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 595 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2025A New, Portable Orofacial Manometer for Measuring Tongue Strength and Endurance in Children: Laboratory-Based Validity Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesA new tongue manometer for children matched a standard pressure gauge in lab tests, with near-perfect agreement across different bulb sizes. It is safe for oral use and works with a game-based app. Clinical testing in children with swallowing issues is still needed.
• PTRCT2025The effect of blood flow restricted aerobic exercise training on pain, functional status, quality of life and hormonal response to exercise in fibromyalgia patients: a randomized double-blind study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineBlood flow restricted walking improved fibromyalgia impact, central sensitization, and depression more than sham BFR immediately after a 6-week program. These advantages disappeared by 3 months, with no difference in pain or pain acceptance at either time point.
• SLPSurvey2025Oropharyngeal dysphagia management and informed consent: a survey of speech-language pathologists' practice patterns when recommending modified texture diets.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost SLPs who recommend modified texture diets do not fully inform patients of the risks. Only 49.7% almost always disclose thickened liquid hazards and 39.9% do so for altered solids, despite evidence that these diets do not prevent pneumonia.
• SLPRCT2025Effects of oral care combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation on clinical outcomes in the acute phase of acute ischemic stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn acute ischemic stroke, nurse-delivered structured oral care, with or without throat electrical stimulation, improved swallowing and oral hygiene compared with usual care. Pneumonia occurred only in usual-care participants. This pilot cannot tell whether stimulation adds to oral care.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2025Efficacy of Robot-assisted Training on Upper Limb Motor Function After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRobot-assisted training added to conventional stroke rehabilitation improved upper limb motor function and daily living ability. The motor benefit was not clear in trials of 6 weeks or longer, and the evidence was intermediate to low.
• PTSLPOther2025Assessing the Inter-Rater and Inter-Trial Reliability of the NeurOptics Pupillary Light Response-3000 Pupillometer.International journal of sports physical therapySeven of eight pupillometer measures showed good to excellent reliability between raters and trials in healthy adults. The T75 recovery time measure was unreliable, showing poor consistency and bias, meaning it should not be used for clinical decisions without further testing.
• PTOTCohort2025Spasticity Management with Botulinum Toxin in Post-stroke and Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Retrospective, 'Real-world', Multicenter Study.NeuroRehabilitationReal-world data from 149 patients shows botulinum toxin injection patterns differ substantially between stroke and multiple sclerosis. Stroke patients often received injections in both limbs at lower doses, while MS patients were primarily treated in the lower limbs with higher doses of one specific formulation.
• SLPOther2025Photobiomodulation on vocal training and rehabilitation: Delphi consensus based on experts.CoDASSeven voice specialists agreed on how they use photobiomodulation as an add-on to vocal training, including for voice professionals without dysphonia and behavioral dysphonia without laryngeal injury. This is expert practice agreement, not proof that photobiomodulation works.
• Other2025The Specific Forces Applied During Robotic Training That Optimize Recovery of Locomotion in a Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn rats with spinal cord injury, animals that recovered better experienced lower, differently shaped forces during robotic training. However, grouping rats by these forces did not predict recovery. This suggests the force profile might reflect underlying neural health rather than directly causing improvement.
• OTCase-Control2025Slow but Steady: Similarities and Differences in Executive Functioning Between Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults were often slower to respond, but several core executive-function measures showed little group difference. Age and co-occurring ADHD did not change this pattern.
• SLPOther2025Use of a self-perception questionnaire for screening auditory abilities in children with behavioral dysphonia.CoDASParents reported significantly more auditory difficulties in children with behavioral dysphonia than the children did themselves. High voice symptom scores correlated with high risk for central auditory processing disorder, suggesting parents' reports are a useful screening signal in voice clinics.
• SLPCohort2025Association between maximum tongue pressure in healthy elderly individuals and demographic and dental characteristics.CoDASMaximum tongue pressure in healthy older adults was higher in men and lower in those aged 80 or older than in those aged 60 to 69. Dental status and denture fitting were not linked to pressure, while more teeth linked weakly to lower posterior pressure.
