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 652 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPSurvey2026Associations between child characteristics and parent response to emotion differ in young children with and without an autism diagnosis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of young autistic children reported slightly more supportive and less non-supportive responses to child negative emotions. Parents of undiagnosed children with more autism traits reported the most non-supportive and distress responses, so families may need emotional support without assuming diagnosis causes better parenting.
• PTOther2026Validation of the Czech adaptation of Mini-BESTest into clinical practice.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineThe Czech Mini-BESTest reliably measures balance in adults with acquired brain injury. It agrees closely with other standard tests and avoids score limits. Therapists found reactive balance items hardest to assess and most likely to need repeating, while dynamic walking tasks were seen as the best indicators.
• OTSurvey2026Use and preferences of advanced driver assistance systems by drivers with homonymous visual field loss.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyDrivers with homonymous visual field loss preferred blind spot, lane departure, and pedestrian warnings over GPS. They felt these systems helped compensate for their vision loss. Using more of these features was linked to driving more often and avoiding fewer situations.
• PTRCT2026Effects of different intensity training with a lower limb exoskeleton robot on walking function in people with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAll four exoskeleton training groups improved walking. Only the high-speed, long-duration group reached clinically meaningful gains in speed and endurance. Speed alone helped gait speed. Duration alone helped endurance. Combining both was superior to either alone.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Comparing people with persisting post-concussion symptoms from an emergency department-based research sample with patients in a clinical rehabilitation sample: an explorative, retrospective analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients referred to rehab for post-concussion symptoms had worse function and lower return-to-work than those tracked from emergency departments. Emergency-based studies do not represent the severity of patients seeking specialist care. Assess functional participation, not just symptom counts.
• PTOther2026A comparison of dry needle placement accuracy rates between two approaches targeting the gluteus medius osteotendinous junction in cadavers.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapyIn cadaver hips, using the donor's fingerbreadths to locate the needle insertion point reached the target tendon attachment 9 times out of 10. Estimating the point by eye between the hip and tailbone reached it only once. This suggests using body-specific measurements improves accuracy.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Antipsychotic Use Among Intellectually Disabled Individuals With Rare Genetic Variants That Confer Risk for Schizophrenia.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRIn 11 patients with rare genetic variants and psychosis, most responded to standard atypical antipsychotics. Side effects were frequent, with extrapyramidal symptoms affecting five individuals. This small chart review offers preliminary safety data but cannot confirm efficacy or guide dosing.
• SLPQualitative2026Patient Perceptions on a Wearable Sensor Technology for Swallowing: A Qualitative Study with Patients with Parkinson's Disease.DysphagiaPatients with Parkinson's found a new swallowing sensor comfortable but disliked the sticky adhesive and worrying about looking different in public. They asked for skin-tone colors, easier application, and automatic data sharing with therapists.
• SLPOther2026Self-Supervised App-Based Speech Training for Children With Speech Sound Disorder-A Single-Case Experimental Design Study.International journal of language & communication disordersFour Swedish children with speech sound disorder showed no clear improvement in targeted sounds after three weeks of home app training. Small trained-word gains occurred in some children, but the app's star feedback did not match clinicians' ratings.
• OTCohort2026Young People With and Without Intellectual Disability Accessing Mental Health Services: Evaluating Psychosocial Functioning Outcomes Using Electronic Health Records.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRYoung people with intellectual disability in mental health services often remained impaired at discharge: 80% were still impaired, versus 45% of matched peers. Their lower starting functioning and comorbidities were linked to outcomes.
• PTOther2025Identifying gait characteristics associated with freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: An analysis of on and off medication states.Gait & postureIn a small sample, more variable single support time on medication and more variable stride time off medication were linked to worse freezing severity. A gait model also helped distinguish people who freeze from those who do not.
• PTRCT2025The content of diagnostic information has an immediate effect on pain with loading in people with midportion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized clinical experiment.Brazilian journal of physical therapyRunners with Achilles tendinopathy had less pain during hopping after an explanation about lower-limb function than after an explanation about tendon structure. The difference was 12.3 on a 0-100 pain scale.
