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.

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• PTCase Series2025Head Pain Reproduction and Resolution Behavior in Response to Sustained Mobilization of the Upper Cervical Spine: A Case Series.Archives of physiotherapySixteen of twenty people with probable cervicogenic headache had head pain reproduced and then resolved within 90 seconds during sustained upper cervical mobilization. This case series cannot show that the mobilization caused the pain reduction.
• OTQualitative2025Occupational Therapists' Career Planning, Development, and Progress: An Australian Mental Health Perspective.Occupational therapy internationalSeven senior mental health OTs described career progression as nonlinear and multifaceted. They valued secondments and OT-specific supervision but noted generic career frameworks often lack discipline-specific nuance. Passion for the work and positive student placements were key drivers for entering and staying in the field.
• PTOTCase Report2025Focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive exercise improve function and reduce neuropathic pain after sciatic nerve injury: a case report assessment through gait analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne patient with chronic sciatic nerve pain improved after combining focal vibration with neurocognitive rehab. Pain dropped from 6 to 3 on a 0-10 scale, and gait speed increased. This is a single case, so it does not prove the treatment works for others.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025The proportion and clinical characteristics of patients with stroke who returned to work six months after discharge from a convalescent rehabilitation ward: a descriptive study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesTwo-thirds of working-age stroke patients returned to work six months after discharge. Those who did not return had higher rates of aphasia and lower cognitive scores, even when motor function and daily living skills were similar to those who returned.
• OTQualitative2025Analyzing Occupational Performance of Children With Handwriting Difficulties: Parent and Teacher Experiences and Perspectives.Occupational therapy internationalParents and teachers described children's handwriting as tied to mood, motivation, confidence, memory, attention, grip and hand use. They also pointed to learning styles, parent-teacher collaboration, and sibling or peer influence as supports or barriers.
• PTOTOther2025Understanding bracing outcomes in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a mixed-methods approach.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAdolescents wearing braces for scoliosis reported that satisfaction with the brace was linked to better quality-of-life scores. Common complaints included sleep, breathing, chest pain, heaviness, balance problems and brace colour.
• OTPilot2025Supporting Occupational Therapists in Predischarge Home Visit Decision-Making: Development and Evaluation of a Decision-Making Support Tool.Occupational therapy internationalUsing a new traffic-light tool did not change how confident or easy therapists found deciding on home visits. However, it significantly improved the accuracy of those decisions for both novice and experienced therapists.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Thriving for Adolescents With Intellectual Disability: A Photo-Elicitation Qualitative Study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAdolescents with intellectual disability defined thriving as five elements: enjoying life, developing, having a positive sense of self, connecting, and mattering. Parents added a sixth element, a safe and supportive environment. These themes were derived from photo-elicitation interviews.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Delayed inpatient rehabilitation and functional outcomes for acute stroke: a retrospective cohort study in an Australian regional hospital.Journal of rehabilitation medicineStroke patients waiting more than 24 hours for a rehab bed after being medically ready gained less function relative to their potential and recovered more slowly. These delays, mostly caused by bed shortages, also led to longer hospital stays. Timely admission matters for functional recovery.
• PTOther2025Relationship between the degree of forward head posture and the shear elastic modulus of the upper trapezius in young men, and the difference in these variables between those with and without neck/shoulder pain and/or stiffness.Journal of physical therapy scienceNeck/shoulder pain or stiffness did not separate young men by forward head posture or upper trapezius stiffness. More forward head posture went with slightly stiffer muscle, but the link was small.
• PTQualitative2025The feasibility of M-health for people with chronic low back pain in Shanghai, China: A qualitative study.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoPatients and physiotherapists in Shanghai found mobile health acceptable for chronic low back pain, citing convenience and better exercise adherence. However, they rejected it as a standalone solution due to the inability to perform physical exams, lack of insurance coverage, and poor real-time feedback.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Relationship between plantar pressure distribution and sagittal spinal curvatures among handball players: A cross-sectional study.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoHandball players with greater thoracic kyphosis shifted more body weight to their forefoot and less to their rearfoot. This pattern was linked to spinal curvature and trunk length, not just body weight. Static posture assessment may help identify load distribution risks.