• PTNarrative Review2025Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Achilles Tendon.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper describes how to image the Achilles tendon and what various injuries look like on ultrasound. It reports no patients and no outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
• Cohort2025White matter microstructure as a potential contributor to differences in resting state alpha activity between neurotypical and autistic children: a longitudinal multimodal imaging study.Molecular autismAutistic children showed a faster resting brain rhythm than typically developing children. White matter was linked to this rhythm. This is a brain imaging finding, not a therapy target.
• PTPilot2025Feasibility and safety of automated multi-channel FES-assisted gait training in incomplete spinal cord injury.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFive people with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury completed 10 weeks of FES-assisted treadmill gait training while continuing physiotherapy. No serious adverse events occurred, but the study cannot show whether FES caused any gait change.
• PTCohort2025Hamstrings and Quadriceps Weaknesses Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Persist Up to 6 Months After Return-to-Sport: An Angle-specific Strength Analysis.International journal of sports physical therapyAthletes cleared to return to sport after ACL reconstruction still have significant hamstrings and quadriceps weakness in the injured leg. These deficits persist for six months without further rehab and are easily missed if you only check peak strength.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Enhancing patient rehabilitation outcomes: artificial intelligence-driven predictive modeling for home discharge in neurological and orthopedic conditions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA computer model predicted whether rehab patients would go home using admission data. It was 83% accurate for neurological and 90% for orthopedic patients. Age and functional independence were the strongest predictors. This is a tool for resource planning, not a clinical decision-maker.
• PTOTCohort2025Relationship between post-stroke trunk function and brain lesion locations: A support vector regression lesion-symptom mapping study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineRight hemisphere damage to specific motor and sensory pathways predicted poor trunk control at stroke admission. This link disappeared by discharge because most patients recovered trunk function. Lesions in the right hemisphere may signal a need for early trunk-specific training.
• SLPCohort2025Sex-Differential Trajectories of Domain-Specific Associations Between Autistic Traits and Co-Occurring Emotional-Behavioral Concerns in Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAssociations between autistic traits and emotional-behavioral concerns shift with age and sex. Boys showed peak links between social difficulties and mental health concerns at ages 7-9. Girls showed stable or increasing links with anxiety at ages 10-12, suggesting different critical windows for support.
• PTOther2025The Reliability and Validity of Data Obtained With the Functional Gait Assessment Modified for Children.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationChildren with bilateral vestibular loss scored significantly lower on this modified gait test than those with normal function, supporting its use to identify severe balance deficits. However, the test performed poorly for unilateral loss and showed inconsistent results when repeated, limiting its reliability for tracking change.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Association between older people's health literacy and sociodemographic aspects, functioning, happiness, and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic: a preliminary study.CoDASIn 37 older adults, lower health literacy was linked to less education and more difficulty with cognition and self-care. It was also associated with feeling less calm. However, health literacy did not influence how they perceived the pandemic or their overall happiness.
• PTOther2025Reliability of Ultrasound Based Compressibility of the Lower Leg Anterior Tibial Muscle Compartment in Healthy Volunteers.International journal of sports physical therapyUltrasound compressibility measurements of the lower leg were unreliable in healthy adults when using the transition zone landmark. Using the interosseous membrane improved reliability, but compressibility scores remained poor overall, suggesting caution before applying this technique clinically.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Gaming in the intervention and support process: A realist evaluation of a gaming-based programme.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregivers and therapists described a Minecraft-based programme as working because it placed autistic youth in an "expert" role. Leveraging their gaming knowledge boosted confidence and motivation, allowing therapists to coach social skills implicitly rather than through direct instruction.
• SLPCase-Control2025DPOAE growth function in schoolchildren with impaired temporal ordering skills.CoDASChildren with impaired temporal ordering needed a louder sound to trigger a specific ear response at 2000 Hz. Standard hearing tests and other frequencies showed no differences. This suggests subtle cochlear changes may exist in children with normal audiograms who struggle with sound sequencing.
• PTOTNarrative Review2025Integration of resistance exercise into a multimodal approach to prehabilitation for patients with sarcopenia prior to surgery: a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPre-surgery resistance training for sarcopenia lacks standardised protocols, but evidence supports 4-6 weeks of multi-set exercises performed 2-3 times weekly. Safety requires supervised, patient-specific programming, ideally combining isotonic movements with nutritional optimisation including high protein intake.
