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 608 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSurvey2025Does type of provider matter for staff well-being? a cross-sectional study of residential care home workers' job demands and resources.Work (Reading, Mass.)Provider type showed mixed links to staff well-being. Outsourced workers reported higher emotional demands and burnout than public staff. Private workers reported higher job satisfaction and supervisor support but more work-life conflict. Job demands predicted burnout and turnover intentions across all settings.
• PTOther2025The Reliability and Validity of Star Performer™ a Computerized tool for Quantifying the Star Excursion Balance Test.International journal of sports physical therapyA computerized tool for the Star Excursion Balance Test matched the accuracy of traditional tape measures while reducing measurement error. It automates data collection and provides instant visual feedback, eliminating the need for clinicians to assume a hands-and-knees position for each reach.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Lived Experiences of Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain and Implications on Their Daily Life: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationOlder adults with chronic low back pain often hide their struggles to avoid burdening family, leading to isolation and despair. They actively seek explanations for their pain to gain credibility with clinicians. Therapists should validate invisible pain and involve families in care plans.
• PTOTPilot2025Exploring Posturography in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsChildren with sickle cell disease scored lower on clinical balance tests but showed no deficits in computerized posturography. This suggests their balance problems are not caused by impaired sensory integration or weight-shifting strategies.
• PTNarrative Review2025Phantom Limb Pain Assessment Tools: A Literature Review Exploring Strengths and Limitations.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo existing phantom limb pain assessment tool adequately distinguishes between pain, sensations, and residual limb pain. Most tools used in research are single-question pain scales that miss these differences, leaving clinicians without a standard way to diagnose these conditions accurately.
• OTOther2025Preliminary Study of the Utility of the Menu Task in an Acute Care Setting.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThe Menu Task flagged 79.8% of 104 acute inpatients as impaired, versus 64.4% on the Mini-Cog. Its scores rose as Mini-Cog scores rose, and it took a median 7 minutes, so it may catch functional cognition problems that screening misses.
• Other2025Better statistical reporting does not lead to statistical rigour: lessons from two decades of pseudoreplication in mouse-model studies of neurological disorders.Molecular autismBetter statistical reporting has not reduced pseudoreplication in mouse studies of neurological disorders. Despite stricter guidelines, the error remains widespread and has slightly increased since 2012. Reporting details does not guarantee rigorous analysis.
• OTSystematic Review2025Outcome Measures in Evaluation of Weighted Blankets: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy internationalWeighted blanket research is too varied to combine into a single effectiveness score. Adults usually get measured for immediate anxiety relief using simple scales, while children are assessed via sleep trackers and diaries. Standardised tools for long-term effects and daily routines are missing.
• SLPOther2025Bioenergetic Theory and Score Analyses: Preliminary Application to Four Soprano Solos.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAnalysing four soprano scores through a sports-science lens showed that vocal demand varies widely and is not always obvious by ear. A slow song required anaerobic bursts, while a fast one needed mixed energy systems. This offers a framework for tailoring vocal conditioning, but has not been tested in singers.
• OTOther2025Upper limb training for young children with unilateral cerebral palsy using video coaching: An explorative retrospective clinical study.Australian occupational therapy journalIn 81 young children with unilateral cerebral palsy, an 8-week home upper limb training block with video coaching was followed by higher affected hand use scores during bimanual tasks. Scores stayed about the same after an 8-week break. Individual response varied widely.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Improved Hip Flexibility and Gluteal Function Following a Daily Lunge-and-Reach Stretching Intervention.International journal of sports physical therapyA daily six-week lunge-and-reach stretch improved hip extension range of motion and single-leg jump distance in healthy young adults. It did not improve hip extension strength or gluteal endurance. The intervention was simple, requiring only two and a half minutes per limb per session.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Associations Between 24-h Movement Behaviours and Health in 3- and 4-Year-Old Children From a Low-Income Country: The SUNRISE Ethiopia Study.Child: care, health and developmentChildren who slept longer had lower body mass index scores. Those with more physical activity had stronger handgrip, while more sitting time linked to weaker grip. No links were found for balance, jumping, or thinking skills.
