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 601 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• Other2025Flexible nonlinear modeling reveals age-related differences in resting-state functional brain connectivity in autistic males from childhood to mid-adulthood.Molecular autismIn autistic males, brain connections aged along different curves than in typically developing males. Some autistic connections rose steadily with age, while typical connections peaked then settled. The study measured brain scans, not therapy outcomes.
• Cohort2025Clustering of 24-H Movement Behaviours and Its Associations With Eating Behaviours and Adiposity Among Mongolian Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Child: care, health and developmentPreschoolers who spent the most time on screens had significantly poorer eating habits, including more sugary drinks and snacks. However, their weight status did not differ from other groups. Screen use may track with diet, but this study did not link it to obesity in young children.
• Other2025Classification of left and right-hand motor imagery in acute stroke patients using EEG microstate.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationEEG brain activity patterns during imagined left or right hand movements differed significantly in 14 acute stroke patients. A machine learning model correctly classified the side of imagined movement in 75% of trials. These distinct neural signatures could help guide future brain-computer interface rehabilitation tools.
• OTOther2025The Impact of Cerebral Visual Impairment on Social Skills and Sensory Processing.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthToddlers with cerebral palsy and cerebral visual impairment had the lowest parent-reported social competence scores. Cerebral visual impairment was not linked to sensory processing differences beyond cerebral palsy itself.
• PTOther2025Morphological analysis of the windlass mechanism during running.Journal of physical therapy scienceDuring slow running in 20 healthy university students, the foot arch lowered later than the ankle angle and ankle moment. Eight runners showed a spike-like arch height rise late in stance, but not all runners.
• OTSLPCohort2025Beyond the Label: Antipsychotic Prescribing Practices at a Paediatric Neurodisability Service in Australia.Child: care, health and developmentIn 147 children with neurodisability, most antipsychotic prescriptions were for challenging behaviours, not psychosis. Risperidone was common, often off-label, and most prescribing encounters also included another psychotropic drug. This paper does not show whether medicines worked.
• PTCohort2025Differential patterns of the relationship between exercise dose and mortality risk across severities of airflow limitation: a prospective cohort study with a 5-year follow-up period.Journal of rehabilitation medicineHigher weekly physical activity was linked to lower all-cause mortality overall. The pattern varied by airflow limitation: normal and mild groups showed lower risk below thresholds, the moderate group showed higher risk above 63.42 MET-h/week, and severe or very severe groups showed no clear association.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Teen Self-Report on Health Behaviors and Social-Emotional Wellbeing: United States, July 2021-December 2022.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPTeens with ADHD self-reported more bullying, difficulty making friends, sleep problems, and high screen time than peers without ADHD. They also reported less lack of peer support. These are associations in a national survey, not proof that ADHD causes these behaviors.
• PTOther2025Development of a gratitude intervention model and investigation of the effects of such a program on employee well-being, engagement, job satisfaction and psychological capital.Work (Reading, Mass.)After 10 weeks, employees in gratitude groups reported better well-being, job satisfaction and engagement than controls, but the small differences were gone at 6 months. Managers rated the experience positive.
• OTOther2025A Hybrid Type III Analysis of a Filmed Story-Telling Intervention's Impact on Provider Stigma.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthSeven of 10 occupational therapy sites had all positive implementation ratings after external facilitation for a film, panel, and discussion session on stigma. Attendees reported lower stigma scores after the session, but the separate effects of these components cannot be separated.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Outcomes in a National Clinical Sample of Youth With Sex Chromosome Trisomies Compared With Matched Controls.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP52.2% of youth with sex chromosome trisomies had a neurodevelopmental diagnosis, including speech and language and motor delays, and 13.7% had a mental health diagnosis, both more common than in matched controls.
• PTOTRCT2025Virtual reality as a potential therapy in a rehabilitation sanatorium for patients after ischemic stroke: impact on quality of life and social participation-a randomized trial.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAdding virtual reality to standard stroke rehabilitation did not improve quality of life, cognition, or social participation more than standard therapy alone. Both groups improved similarly, so VR is not a superior clinical intervention for these outcomes.
