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 598 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPCohort2025Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning of CTNNB1 Syndrome Patients: A Comparison With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with CTNNB1 syndrome performed worse than those with autism on non-verbal reasoning and daily living skills, but showed no significant group difference on overall adaptive functioning or verbal comprehension. Their profile is distinct, with relative verbal strengths and non-verbal deficits.
• SLPOther2025Development and evaluation of the Digit Triplet Test in Swahili language.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThe Swahili Digit Triplet Test yields a speech recognition threshold of −8.9 dB SNR in normal-hearing adults. It is not yet validated for people with hearing loss, so clinicians should not use it to diagnose hearing impairment.
• PTOther2025Foot sole two-point discrimination is not associated with dynamic standing balance in healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceFoot sole two-point discrimination was not linked to dynamic standing balance in healthy adults. Toe grip strength was linked to dynamic balance on a firm floor, and two-point discrimination was linked to static balance on firm floor.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Incorporating Psychoeducational Care in the Autism Diagnosis Pathway: Experiences, Views, and Recommendations of UK Autistic Adults and Autism Professionals.Autism in adulthoodAutistic adults and autism service staff recommended that diagnostic services provide a debrief appointment, a group psychoeducation programme, curated information, and a report explaining the diagnosis and strengths. They also wanted disclosure advice, neutral language, and experts by experience.
• Cohort2025Comparing the prevalence of substance use disorders between persons with and without autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSubstance use disorder diagnoses increased to 7% in autistic Medicaid enrollees by 2016, up from 1.75% in 2012. After adjusting for co-occurring mental health conditions, autistic adults generally had lower rates of substance use disorders than non-autistic peers.
• PTOTSurvey2025Exploring Trends between Dance Experience, Athletic Participation, and Injury History.International journal of sports physical therapyDancers with more years of experience, those who started before age 12, and those doing more ballet reported more injuries. Doing other sports alongside dance did not lower injury counts. High training volume, not just specialization, appears to drive overuse risk.
• PTPilot2025Post-Acute Concussion-Related Differences in Neuromotor Control Measured Using a Low-Cost Movement Assessment System: A Feasibility Study.International journal of sports physical therapyA low-cost movement test classified 81.67% of 22 young adults correctly when sorting people recovering from concussion from controls, within this small feasibility sample. Balance, gait, and reaction-time patterns mattered together, not one single measure.
• SLPSurvey2025Health and Health Care Access of Autistic Transgender and Nonbinary People in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.Autism in adulthoodAutistic transgender and nonbinary people in Canada report worse health, more unmet needs, and frequent misgendering than allistic peers. Many hide their autism during gender-affirming care assessments to avoid denial. Clinicians must treat these identities as separate and valid.
• PTOther2025Current and Projected Future Supply and Demand for Physical Therapists From 2022 to 2037: A New Approach Using Microsimulation.Physical therapyThe US physical therapy workforce faces a projected 5.2% shortage in 2022, worsening to 8.2% by 2027 before easing to 3.3% by 2037. Rural areas and the South and West regions are most affected. Increasing graduates or delaying retirement is needed to close the gap.
• SLPOther2025Self-perception and clinical presentation of eating and swallowing difficulties within elderly care.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsMany residents reported swallowing concerns, especially extra effort for pills and food sticking in the throat, but most clinical swallow scores showed no established aspiration or dysphagia risk. Ask about self-reported symptoms and do not dismiss them as normal ageing.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Characterizing Concerns and Stressors During Subacute Spinal Cord Injury: A Thematic Analysis of Psychotherapy Session Notes.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with recent spinal cord injury and mild depression most frequently reported pain, loss of independence, poor sleep, and feeling like a burden to family. Concerns also included work return, recovery speed, and insurance barriers. These themes emerged from therapy session notes.
• SLPCohort2025Comparing factors influencing wellbeing in young adults with aphasia and young adults with developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersYoung adults with aphasia or developmental language disorder reported wellbeing similar to their typical peers. For those with aphasia, wellbeing linked to emotional distress and health. For those with developmental language disorder, it also linked to language skills and self-esteem.
