noise, and Hearing Loss: How Do These Adverse Conditions Affect Speech Perception by Older Adults?Ear and hearingOlder adults understood sentences less well and needed more effort when a simulated talker's voice was severely breathy. Mild-to-moderate breathiness did not have this effect, and hearing loss did not add to the difficulty.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Contextual factors experienced by mothers of children with special needs.The South African journal of physiotherapyMothers of children with disabilities in South Africa described financial strain from unemployment, fear of marital abandonment, and stigma from family and community. They faced barriers accessing healthcare and education, often feeling isolated and unsupported by fathers.
• PTOther2025Examining Elastic Band Properties for Exercise Prescription: AGUEDA Equations.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyEquations from measured Theraband bands estimate load in kilograms from percent stretch. For all seven colors, the study found Theraband reference values were underestimated, so stated band color may not match actual resistance.
• SLPOther2025Evaluating a Virtual Community-of-Practice as Implementation Strategy for the Needs Assessment Framework in Intellectual Disability Care: A Quasi-Experimental Multi-Methods Study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCare staff in teams using a virtual community of practice showed no greater implementation of the Needs Assessment Framework than those using usual methods. Implementers found the collaboration helpful for planning, but it did not change staff attitudes or behaviour.
• SLPOther2025eTWST: An Extension to the Timed Water Swallow Test for Increased Dysphagia Screening Accuracy.DysphagiaSeparate speed cutoffs for men and women, plus coughing or a wet or gurgly voice, made the water swallow screen predict dysphagia on FEES better than the original 10 mL/s cutoff.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025International stakeholder consultation on models of rehabilitation service delivery to foster healthy ageing: results of a cross-sectional survey involving 124 countries and all World Health Organization regions.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineRehabilitation for people over 60 is reported as only partly available worldwide. Inpatient and outpatient models are most available. Telerehabilitation, community and eldercare are less available and need urgent strengthening. PTs and nurses are most involved, while multidisciplinary teams are limited outside inpatient care.
• PTPilot2025Proximal Muscle Resistance Training to Improve Walking in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTFor people with MS who could walk without an assistive device, a proximal strengthening program using in-person, virtual, and home exercise was feasible and acceptable. Walking endurance and strength improved, but daily steps did not.
• PTOTCohort2025Acute serum androgen levels and post-rehabilitation functioning in spinal cord injury: findings from SwiSCI.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineIn men with new spinal cord injuries, lower baseline free testosterone was linked to slower functional recovery and lower discharge scores. These associations lost significance after correcting for multiple tests, and results for women were null due to small numbers.
• PTOTCase-Control2025Investigation of Gait Characteristics and Kinematic Deviations in Rare Genetic Disorders with Instrumented Gait Analysis.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with Helsmoortel Van Der Aa syndrome walked with a mildly flexed pattern, shorter steps and wider stance, similar to non-crouch Dravet syndrome. Those with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex walked similarly to typical peers, except for a wider step width.
• SLPOther2025Within- and Cross-Language Generalization in Narrative Production of Bilingual Persons with Aphasia following Semantic Feature Analysis Therapy.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Semantic Feature Analysis improved speech rate and verbal efficiency in Russian narratives but not Hebrew. Cross-language gains appeared in untreated Russian after Hebrew therapy, yet no link was found between naming improvements and narrative changes. High variability limits clear conclusions.
• PTRCT2025A seated virtual exercise program to improve cardiovascular function in adults with chronic neurological impairments: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA 12-week seated virtual exercise program did not show a difference in heart rate recovery between the live and recorded groups. The live group had higher motivation, a secondary finding.
• SLPSurvey2025How can we make therapy better for autistic adults? Autistic adults' ratings of helpfulness of adaptations to therapy.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults rated no therapy adaptation as helpful for everyone. The most valued changes were neurodiversity-affirming practices, clear information beforehand, and sensory adjustments. Shorter sessions, telephone therapy, and involving family were rated least helpful. Ask each client what they need.
• PTCohort2025Evaluation of activity and function before and immediately after the provision of a microprocessor knee in individuals with transfemoral amputation.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalObjective daily activity did not show clear improvement after provision of a microprocessor knee and prosthetic foot. Patients reported better balance confidence, satisfaction and community reintegration, and walked farther on a clinic walk test.
• PTSystematic Review2025Exploration of the Evidence on Discharge From Hospital to Home for Children With Medical Complexity and Their Parents: A Review of the Literature.Child: care, health and developmentParents of medically complex children described discharge home as overwhelming and stressful. They needed early, phased preparation, hands-on practice, clear communication, care coordination, and emotional support before leaving hospital.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Gross Motor Development in Children With Autism: Longitudinal Trajectories From the Growing Up in New Zealand Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchGross motor delays emerged between 9 and 24 months in children with autism, persisting to 54 months. Children with parent-reported autism concerns had similar motor delays to those with formal diagnoses, suggesting motor issues are an early marker regardless of diagnosis status.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people's experiences of health and healthcare.Molecular autismAutistic adults, especially those who are transgender or gender diverse, report far worse healthcare experiences and much higher rates of physical and mental health conditions than non-autistic adults. They struggle with communication, sensory overload, and accessing care.