• PTRCT2025Effects of Surya Namaskar yoga on perceived stress, anthropometric parameters, and physical fitness in overweight and obese female university students: A randomized controlled trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoIn overweight and obese female physiotherapy students, 8 weeks of Surya Namaskar yoga lowered perceived stress and improved trunk flexibility more than no exercise. It did not beat no exercise for BMI, strength, or aerobic capacity.
• PTCase Report2025Ataxia telangiectasia in a Bahraini child treated with intensive physiotherapy: A case report.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoA 9-year-old girl with Ataxia Telangiectasia improved balance, trunk control and gross motor function after one year of intensive physiotherapy. She progressed from needing assistance to walking independently with a walker and climbing stairs without rails.
• OTOther2025Changes in lifespace and participation in community-based occupations of people with acquired brain injury: A mixed methods exploration 6 months following occupational therapy driving assessment.Australian occupational therapy journalAfter the driving assessment for acquired brain injury, people who returned to driving travelled farther and joined more community occupations. Those who did not return to driving left home less, mainly for errands and health care, and felt stuck.
• OTQualitative2025Circus Use by Occupational Therapists: A Collective Case Study.Occupational therapy internationalOccupational therapists mainly used circus to engage clients around motor, cognitive, and social and emotional goals. Community health benefits were often implied, not explicitly intended or measured.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Person-Centred Plans From the Perspective of Persons-Supported in a Community Care Setting: A Qualitative Study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPerson-centred plans at a leading care provider work by turning broad goals into small, visible daily steps. Participants valued the flexibility to choose between large collaborative meetings or quiet one-on-one sessions, and used binders or house boards to track progress.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Early symptoms of autism spectrum disorders and association with Brazilian children's development and behavior.CoDASIn 221 Brazilian toddlers, 33% screened positive for autism risk. These children showed lower communication and social scores and higher behavioral problems. Screening should trigger holistic developmental assessment, not just an autism referral.
• PTSystematic Review2025Evaluation and Synthesis of Physiotherapy Protocols for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS): A Scoping Review.Archives of physiotherapyPhysiotherapy protocols for FAIS often lack enough detail to use directly. Across 31 protocols, reporting was often incomplete, with missing session counts, progression, or adherence checks.
• OTSurvey2025Preferences of healthcare workers for security personnel to prevent occupational violence: A discrete choice experiment.Work (Reading, Mass.)Healthcare staff strongly preferred security personnel available 24/7 and with extended training, like de-escalation. They favoured interpersonal skills over physical restraint and ward-based roles over facility-wide coverage. Uniforms did not influence these preferences.
• PTOTCase Report2025Gait function progress in a patient with a femoral neck fracture who underwent rehabilitation during prolonged surgical waiting time: a case study.Journal of physical therapy scienceA woman in her 80s with a hip fracture waited 27 days for surgery. Using a soft lumbar orthosis to reduce pain, she walked with a walker before surgery and was discharged home on day 63.
• OTQualitative2025Hear Our Voice: A Photo-Elicitation Study to Explore the Social Participation of Older People With Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDOlder adults with mild intellectual disability described wanting more connection but being held back by trauma, stigma, and practical barriers rather than just their disability. They relied on trusted staff to introduce new people and needed up-to-date, accessible timetables to plan social activities.
• PTOTPilot2025Acute effects of 10-minute robotic leg movements on a dynamic tilt table in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceA single 10-minute session on a dynamic tilt table with robotic leg movements significantly improved walking speed and cadence in ten patients with chronic stroke, but did not change quadriceps muscle tone. This suggests immediate gait benefits from the movement itself, without electrical stimulation.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Effectiveness of combined regenerative medicine and exercise therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThree small studies found that adding exercise to platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis improved pain and function more than injections alone. The evidence is too limited to confirm this works, as the studies were small, varied in design, and had high risk of bias.
• Other2025Synaptic Deficits in Adnp-Mutant Mice Are Ameliorated by Histone Demethylase LSD1 Inhibition.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn mice with an autism-related ADNP mutation, an LSD1 inhibitor increased reduced prefrontal synaptic signals, especially in females. This is a mouse finding, not evidence that any therapy helps human autism.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025What patient-specific factors can potentially affect physiotherapy attendance of patients with knee OA at a local hospital in Singapore?Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoStandard-care knee OA patients attended an average of 2.7 sessions. Females, those with higher BMI, previous injections, or more pain during tests attended less. Conversely, those with higher anxiety or depression scores attended more. This helps identify patients at risk of low adherence.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Economic Evaluations of Speech and Language Therapy Interventions: A Scoping Review.International journal of language & communication disordersThe review found 52 economic evaluation studies of speech and language therapy, and most did not combine costs with outcomes. There is not enough evidence to show which SLT services give best value.