• Qualitative2025Development of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An Adult Autism Training for Resident Physicians Designed with Autistic Adults and Family Members.Autism in adulthoodResidents and faculty told researchers that a new autism training for doctors needs to be short and flexible. They said seven hours is too long, so the team cut it to five hours. They also asked for telehealth options and certificates to help fit it into busy schedules.
• PTOther2025Effects of static and dynamic stretching techniques on muscle function.Journal of physical therapy scienceCombining static and dynamic hamstring stretches improved range of motion significantly, but did not increase muscle output. The order of stretching did not change these results.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences Between Individuals Affected by Regressive and Non-Regressive Autism: A Cross-Sectional Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism who lost skills showed lower IQ and daily living abilities than those who did not. Mental health scores were identical. Clinicians should anticipate greater cognitive and adaptive support needs for patients with a history of skill loss.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Use of Technology in the Rehabilitation Setting: Therapy Observations, Mixed Methods Analysis, and Data Visualization.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRehabilitation technology is widely available but often unused. Therapists favored familiar, electrically powered devices for balance and gait training. Setup times were typically short. Multitasking during treatment was common. Novel technologies like exoskeletons were rarely used, suggesting a gap between available tools and clinical workflow.
• PTCase-Control2025Comparison of gait between stroke patients and healthy volunteers using knee-ankle-foot orthoses with adjustable knee flexion.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients showed significantly greater knee flexion than healthy volunteers during mid-stance when using orthoses set to allow 30 degrees of movement or free motion. This suggests these settings may cause excessive knee buckling in stroke recovery, potentially requiring stricter limitation.
• PTCase Series2025A Multimodal Chiropractic Approach to the Treatment and Management of Medial Elbow Injuries in Elite Javelin Throwers: A Case Series.International journal of sports physical therapyFive elite and amateur javelin throwers with medial elbow injuries, including ulnar collateral ligament tears and fractures, returned to competition within 12 to 26 weeks. All achieved 'Excellent' status on the Conway scale after a multimodal chiropractic approach involving manual therapy, dry needling, laser, and progressive rehabilitation.
• OTQualitative2024Unraveling the "Greener Pastures" Concept: The Phenomenology of Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthFifteen Filipino occupational therapists described migration as a complex trade-off. While higher salaries and safety were real gains, many faced deskilling, shame from underemployment, and discrimination. The "greener pastures" ideal often clashed with the reality of restricted professional roles and cultural isolation.
• PTOTOther2025Assessing Shoulder Proprioceptive Sense of Force: Hand-Held Dynamometer Reliability and Comparison with Isokinetic Protocols.International journal of sports physical therapyA hand-held dynamometer protocol for shoulder force sense showed only low-to-moderate reliability and did not agree with isokinetic results. Clinicians should not use it for diagnosis. If used, test at 50% maximum strength, as lower intensities were less accurate.
• SLPCase-Control2025Prenatal Maternal Alcohol Exposure During the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Relation to Early Learning Ability, Behavioral Problems, and Autistic Traits in Preschool Children With or Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFirst-trimester alcohol exposure of 3+ drinks per week linked to more externalizing behaviors in children with and without autism. Lower exposure (1-2 drinks) associated with early learning delays and social communication deficits only in children with autism.
• SLPPilot2025Effect of hearing training on hearing and speech skills in children with speech sound disorders.CoDASSix sessions of computerized auditory training improved how children with speech sound disorders hear speech in noise. Parents saw no change in daily listening, and the training alone did not fix speech errors; it only helped when combined with regular speech therapy.
• OTOther2025Performance Analysis of Driving Ability (P-Drive): Investigating Construct Validity and Concordance of Australasian Data.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthAustralasian P-Drive on-road scores aligned with occupational therapists' pass/fail decisions. A raw score of 85 of 100 correctly grouped 88% of expected fails and 88% of expected passes. Use with clinical judgment and training.
• SLPOther2025Social validation of post-treatment outcomes of adults who stutter who participated in CARE Model treatment: replication and extension.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCommunication competence of 10 adults who stutter was rated higher after CARE Model treatment by ordinary people who watched videos. Stuttering severity ratings did not change.