• PTOther2025Peak, cumulative and rate of medial and lateral compartment joint loading during gait following total knee arthroplasty.Gait & postureAfter one-sided knee replacement, walking placed greater peak load on the other knee than on the replaced knee, especially early in stance, in both medial and lateral compartments.
• PTRCT2025Effects of maximal speed locomotor training on spatiotemporal gait changes in individuals with chronic stroke: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Gait & postureFor chronic stroke, 30-second maximal walking intervals increased non-paretic step length more than moderate continuous walking after 12 weeks. Both also improved cadence, paretic step length, bilateral single support time, and reduced stride variability.
• PTNarrative Review2025Rehabilitation management of the chronic pain-hypertension synergy: Proposal of an evidence-informed framework.Brazilian journal of physical therapyThere is no study finding to report. This master class proposes ways to screen and manage chronic pain with high blood pressure, but it does not test whether those actions improve pain or blood pressure.
• SLPQualitative2025Eating Well When Living With an Intellectual Disability-Exploring the Carer: Client Relationship in Residential Settings.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCarers described a constant tension between duty of care and respecting autonomy. They relied on advice and bargaining rather than restriction because they felt unable to forbid unhealthy food. They valued direct access to dietitians and speech therapists to fill gaps in their limited mandatory nutrition training.
• PTOther2025The relationship between lower limb alignment and physical fitness in children aged 10-12: A sex-specific analysis using the ALPHA-fitness test battery.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn children aged 10-12, sex and BMI were linked to fitness test scores more clearly than knee or foot alignment. Pronated feet showed a weak link to lower jump distance.
• SLPSurvey2025Vocal and auditory symptoms and self-perception of voice and hearing in voice actors.CoDASMost voice actors reported hearing issues, but few screened positive for voice disorders. Throat clearing was the only symptom linked to both hearing loss and voice disorder risk. Energy drink use correlated with vocal strain and poor hearing perception.
• SLPOther2025Speaking in Public Coping Scale (ECOFAP): validity evidence based on internal structure.CoDASA new self-assessment scale helps adults identify how they cope with public speaking anxiety. It groups strategies into two clear categories: challenge behaviors, like practicing or seeking support, and threat behaviors, like avoiding exposure or making excuses.
• Narrative Review2026Response inhibition and exercise: from theory to translational practice.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesLong-term sport experience and acute aerobic exercise appear to improve reactive stopping, the ability to cancel an action on a sudden signal. Proactive inhibition, the ability to prepare to stop, shows inconsistent changes. Evidence for clinical translation remains theoretical.
• Other2026Integrating transdiagnostic and holistic approaches in early neurodevelopmental screening.Developmental medicine and child neurologyNo new screening evidence is reported here. The paper is a commentary on another study and reports no original methods or outcomes.
• SLPQualitative2026Self-Experienced Difficulties in Communicative Participation in Children With Speech, Language and Communication Needs-A Concept Elicitation Study.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren identified 44 specific barriers to communication, including partner characteristics, noisy locations, and the pace of conversation. Younger children and those with language disorders struggled to reflect on these experiences. These concepts serve as conversation starters for goal setting, not tested interventions.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Physiological changes of cortisol and oxytocin following manual therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesEvidence on whether manual therapy changes stress or bonding hormones is inconsistent. Thrust manipulation often increased cortisol, while massage more often decreased it. Oxytocin data is scarce and mixed, so these hormonal shifts should not be presented to patients as a proven mechanism of pain relief.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2026Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post-partum bell's palsy associate with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a case report, literature review, and mechanistic insights.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne postpartum woman with antiphospholipid syndrome and steroid-resistant Bell's palsy recovered fully after 12 hyperbaric oxygen sessions. Her facial function score rose from 33% to 100%. No other treatments were added during this period.
• Survey2026The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceReading right-leaning tabloids was linked to more negative implicit attitudes towards autism, but not to explicit attitudes. Higher trust in newspapers correlated with less accurate autism knowledge. The study found associations only, not causes.
