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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• SLPRCT2026Effect of Clinical Expertise on Efficacy of Vocal Function Exercises in Individuals With Typical Voice.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNovice clinicians achieved the same voice improvement as an expert with 40 years' experience in people with typical voices. You do not need to be a voice specialist to deliver these exercises effectively, but this does not prove it for patients with voice disorders.
• SLPCohort2026Constructed growth charts and nutrition for pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2A.Developmental medicine and child neurologyPCH2A children start near typical height and weight, then fall behind; head size was below typical from birth. Growth charts from 65 patients give a reference for this pattern. Families said PEG tubes made eating less stressful, but weight gain varied.
• PTCohort2026Longitudinal assessment of lower limb muscle quantity and quality in acute stroke patients.Journal of rehabilitation medicineWithin 10 days of acute stroke, ultrasound showed the paretic thigh muscles became thinner and lower in quality, especially when paralysis was severe. The non-paretic thigh also lost thickness but did not show the same quality decline.
• SLPOther2026Does Implicit Racial Bias Affect Auditory-Perceptual Evaluations of Dysphonic Voices?Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNovice clinicians rated voices as less severely dysphonic when labeled Black, regardless of the speaker's actual race. The difference was small, about 2 to 3 points on a 100-point scale, but could affect diagnosis in mild cases.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Incidence of developmental disorders and special educational needs and disabilities in children in the UK.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren born even one or two weeks before full term face higher odds of developmental disorders and special educational needs. This risk persists after accounting for deprivation and ethnicity, suggesting early term birth is not harmless.
• PTPilot2026Using a Co-Designed Digital Self-Management Program to Prepare Patients for Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery: Pragmatic Pilot Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients awaiting hip or knee replacement mostly reported feeling better prepared after an 8-week digital self-management program. Some outcomes improved at 6 months, but many changes were uncertain, and without a control group surgery may explain them.
• SLPOther2026The Effects of Phonological Complexity on Word Production in French-Speaking Children.Language and speechFor French-speaking children aged 2 to 3, complex words are harder to produce, matching English-based indices. For ages 3 to 4, those indices lose sensitivity because most sounds are mastered, except alveopalatal fricatives, which remain difficult.
• SLPOther2026Deep Learning-Based Analysis of Glottal Attack and Offset Times in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAn automated tool measured vocal fold timing at the start and end of speech. People with adductor laryngeal dystonia had longer start delays than normal speakers, but end delays did not differ. This is early technical work, not a diagnostic test.
• PTOther2026Better sleep is associated with improved mobility in adults: a scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAcross 107 adult studies, better sleep was usually linked with better mobility, especially walking and changing position. No study found better sleep linked with worse mobility. This is an association, not proof that treating sleep improves mobility.
• OTOther2026Leveraging neural drive to assess hand motor function in individuals with chronic stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA wearable muscle sensor tracked hand nerve signals in seven people with stroke. Combined signal features predicted hand function scores well, but the study was too small to guide treatment. Do not change your practice based on these results.
• SLPSystematic Review2026Oral Health and Pneumonia in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRThe reviewed evidence did not show that poor oral health or mouth bacteria were associated with pneumonia in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. People with IDD often carried respiratory pathogens, but studies were small and inconsistent.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Longitudinal Associations Between Physical Activity Behavior and Structural Brain MRI Features After Stroke: A Sub-Study From the Nor-COAST Project.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke survivors who walked more had brains that looked younger on MRI scans. Each extra 1,000 daily steps was linked to a brain appearing 1.15 years younger. This association held for both light and moderate activity, suggesting staying active may help preserve brain structure after stroke.
• Meta-Analysis2025Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Youth With Mild Intellectual Disabilities or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Externalising Problems: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAcross 7 studies and 421 participants, psychosocial interventions showed fewer behaviour problems after treatment in youth with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning. The evidence is limited by risk of bias and small studies.