• PTOTCase Report2025Use of O-arm to place an intrathecal catheter through a bony fusion mass: case report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences3D navigation guided intrathecal baclofen catheter placement through a fusion gap in a woman with spinal cord injury spasticity. After oral baclofen and methocarbamol were stopped, she had lower-limb Ashworth scores of 0 and could sit at work for 12 h.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Functional Cognition-Patient Reported Outcomes Short Forms and Keyform Ability Maps.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationShort forms of the FC-PRO for attention, memory, speed, and emotion maintain high correlation with the full versions. Keyform maps visualize a patient's specific functional challenges, offering therapists concrete items for collaborative goal setting and treatment planning.
• SLPPilot2025Beyond Test Scores: Using Drawings and Language Samples to Characterize Multilingual Children's Language Profiles.Seminars in speech and languageAdding drawings and child self-reports to language testing helped reveal communication experiences that test scores alone missed. Children with language disorders reported more negative feelings about talking, especially in the school language, even when their language test scores did not differ between languages.
• PTOTCase Report2025Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis as a Dynamic Treatment for Spasticity: A Case Series.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn ten patients with spasticity from stroke, cerebral palsy, or other causes, percutaneous cryoneurolysis was associated with immediate and sustained reductions in muscle tone and pain. However, concurrent therapies were often used, so the specific contribution of cryoneurolysis alone cannot be determined.
• SLPOther2025Rationale and Development of a Remote Counseling Program for Hyperacusis.American journal of audiologyThis paper describes the rationale and development of a remote counseling program for hyperacusis, detailing its components such as videos, quizzes, and discussion forums. It reports no clinical trial results, patient outcomes, or efficacy data, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
• SLPOther2025Setting a research agenda for speech therapy and audiology practice in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThis paper argues that South African speech therapy and audiology need a research agenda focused on local languages and rural access, rather than relying on models from high-income countries. It proposes priorities like telehealth and multilingual tools but reports no clinical results.
• PTOTOther2025Revised Dual Task Screen is a Valid Measure of Dual Task Performance: Developing a Motor and Cognitive Dual Task Measure with Healthy Female Athletes.Occupational therapy in health careHealthy female athletes slowed down and caught fewer balls when adding a thinking task, confirming the screen detects motor costs. Cognitive costs were inconsistent, with only the upper-extremity task showing a significant drop in accuracy.
• OTSLPCohort2025Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features.Research in developmental disabilitiesFor caregivers of toddlers with autism features, parenting stress is the strongest predictor of poor quality of life, even before a diagnosis is confirmed. Higher income and better perceived family-centered care also predict higher quality of life, but family-centered care did not buffer the impact of stress.
• SLPOther2025Open-Source Manually Annotated Vocal Tract Database for Automatic Segmentation from 3D MRI Using Deep Learning: Benchmarking 2D and 3D Convolutional and Transformer Networks.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAn open-source database of 53 manually annotated vocal tract MRI volumes from 10 French speakers provides a benchmark for automatic segmentation. The best 3D U-Net models reached 0.896 on a 0-to-1 overlap scale, and transfer learning reached that with 20 volumes instead of 45.
• OTSLPCase Report2025Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of a Post-Coronavirus-19 Sample After Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Case Series.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThirteen patients with persistent post-COVID cognitive symptoms received individualized multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Median changes across disability, mood, life satisfaction, and neurobehavioral symptom scores were minimal. Results were heterogeneous, with some patients improving and others worsening on the same measures.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2025Biomechanical analysis of patients with mild Parkinson's disease during indoor cycling training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with early-stage Parkinson's disease cycled significantly slower and applied force to the handlebars and saddle in the same direction. This coupled strategy reduced lateral swaying, suggesting it acts as a compensatory mechanism to maintain stability despite postural instability.
• SLPOther2025Autism Digital Phenotyping in Preschool- and School-Age Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchOn a tablet app, autistic children aged 3 to 8 looked less at social parts of movies, moved their heads more, and faced the screen less than neurotypical children, while the bubble-popping game did not separate groups.
• SLPCohort2025Trajectories of autism symptom severity for boys and girls across childhood.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAcross childhood, autistic girls decreased in total autism severity and repetitive behaviors, while boys stayed stable. Some specific social behaviors improved for both, but boys also worsened in rapport and shared enjoyment.
