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 636 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPOther2026Synchronous telehealth and face-to-face administration of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.Developmental medicine and child neurologyTelehealth Alberta Infant Motor Scale scores matched face-to-face scores almost perfectly for 8- and 12-month-olds. Agreement dropped for 4-month-olds. Clinicians can use synchronous telehealth for older infants, saving significant travel time while maintaining accuracy.
• SLPRCT2026A randomized controlled trial of online mindfulness-based stress reduction in chronic stroke.Rehabilitation psychologyOnline mindfulness did not reduce anxiety or depression more than a matched brain health class. Both groups improved equally on mental health and life satisfaction, suggesting the benefit comes from social engagement and structure rather than mindfulness skills alone.
• PTOTPilot2026Audio-guided exercise at home: Preliminary findings from a pilot study on physical activity for people with low vision.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationAudio-guided home exercise improved walking and strength in people with low vision, though supervised gym training produced greater gains. Home audio sessions are a feasible alternative when travel or supervision is impossible, but they are not as effective as guided training.
• SLPRCT2025The Effect of Maximum Phonation Time Goal on Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationKnowing your maximum phonation time goal did not significantly change improvement compared to not knowing it in healthy adults. All groups improved after six weeks of vocal exercises, regardless of whether the goal was given at the start, delayed, or withheld.
• SLPCase-Control2025Relationship Between Vocal Fatigue Index and Acoustic Voice Scales in Patients With Coronavirus Infection.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationPatients recovering from COVID-19 reported significantly higher vocal fatigue than healthy controls, with tiredness and physical discomfort correlating with acoustic voice measures like jitter and shimmer. This suggests voice therapy may be needed for post-COVID dysphonia.
• SLPCohort2025Cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Risk Factors in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Results of the Healthy Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities Study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRIn older adults with intellectual disabilities, hypertension, Down syndrome and antipsychotic use were strongly linked to new cardiovascular events. Heart failure and stroke occurred more often than in the general population, while heart attacks were less common.
• SLPOther2025Laying the Groundwork to Study the Heterogeneous Nature of Vocal Fatigue.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThis paper proposes a research framework for studying vocal fatigue. It does not report clinical results or test any treatments, so it offers no evidence to change how you assess or treat patients with voice fatigue.
• Other2025Outcomes of an Intervention Programme for People With Intellectual Disabilities and Behavioural Concerns Based on Emotional Development.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRA brief emotional development workshop for care teams was linked to improved behaviour and mood scores in 35 people with intellectual disabilities, with gains holding at six months. As there was no control group, it is unknown if the workshop itself caused these changes.
• SLPCohort2025Acoustic-Aerodynamic Voice Outcome Ratios Identify Changes in Vocal Function Following Vocal Fold Medialization for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVocal fold medialization significantly improved airflow and sound output in 149 patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis. The ratio of sound pressure level to airflow detected these changes most effectively and consistently, regardless of how loudly the patient tried to speak.
• OTSLPQualitative2025'We think differently, we learn differently, but at the end of the day we're not that different': Strengths-based approaches in high school from the perspectives of autistic adolescents.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSixteen autistic teens described school as most engaging when teachers understood their specific interests, such as coding or writing. They valued clear rules and future-focused career guidance. Generic social programs felt forced, while shared interests helped them build genuine peer connections.
• SLPCase Report2025Increased Incidence of Ulcerative Laryngitis During Spring 2022 Omicron-Variant Wave of COVID19.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationFour vocal performers developed ulcerative laryngitis in spring 2022, a spike the authors link to the omicron wave. They recovered faster than a previous group, likely because they sought help sooner. This does not prove any specific treatment works.