• PTOTOther2026Simplifying rehabilitation control of lower-limb exoskeletons in five ambulation modes via dataset-driven state-machine calibration.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 19 healthy adults, a state-machine exoskeleton controller provided more assistance, faster walking speeds, and lower perceived difficulty than a transparent controller across five ambulation modes. The system required manual calibration but showed kinematic patterns closer to natural walking.
• OTSLPCohort2026Interventional treatment of post tracheostomy tracheal stenosis in neurological rehabilitation: results of a single-center registry.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesInterventional treatment for post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis enabled 77.3% of neurological patients to be decannulated. Most required only one session, and no procedure-associated complications occurred. Cryoablation was the primary method used, though prednisolone alone helped some patients.
• PTCohort2026Effectiveness of exercise training in people with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis with and without COPD.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThe study did not find a difference in six-minute walk distance improvement between the groups after a program of daily supervised physical training, airway clearance when needed, medication optimization, education, nutritional programs and psychosocial counseling when appropriate. Both groups improved.
• SLPSurvey2026Pediatrician reported experiences of transitioning adolescents with disabilities.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePediatricians report starting transition planning at age 17.4, three years later than recommended. Only one in five provide all four key transition services, with most citing a lack of dedicated staff and adult providers willing to accept patients with disabilities as major barriers.
• Other2026Reliability of Actigraphy for the Assessment of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Rett and Related Syndromes.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMost sleep and circadian measures from actigraphy need at least seven nights of recording to be stable in people with Rett and related syndromes. Some metrics require the full two weeks. Caregiver sleep diaries were not needed to score the data accurately.
• OTSLPSurvey2026Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in Japan who experienced more ableist microaggressions reported more camouflaging. Lower external acceptance and higher loneliness were associated with assimilation.
• PTCase Series2026User preference in the personalized control of an ankle prosthesis: a case study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThree transfemoral amputees chose preferred ankle push-off settings within 110 to 300 seconds. Their choices often matched lower muscle effort in specific sound-limb muscles and better stride coordination, but not always the lowest overall effort.
• SLPSystematic Review2026Self-Assessment Instruments Related to Functional Ability for People Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication-A Scoping Review.International journal of language & communication disordersMost self-assessment tools for people who use AAC focus on thoughts and beliefs, not feelings or goals. Many lack validation data and are English-only. Clinicians should adapt existing tools with symbols and plain language rather than assuming standard questionnaires are accessible.
• SLPCohort2026Transgender and gender-diverse autistic adolescents are at elevated risk of depression.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn autistic adolescents, being transgender or gender-diverse is a strong predictor of depression. The risk was higher than that associated with family history, ADHD, or sleep disturbances. Clinicians should monitor for depression in this group, even if other risk factors are absent.
• PTOTCohort2026Can You See Us Play? Observing Inclusive Outdoor Play Behaviour Among Children With and Without Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Study.Child: care, health and developmentBoys and children with disabilities scored lower for playfulness during inclusive outdoor play sessions. Observations showed children with disabilities often used non-verbal cues, while their invitations to play were more often rejected.
• SLPOther2025MMBGR protocol - diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination in infants.CoDASThe MMBGR protocol identified orofacial tone issues reasonably well when scored from infant photos and videos. It was less reliable for younger infants and for referral decisions, so use it as a guide, not a stand-alone diagnosis.
• SLPQualitative2025This is our rhythm: academic becoming and realignment in deaf space.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationThis paper describes a deaf-led academic space and its theoretical framework. It contains no clinical interventions, patient outcomes, or therapy techniques, so there is nothing here to change how you treat patients.
• PTOther2025Subjective Happiness Scale: Measurement properties of the online and paper-pen administrations in Nepali adults with musculoskeletal pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyA shortened Nepali happiness questionnaire measured happiness in adults with musculoskeletal pain. Paper answers were steadier over time. The online version gave results that matched other pain and well-being measures, but scores were less stable.