• Narrative Review2025Reveal the mechanism of brain function with fluorescence microscopy at single-cell resolution: from neural decoding to encoding.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThis review describes how researchers use two-photon microscopy to see and manipulate individual neurons in animals. It explains the math used to link brain activity to behavior. It reports no human data and offers no guidance for clinical practice.
• OTCohort2025Child Well-Being and Family Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child: care, health and developmentChildren visiting the ER for mental health showed no difference in well-being between early and late pandemic phases. However, their families reported significantly lower quality of life later in the pandemic, specifically regarding parenting, family interaction and material well-being.
• PTCohort2025Effects of Middle Ear Status on Rotary Chair Outcomes in Children.Ear and hearingIn young children, middle ear dysfunction did not clearly change rotary chair phase or symmetry. Some children with dysfunction had higher gain or phase leads, but severity did not explain them.
• OTQualitative2025Staff perspectives on independence and collaborative practices in the IRIS intervention: an evaluation in Swedish LSS residential homes.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStaff in Swedish residential homes had no shared definition of independence and often offered only staff-set choices. They said the collaborative IRIS approach helped service users with daily tasks and social outings, but also that staff sometimes did tasks for them to save time.
• PTCohort2025Discriminative ability, responsiveness, and interpretability of smoothness index of gait in people with multiple sclerosis.Archives of physiotherapyA trunk sensor index (LDLJaML) detects gait smoothness problems in people with MS and tracks rehab progress. A change greater than 4.02% in this index signals a clinically meaningful improvement in balance, giving therapists a specific, measurable target for treatment.
• SLPOther2025Effects of the Program for Developing Oral Communication Expressiveness on university radio announcers: a pre/post intervention study.CoDASEight university radio announcers reported better diction and voice sound after an eight-session communication program. Judges rated half the post-training readings as superior, and acoustic analysis showed increased clarity. No control group was used, so these changes cannot be attributed solely to the training.
• SLPOther2025Paths to Common Ground in ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn peer tangram play, children with ASD and controls all reached shared terms, but ASD dyads took longer, used more words, and reached agreement less often within the first turns.
• PTCohort2025The Impact of a Concomitant Meniscus Surgery on Hop Performance Symmetry in Patients Rehabilitating After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyAfter ACL reconstruction, patients with a partial meniscectomy had worse single-leg hop symmetry than those with isolated ACL reconstruction or meniscus repair. At six months, a 90% hop score may not mark readiness to return.
• SLPOther2025Performance of swallowing function between older people with and without clinical complaints.CoDASOlder adults with swallowing complaints had more tongue weakness, hoarse voice, throat residue with liquids, and lower oral intake than those without complaints. Lower intake went with more residue and nutritional risk.
• PTOther2025Reliability and Agreement of Hand-Held Dynamometry Using Three Standard Rater Test Positions.International journal of sports physical therapyHand-held dynamometer readings taken by therapists were very consistent, but they were higher than readings from a fixed support in all nine tests. The difference was largest when the force was low.
• SLPCohort2025Relation between risk of dysphagia and oral intake level in cancer patients.CoDASHospitalized cancer patients who reported more swallowing trouble on a self-assessment score also had lower levels of oral intake. The tool flagged risk in 30% of patients, and older adults were more likely to be at risk than younger ones.
• PTOther2025Are We Overlooking Anatomical Contributions to Dynamic Knee Valgus?International journal of sports physical therapyCueing athletes to keep their knees straight did not reduce dynamic knee valgus compared to their natural jump. Static anatomical alignment, not just movement control, explains a significant portion of observed valgus, suggesting clinicians should assess bony structure before correcting form.
• OTSLPSurvey2025'Mind the Gap'-A Survey on Care Gaps and Priorities for the Transition to Adult Healthcare According to Caregivers of Young People With Rare Conditions Associated With Intellectual Disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRCaregivers of young people with rare intellectual disabilities reported the biggest gaps in healthcare transition were preparation for adult services, planning for the future, and adjusting communication to cognitive needs. They rated being seen without parents as the least important aspect of care.