• SLPOther2025Mock Juror Perceptions of a Young Defendant With Developmental Language Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of language & communication disordersMock jurors who were told a young defendant had developmental language disorder rated him as more honest and likeable, and were less likely to convict him, compared to jurors who were not told. Awareness of the condition was low, and jurors often misidentified his distress as aggression.
• SLPOther2025Judging the Number and Gender of Talkers Present in an Auditory Scene Aided by Acoustic Beamforming.Trends in hearingListeners underestimated the number of talkers when more than three people spoke. Mixed male and female voices improved counting, and wide side beams produced better counts than a single beam, but this was a lab study in normal-hearing adults, not a patient trial.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025Mothers' Ideas About Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Differences Over Time and by Household Experience with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers of children with autism were more likely to blame biological causes like genetics or vaccines, while those without autism blamed lifestyle or diet. Over 13 years, belief in vaccines causing autism decreased, while belief in genetics increased.
• OTPilot2025Neurophysiological effects of altruistically motivated craft activities in occupational therapy: A pilot study using frontal EEG and heart rate variability analysis.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTIn 15 healthy students, making a craft for someone else increased left frontal brain activity and lowered sympathetic nervous system activity compared to making it for themselves. Task performance was identical, suggesting the motivation itself, not the work, caused these physiological changes.
• SLPOther2025ABCD: A Simulation Method for Accelerating Conversational Agents With Applications in Aphasia Therapy.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRIn simulated aphasia therapy sessions, an AI agent using simple zero-shot prompts with topics achieved slightly better conversation flow than one using complex step-by-step prompts with pictures. The agent remained grammatically accurate and on-topic regardless of the type of speech errors it encountered.
• PTOTCase Series2025Effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-BIG on Motor, Cognition, Mental Health, Occupational Performance, and Occupational Balance in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Single-Subject Experimental Study.Occupational therapy internationalThree men with chronic schizophrenia improved their walking speed, balance, and cognitive scores after four weeks of LSVT-BIG. They also reported better performance in daily tasks and higher occupational balance. This pilot suggests the therapy may help motor and mental symptoms, but evidence is limited to three people.
• PTCase Report2025The Immediate Effects on Shoulder Internal Rotation Motion and External Rotation Strength Following a Muscle Energy Technique in a Young Overhead Thrower: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapyIn one asymptomatic pitcher, a single muscle energy technique immediately increased shoulder internal rotation motion and external rotation strength at 0 degrees of abduction. This describes a response in one person, not proof that the technique works for others.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Effects of work-related digital technology on occupational health in the public sector: A scoping review.Work (Reading, Mass.)Digital tools in public sector work bring both gains and harms, depending on implementation. Frontline care staff face ethical stress from curtailed discretion and poor integration, while office workers face job insecurity and isolation. User involvement and training are key to mitigating these risks.
• PTSystematic Review2025Diabetic foot prevention, assessment, and management using innovative smart wearable technology: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSmart foot wearables can track pressure, temperature, moisture, and wound pH, and some alert patients or clinicians early. They may help prevention and monitoring, but the review reports no formal quality assessment, and these devices are not a replacement for routine diabetic foot checks.
• PTOTQualitative2025Manager Perspectives on Services Addressing Mental Health Needs of Youth in Physical Rehabilitation.Child: care, health and developmentManagers in physical rehabilitation said mental health care for youth was blocked by unfilled staff roles, unclear mandates, siloed external services and long waits. They wanted partnerships and clearer pathways.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2025Vibration-Enhanced Suspension Training for Glenohumeral Stability and Strength after Shoulder Subluxation: A Case Series.International journal of sports physical therapyTwo athletes with prior shoulder subluxations added vibration to suspension training. They showed large gains in internal rotation and isometric strength, but no improvement in dynamic bench press velocity or estimated one-rep max.
• OTSLPCohort2025Prospective Memory Performance of Autistic Adults in Everyday Life: The Role of Stress and Motivation.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults completed everyday memory tasks at the same rate as non-autistic adults, despite reporting higher daily stress. The tasks were self-selected or simple text-message cues, which may have made them easier than standard lab tests. This suggests everyday planning difficulties may stem from context, not core memory deficits.