• SLPOther2025Relationships Between Laryngoscopic Analysis Metrics of Supraglottic Compression and Vocal Effort in Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSupraglottic compression appeared in both voice-disordered and healthy occupational voice users. False vocal fold compression was more severe in muscle tension dysphonia, but it did not correspond to self-reported vocal effort.
• SLPRCT2025Preliteracy Skills in Young Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Secondary Analysis of the Technology-assisted Language Intervention Randomized Trials.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPPreliteracy skills in deaf/hard-of-hearing children with language delays improved significantly over 24 and 48 weeks. Growth was driven by improving language skills, not by the specific therapy type. Both intervention groups showed similar gains, suggesting language development itself supports early literacy.
• SLPCohort2025Associations between emotion and behavior codes and ADOS-2 scores in a sample of children referred for autism evaluation.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceOveractivity and disruptive behavior observed during ADOS-2 testing were associated with higher autism symptom scores in children with ASD. Anxiety was associated with higher social communication scores only in children without an ASD diagnosis. All associations were small in magnitude.
• SLPPilot2025Acoustic and Articulatory Visual Feedback in Classroom L2 Vowel Remediation.Language and speechTen Czech learners of Swedish improved vowel production after just two 10-minute sessions of visual feedback. Ultrasound imaging helped more with back vowels, while acoustic formant analysis aided front vowels. Both methods also improved untrained vowels.
• SLPOther2025Articulatory Insights into the L2 Acquisition of English-/l/ Allophony.Language and speechFrench and Spanish learners of English acquired the broad pattern of light and dark /l/ sounds but did not match native speakers in how they physically produced them. Learners changed tongue tip contact more than tongue back movement, and individual differences were large.
• SLPSurvey2025Dysphonia and Throat Clearing in Singers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSingers who caught COVID-19 reported more voice impairment and throat clearing than those who did not. Increased alcohol consumption during the pandemic was also linked to new throat clearing. These findings rely on self-reported symptoms in an online survey.
• SLPQualitative2026Persuasion Through Focus Groups: Helping Teachers Maintain Healthy Voices.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTeachers who joined online voice-health focus groups later recalled voice as a working tool and reported resting it, lowering volume, and discussing vocal strain with colleagues. This describes self-reported learning, not proof a voice programme works.
• Other2026Evaluating a novel tool for screening pediatric aspiration and penetration risk: Considerations for safe and effective dysphagia screening in children.Developmental medicine and child neurologyThis is a commentary, not a study. It discusses a pediatric aspiration and penetration screening tool and gives no original methods or results, so there is no new finding to change practice.
• SLPProtocol2026A Conceptual Framework and Treatment Taxonomy for Respiratory Lung Volume Training (RLVT).Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA respiratory lung volume training protocol for muscle tension dysphonia is described in detail, but trial evidence that it improves voice is not yet available.
• PTRCT2026Evaluating fluid-filled glasses for motion sickness symptom mitigation in a computer-assisted rehabilitation environment (CAREN).Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationCAREN induced motion sickness symptoms. Fluid-filled glasses did not reduce symptoms more than drained placebo glasses. Symptom questionnaire scores rose from 17 to 40.5, and higher scores mean more symptoms.
• PTOther2026Visual information potentiates incremental VOR adaptation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, virtual reality training increased the eye-stabilizing response more when the full visual field moved than when only a dot did. Average gain increased 32.5% versus 24.1%.
• SLPPilot2026Effects of Back Pressure on the Feasibility and Tolerability of Laryngeal Diadochokinetic Exercise: A Pilot Study.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHealthy adults tolerated laryngeal diadochokinesis against 0 and 5 cm H2O back pressure, completing nearly all trials. At 10 and 15 cm H2O, lightheadedness and difficulty rose sharply, with most failing to complete trials against 15 cm H2O.
• SLPRCT2026Baseline Functional Connectivity Predicts Who Will Benefit From Neuromodulation: Evidence From Primary Progressive Aphasia.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairBaseline brain connectivity patterns predicted who would benefit from tDCS for aphasia better than clinical symptoms or brain atrophy. This suggests MRI scans could help therapists select patients for neuromodulation before starting treatment.
