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 622 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSystematic Review2026Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Workplace Interventions Supporting Young Workers' Safety, Work Environment and Health: A Scoping Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Method Studies.Journal of occupational rehabilitationImplementing workplace safety interventions for young workers (ages 15-29) succeeds when the program fits the specific job context and has strong management support. It fails when staff face high workloads, time pressure, or irregular shift hours that prevent participation.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Mental and Physical Well-Being of Informal Stroke Caregivers Compared With Noncaregiver Family and Friends.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationInformal stroke caregivers had worse physical and mental health than non-caregiver family and friends 90 days after the stroke. They reported more depression symptoms, fatigue, and sleep difficulties, even after adjusting for the stroke survivor's severity and both groups' demographics.
• OTRCT2026Reducing burden and anxiety for caregivers of veterans with traumatic brain injury and dementia: Randomized controlled trial of the resources for enhancing all caregivers' health-Hope intervention.Rehabilitation psychologyREACH Hope lowered 3-month caregiver burden versus waitlist for caregivers with baseline Zarit burden scores of 21 or higher, with greater benefit at higher burden. Anxiety also improved when baseline GAD-7 scores were 13 or higher; depression, self-efficacy, and safety risks were not improved.
• OTSystematic Review2026Present but Overlooked: A Scoping Review of Instruments and Approaches for Measuring Presenteeism Related to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use.Journal of occupational rehabilitationMost studies measuring how alcohol and drug use affects work performance use indirect comparisons rather than asking workers directly. This inconsistency in tools and recall periods makes it hard to compare results or accurately assess workplace interventions.
• Narrative Review2026Developing Cognitive Control Training for Aphasia: Insights From Treatment Theory and Enablement Theory.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Multidisciplinary rehabilitation and follow-up for children hospitalized with traumatic brain injury.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineOver half of children hospitalized with traumatic brain injury had new functional impairments requiring fresh referrals at their first follow-up clinic. Earlier inpatient therapy consultations were associated with discharge to home, but this was a single-center observational study.
• PTOTCohort2026The role of cognitive load on motor performance of the ipsilesional arm in stroke survivors with severe hemiparesis.Topics in stroke rehabilitationAdding cognitive load to a reaching task slowed reaction time and worsened accuracy for all participants. Those with right hemisphere damage moved less efficiently than those with left hemisphere damage, but only when the task became mentally demanding.
• PTCohort2025A 16-year follow-up of walking function, fatigue, and pain in adults aged 34-65 years with spastic cerebral palsy.Journal of rehabilitation medicineOver 16 years, adults with spastic cerebral palsy walked with more gait deviations and slower speed. Walking distance did not change. Fatigue stayed high, pain improved overall, especially in unilateral CP.
• PTRCT2025Effects of 10-Hz rTMS over the leg motor cortex using a double-cone coil on lower limb motor recovery in subacute stroke: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding 10-Hz rTMS over the leg motor cortex to daily rehabilitation improved lower-limb movement and balance in subacute stroke. The leg movement score was 1.5 points higher than sham at three weeks, and more patients reached a meaningful gain.
• PTOTCohort2025The Effectiveness of the Back At work After Surgery (BAAS) Work-Integrated Care Pathway on Return to Work for Patients Receiving Knee Arthroplasty: A Study of Three Comparative Cohorts in the Netherlands.Journal of occupational rehabilitationPatients receiving the BAAS work-integrated care pathway returned to work sooner than those receiving usual care. The median time to first return to work was 27 days for BAAS versus 52 and 43 days for usual care groups. Full return to work also occurred earlier with BAAS.
• OTCohort2025Impact of Probable Deployment Traumatic Brain Injury on Post-9/11 Veteran's Productive Activity Participation After Service: A TVMI Study.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationVeterans with probable military TBI were significantly less likely to hold paid jobs and more likely to engage only in unpaid labor, such as caregiving or volunteering. This suggests a shift away from paid employment rather than total withdrawal from productive activity.
• PTMeta-Analysis2025Effectiveness of interventions in increasing physical activity of inpatients after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitationActivity feedback or extra physiotherapy may increase inpatient activity after stroke, but evidence is very low. No clear function or quality-of-life benefit was shown, and extra physiotherapy may increase falls.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025How important are working relationships for stroke self-management? A qualitative study with healthcare professionals in community stroke teams.Clinical rehabilitationClinicians said trust, clear expectations, shared goals and family networks helped working relationships and self-management, but they also often led goal setting and confused self-management with ongoing rehab.