• PTOTOther2025Patellofemoral Joint Loading During Bodyweight One-Legged and Two-Legged BOSU and Floor Squats.International journal of sports physical therapyIn healthy adults, one-legged squats produced greater patellofemoral force and stress than two-legged squats. Floor squats produced greater loading than BOSU squats only when performed with two legs, not one. This supports starting rehabilitation with two-legged BOSU squats to minimize joint load.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Smart Wearable Technologies for Balance Rehabilitation in Older Adults at Risk of Falls: Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesThis review maps smart balance rehab tools for older adults at risk of falls but reports no patient outcomes. Most systems use VR and motion tracking. Few offer AI personalization or remote monitoring. The authors compare these gaps to their own new platform, TeleRehab DSS.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Prospective Characterisation of Age-Related Changes in Self-Injurious Behaviour in a Sample of Children With Global Developmental Delay Aged 2-12 Years.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRSelf-injurious behaviour is common and persistent in children with global developmental delay. While rates remain high overall, children with no or mild intellectual disability showed increased interference with daily life as they aged, suggesting a need for ongoing support into adolescence.
• SLPPilot2025Presentation of an Auditory Training Protocol Applied in Children with Central Auditory Processing Disorder.CoDASNine children with central auditory processing disorder completed eight sessions of computer-based auditory training. Scores improved on tests of listening in noise and temporal resolution, and children reported better self-perception of their hearing difficulties. The protocol did not fully normalize all test results.
• PTOther2025Evaluating the Potential of Large Language Models for Vestibular Rehabilitation Education: A Comparison of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Clinicians.Physical therapyChatGPT answered 70% of vestibular rehabilitation questions correctly, beating students but losing to experienced therapists. It struggled most with clinical reasoning. Therapists should use AI for basic knowledge retrieval, not complex decision-making, and watch for outdated advice in explanations.
• SLPOther2025Is Knowing Words Enough? Assessing Vocabulary in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsPreschool vocabulary scores above average did not always match conversational word variety, especially for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. A language sample may show whether a child actually uses varied words in conversation.
• PTSurvey2025Early mobilisation in Windhoek intensive care units: Practices, attitudes and barriers.The South African journal of physiotherapyWindhoek ICU staff rated early mobilisation important (76.9%), yet 83.8% said doctor referral was required, 48.7% lacked a mobility protocol, and 51.3% said there was no mobility champion. Only 42 of 174 surveys were returned.
• SLPPilot2025Treatment Effects of Combined Transoral Injection Laryngoplasty with Short Voice Therapy in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility: A Pilot Study.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Seventeen patients treated with office-based vocal fold injection and short voice therapy showed significant improvements in hoarseness, loudness, and voice handicap. Because both treatments were given together, the contribution of any single component cannot be separated.
• PTOther2025Patient Preferences for Telerehabilitation Compared to In-Person Physiotherapy: A Binary Discrete Choice Experiment.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyPatients strongly prefer physiotherapy that is nearby, cheap, and available within a day. They generally choose in-person care over telerehabilitation, though this preference is uncertain. Patients with one chronic condition or living in outer regional areas were less likely to choose telerehabilitation.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Navigating the Impact of Discrimination: Exploring the Experiences of Sex/Gender Minoritised Youth With Disabilities.Child: care, health and developmentSex/gender minoritised youth with disabilities reported hiding their identities to avoid discrimination in school, work and healthcare. They coped by finding safe community spaces and practising self-advocacy, but faced compounded barriers due to intersecting ableism, racism and gender bias.
• PTOTCohort2025Psychological, disability, and somatosensory characteristics across different risk levels in individuals with low back pain: A cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyHigher risk scores on the Start Back Screening Tool and Central Sensitization Inventory were linked to greater pain, disability, fear of movement, and lower pain thresholds. However, the two questionnaires disagreed on who belonged to which risk group, so they identify different problems rather than the same subgroup.
• PTOther2025Using Isometric Squat Strength to Predict Concentric and Eccentric Squat Strength in Young and Older Adults.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyIn older adults, isometric squat strength predicted concentric and eccentric 1RM, allowing safe estimation of lifting capacity. In young adults, no such relationship existed. Use isometric testing to guide rehab loads for older patients, but not for younger ones.