• OTQualitative2025The false promise of return to work for migrant workers injured on the job in Canada: When public policies intersect to create exclusion.Work (Reading, Mass.)Injured migrant workers described return to work as blocked by closed work permits, fear of employer reprisal, and inadequate compensation. Some did not file claims, abandoned jobs, or returned to unsafe duties. Reorientation was rarely accessible.
• PTSurvey2025Exploring the Quality of Physical Therapy in Patients With Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis in Germany: A Cross-Sectional, Vignette-Based Study.Physical therapyGerman physical therapists mostly chose exercise, education and self-management for hip or knee osteoarthritis cases, but many also chose non-recommended treatments. Guideline familiarity was low, and non-academic or more experienced therapists scored lower on guideline alignment.
• OTQualitative2025The challenges that individuals with MDRTB and TB experience when returning to work after completing TB treatment in the Western Cape, South Africa.Work (Reading, Mass.)TB survivors described losing belief in their own potential after diagnosis, while stigma and poor local job markets blocked return to work. They valued occupational therapy activities that built confidence and offered practical work skills, not just crafts.
• PTOTSurvey2025An Investigation Into Gross Motor Skill Intervention Provisions for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder in the Republic of Ireland: Cross Sectional Study.Child: care, health and developmentMost children waited over six months for motor skill help. When treatment arrived, it focused on daily living tasks rather than gross motor skills. Few parents were actively involved, despite high willingness to help at home.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Detection of mild cognitive impairment using a virtual reality-based stroop task: a cross-sectional study of embodied behavioral markers.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationHand movement path length and hesitation time during a virtual reality sorting task distinguished people with mild cognitive impairment better than the MoCA. These digital markers showed high sensitivity and specificity in a large sample, offering a potential alternative to standard paper-based screening.
• SLPSystematic Review2025A Scoping Review of the Observed and Perceived Functional Impacts Associated With Language and Learning Disorders in School-Aged Children.International journal of language & communication disordersCurrent terminology for functional impacts in children with language disorders is inconsistent and poorly defined. This review proposes a new model distinguishing between observable performance issues and the child's subjective experience to guide more holistic assessment.
• SLPOther2025Adaptation of the "Language Use Inventory" to Brazilian Portuguese.CoDASThe Brazilian Portuguese version of the Language Use Inventory showed strong internal reliability and tracked expected developmental changes in young children. It is a promising tool for assessing pragmatic language, but normative scores are still under construction and not yet available for clinical use.
• SLPQualitative2025Neonatal Nurses' Understanding of the Factors That Enhance and Hinder Early Communication Between Preterm Infants and Their Parents: A Narrative Inquiry Study.International journal of language & communication disordersNine neonatal nurses viewed bonding activities like skin-to-skin as 'communication' but lacked knowledge of specific linguistic strategies. They identified masks and parental absence as major barriers to interaction, highlighting a need for speech and language therapy-led education on early language scaffolding.
• OTSurvey2025Work-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being of Social Care Workers in the Disability Sector in Ireland.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDDisability sector social care workers in Ireland reported very low quality of work life and well-being. High organisational constraints and workload predicted these poor scores. Most workers considered resigning or intended to quit, signalling a severe retention risk rather than a clinical outcome.
• OTCohort2025Factors associated with increased work participation in aged and mildly impaired persons.Work (Reading, Mass.)In 271 adults with mild impairments, urban residence, multiple qualifications, and jobs matching personal interests were linked to longer work history and shorter unemployment. The realistic, social, and conventional interest profile was most common.
• SLPOther2025Distinct Empathy Profiles in Autism and Social Anxiety: A Comparative Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchEmotion recognition from eye pictures did not separate autistic students, students with social anxiety, and controls. Self-reported empathy did: autistic students reported lower perspective-taking and concern for others than controls, and higher personal distress relative to concern for others than both other groups.