• PTRCT2025Efficacy of botulinum toxin type A in myogenic temporomandibulardisorders: a single arm, prospective, pilot study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn 25 people with myofascial temporomandibular disorder, a single 50-unit botulinum toxin injection was followed by reported reductions in jaw pain, jaw function limitation and quality-of-life impact over 12 weeks. With no control group, this cannot prove the injection caused the improvement.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Multicomponent exercise interventions for cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a summary of best evidence.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMulticomponent exercise combining aerobic, strength, balance, and flexibility work improved overall cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Moderate intensity, 30-60 minute sessions, and 3-4 times weekly are recommended. Evidence is graded low and relies on secondary sources.
• SLPCohort2025Hypothalamic volume is associated with dysregulated sleep in autistic and non-autistic young children.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSmaller right hypothalamus volume was linked to more sleep problems in both autistic and non-autistic children. Externalizing symptoms partially explained this link. The total sleep questionnaire score showed no such association, highlighting the need for specific symptom assessment.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Vocal Fold Vertical Thickness in Human Voice Production and Control: A Review.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVocal fold vertical thickness, not just the gap seen from above, strongly shapes glottal closure and voice quality. Voice clinicians should consider medial surface shape when assessing voice disorders or planning intervention.
• SLPCohort2025Camouflaging in autism: A cause or a consequence of mental health difficulties?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceHigher camouflaging at baseline predicted a small decrease in mental health difficulties over two years. Mental health difficulties did not predict changes in camouflaging. The association is bidirectional but weak, suggesting camouflaging is not a simple cause of poor mental health.
• RCT2025Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Temporoparietal Junction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results of a Phase-IIa Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Feasibility Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdding brain stimulation to social skills training did not improve social interaction difficulties compared to sham. While safety was good, the intervention failed its main goal. Some secondary reports of better quality of life were inconsistent and likely unreliable due to the tiny sample size.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Effectiveness of post-acute care for patients with cerebral vascular disease in Taiwan between 2014 and 2023: a narrative synthesis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesTaiwan's post-acute stroke care, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and swallowing therapy, was linked to better function, fewer readmissions, and lower costs. Evidence is observational, so single components cannot be separated.
• SLPCohort2025Interoception, Voice Symptom Reporting, and Voice Disorders.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationPatients with functional voice disorders who report worse voice symptoms also struggle to attend to body sensations. They do not differ from healthy people in overall interoceptive awareness, but those with muscle tension dysphonia show lower emotional awareness of bodily cues.
• Other2026Exploring gait automaticity and prefrontal brain activity during single and dual-task walking in aging and Parkinson's disease.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn Parkinson's, less automatic walking tied to more prefrontal brain activity. In older adults, age alone drove that activity. This supports compensation in Parkinson's, but does not show it in healthy aging.
• Other2026Feeling (in)complete: neural correlates of perceived body integrity in individuals with lower limb amputation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSynchronously touching a hidden residual limb while viewing an intact artificial leg made most participants feel physically complete. This visual-tactile match triggered left superior parietal lobule activity, linking the artificial limb to body integrity.
• SLPOther2026Association Between Bilingualism, Vocal Effort, and Background Noise With Voice Fundamental Frequency and LTAS Among Spanish-English Bilingual Teachers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSpanish-English teachers produced a higher pitch when reading in their native Spanish than in English. However, model analysis showed pitch increased when reading in English. Background noise also raised pitch. These acoustic shifts were linked to perceived effort. The study involved only eight teachers.
• PTOTRCT2026Women and men profit equally from cardiac rehabilitation: a secondary analysis of the OPTICARE RCT.Journal of rehabilitation medicineWomen and men gain similar benefits from cardiac rehabilitation for walking distance, activity, and quality of life. Women improved more in depressive symptoms. Men benefited more from extra group counselling for physical activity, while women gained more from counselling for mental health.
• SLPOther2026Screening of Voice Pathologies: Identifying the Predictive Value of Voice Acoustic Parameters for Common Voice Pathologies.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA combination of five acoustic measures correctly identified 8 out of 10 people with voice disorders, but only 4 out of 10 healthy people. This high sensitivity makes it useful for screening, but the low specificity means many normal voices would be falsely flagged.