• PTOTSystematic Review2025Diabetic Foot Ulcer Beyond Wound Closure: Clinical Practice Guideline.Physical therapyStrong evidence supports prescribing aerobic and resistance exercise for adults with diabetes. Weak or expert-opinion evidence guides maintaining fitness during ulcer treatment and reloading the foot after closure. Test fitness routinely using validated measures like the 6-minute walk test.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Time to Onset of Dysphagia Following Head and Neck Radiation.DysphagiaNew swallowing problems mostly appear within six months of head and neck radiation, but 16% emerge later, up to years after treatment. Clinicians should maintain long-term monitoring for all survivors, as new dysphagia remains a risk even after a period of normal function.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Comparative Evaluation of Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Tur CCH_70042 kish Children, Alongside the Factors Influencing Sociocultural Adaptation of Syrian Children in Türkiye.Child: care, health and developmentSyrian refugee children in Türkiye reported higher social anxiety and resilience but lower self-esteem, grades, and worse oral health than Turkish peers. Across both groups, low socioeconomic status linked to poorer outcomes, while resilience showed no socioeconomic gap.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2025Social Internet Use by People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRPeople with intellectual disabilities use the internet primarily to feel like others, maintain existing ties, make new friends or partners, and gain autonomy. Support should focus on these personal motivations rather than just restricting access to prevent perceived risks.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Healthcare practitioners and robotic-assisted rehabilitation: understanding needs and barriers.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMost Italian rehabilitation professionals are unaware of robotic devices, with 40% knowing none at all. Those who use them report high satisfaction, but lack of training, space, and scientific evidence remain major barriers. Hands-on experience drives positive attitudes.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Decrease in the excitability of spinal nerve function corresponding to the soleus muscle during terminal phase of heel-raise imagery.Journal of physical therapy scienceImagining a heel raise increased spinal nerve excitability for 600 ms after the cue, but this effect disappeared by 800 ms. The study tested healthy adults lying down, so it does not show this timing applies to patients or functional movement.
• SLPOther2024Consistency of hearing aid use, speech perception and vocabulary in hearing impaired children.CoDASBetter aided speech perception and auditory dosage, a combined measure of audibility and use, were linked to stronger vocabulary, but daily hours alone were not.
• SLPOther2024Applied deaf aesthetics toward transforming deaf higher education.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationA deafblind student and some hearing students in a small deaf-education case study reported favorably on enlarged, simple online slides with sign language and captions. It cannot show these changes improve learning.
• PTOTOther2024The brief pain inventory-Interference Subscale has acceptable reliability but questionable validity in acute back and neck pain populations.Brazilian journal of physical therapyThe Brief Pain Inventory-Interference Subscale scored consistently in acute back and neck pain, but it did not reliably measure pain-related disability or track change over 6 weeks. Use it with caution.
• SLPOther2024Sounds of Nature and Hearing Loss: A Call to Action.Ear and hearingThis perspective article argues that hearing aid users often fail to report missing natural sounds until after fitting, suggesting clinicians should actively assess this domain. It contains no new trial data, so it offers no evidence on whether specific interventions improve outcomes.
• PTOTCohort2024Brain regions associated with balance function assessed by the Berg Balance Scale in post-stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceBalance scores in post-stroke patients correlated with damage in three brain tracts: the corticospinal, cingulum, and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus. This suggests balance recovery depends on both motor pathways and association fibers, not just limb strength.
• SLPOther2025Cerebral palsy and perinatal mortality in children born in Norway to immigrant mothers.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn Norway, children of immigrant mothers had lower cerebral palsy prevalence than children of non-immigrant mothers. Children of mothers from low- and middle-income countries had higher perinatal mortality and more intellectual disability among those with cerebral palsy.
• PTQualitative2025Understanding Patient and Physiotherapist Requirements for a Personalized Automated Smartphone Telemonitored App for Posttotal Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients after total knee replacement and physiotherapists described requirements for an app: simple navigation, timely searchable education, exercise logs, reminders, progress tracking, alerts when recovery deviates, and continued physiotherapy sessions.
• PTNarrative Review2025The Neuroplastic Outcomes from Impaired Sensory Expectations (NOISE) hypothesis: How ACL dysfunction impacts sensory perception and knee stability.Musculoskeletal science & practiceThis paper proposes a theory that ACL injuries cause long-term instability by disrupting how the brain predicts sensory feedback. It reviews other studies to support this idea but reports no original patient data or treatment results.
• Other2025Evolutionary constrained genes associated with autism spectrum disorder across 2,054 nonhuman primate genomes.Molecular autismGenes linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in humans are similarly protected from mutation in macaques. Despite this protection, macaques still carry many predicted damaging variants in these genes, supporting their use as animal models to study the biological roots of these conditions.
• SLPCohort2025Microstructure competences and grammatical errors of Danish-speaking children with developmental language disorder when telling and retelling narratives and engaging in spontaneous language.International journal of language & communication disordersDanish children with developmental language disorder made significantly more errors than age-matched peers in structured narratives, but not in spontaneous speech. They showed specific difficulties with word order and omissions, not just morphology. Structured tasks are needed to identify these issues.