• SLPCohort2026Longitudinal Evaluation of Cepstral Peak Prominence in Children.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationCepstral peak prominence scores rise with age in children, but the increase is flat before age five and steeper after. A low score in a young child may reflect normal vocal immaturity rather than pathology. Interpret scores against age-specific norms, not adult standards.
• SLPOther2026Relationships Between Vocal Fold Adduction Patterns, Vocal Acoustic Quality, and Vocal Effort in Individuals With and Without Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThe video measure of vocal fold squeeze did not separate people with muscle tension dysphonia or vocal fold lesions from healthy controls. Both groups reported more effort, and muscle tension dysphonia had lower voice quality. Squeeze alone did not explain effort.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Age at onset and gene variants predict lifespan and disease duration in childhood neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn children with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, the age at which symptoms first appear strongly predicts how long the patient lives. Later onset meant significantly longer survival and disease duration, while early onset led to rapid decline. Genetic variant severity did not consistently predict this timeline.
• PTQualitative2026"We Don't Know What to Do With an Adult" A Qualitative Study of Cerebral Palsy Transition Gaps.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAdults with cerebral palsy and caregivers described abrupt loss of pediatric CP care, often leaving 2 to 5 year gaps before adult support. Families said early transition talks, provider recommendations, and hands-on coordination made the change less frightening.
• SLPOther2026A Chaotic Approach to Glottal Gap Voice.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn excised dog larynges, larger glottal gaps increased signal irregularity (D2) but only markedly worsened acoustic quality (CPP) at the widest gap tested. Harmonics-to-noise ratio failed to track gap size reliably. This is an ex-vivo mechanical study, not clinical evidence.
• PTOTSLPRCT2026Improving dynamic balance in relapsing-remitting MS: insights from robotic-assisted rehabilitation therapy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationBoth robotic-assisted and traditional balance training improved clinical balance scores equally. However, the robotic group showed superior recovery speed and trunk stability during dynamic perturbations, suggesting robots help train reactive balance better than standard exercises alone.
• SLPOther2025Is the Association Between Emotion Recognition and Social Functioning Mediated by Cognitive Empathy and Emotional Language? An Examination of School-Aged Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn autistic children, better emotion recognition linked to more peer initiatives on the playground only when mediated by cognitive empathy and emotional language. Parent reports of social skills did not correlate with these measures. Targeting empathy and emotion words may matter more than cue recognition alone.
• OTQualitative2025'I don't think they understand the reality of autism': The lived experiences of autistic adults in Japan.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSeven autistic adults in Japan described lifelong feelings of being misunderstood and severe bullying. They faced workplace discrimination and were often told to hide their diagnosis to appear normal. This led to burnout and social withdrawal. They sought acceptance and support but found little post-diagnostic help.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Identifying and Describing Best Clinical Practices for Children and Adolescents With Complex Communication Needs: A Scoping Review of Healthcare-Based Interventions.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDROnly eight studies met criteria for clinical communication interventions for children with complex needs. Multimodal approaches combining AAC with naturalistic and parent strategies showed promise, while speech-only interventions failed. Findings apply mainly to autism, not other disabilities.
• SLPCohort2025Heritage language development in Spanish-English-speaking preschoolers: Influences on growth and challenges in the first year of English-only instruction.Journal of child language26 Spanish-English preschoolers kept gaining Spanish words and utterances through their first year of English-only preschool. Their utterances were still short, and errors remained in verbs, object clitic pronouns and prepositions.
• Narrative Review2025Diagnosis and treatment of occipital brain lesions in children.Developmental medicine and child neurologyThis paper reviews diagnostic approaches for occipital brain lesions in children and describes ten illustrative cases. It does not test any intervention, so there are no new findings to change clinical practice.