• SLPOther2026Effects of Vibratory Source on Auditory-Perceptual and Bio-Inspired Computational Measures of Pediatric Voice Quality.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationChildren using supraglottic structures for voice production had significantly rougher and more strained voices than those using true vocal folds, but breathiness did not differ. Roughness is the key marker for this group, not breathiness.
• PTOTOther2026Brain creatine concentrations are associated with sex and symptom severity after concussion: a cross-sectional MR-spectroscopy investigation of adolescents with concussion.Brain injuryIn adolescents recovering from concussion, higher brain creatine measured by MRS was linked to fewer symptoms, less mobility trouble and less pain interference. Males had higher creatine than females. This does not show creatine causes recovery.
• PTOTCohort2026Physical activity for weight loss maintenance in people with and without physical disability: The international weight control registry.Disability and health journalPeople with physical disabilities reported more sedentary time and higher odds of doing no physical activity at all compared to those without. However, physical activity levels did not differ between those who maintained weight loss and those who regained it.
• OTOther2026Residual gaze behaviour during navigation in blindness and low vision.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyOn a city walk, people with more vision loss walked slower, made more fixations, and looked over narrower areas. Fully sighted walkers shared a centre-focused scanning pattern, while low vision people varied widely.
• PTOTRCT2026Visual and visual-proprioceptive training improve gait via sensory reweighting after chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationVisual-proprioceptive integration training improved comfortable gait speed by 0.08 m/s more than control. It also reduced step-length asymmetry by 28.3% more than control. Oculomotor training alone did not significantly improve gait speed or symmetry compared to control.
• SLPCase Series2026Auditory-Motor Function Pre- and Post-Therapy in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Case Series.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAfter individualized voice therapy, all five patients who had unusual voice pitch feedback responses improved. Pitch discrimination improved in some. Ten of eleven reported fewer voice problems, but no control group means therapy effects are uncertain.
• PTOTOther2026Factors associated with long-term functional outcomes and participation in patients with colorectal cancers.Journal of rehabilitation medicineMost colorectal cancer survivors reported good quality of life, but fatigue, pain, bowel and bladder problems, and unmet support needs were common. Lower pain and fatigue were linked with better quality of life.
• PTOTRCT2026Immersive virtual reality upper-limb exercises in people with Parkinson's disease: an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationConventional upper-limb training improved hand function significantly more than immersive virtual reality, though both groups showed gains in arm function and dexterity. The VR system was usable and well-tolerated, but did not outperform standard therapy for the primary outcome.
• SLPNarrative Review2025An Introduction to the Science of Information Transfer, Uncertainty, and a Personal View of Organizational Intelligence.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThis article uses voice science to explain entropy and information theory, then extends these physics concepts to personal views on social organization and intelligence. It contains no clinical data, patient outcomes, or evidence to guide therapy.
• SLPCohort2025Emotional Arousal-Induced Episodic Memory Benefits Are Attenuated in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Especially in Older Age.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism showed a smaller memory boost from high-arousal images than neurotypical adults. This gap for positive images widened with age, while depression reduced arousal ratings but did not explain the memory differences.
• SLPOther2025Patient Profiling: Determining the Effects of Patient Factors on Vocal Fatigue.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHow much a voice disorder impacts a patient's life predicts their vocal fatigue severity. However, knowing a patient's age, gender, diagnosis type, singing background, or body awareness does not help predict how fatigued their voice will feel.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Mapping the Landscape of Voice Complaints among Teachers: A Bibliometric Investigation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationResearch on teacher voice complaints has tripled since 2000, with Brazil and the USA producing nearly half of all papers. Studies focus on vocal demand, health promotion, and the Voice Handicap Index. This maps existing knowledge rather than testing treatments.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2025The Health-related Quality of Life and Voice Handicap Index in Recovered COVID-19 Patients in Comparison to Healthy Subjects.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationRecovered COVID-19 patients reported significantly worse quality of life and higher voice handicap than healthy subjects two months post-discharge. Voice problems correlated strongly with poor physical and mental health scores in patients but not in healthy controls.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Effectiveness of a Customized Rehabilitation Program for Adults With Post-Concussion Syndrome-A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationCustomized rehabilitation targeting specific physical impairments after concussion produced larger and faster symptom improvements than standard symptom-based care. Patients with autonomic, neck, or balance issues saw meaningful gains within six weeks, whereas standard care showed slower, smaller changes.
