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 658 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPQualitative2026"Doing the Best I Can": Qualitative Outcomes and Participant Feedback From a Combined Communication and Counselling Treatment for Primary Progressive Aphasia.International journal of language & communication disordersPeople with primary progressive aphasia described combining speech therapy with counselling as acceptable. They reported using learned coping strategies to manage distressing thoughts and feelings about their diagnosis.
• SLPOther2026The First Cadenza Challenge: Perceptual Evaluation of Machine Learning Systems to Improve Audio Quality of Popular Music for Those with Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingNo machine learning system improved music audio quality for hearing aid users beyond the original unprocessed signal. Clarity and low distortion drove quality ratings. Systems that boosted volume or bass for severe loss often added harshness, making simple or baseline processing preferable.
• SLPCohort2026Quantitative temporal analysis of posterior oral spillage in a dual-task for individuals with Parkinson's disease.CoDASSwallowing while performing a motor task slowed oral control in people with Parkinson's, but only for thick liquids at small volumes reached statistical significance. This suggests distraction impacts specific swallowing mechanics, not necessarily overall safety, in this small group.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2026Preliminary Evidence for Associations Between Emotion Dysregulation and Therapy Participation in Young Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMore therapy types linked to higher emotion dysregulation. Yet, specific speech, occupational, and behavioral therapy participation associated with lower dysphoria or reactivity scores. Direction unclear; association not causation.
• SLPOther2026The Language of Change Among Individuals With Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning: Client Responses to Therapist Motivational Interviewing Skills.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDTherapists who asked specific questions or reflected on clients' desire to change substance use were more likely to hear clients talk about change. Clients expressed all types of change talk, with 'reasons' being the most common and 'commitment' the least.
• PTPilot2026Feasibility of optimizing muscle activation of individuals with spinal cord injuries to reduce caregiver effort in assisted transfers.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOptimized stimulation reduced estimated caregiver work and some estimated joint loads in two people with spinal cord injury, but the ground-force difference was not clear.
• PTRCT2026Effect of inspiratory muscle training on inspiratory muscle strength in adults with post-COVID-19 condition and inspiratory muscle weakness: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAdding inspiratory muscle training to exercise, breathing instructions and physiotherapy follow-up improved inspiratory muscle strength and reduced cough in adults with post-COVID inspiratory weakness who could tolerate structured rehabilitation compared with those components without inspiratory training. Other outcomes did not differ between groups.
• SLPCohort2026Leveraging Monaural Exposures to Reveal Early Effects of Noise: Evidence from Police Radio Ear-Piece Use.Trends in hearingEar-piece use was not associated with worse speech-in-noise hearing in the exposed ear, but it was linked to prolonged spontaneous tinnitus, often in that ear.
• PTOTSLPPilot2026Design Implications of Comfort and Usability of Manual Stairclimbing Wheelchair: Ergonomic Assessment and Pilot Study Using Surface Electromyography Inputs.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesA heavy 65 kg stair-climbing wheelchair was hard to steer on flat ground but muscle strain dropped when users sat upright with the lever slightly out. The design needs weight reduction and adjustable seats before clinical use.
• SLPOther2026Resting state aperiodic and periodic EEG activity in preschool-aged autistic children: differences from neurotypical peers and links to language skills.Molecular autismIn preschool autistic children, lower brain background noise and stronger alpha rhythms linked to better language. These EEG features tracked language skills regardless of autism diagnosis. This suggests specific brain activity patterns, not just the diagnosis itself, relate to how well these children speak and understand.
• Cohort2026Predicting neurological recovery following cardiac arrest based on dynamic brain-heart coupling.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn comatose cardiac arrest survivors, brain-heart coupling patterns differed significantly between those who recovered and those who did not. A combined model predicted outcomes with 98% accuracy at 70 hours post-resuscitation. These biomarkers are exploratory and require validation before clinical use.
• Other2026Exercise as a Biological Driver of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Repair: Implications for Regenerative Rehabilitation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationThis paper describes how exercise affects stem cells and inflammation in mice and lab models. It reports no human trials or patient outcomes, so it offers no evidence to change clinical practice.
• PTOther2026Automatic and explainable assessment for Parkinson's disease by video-based human motion understanding.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA phone-video system scored 16 Parkinson motor items from patient videos, with symptom accuracies of 90.1% to 97.2%. When clinicians saw its movement measurements, their average item accuracy rose from 78.7% to 85.3%.
• SLPCohort2026Longitudinal Analysis of Intracochlear Electrocochleographic Amplitude Patterns in Cochlear Implant Recipients.Ear and hearingA large drop in electrical cochlear response measured seven weeks after surgery predicted worse low-frequency hearing preservation. However, the location of the peak response did not predict hearing outcomes. Early postoperative changes are more informative than intraoperative patterns for assessing residual hearing.
