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 606 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2025Acoustic Realism of Clinical Speech-in-Noise Testing: Parameter Ranges of Speech-Likeness, Interaural Coherence, and Interaural Differences.Trends in hearingStandard single-speaker speech-in-noise tests miss the asymmetry and spatial complexity of real life. Adding a second speaker to separate speech and noise better mimics daily environments, potentially revealing deficits that single-speaker tests hide.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Accessibility of Childcare Services for Children With Disabilities Aged 0 to 5 Years: A Scoping Review of Promising Solutions.Child: care, health and developmentChildcare accessibility research focuses almost entirely on social support and autism, leaving physical environment changes and other disabilities largely unexamined. Most solutions combine multiple interventions, so specific component effects remain unclear. Clinicians should advocate for broader research into environmental adaptations and non-autism populations.
• PTOTSurvey2025Physical activity profile of hypertensive adults living in rural South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapyRural adults with hypertension met aerobic guidelines through work and transport, not leisure. Men reported more vigorous work activity, while women reported more moderate housework. Non-working participants sat longer on weekdays. Leisure activity was near zero for all.
• OTOther2025Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Basic Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire in Preschool Children.Occupational therapy internationalThe Turkish daily-living questionnaire for preschoolers was answered consistently by parents over 2 weeks, and scores related to a functional independence measure. Use it for Turkish preschoolers with typical development, not yet for disabled children.
• SLPPilot2025Estimating Cochlear Implant Users' Sound Localization Abilities With Two Loudspeakers.Trends in hearingCochlear implant and electric-acoustic stimulation users' localization scores with two-speaker virtual sounds closely tracked their scores with real sounds, but virtual scores were slightly less accurate and showed more side bias.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Effects of short-term strength training based on hip flexion angle-torque characteristics using a prototype machine.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn young adults, a prototype machine that increases load during deep hip flexion improved strength at 105° more than a standard weight-stack machine. Both machines improved strength at all other angles. The prototype machine was made by a company that part-funded the study.
• PTOther2025Motor control enhancements by sub-threshold mechanical noise applied to foot soles during quiet standing.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSub-threshold noise in shoe insoles reduced sway and calf muscle effort during standing, especially on a soft foam surface that mimics balance impairment. The noise helped muscles work more efficiently, but this was a small lab study in ten healthy young adults.
• SLPOther2025Working memory capacity and rumination in adults who stutter.Journal of fluency disordersAdults who stutter and adults who do not stutter took similar time to discard irrelevant negative words from working memory. In the stuttering group, this task was not related to rumination. Depressive symptoms were linked to rumination.
• OTCohort2025Sensory processing patterns and their relationships to coping and occupational engagement in mental health service users.Australian occupational therapy journalIn 97 mental health service users, lower occupational engagement was linked to higher sensory sensitivity, low registration, and sensation avoiding. Higher engagement was linked to sensation seeking. Avoidant coping was associated with sensation seeking, and emotion-focused coping with low registration.
• PTCohort2025Primary Care Physical Therapy and Exercise Therapy for People With Persistent Complaints After a SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Secondary Analysis of the ParaCov Prospective Cohort Study.Physical therapyMany people with persistent post-COVID symptoms showed meaningful improvements after primary care physical therapy or exercise therapy, but grip strength often did not change meaningfully. This is real-world change, not proof treatment caused it.
• PTPilot2025A personalised, gait training telerehabilitation programme for people with Parkinson's Disease: A long-term pilot study.Clinical rehabilitationNine-month home gait training was safe and feasible for people with Parkinson's, but overall adherence missed the 75% target. Those with moderate disease stuck to it and showed some improvement; those with advanced disease struggled to keep up and reported lower satisfaction.
• PTCohort2025The intermetacarpal distance method for assessment of active thumb radial abduction has excellent test-retest agreement, reliability, and precision in persons with non-operative thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsMeasuring thumb abduction with a digital caliper is highly reliable in people with thumb arthritis. Using the average of two trials provides better precision than a single trial, requiring only ten extra seconds to ensure accurate tracking of patient progress.