• PTOTRCT2025Variants of active assist robotic therapy: feasibility of virtual assistance and proprioceptive training as gauged by their effects on success and motivation during finger movement training after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwo new robotic hand-training modes kept stroke survivors engaged and successful. Virtual assistance worked without physical support, but users felt less competent than those with physical help. Proprioceptive games were harder and less enjoyable, though still feasible with high assistance.
• SLPOther2025Comparison of Deep Learning Models for Objective Auditory Brainstem Response Detection: A Multicenter Validation Study.Trends in hearingThe best model detected wave V correctly in 91.90% of held-out ABR waveforms. When converted to ear-level thresholds, 95.41% were within 10 dB of expert labels.
• OTOther2025Evaluating a Family Capacity-Building Service: Are We Doing More Good Than Harm?Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieSeven families used a flexible, coaching-based OT service. Parents felt less judged and more confident. Children improved in at least one daily routine. The service was designed to build capacity without adding to family stress.
• OTOther2025Advancing occupational therapy scoping reviews: Recommendations to enhance quality and methodological rigour.Australian occupational therapy journalNo clinical findings. This paper gives methodological recommendations for occupational therapy scoping reviews.
• PTMeta-Analysis2025Comparing Dry Needle Therapy and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNeedling alone and shockwave therapy alone gave similar pain relief in tendinopathy. Adding needling to shockwave therapy was associated with less pain than shockwave alone at later follow-up, but evidence covers 9 trials and 528 patients.
• SLPSurvey2025Caregiver perceptions and use of the Early Communication Indicator - Autism: Examining differences among demographic groups.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsCaregivers of young autistic children found the ECI-A easy to use and reported high fidelity, with no significant differences between Black and White or Latino and non-Latino families. However, researchers rated Black caregivers as less easy to use the tool than White caregivers, and Latino families had lower fidelity on general procedures.
• OTQualitative2025How spirituality is understood in occupational therapy: A qualitative study.Australian occupational therapy journalAustralian occupational therapists found defining spirituality difficult and avoided it due to fear of awkwardness or causing offence. They reported needing culturally tailored training and supportive workplaces with dedicated time to address it, rather than relying on individual clinical confidence.
• PTCohort2025Administering the ACL-RSI Before or After ACL Functional Testing: Does It Matter?International journal of sports physical therapyOverall ACL-RSI scores did not change after return-to-sport testing. The emotions subscale decreased, while confidence and risk appraisal did not.
• OTCohort2025Use of sensory processing information in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children at an Australian community hospital.Australian occupational therapy journalModified sensory scales helped identify autism traits like repetitive behaviours and social communication issues in children, but failed to distinguish ADHD from no diagnosis. The scales are exploratory and do not replace standard diagnostic assessments.
• SLPSurvey2025South African Speech-Language Therapy and Audiology students' experiences of academic and clinical curriculum transformation.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSouth African speech-language therapy students said their curriculum minimally reflected African languages and cultures. Most felt only somewhat prepared for diverse clinical work, though students who were proficient in an indigenous language reported more confidence.
• PTQualitative2025'Feeling like you can't do anything because you don't know where to start'-Parents' Perspectives of Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Early Detection for Children at Risk of Cerebral Palsy.Child: care, health and developmentMothers of children referred late to cerebral palsy early detection services described feeling lost, unsupported, and forced to become advocates. They said plain language information, stable relationships, and clearer referral pathways would have helped.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Investigating Developmental Status of Children Aged 0-5 Years and Its Association With Child Gender, Family Background and Geographic Locations in Australian Community-Based Early Learning Centres.Child: care, health and developmentChildren aged 2–3 and boys were more likely to have developmental concerns in language and self-help domains. Children from culturally and linguistically diverse families showed higher risks in language and social-emotional areas. Mid-level socio-economic communities had unexpected academic concerns, while remoteness and Indigenous status showed no significant associations.
• PTSurvey2025Collegiate Student-Athlete Perception of Value and Programming Barriers in Pre-Participation Movement Screen Implementation.International journal of sports physical therapyMost student-athletes perceived pre-participation movement screening could help coaches and trainers; only 41% had ever had one. Time was not a barrier, but lack of interest and awareness were.