• Survey2025Psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in autistic and non-autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe CATI questionnaire consistently measured autistic trait areas and separated diagnosed and self-identified autistic adults from non-autistic adults. Use the separate trait scores, not just the total, and do not treat it as a stand-alone diagnostic test.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Development of a Screening Intervention for Dysphagia in Hospitalised Geriatric Patients.DysphagiaA new screening protocol for hospitalised older adults combines a four-question survey with a 30ml water test. It was designed for nurses and therapists to complete in five to fifteen minutes. No patient outcomes were measured yet.
• PTCohort2025Does Timing of Concussion in Season Affect Incidence and Recovery in Division I Collegiate Football Players? A CARE Consortium Study.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationConcussion incidence was highest during preseason, but recovery times were longest for early and late-season injuries. Preseason concussions resolved fastest, while early-season concussions took longer to return to play.
• OTSurvey2025COVID-19 Infection and Mitigation for Young Children With Autism and Other Disabilities.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPCaregivers reported more positive tests and more difficulty with masking, handwashing, distancing, and nasal swabs in young children with autism or other developmental disabilities than in population comparison children. No intervention was tested.
• SLPSurvey2025Psychometric Evaluation of Two Adult Autism Screening Tools in Brazil.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchTwo Brazilian adult autism questionnaires, including a women-specific version, tracked AQ-10 scores and self-reported autism, but they are not yet diagnostic tools.
• SLPSurvey2025Anxiety, Depression, and Other Factors Associated With Voice Handicaps in Active Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAmong 91 active older adults surveyed during the pandemic, those with high trait anxiety were more likely to report voice handicaps than those with low anxiety. Older age was also linked to greater voice handicap. Most participants reported low anxiety and no voice handicap.
• SLPCase-Control2025Sleep Spindle Abnormalities in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disability: Insights From Nap Polysomnography.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPreschoolers with autism showed higher sleep spindle amplitude and activity in frontal brain regions during naps compared to typically developing peers. These EEG differences were most pronounced in children with co-occurring developmental delay, suggesting naps can reveal neurobiological markers.
• SLPOther2026Child Consonant Harmony Revisited: The Role of Lexical Memory Constraints and Segment Repetition.Language and speechChildren producing words with different consonants often repeat the same consonant rather than just matching place. This suggests child consonant harmony is driven by memory constraints during word learning, not just articulatory simplification.
• SLPOther2026How Templatic Is Arabic Input to Children? The Role of Child-Directed-Speech in the Acquisition of Semitic Morpho-Phonology.Language and speechLebanese Arabic input to toddlers is less 'Semitic' than adult speech, with only 27% of frequent words having stable triliteral roots. This suggests children may not develop early sensitivity to word patterns, challenging assumptions from Hebrew.
• Other2026Comparison of muscular activity and metabolic response between a novel handle-based and a push-rim wheelchair in a simulated daily mobility circuit.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn healthy men, a new handle-crank wheelchair lowered heart rate and oxygen use compared with standard push-rim chairs. It shifted muscle work away from the triceps and chest but increased biceps activity. This suggests less shoulder strain, but the study did not test people with disabilities.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Neurological diagnoses in children potentially fulfilling the criteria for developmental coordination disorder.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn children suspected of developmental coordination disorder, neurological exam alone was unreliable for ruling out other conditions. Thirty-eight percent received an alternative diagnosis, with genetic disorders identified in over half of these cases. Clinicians should consider referring for further investigation when motor signs are atypical or progressive.
• SLPOther2026Argument ordering in simple sentences is affected by age of first language acquisition: Evidence from late first language signers of ASL.Journal of child languageDeaf adults who learned ASL after age nine produced inconsistent word order when describing events with two people. Native signers followed strict grammatical rules. This suggests a critical period for learning basic sentence structure ends in early childhood, affecting how we set expectations for language acquisition in late-exposed deaf individuals.
• OTSLPOther2026Measuring autistic burnout: A psychometric validation of the AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn 379 autistic adults, the 27-item Autistic Burnout Measure worked best as one total score. It identified people who said they were burnt out better than a depression questionnaire.