• Other2025Temporal Parameters Determine the Efficacy of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Directed Neural Plasticity.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn rats, vagus nerve stimulation paired with chewing enlarged jaw motor cortex at 20, 30, and 45 Hz. Burst and dispersed patterns did not enlarge jaw motor cortex compared with no stimulation.
• PTOTRCT2025Forced-Rate Aerobic Cycling Improves Locomotor Function and Gait Biomechanics in Individuals With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationForced-rate aerobic cycling combined with upper extremity task practice did not significantly improve treadmill gait speed compared to task practice alone. However, the cycling group showed significant gains in overground walking distance and specific gait mechanics like paretic step length and hip power.
• PTOTOther2025The added value of sensor-based tests in explaining the variance in walking and ADL independency after stroke: An exploratory study.Clinical rehabilitationConventional tests like the Berg Balance Scale explained far more variance in ADL independence and walking ability after stroke than sensor-based measures. Sensors added minimal predictive value, suggesting existing clinical assessments remain sufficient for monitoring recovery.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2025Safety of videoconferencing for physical rehabilitation and exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitationVideoconferencing for physical rehabilitation showed no difference in adverse events compared to in-person care. One study-related event occurred every 410 sessions remotely versus every 414 in person. Most trials lacked rigorous safety reporting, so certainty is low.
• PTOTQualitative2025Acceptability of a programme for safer mobility (INTEGRATE): Perspectives of people with Parkinson's disease and their care-partners.Clinical rehabilitationPeople with Parkinson's and care-partners found a home-based fall prevention programme acceptable because therapists tailored it to their specific impairments and involved them in decision-making. Barriers included fatalistic beliefs, stigma about home modifications, and difficulty forming new habits.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Rehabilitation needs prior to adjuvant chemotherapy in a rural Swedish population.Journal of rehabilitation medicineBefore starting chemotherapy, many cancer patients and their families reported anxiety, depression, and unmet needs. Families often had higher unmet needs than patients, especially for information and coordination. Screening both groups early is necessary, as their needs differ and are not always obvious.
• SLPCase Report2026The Experience of Adult-Onset Hearing Loss and Adaptation to a Cochlear Implant.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairA neurologist describes adapting to a cochlear implant after progressive hearing loss. Single-word recognition improved from 10% to 64% over four months, but music and spatial localization remained poor. The author notes that formal rehabilitation training is essential for adapting to synthetic sound.
• SLPCohort2026Temporal Association Between Reported Use of Psychoactive Substances and Cognitive Function in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn people with MS, using caffeine was linked to better self-reported thinking and faster processing speed. Alcohol use was linked to worse working memory. Cannabis use was linked to worse self-reported thinking, but no change in objective tests.
• Other2026Advancing the Implementation of Patient-Centered Outcomes in Rehabilitation Learning Health Systems: Insights From the 2024 LeaRRn Summit.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThis paper summarizes discussions from a 2024 rehabilitation summit about implementing patient-centered outcomes in learning health systems. It identifies barriers like workflow constraints and lack of standardization, but reports no clinical results or evidence that any intervention works.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Associations among aerobic physical activity, mild traumatic brain injury history, and health-related quality of life in military service members and Veterans: A LIMBIC-CENC study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationMilitary service members and veterans who met aerobic exercise guidelines reported better quality of life than inactive peers. This benefit held regardless of how many mild traumatic brain injuries they had sustained. Exercise is associated with better outcomes, but this study did not prove that starting exercise causes improvement.
• PTOther2026PROPREDICT Decision Support Tool: Using Evidence to Guide Precision Prosthesis Prescription and Rehabilitation Planning.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationTwelve prosthetic care clinicians rated an online mobility calculator easy to use and wanted it in the EHR. It predicts 12-month mobility after first definitive lower-limb prosthesis, but no patient outcomes were tested.