• SLPPilot2025Validation of a Self-Fitting Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Intervention Compared with a Clinician-Fitted Hearing Aid Intervention: A Within-Subjects Crossover Design Using the Same Device.Trends in hearingIn 21 adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, a self-fitting hearing aid yielded better speech-in-noise scores and self-reported benefit than a clinician-fitted one. However, the clinician fit deviated from standard practice, so this does not prove self-fitting is superior to optimal care.
• PTOther2025A study of eye movement during dual-task walking in elderly individuals.Journal of physical therapy scienceElderly participants walking while doing mental math had larger vertical eye movements and walked slower with more steps. Dual-task walking may reduce forward visual attention and shorten stride.
• PTCase-Control2025Comparison of the kinematic characteristics of stepping movements in the Four Square Step Test among community-dwelling older adults with and without a history of falls.Journal of physical therapy scienceFSST total time did not differ between older adults with and without falls, but fallers made shorter steps to the right and slower steps forward. Total time alone may miss direction-specific stepping problems.
• PTOTCohort2025Reliability and utility of ultrasound imaging assessment methods for shoulder subluxation in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceUltrasound measurement of shoulder gap distance in stroke patients matched fingerbreadth palpation and correlated with worse motor function and pain. It offers a reliable, radiation-free alternative to X-rays for tracking subluxation severity, though it cannot prove cause and effect.
• OTOther2024Interrater Reliability and Precision of a Novel Hand Strength Assessment and Treatment Device: The GripAble.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationThe GripAble device measures grip strength reliably in healthy hands. Averaging three trials reduces measurement error compared to one or two. A 2.6 kg change is needed to be confident a patient's strength has truly improved or declined.
• OTOther2024Young Adults' Daily Participation Scale: A measure of objective and subjective participation.Australian occupational therapy journalThe YADAPS measures both what young adults do and how they feel about it. It reliably distinguished adults with coordination disorder from typical peers, showing lower performance and pleasure, though its frequency score was inconsistent.
• SLPOther2024Development and Implementation of an Aural Rehabilitation Program Using Community Health Workers in Rural Alabama.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsThis paper describes how a rural hearing support program was built and delivered by community health workers. It reports no patient outcomes or effectiveness data, so it offers no evidence that the program improves hearing health.
• OTRCT2025Occupational Priorities of People on Hemodialysis Who Participated in Energy Management Education.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapiePeople on hemodialysis with fatigue reported lacking energy for a median of 22 valued occupations. Their top priorities were household tasks like cooking, followed by hobbies and self-care. Going out for meals and attending events were the most common activities they felt unable to do.
• SLPCohort2025Modified Cued Recall Test: Longitudinal Analysis of Test Versions and Item Recall in Adults With Down Syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRThe Modified Cued Recall Test detects Alzheimer's-related decline in adults with Down syndrome, but using two different test versions creates scoring differences that can confuse results. For cognitively stable individuals, a drop of more than 6 points over 32 months signals meaningful decline.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Missed Early Intervention Opportunities for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchOnly 15% of preschoolers with autism received early intervention services before age 2. The strongest predictor of timely access was an autism diagnosis before age 2, alongside higher socioeconomic status and low birth weight. Most children missed the critical window due to diagnostic delays.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team.International journal of sports physical therapyInjuries were far more common during games than practice, with lower limbs, ankles, and knees most affected. Defenders and first-year players had the highest injury rates. Severe injuries, including concussions and ACL tears, were frequent.
• SLPCase Series2025The effects of the DHACA method on expressive communication in children with autism spectrum disorder.CoDASAfter 20 weekly speech therapy sessions using the DHACA picture book method, seven of twelve nonverbal children with autism began using verbal communication. The other five remained nonverbal, though most showed some improvement in specific expressive skills.
• Other2025Convergent depression of activity-dependent bulk endocytosis in rodent models of autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismNeurons from rat autism models showed reduced bulk membrane retrieval during high activity, while vesicle fusion and cargo retrieval appeared unchanged. This is a cell-level finding, not a clinical outcome.