• SLPOther2025A cross-cultural examination of bi-directional mentalising in autistic and non-autistic adults.Molecular autismJapanese non-autistic adults showed no difficulty interpreting animations made by Japanese autistic adults. UK non-autistic adults did show lower accuracy for animations made by UK autistic adults, so the mismatch effect was not stable across cultures.
• SLPCohort2025Classification of central facial paralysis: an agreement analysis.CoDASFive speech-language pathologists rated 30 acute stroke patients with central facial paralysis. The Sunnybrook scale showed better agreement between raters than the House-Brackmann scale. Both scales were consistent when the same rater re-evaluated cases ten days later.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Assessing Functional Communication in Persons With Aphasia: A Scoping Review of Formal and Informal Measures.International journal of language & communication disordersNo standardized aphasia assessment fully captures real-world communication. Formal tools miss multimodal or interactive elements. Informal tools vary widely in definition. Clinicians must combine tests to see the whole picture of patient function.
• PTOTOther2025Reliability and validity of skin elasticity meter to measure skin mechanical properties in patients with lower extremity cancer-related edema.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Cutometer skin elasticity meter is a reliable tool for assessing lower extremity edema in cancer patients. The distensibility parameter (Offset+R0) showed the highest consistency and correlated with limb circumference, making it the most robust metric for tracking skin changes.
• PTOther2025Prototyping and evaluation of adaptability of a soft plastic T-strap for ankle-foot orthosis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn able-bodied legs, a heat-molded soft plastic T-strap lowered pressure on the outer ankle during loading response, mid-stance, and terminal stance compared with a new leather T-strap. It was not tested in stroke patients.
• Survey2025Workplace bullying, discrimination, harassment and quality of life among pediatric physiatrists.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePediatric physiatrists who disclosed a disability reported significantly higher workplace bullying and discrimination, alongside lower quality of life. These mistreatment scores were the strongest predictors of poor environmental well-being. Other demographic groups showed no significant differences in bullying or discrimination rates.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Co-designing a novel service delivery pathway to increase access to autism identification and care within a non-profit community organization serving culturally and linguistically diverse families.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCommunity providers and caregivers shaped a new autism care pathway through five priorities: respecting diversity, caregiver choice, accessibility, reducing stigma, and feasibility. These insights guided the creation of a culturally adapted workbook and training tutorial for non-specialist providers.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Sensitivity and Specificity of Developmental Surveillance and Autism Screening in an Australian Multicultural Cohort: The Watch Me Grow Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersNo single screening tool or combination accurately identified developmental concerns in this multicultural cohort. The most sensitive approach missed 9 children, while tiered systems missed up to 21. Specificity remained low, risking over-referral. Repeated surveillance with clinician input is necessary for reliable detection.
• SLPPilot2025Improved Speech Recognition in Adults With Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss Using a Direct-to-Consumer Bone-Conduction Device: A Multiple Methods Intervention Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAdults with conductive or mixed hearing loss improved word recognition by a median of 10 percentage points using a low-cost bone-conduction headset. Benefit was greatest for those with larger air-bone gaps and mild underlying sensorineural loss. Participants rated ease of use highly.
• Other2025Autism, Obesity, and PTSD Among Adolescents and Young Adults: An Analysis of National Medicaid Claims Data.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic Medicaid enrollees aged 15-30 had obesity in 13.2% versus 6.8% of non-autistic enrollees, and four or more health conditions in 14.74% versus 5.12%. PTSD was also more common (6.37% versus 2.23%). This is association, not proof that autism causes these outcomes.
• PTOTRCT2025Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with acupuncture therapy on brain network functional connectivity in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a single-center randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationCombining brain stimulation with acupuncture reduced knee pain and stiffness more than either treatment alone after two weeks. All three groups improved, but the combined group had significantly lower pain scores than the acupuncture or stimulation groups.
• OTOther2025Influence of personalised citizen assistance for social participation (APIC) on health, social participation, and life satisfaction: Perspectives from older adults and attendants.Australian occupational therapy journalAttendants perceived improvements in older adults' mental health and life satisfaction, but self-reported scores showed no significant changes. Social participation varied widely, with some increasing activities and others decreasing them. The intervention did not significantly improve physical health or overall life satisfaction.