• PTOTSystematic Review2026Outcome measures in prehabilitation interventions for total hip and knee arthroplasty: A scoping review.Clinical rehabilitationTrials testing pre-surgery exercises for hip and knee replacements use vastly different outcome measures, making it hard to compare results. Patient-reported scores and length of stay are most common, but few trials align with recommended core domains or define prehabilitation clearly.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2025Utilizing Smart Televisions as Assistive Technology to Enhance Communication and Social Lives of Older Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesOnly 30 small, varied studies examined smart TVs as familiar communication aids for older adults, mostly prototypes or usability tests; little long-term evidence of improved social well-being.
• SLPOther2025Adapting and implementing a staff-led sleep intervention in an acute rehabilitation setting.Clinical rehabilitationNurses at one rehab hospital adopted a sleep-promotion protocol after training. Most understood the steps and used eye masks and quiet hours. This describes how the staff implemented the program, not whether patients slept better or recovered faster.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Transcutaneous spinal stimulation paired with visual feedback facilitates retention of improved weight transfer toward the affected side in people post-stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding spinal stimulation to visual feedback during treadmill walking helped people post-stroke keep more weight on their affected leg after the session ended. Visual feedback alone improved weight transfer briefly, but the gain faded once the feedback stopped.
• PTSystematic Review2025Use of Socially Assistive Robots in Physiotherapy: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies13 studies mostly used humanoid robots, especially NAO, to coach, demonstrate, monitor, or encourage during physiotherapy. Several were small, many did not measure clinical outcomes, so the evidence does not show what patient benefits these robots can deliver.
• Other2025Expert Opinion on Handcycling Classification: A Delphi Study Based on Scientific Evidence.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationHandcycling experts agreed classification should assess upper-limb, shoulder, and lower-limb function. They did not agree on handgrip class separation, trunk strapping, or footrest rules for athletes with partial lower-limb function.
• SLPQualitative2025Exploring Speech and Language Therapists' Perspectives of Voice-Assisted Technology as a Tool for Dysarthria: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSeven UK speech therapists found smart speakers useful for home practice because the devices give objective feedback without judgment. However, they reported clients became frustrated when the technology failed to understand their speech or timed out during exercises.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Validity, safety, usability, and user experience of virtual reality gamified home-based exercises in stroke.Clinical rehabilitationPhysiotherapists and stroke survivors found three of five VR games safe and usable for home rehab. Users rated Basketball and Flowers as engaging but noted all games lacked clear setup instructions and guidance for therapists to tailor exercises to patient needs.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Differential effects of sport type on brain versus orthopedic injury and sports benefits in the adolescent brain cognitive development study.Brain injurySoccer and American football linked to higher mild brain injury risk in 9-10 year olds. Climbing showed higher brain injury risk than broken bones. Sports participation associated with better behavior and cognition in children with prior brain injury, though causality cannot be determined.
• Cohort2025Traumatic Brain Injury and Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Among Post-9/11 Veterans.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationVeterans with a history of traumatic brain injury, particularly those injured during deployment, showed faster biological aging. This association weakened when accounting for PTSD, suggesting shared variance between the two conditions rather than independent effects.
• SLPRCT2025Pharyngeal electrical stimulation to treat dysphagia in acute stroke: learnings from cases in the PhEED clinical trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineThe trial stopped early with only 17 patients, so it cannot compare treatment to sham. In the 15 who received pharyngeal electrical stimulation, swallowing severity improved, but the study cannot rule out natural recovery after stroke.
• SLPQualitative2025Patient Perspectives of a Sleep Apnea Treatment Adherence Intervention Adapted for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury.Brain injuryVeterans with traumatic brain injury described a sleep apnea adherence program as helping them see their condition's severity and learn practical coping skills. They felt more capable of managing equipment issues and building routines. The intervention was acceptable, though symptom surveys were burdensome.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2025Cognitive and Psychological Symptoms in Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Systematic Review of Structural and Functional Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, and Intervention Studies.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPost-COVID cognitive and mood symptoms are common, but brain tests show inconsistent changes that do not reliably predict impairment. Brain stimulation and cognitive training gave mixed improvements in small studies, so they are not proven treatments.
• Other2025Male and female workers suffering from chronic low back pain display different interrelationships between the biopsychosocial variables.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMen and women with chronic low back pain show different biopsychosocial patterns. Men's pain linked to anxiety and depression. Women's pain linked to physical disability and fear of movement. Work tasks worsened pain for women only.