• Other2025Age-Dependent Effects of Loss of Contactin-Associated Protein-Like 2, an Autism-Associated Gene, on the Acquisition and Recall of Fear Memory.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn mice modeling autism, loss of the Cntnap2 gene altered fear and anxiety behaviors differently depending on when training occurred. Knockout mice showed impaired fear memory acquisition post-weaning and hyperactivity at all ages, but anxiety effects varied by developmental stage.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Co-designing and testing a management programme with peer support for post-stroke fatigue: Nottingham fatigue after stroke study (NotFAST3).Clinical rehabilitationStroke survivors with fatigue and trained peer supporters tested a self-management programme. Participants reported feeling supported and found the workbook helpful. Fatigue and mood scores improved, but without a control group, it is unknown if the programme caused these changes.
• SLPQualitative2025Speech and language therapists' insights into severity of speech sound disorders in children for developing the speech sound disorder severity construct.International journal of language & communication disordersTherapists do not use a single score to judge speech sound disorder severity. They weigh three main factors: how accurate the speech is, how intelligible it is in daily life, and how much the child feels burdened by their own speech.
• PTOTSurvey2025How Do Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Maintain Their Physical Fitness? A Descriptive Survey Study.International journal of sports physical therapyMost surveyed therapists and trainers met physical activity guidelines, averaging 14 hours weekly. They relied on self-guided home workouts and wearables, rarely using formal performance tests. Work schedule and lack of time were the primary barriers to maintaining fitness.
• SLPOther2025Deafness and Additional Disabilities Questionnaire: translation and cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese.CoDASThe Deafness and Additional Disabilities Questionnaire was successfully translated into Brazilian Portuguese. Eleven mothers of deaf children with cochlear implants understood all questions without difficulty and rated the interview as very easy or fast to complete.
• SLPCase Report2025Musical Hallucinosis: Auditory Illusions After Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairAn academic neurologist with hearing loss developed continuous musical hallucinations after cochlear implantation. The phantom choir persisted for over two years despite medication trials. White noise masking provided temporary relief, but no treatment eliminated the hallucinations or their impact on sleep.
• PTOther2025Reliability of photogrammetric evaluation of the craniovertebral angle, swayback posture, and knee hyperextension in university students.Journal of physical therapy scienceSmartphone photographs measured head, trunk, and knee posture consistently across physiotherapists and on repeat testing in healthy university students. PTs can consider this for healthy young adults, but not as evidence it is reliable for patients.
• SLPCase-Control2025Multisensory Integration of Naturalistic Speech and Gestures in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults understood noisy speech with gestures as well as neurotypical adults did. However, their brains processed this information differently, using additive rather than integrated neural mechanisms. This suggests behavioral competence does not require typical multisensory integration patterns.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025The moderating role of co-occurring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in social skills group training for autistic children and adolescents.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceKONTAKT social skills training helped most autistic adolescents and children without ADHD, but not children with co-occurring ADHD. In that subgroup, standard care alone produced higher response rates than the training.
• SLPOther2025Screening for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms Among Autistic Adults: Measurement Invariance With a Comparison General Sample.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThe Nine-item ARFID Screen works the same way for autistic adults as it does for the general population. Autistic adults reported significantly higher scores for picky eating, low appetite, and fear of eating consequences than general population adults.
• PTSystematic Review2025Clinically Feasible Quantitative Assessments of Dynamic Scapular Motion: A Scoping Review.International journal of sports physical therapyClinically feasible tools can measure some scapular motion during movement, but how consistent and accurate they are varied widely. Upward rotation was measured most often, and no study objectively measured scapular motion during standard functional tests.
• PTOTOther2025Description of Common Ailments and Nonprescription Medications Found in Medication Reviews for People With Intellectual Disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRCommunity pharmacist reviews for 80 people with intellectual disability found an average of 6.6 common ailments and 8 nonprescription medicines each. Constipation, pain and reflux were most frequent. Paracetamol appeared in 92.5% of lists, and laxatives in 72.5%.