• SLPCase Series2025Meaning-Making and Co-Creation: Re-Defining Effective Communication with Black, Disabled AAE-Speaking Children.Seminars in speech and languageTwo Black, disabled, AAE-speaking preschoolers used argument, humor, and indirect prompts to maintain connection during play. Their communication was effective without conforming to standard clinical expectations of directness or error-free speech.
• SLPOther2025Delineating Effects of Stress-Analogous, Low-Dose Cortisol Exposure on Human Vocal Fold Fibroblasts.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn lab-grown human vocal fold cells, stress-level cortisol exposure for one week altered gene activity, increasing fibrosis markers and glucocorticoid signaling while reducing inflammation. When combined with bacterial toxins, inflammation increased. These are cellular mechanisms, not clinical patient outcomes.
• PTSystematic Review2025The Role of Parental Physical Literacy in Family Dynamics: A Systematic Scoping Review of Existing Evidence.Child: care, health and developmentParental physical literacy was positively linked to children's physical literacy and fitness. Parent-focused programs reported improved parental physical literacy and some child outcomes, but evidence is limited.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025The influence of HIV on return to work in stroke survivors amongst a population of the eThekwini district, Kwazulu Natal: A qualitative study.Work (Reading, Mass.)Stroke survivors living with HIV described fear of workplace discrimination and job loss as major barriers to returning to work. They emphasized that employer accommodation for medication appointments and a collaborative return-to-work process were essential for maintaining employment and health.
• OTOther2025The Occupational Challenges and Responses of International Graduate Students in South Korea: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy internationalInternational graduate students in Korea struggled with rigid hierarchy and fast-paced academic demands. They adapted by accepting authority, seeking peer support, and reframing pressure as growth. However, these challenges often led to isolation, withdrawal, and reduced participation. The review highlights cultural barriers rather than testing interventions.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Shoulder Muscle Activity Through Surface Electromyography and Estimation of Physiological Fatigue Using the T-Fast Test in Patients With Glenohumeral Instability: A Cross-Sectional Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyWearable sensors tracking arm movement speed and acceleration during a 2-minute lifting test correlated with shoulder muscle fatigue in patients with instability. The test is a practical alternative to expensive electromyography, but the link is based on a small group and needs confirmation.
• PTOTSurvey2025Parental and Educator Perceptions of Implementing Standardized Screenings for Early Detection of Motor Skills in Preschoolers: A Representative Survey.Child: care, health and developmentParents and educators in Tyrolean kindergartens strongly support adding standardized motor screenings to routine care. They view these assessments as essential for early detection and school readiness, though they urge that screenings remain voluntary, playful, and integrated into daily routines to avoid burdening families.
• PTOther2025Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise and platelet-rich plasma in the case of knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn mild knee OA, adding one PRP injection to supervised exercise gave better pain and function scores than exercise alone at eight weeks. The study was small and reported results only at eight weeks.
• SLPCase-Control2025The Role of the Brain's Pragmatic Language Network in Reading Comprehension in Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children had higher overall brain activity than neurotypical children in areas for meaning and social context while reading, but the strict brain-map analysis found no group differences. Reading comprehension scores did not explain the activity.
• OTCohort2025Centrality of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent post-traumatic growth in nurses: Exploring the moderating role of social connectedness.Work (Reading, Mass.)Nurses who viewed the pandemic as central to their life story reported more post-traumatic growth six months later, but this link was strongest when they also felt socially connected. High social connectedness amplified the growth from perceiving the event as life-changing.
• SLPPilot2025Visual Analog of Temporal Envelope Benefits Speech Processing in Cochlear Implant Users: A Pilot Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study on the Associations Between Audiovisual Benefit, Listening Environment, and Peripheral Neural Health.Ear and hearingFor cochlear implant users, a pulsing visual sphere improved sentence scores in lower noise, from 27% to 50%, but not in quiet or louder noise. Brain measures did not show a clear effect.
• PTOTOther2025Evidence for return to work following complex orthopaedic injury - a scoping review.Work (Reading, Mass.)Return to work after complex orthopaedic injury has limited, inconsistent evidence. Studies mostly examined open tibia fractures, not upper limb fractures, and predictors varied by injury type and time after injury. No consistent predictors emerged.