• SLPRCT2025How well can commonly used anxiety scales detect treatment outcomes in the context of autism?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFor autistic children, the Child Anxiety Impact Scale (CAIS-P) total score accurately detects recovery from all anxiety diagnoses, unlike standard symptom scales. However, no questionnaire reliably predicts recovery from just the primary diagnosis, and the CAIS-P subscales do not work as expected.
• SLPCohort2025Food Insecurity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Development.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren whose families faced persistent food insecurity before and during the pandemic scored lower in communication and personal-social development. Transient food insecurity showed no significant difference. The effect was small, about two points on a 60-point scale, but highlights the need for timely support.
• PTOTSLPOther2025The Coexistence of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Positive Childhood Experiences, and Parent-reported Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Severity: National Survey of Children's Health.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with high adverse experiences and low positive supports had 2.2 times the odds of severe parent-reported ADHD compared to those with low adversity and high supports. Adverse and positive experiences do not operate independently; they cluster in ways that predict symptom severity.
• SLPOther2025Masking, social context and perceived stress in autistic adults: An ecological momentary assessment study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults reported masking less when alone and less around autistic adults than around non-autistic or mixed groups. They also reported higher stress when they masked more in the same 4 hours.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2025Foetal disruptive brain injuries: Diagnosing the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms with cranial ultrasonography.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCranial ultrasound patterns can help separate foetal brain injury causes, such as haemorrhage, stroke, infection, genetic or metabolic disease. Recognising the pattern guides cause testing and counselling, not treatment efficacy.
• PTOTCohort2025Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDROlder adults with intellectual disabilities show cardiovascular risk patterns similar to the general population, with women having higher central blood pressure than men. However, these specific vascular measures did not correlate with a history of cardiovascular disease in this group.
• SLPSystematic Review2026Studying the Experiences of Children With Moderate to Profound Intellectual Disabilities in Research: A Systematic Review.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRResearchers collected children's experiences using interviews, questionnaires, task-based approaches, observation and focus groups across 41 studies. Common supports were pictures, symbols or signing, rephrasing and emotional support.
• SLPSystematic Review2026A Systematic Review of Speech-Language Pathology Interventions for Presbyphonia Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVoice therapy for older adults with age-related voice change improved patients' reported voice handicap, increased how long they could sustain a sound, and made voice less irregular. Strength or resistance-based approaches showed the largest gain in sustain time.
• PTOTOther2026Latent profile analysis of social participation in stroke survivors with limb dysfunction: a mixed-methods study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineFour participation patterns emerged after stroke with limb dysfunction. 43.1% were cautious and 33.3% disengaged. In interviews, comparing life with the worst period after stroke was linked to rebuilding, while comparing with before stroke was linked to loss.
• SLPOther2026A Novel Low-Cost, Open-Source, Three-Dimensionally Printed Thyroplasty Simulator.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationEight laryngology experts rated a new low-cost 3D-printed thyroplasty simulator highly for educational value and overall worth. They found it useful for practicing vocal fold medialization, though silicone elasticity and sex-specific anatomy need refinement.
• PTOther2026Artificial vibrotactile feedback elicits neural correlates of sense of agency.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, the brain response to self-generated vibration differed from externally triggered vibration. Self-reported control and timing estimates did not show agency, so this neural finding alone is not proof of felt control.
• Other2026Theoretical foundations of Progressive Motor Training (PMT) for Phantom Limb Pain.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThis paper proposes a theoretical treatment for phantom limb pain, but reports no PMT trial results. It gives hypotheses and testable predictions, not evidence to change practice.