• Cohort2025Prevalent vertebral fractures and the diabetic bone paradox in women who sustain a hip fracture: a cross-sectional study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineIn women with hip fractures, diabetes was linked to higher bone density only if they had no spine fractures. If a spine fracture was present, bone density scores were similar regardless of diabetes. This suggests diabetes-related bone risk varies by fracture site.
• OTQualitative2025Flex-ability - A key concept to promote occupational health in everyday life beyond sick leave.Work (Reading, Mass.)Nine workers returning from sick leave described "flex-ability" as key to staying well. They valued employers who allowed control over hours and tasks, support from family or social services, and shifting from people-pleasing to self-care.
• PTCase Series2025Radiographic Findings in the Lower Extremity Joints of Long-Term Users of Implanted Standing Neuroprostheses with Spinal Cord Injuries.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo lower-extremity joint showed a significant change in arthritis grade in four long-term users of implanted standing neuroprostheses after spinal cord injury over an average of 51 months.
• OTOther2025Exploring Goal Attainment Scaling Among Occupational Therapy Students: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis.Occupational therapy internationalThree of five OT students failed a 75% competency benchmark for writing Goal Attainment Scales after only 3 hours of training. They often copied parent statements verbatim instead of creating measurable goals, showing that brief instruction does not produce competent GAS administration.
• PTOTCohort2025The Longitudinal Course of Physical Activity Behavior Poststroke and Its Variation Across Subgroups: The Norwegian Cognitive Impairment After Stroke Study.Physical therapyStroke survivors' physical activity declined steadily over three years. A quarter of participants remained in the least active group, with only the most active group meeting step recommendations. No subgroup increased activity over time, suggesting early intervention is critical to prevent long-term decline.
• OTSurvey2025Content validity of the Handwriting Assessment Battery (HAB-v6) for use with adults with acquired brain injury (ABI): An international Delphi study.Australian occupational therapy journalExperts judged the HAB-v6 relevant for assessing adult handwriting after ABI, but did not agree on the dots drawing subtest. They recommended adding vertical lines and number copying, and revising sentence copying.
• SLPQualitative2025Time to Listen: Engaging Latino Autistic Adults and Parents as Partners in Advancing Autism Research.Journal of autism and developmental disordersLatino autistic adults and parents in a Texas border community said research participation felt more possible when materials used both English and Spanish, trusted people like teachers shared the invitation, and contact came by print as well as online.
• SLPOther2025Speech Recognition and Noise Adaptation in Realistic Noises.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners adapted to realistic background noises, but the amount of adaptation did not depend on how much the noise fluctuated or how similar its spectrum was to speech. Vocoded words showed larger adaptation than natural words.
• OTQualitative2025Occupational Therapist-Teacher Collaboration in Inclusive Education in Québec: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieTeachers and OTs described collaboration as hindered by unclear referral paths and OTs being spread across too many schools. They suggested protected meeting time, consistent OT presence, and joint workshops to build trust and clarify the OT role.
• PTOTQualitative2025Perspectives of Rehabilitation Professionals on Long COVID Interventions to Facilitate Return-to-Work.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieTherapists treating long COVID prioritize managing daily home tasks before work. Return-to-work plans often extend to 16 weeks, double the usual 8 weeks. Progress relies on trial-and-error pacing, waiting days after activity increases to avoid post-exertional crashes.
• PTOther2025Using AI to enhance scientific discourse by transforming journals into learning communities.Archives of physiotherapyNo clinical finding. This paper discusses AI in scientific publishing, not patient care or treatment effects.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Communication Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Adults With Communication Disorders: A Systematic Review of Content Validity.International journal of language & communication disordersMost patient-reported communication measures for adults have little evidence that their items reflect what patients experience. NeuroQOL was the only scale that passed all criteria, and CPIB looked better developed.
• PTOther2025A toolbox for the identification of foot-floor contact sequences to analyze atypical gait cycles in a real-life scenario: application on patients after proximal femur fracture and healthy elderly.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPressure insoles worn during daily walking showed people after proximal femur fracture had more unusual foot-floor contact patterns and more uneven flat-foot and swing timing than healthy older adults.
• SLPOther2025Pupil Responses During Interactive Conversation.Trends in hearingPupil size changed around turn-taking, and a response peaked about 1 s after a partner began speaking. Noise altered the pattern, but this was a lab method study in normal-hearing older adults, not a clinical test.