• SLPOther2025Intervention characteristics and speech therapy strategies in care for autistic children in health services: a scoping review.CoDASMost speech therapy studies for autistic children in Brazil report play-based and protocol/questionnaire methods, and most were done in university clinics. Parental guidance and community-based care were rare, so the picture is mainly clinic-based, not everyday services.
• PTNarrative Review2025Approaching Significance: Statistical Guidance for Authors and Reviewers.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTStatistical guidance for authors and reviewers, not a clinical study. It reports no patient outcomes and gives no finding to change therapy.
• SLPOther2025Self-assessment of risk of dysphagia and clinical-functional vulnerability in older adults with a history of leprosy.CoDASAmong 117 older adults with a history of leprosy, 22 reported swallowing risk on a self-check tool. Being 80 to 99 or frail was linked to reporting risk. For those at risk, eating time was the most affected quality-of-life area.
• PTOTCohort2025Prevalence of non-communicable diseases, multimorbidity, and their impact on activity limitations among adults with chronic back pain: a national population-based study in a middle-income country.Brazilian journal of physical therapyMost adults with chronic back pain have other conditions. Those with arthritis, lung disease, depression, heart disease, or diabetes report more severe activity limitations than those with back pain alone. Screen for these comorbidities to anticipate greater disability.
• SLPCohort2025Factors associated with breastfeeding in infants with trisomy 21.CoDASInfants with Down syndrome had very short breastfeeding durations, averaging 69 days. Formula use and pacifiers were strongly linked to stopping breastfeeding, while breastfeeding in the first hour helped it last longer. Habitual lip and tongue posture showed no significant association with breastfeeding success.
• Meta-Analysis2025Maternal rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder: two national birth cohorts and a meta-analysis.Molecular autismChildren of mothers diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis before delivery had a higher risk of autism than children of mothers without that diagnosis. Risk was not higher when arthritis was diagnosed after delivery. This is an association, not a proven cause.
• Qualitative2026The Power of ECHO Autism: Improving Confidence and Holistic Care for Autistic Adults.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRPrimary care providers described the autism training as helpful because autistic self-advocates, parent perspectives and practical cases gave usable advice, while the group created ongoing support. They reported trying changes in clinic. This does not prove patient outcomes improved.
• PTSurvey2026Current Practice of Physiotherapists in the Management of Children With Cerebral Palsy in Benin Country: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.Child: care, health and developmentPhysiotherapists in Benin mostly use passive, impairment-focused techniques like Bobath, stretching, and handling, not active, evidence-based therapies. Standardized tools like the GMFCS are rarely used because of time and knowledge gaps. Only 1.9% use outcome measures all the time.
• PTOther2026Mechanosensitivity during straight leg raise and slump neurodynamic tests in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic peripheral neuropathy.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapyNegative straight leg raise and slump tests were more common in people with severe diabetic neuropathy. A negative test does not rule out neuropathy, so do not use these neurodynamic tests to screen for or exclude diabetic nerve damage.
• OTSurvey2026Knowledge and Understanding of Menstrual Health in Women With Intellectual Disabilities: A Brief Report.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAmong 22 women with intellectual disabilities, 9 had low menstrual knowledge, and 15 rated pad use as fully independent while 12 rated tampon use as never independent. The biggest gaps were how often to change products and menopause.
• SLPCohort2026Social Network Characteristics and Their Relations to Speech Recognition and Quality of Life in Adult Cochlear Implant Users.American journal of speech-language pathologyAdult cochlear implant users with more age-diverse social networks reported better hearing-related quality of life and performed better on speech recognition tasks. Network size and accent diversity showed no significant associations. These findings reflect correlations, not proof that expanding social circles improves outcomes.
• PTOTOther2026Feasibility, Test-Retest Reliability and Convergent Validity of the Two-Minute Step Test in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRThe Two-Minute Step Test worked for half of older adults with intellectual disabilities, with excellent reliability. It was feasible for those with mild to moderate disabilities but rarely for those with severe or profound disabilities.