• PTRCT2025The clinical effects of the Össur Power Knee with phase-based and default control during sitting, standing, and walking.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn seven above-knee amputees, the Össur Power Knee improved some sit-to-stand symmetry and walking mechanics, but did not increase walking speed or laps. Effects varied by mobility level and controller, and were laboratory-based.
• PTOTRCT2025Nigral stimulation for freezing of gait: kinematic gait parameters inform optimization of stimulation frequency.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding nigral stimulation to standard subthalamic stimulation did not improve freezing of gait more than subthalamic stimulation alone. Individual responses varied widely. However, wearable sensors tracking stride length and swing time correlated strongly with clinical improvement, suggesting kinematics can guide personalized programming.
• PTOTCohort2025Rates of Employment and Return to Work After Spinal Cord Lesion Onset in Israel.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationEmployment after spinal cord lesion in Israel was 33.1%, lower than Western rates. Prior employment, education, and daily function predicted work, not injury level. Patients cited motivation and support as aids, but disability and pain as barriers.
• OTRCT2025Responsivity of Concussion Symptom Domains to a Mind-Body Intervention for Young Adults With a Recent Concussion and Anxiety: A Pilot RCT.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationYoung adults with recent concussion and anxiety reported lower cognitive, physical, affective and sleep symptoms after both a mind-body toolkit and an active health education program. This small trial cannot separate treatment effects from natural recovery.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Building Bridges: Establishing a Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Knowledge Mobilization Strategy.NeuroRehabilitationForty-three stakeholders agreed on three priorities for MS rehabilitation in Canada: creating a best-practice guideline, building knowledge mobilization tools for clinicians, and establishing a national network. Five key topics were selected: disease course, fatigue, mobility, mood, and cognition.
• PTCohort2025The effect of short-term treatment with botulinum toxin a on muscle stiffness in stroke patients: an exploratory study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineBotulinum toxin injections reduced calf muscle stiffness in stroke patients at 6 weeks, but stiffness increased again by 3 months. There was no significant difference in stiffness between the start and the 3-month mark. Individual goals were only moderately linked to stiffness changes.
• PTOTSystematic Review2026How is wakeful rest operationalized and measured in daily life among adults with and without long-term conditions? A systematic scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationRest is not just stopping activity. Adults with long-term conditions prioritize physical, emotional, and social rest for recovery, while healthy adults focus more on mental detachment. Existing pain scales measure rest as avoidance, not restoration, so they may misguide pacing advice.
• PTCohort2025Preliminary study on the treatment of prepubescent adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with Schroth exercises combined with core exercises.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn five prepubescent adolescents with scoliosis, six months of Schroth plus core exercises coincided with lower average spinal curve angle (Cobb 24.12° to 12.68°) and better pain, function, and self-image. With no control group, this is not proof of benefit.
• PTCase-Control2025Retrospective Case-Control Study on the Effect of In-Person Physical Therapy With Remote Therapeutic Monitoring on Functional Outcomes and Plan of Care Adherence Amongst Individuals With Musculoskeletal Conditions.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPatients who used a remote exercise app alongside in-person physical therapy were more likely to reach their projected functional goals than those who attended clinic visits only. They also showed up for more frequent weekly appointments.
• PTOTRCT2025Mixed methods analysis of an interdisciplinary intervention to promote balance confidence in lower limb prosthesis users.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAn interdisciplinary intervention combining virtual reality balance training with cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved balance confidence and gait self-efficacy in lower limb prosthesis users. Participants showed large gains in these areas, though physical activity levels unexpectedly decreased.
• PTOTSurvey2025Quality of life among lower limb prosthetic users in Jordan: a cross-sectional study using the Arabic SF-36.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesJordanian prosthetic users reported strong social functioning and emotional well-being but low physical functioning and general health. Older age and higher-level amputation were linked to worse physical scores, while women reported better emotional adjustment than men.
• PTOTCohort2025The Weak Relationship Between Ankle Proprioception and Gait Speed After Stroke: A Robotic Assessment Study.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairAnkle proprioception showed only a weak relationship with gait speed after stroke. One measure of dynamic error correlated with walking distance, but most tests found no significant link. Motor impairment did not correlate with proprioceptive error.