• PTOTSLPOther2025A Further Characterisation of the Neuropsychological Profile, Social Perception, and Academic Skills in Sotos Syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with Sotos syndrome show a distinct cognitive profile: relative strength in facial memory but significant weakness in rapid speech, visuospatial construction, and mathematics. Social perception skills were not specifically impaired compared to other domains, despite high rates of autism comorbidity.
• OTRCT2025The Effect of a Video-Based Game Exercise Program on Motor Skills, Proprioception, and Cognitive Functions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities.Occupational therapy internationalAdding video games to occupational therapy improved lower-body function and non-dominant shoulder position sense in adults with intellectual disabilities. However, the groups were similar for most cognitive and fine motor measures, so the added benefit of games over standard therapy was limited.
• OTSystematic Review2025A systematic review of psychometric properties of questionnaires assessing activities of daily living among older adults with neurocognitive disorders.Australian occupational therapy journalThree informant-based questionnaires (Amsterdam IADLs, DAD, Bayer ADL) have the strongest evidence for assessing daily activities in older adults with dementia. The Amsterdam IADLs is best for early detection of complex task difficulties, while the DAD covers the full disease continuum.
• SLPQualitative2025Exploring the Perceptions of Voice-Assisted Technology as a Tool for Speech and Voice Difficulties: Focus Group Study Among People With Parkinson Disease and Their Carers.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPeople with Parkinson disease described using smart speakers as prompting them to speak louder and clearer to be understood. While this mimics speech therapy goals, participants reported frustration with device errors and distrust of privacy, suggesting technology alone is not a substitute for human therapy.
• SLPOther2025Automated Analysis of Relative Fundamental Frequency in Continuous Speech: Development and Comparison of Three Processing Pipelines.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThree automated pipelines for measuring vocal effort in continuous speech matched manual analysis. The aRFF-B pipeline rejected the fewest samples and is recommended for large-scale use, though vocal fry in female voices remains a major cause of data loss.
• PTRCT2025Effect of electroacupuncture stimulation combined with the enhanced recovery after surgery regimen on motor function recovery following total knee arthroplasty.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAfter total knee replacement, patients receiving electroacupuncture plus enhanced recovery measures had lower pain, shorter hospital stay, and better knee function. The care also included analgesia and exercise, so electroacupuncture alone cannot be credited.
• PTOTOther2025Interdisciplinary expert agreement on group and definitions for compensatory protective step strategies to prevent falls: A e-Delphi method study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyFourteen experts agreed on precise definitions for 14 compensatory step strategies used to recover balance. The group clarified ambiguous terms and distinguished between true strategies and unintended limb collisions, creating a standard language for fall prevention research and practice.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2025Upper limb robotic rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating efficacy and the influence of device features and program parameters.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationDose-matched robotic therapy gave a tiny, short-lived boost to arm capacity that patients did not feel in daily life. It did not beat conventional therapy for activities. Games and feedback added nothing when a therapist supervised the session.
• OTQualitative2025'We're Not Really Into Helping, We're Into Being Useful': Service Provider Practices That Support Belonging Opportunities in the Lives of Adults Labelled With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParticipants described service provider practices they said supported belonging: centering rights, helping people explore dreams, and connecting them to people and places.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Reproductive Education and Sexual Abuse Among Individuals With Spina Bifida: A Mixed Methods Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost adults with spina bifida are sexually active but lack specific health education. Many do not know they can have children, leading to low contraception use. High rates of abuse were reported, with patients urging providers to speak to them privately without caregivers present.
• OTSystematic Review2025Workplace supports for early pregnancy loss: A scoping review of international literature.Work (Reading, Mass.)Workers often take sick or annual leave for early pregnancy loss because specific bereavement leave is unavailable. They frequently hide the loss due to stigma. Support depends heavily on informal manager kindness rather than formal policy.
• PTQualitative2025The Experience of People With Urinary Incontinence Using Invasive Devices in Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: A Qualitative Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyPeople with urinary incontinence often found internal devices initially uncomfortable or unnatural, especially when undressed in front of a physiotherapist. Trust, gradual exposure, clear explanation and active focus on contraction helped acceptance. Cost, privacy and device design remained barriers.