• SLPRCT2025Closedness of Acoustic Coupling and Audiological Measures Are Associated with Individual Speech-in-Noise Benefit From Noise Reduction in Hearing Aids.Trends in hearingStrong directional and noise reduction processing improved speech-in-noise scores, but individual benefit varied widely. The most closed hearing aid coupling was the factor most closely related to benefit, although fitting choices confounded this, and audible contrast and audiogram were weaker factors; age was unrelated.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Exploring the therapeutic potential of transcranial direct current stimulation for chronic low back pain: a scoping review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineEvidence for tDCS in chronic low back pain is mixed and inconclusive. Some studies show reduced pain or disability, others show no benefit. The review does not support changing clinical practice, but notes tDCS appears safe with only mild side effects.
• PTPilot2025Reliability of Pain Thresholds and Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia Following 45-Degree Roman Chair Exercise.International journal of sports physical therapyA single set of Roman chair back extensions raised pain thresholds in the low back and trapezius of healthy adults. The effect was reliable across two sessions. This does not prove the exercise reduces pain in patients with chronic low back pain.
• SLPCohort2025Discourse Measures From the Modern Cookie Theft Picture Description Are Sensitive to Mild Communication Deficits Not Captured by the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised Aphasia Quotient.American journal of speech-language pathologyDiscourse analysis of the Modern Cookie Theft picture detected language deficits in stroke survivors who scored above the Western Aphasia Battery cutoff. These patients produced less accurate content than healthy controls, revealing mild deficits that standard tests missed.
• Other2025Barriers and opportunities to bridge between hospital and community via rehabilitation exercises for people with disabilities: multi-ministerial R&D efforts in South Korea.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesNo outcomes are reported, so this South Korean R&D description does not show that any hospital and community rehabilitation exercise program works.
• OTRCT2024Client Perceptions of the Individual Packer Managing Fatigue Program: A Mixed-Method Evaluation.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthPeople with Parkinson's disease described a six-session individual videoconference fatigue program as feasible and helpful for rest, pacing, and communicating needs. They wanted more Parkinson-specific content, flexible session length, and occupational therapist follow-up.
• OTCohort2024Prediction of Functional Academic Outcomes by Fine Motor Skills in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationYoung people with sickle cell disease scored significantly lower than expected on fine motor tests. These motor deficits predicted poorer academic performance in math and reading, even after accounting for general intelligence. Screening for fine motor issues is a practical way to identify students at risk for school difficulties.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: the Mediating Effects of Mental Health.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with ADHD who engaged in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reported lower suicidal ideation. This link was fully mediated by depression, anxiety, and resilience. Increasing physical activity may reduce suicidal thoughts by improving these mental health factors.
• PTCase Series2025Early Measures of Torque Development are Related to Peak Torque at Six Months Following ACL Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyFour months after ACL reconstruction, the injured knee's ability to generate quadriceps torque quickly was associated with greater peak torque at six months. The injured limb also produced torque more slowly than the other limb.
• Survey2025Evaluating More Granular Options for Socio-Demographic Questions in Autism Research.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers found more detailed race, ethnicity, sex, and gender options workable and acceptable. 97% agreed the updated form was workable, 90.2% rated it excellent or good, and the study did not find a difference in ratings between nonWhite and White families.
• OTSLPOther2025Transition to Adulthood for Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Scoping Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthYoung adults who use AAC reported low expectations, few transition services, and limited age-appropriate vocabulary. Parents, inclusive education, employer supports, mentorship, and communication accommodations were described as helping them pursue work, college, and friendships.
• SLPOther2025Uncertainty of Spatial Segmentation of High-Speed Videoendoscopy and Its Temporal and Spatial Dependency.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationManual segmentation of vocal fold edges in high-speed video is less accurate at the front and back of the glottis and when the glottis is wide open. This means measures like velocity in these areas have higher uncertainty.
• PTOTRCT2025Impact of sensorimotor mismatch on virtual reality sickness and user experience: age-related differences in a randomized trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, deliberate sensorimotor mismatches in a seated VR ball-throwing task did not increase VR sickness compared to standard or errorless tasks. However, the mismatch condition caused significantly more frustration and exhaustion. Older participants reported less sickness than younger ones. This suggests mismatched feedback is tolerable but may reduce user enjoyment.