• OTOther2025Transforming Occupational Therapy for the 21st Century PAIRE: Recognize Privilege, Acknowledge Injustice, and Reframe Perspective to Reach Equity.Occupational therapy in health careCurrent occupational therapy models rarely address how provider bias and systemic barriers limit patient participation. The authors propose a new framework requiring therapists to actively reflect on their own privilege and adapt care to the patient's cultural context, rather than just treating the impairment.
• SLPPilot2025A preliminary psychometric evaluation of the activity ordering task with a metacognitive facet (AOT-M).CoDASA new task asking adults to order daily activities measured working memory well in younger and middle-aged groups but showed a performance plateau in older adults. It predicts self-awareness of memory errors better than it measures raw memory capacity, so use it as a screening aid, not a definitive score.
• PTOTNarrative Review2025A Critical Review of Trunk and Hip Exercise Prescription: Applying Evidence for a Modern Approach.International journal of sports physical therapyThe idea that 'core' exercises fix spinal instability is not supported by evidence. Tests for instability are unreliable, and local muscle changes often result from pain rather than causing it. However, trunk and hip exercises remain valuable for pain relief, strength, and performance when included in broader, progressive programs.
• SLPOther2025Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study.Molecular autismImprovements in imitation skills strongly predicted gains in social communication. ESDM improved imitation more than conventional therapy but showed no significant advantage for social communication overall. Older children benefited more from imitation gains than younger ones.
• Other2025A Review of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journals' Guidelines Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Manuscript Writing.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationOnly 25 of 54 PM&R journals had written AI manuscript rules. Among those, none banned AI, and none allowed unlimited use without declaration. Check each target journal before submitting.
• OTQualitative2024Research Knowledge Translation in Sensory Integration-Based Therapy: Exploring Subjectivity of Clinical Expertise.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieSix UK occupational therapists said they chose sensory integration work because they personally saw clients improve, ranking that lived experience above published trials. They relied on mentors, peers and conferences, and worried their sources only confirmed what they already believed.
• OTCohort2024Cognitive Self-Efficacy in Parkinson's Disease.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthPeople with Parkinson's disease without dementia reported lower confidence in their ability to manage cognitive symptoms than healthy adults. This low self-efficacy was linked to higher depression and greater medication dosage, suggesting patients may feel unable to cope with cognitive challenges even when recognizing them.
• PTNarrative Review2025The Relationship Between Tensor Fascia Latae and Gluteus Maximus Has the Potential to Indicate Early Intra-articular and Degenerative Pathologies of the Femoral-Acetabular Joint: A Narrative Review.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper suggests that a strength imbalance between two hip muscles might indicate early joint damage, but it reports no patients, no tests, and no results. It is a theoretical proposal for future research, not a diagnostic tool you can use now.
• OTQualitative2025Mothers' Perspectives: Daily Life When Your Child Has Sensory Differences.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthMothers of children with sensory differences described changing jobs, moving house and restricting family life to manage meltdowns and sensory overload. They felt blamed by schools and health services, but found relief through peer support, family help and small environmental adaptations like soundproofing.
• PTSurvey2025Consensus on the Use of Therapeutic Interventions in Pain Management, Recovery, and Athletic Performance: A Delphi Study.International journal of sports physical therapyExperts did not reach consensus on when to use cold, heat, percussion, vibration, or infrared. They reported considering these tools based heavily on patient presentation, with location of work and training influencing which modalities they had access to and preferred.
• SLPCohort2025Epidemiology of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Among Medicare and Medicaid Enrolled Autistic Adults, 2011-2019.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchDementia was common in autistic adults aged 30 and older covered by Medicaid or Medicare, rising from 2.09% in 2011 to 8.11% in 2019. Mean age at first dementia claim was 59.3 years.
• SLPOther2025Using a scoring template to identify intervention goals for adolescent social communication interventions.Journal of communication disordersA new scoring template for the Transition Pragmatics Interview shows exactly which social communication skills an adolescent has mastered, which are emerging, and which are too difficult. This helps therapists pick specific transition goals instead of relying on a single summary score.
• PTOTSLPCohort202512-Month trajectories of physical and mental symptom scores after COVID-19 hospitalization and their role in predicting "very long" COVID.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA survey given three months after hospitalization predicted long-term recovery with 91% accuracy. Physical symptom burden and cognitive complaints were the strongest markers, while age and mental health scores added little to the prediction.