• PTOther2025Maximal Strength Testing Using the Long-Lever Hip Adduction Squeeze Test in Youth Elite Football (Soccer) Players: A Four-Week Reliability Study.International journal of sports physical therapyWeek-to-week hip adduction strength scores in youth footballers are consistent. However, a drop of about 22% is needed to be sure it is a real change. This helps clinicians distinguish true weakness from normal daily fluctuations.
• PTRCT2025iTBS on RDLPFC improves performance of motor imagery: a brain-computer interface study combining EEG and fNIRS.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne session of brain stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improved healthy adults' control of a motor-imagery brain-computer interface. It did not make imagined movements more vivid or change motor pathway excitability.
• PTNarrative Review2025Is it all About the Quads? Implications of the Calf Musculature Post-ACL Injury in Return to Sport Rehab.International journal of sports physical therapyThis is a clinical commentary on calf muscles after ACL reconstruction. It reviews ideas and gives rehabilitation suggestions, but reports no original methods or results, so there is no finding to act on.
• SLPCohort2025Grammaticality of Tag Questions as a Longitudinal Morphosyntactic Marker of Children With Specific Language Impairment Compared to Peers Ages 5-18 Years.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRChildren with SLI consistently struggled to judge the correctness of tag questions involving polarity errors, such as "She is looking for her mom, is she?" This difficulty persisted from age 5 to 18, unlike other grammar errors they learned to detect.
• OTSLPOther2025Underrepresentation of Participants From Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups: A Secondary Analysis of the Cognitive Rehabilitation Literature.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost influential brain injury rehabilitation studies either did not report participant race or showed White non-Hispanic patients were severely overrepresented. Eligibility rules like English fluency and high literacy likely excluded marginalized groups, meaning current practice standards may not apply equally to all patients.
• OTSLPCohort2025Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Youth with Autism and/or Intellectual Disabilities: Clinical Characteristics and Considerations.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYouth with autism or intellectual disability admitted to general psychiatric units were more likely to receive emergency injections for agitation, stay longer, and leave with more medications than peers without these diagnoses, suggesting care gaps in non-specialized settings.
• PTOTOther2025Reliability of the Five Step Assessment and Its Coefficients of Impairment in Spastic Paresis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThe Five Step Assessment reliably measures four distinct drivers of spasticity in adults. A full eight-muscle check takes about 18 minutes. Therapists can use it to distinguish muscle shortening from nerve-driven stiffness, guiding whether to stretch or train motor control.
• OTOther2025Expanding Knowledge and Integration of Occupational Therapy in Vietnamese Healthcare: A Study of Educational Interventions and Cultural Relevance.Occupational therapy internationalAfter three journal clubs, 13 healthcare professionals in Vietnam reported knowing more about occupational therapy, especially mental health and client-centered care. They still said too few trained staff and resources made adding OT services difficult.
• OTSLPOther2025Cognitive Flexibility Mediates the Associations Between Perceived Stress, Social Camouflaging and Mental Health Challenges in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn 806 autistic adults, lower self-reported cognitive flexibility significantly mediated the link between perceived stress, social camouflaging, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. This suggests targeting flexible thinking may help buffer mental health risks, though the cross-sectional design cannot prove causation.
• Other2025Subgrouping autism and ADHD based on structural MRI population modelling centiles.Molecular autismBrain structure subgroups in autism and ADHD depend heavily on the analysis method used, with little agreement between algorithms. These neuroanatomical clusters did not consistently map onto clinical symptoms or IQ, meaning they currently offer no reliable tool for diagnosis or treatment planning.
• SLPOther2025Acoustic Analysis of Blues, Country, Folk, Italian Opera, and Rock Singing.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSinging samples across genres were less steady and more irregular than healthy sustained speech. Rock showed more irregular acoustic results than folk and Italian opera.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Multiparty Communication: A New Direction in Characterizing the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Social Communication.American journal of speech-language pathologyNo original findings are reported, so there is nothing here to change clinical practice.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Artificial intelligence applications in intracerebral hemorrhage care: implications for clinical and nursing practice - a narrative literature review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAI tools showed high accuracy predicting outcomes and filling missing data in intracerebral hemorrhage studies, but none tested whether these tools actually improve patient care or change clinical decisions. The evidence remains theoretical and lacks validation in real-world clinical workflows.