• PTOTRCT2026Unlocking trunk potential after stroke: a novel approach combining transcranial direct current stimulation and core stability exercise: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding brain stimulation to core stability exercises improved trunk control, balance, and daily independence more than exercises alone in chronic stroke patients. Both groups gained, but the combined group showed larger improvements across all measures after 12 weeks.
• Narrative Review2026Rehabilitation interventions in bronchiectasis: expanding evidence, personalization, and clinical practice.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesNo original methods or results are reported, so there is no new finding to act on.
• PTQualitative2025Qualitative Evaluation of Patient Experiences with Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction and Heavy-Load Resistance Training Post-ACL Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyTen patients reported high satisfaction with both blood flow restriction and heavy-load training after ACL surgery. Both groups gained strength. Blood flow restriction caused thigh pain and one fainting episode, while heavy-load training caused knee pain that delayed recovery in two patients.
• PTCohort2025Functional Movement Screening Profile of College Rodeo Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapyRodeo athletes showed no difference in total movement scores across events, but specific patterns varied by discipline. Steer wrestlers and bull riders had lower shoulder mobility, while bronc riders scored higher on shoulder and trunk stability tasks.
• PTCohort2025Strength, Agility, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Elite Male Futsal Players.International journal of sports physical therapyIn 18 elite male futsal players, greater knee flexor strength asymmetry related to higher functional strength but not to agility or balance. Most strength measures showed no link to aerobic capacity, suggesting these qualities act independently in this group.
• PTCohort2026Injury risk assessment using the functional movement screen in college physical education majors: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn college physical education majors, a Functional Movement Screen total score of 15 or below identified students at high risk of sports injury. Six of seven individual movement tests predicted injury, but the trunk stability push-up did not.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Disproportional ventilatory response to incremental exercise in individuals with cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIndividuals with cerebral palsy breathe much faster during exercise than typically developing people, even at lower heart rates. This is likely due to an inability to take deeper breaths rather than metabolic stress. Therapists should monitor respiratory rate, not just heart rate, to gauge exertion.
• OTOther2026Improving motor imagery decoding methods for an EEG-based mobile brain-computer interface in the context of the 2024 Cybathlon.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWith two pilots, an EEG system for a tetraplegic pilot reached 84% correct choices in offline tests of imagined movement. In competition, he solved only one task in 8 minutes.
• OTSLPCohort2026Clinical Diagnostics After Failed Hearing Screening in People With Intellectual Disabilities Do Not Often Take Place.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDROnly 37.5% of people with intellectual disabilities referred for external hearing diagnostics after failed on-site screening actually attended. Adults were least likely to follow up. Caregivers often did not attempt to book appointments, citing lack of necessity or competing health priorities.
• PTOther2026Comparisons of hip-worn and ankle-worn accelerometers on measuring physical activity and their correlations with perceived activity level in community-dwelling older adults.Gait & postureIn 40 older adults, ankle accelerometers counted more steps and light activity, while hip accelerometers detected more moderate and vigorous activity. Self-reported activity matched weekday accelerometer counts and sitting, but not weekend activity.
• Cohort2026Risk of hospitalization and death among autistic young people in England during the Covid-19 pandemic.Molecular autismAutistic people in England had higher risk of hospitalization for any cause than matched non-autistic people during the pandemic, including after adjustment. Risk from Covid-19 specifically was not clearly higher after adjustment, and death numbers were too small to confirm.
• SLPOther2026Perceptual Outcome Measures for Supplementing Transcription Intelligibility in Speakers with Parkinson's Disease and Mild Dysarthria.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Transcription intelligibility scores hit a ceiling in mild Parkinson's, hiding subtle speech changes. Rating how effortful it was to listen, or how severe the speech seemed, captured a wider range of differences. These measures tracked closely with clinical severity ratings, offering a more sensitive picture than accuracy alone.
• OTSLPQualitative2026Digital Pathways to Family Bonds: Exploring WhatsApp Video Calls Adoption by Older Adults With Intellectual Disability in Out-of-Home Residence.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDOlder adults with intellectual disability valued seeing family on video, but most could not use the tablet freely because staff stored it away. Those who gained independence in calling also faced distress when family did not answer, showing access and emotional support are essential.
• SLPPilot2026Is There a Relationship Between Infant and Toddler Speech Discrimination Abilities and Mean Length of Utterance at 33 Months?Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRSpeech discrimination at 9 months was not related to mean length of utterance at 33 months. Word recognition at 30 months was linked to longer utterances in children with hearing loss, who still used shorter utterances and fewer mental state words than normal-hearing peers.
• Cohort2026Impact of a unit-wide feeding tolerance management protocol on enteral feeding outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease: a pre-post quality improvement cohort study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAfter a unit-wide feeding-tolerance pathway, feeding intolerance was lower in infants after congenital heart surgery: 42.57% before and 24.18% after. Full feeding took a median of 9.00 days before and 6.00 days after.
• SLPOther2026Improved Singing Accuracy in Children With Bilateral Hearing Devices With More Musical Activities and Better Verbal Fluency.Ear and hearingChildren with hearing devices sang as accurately as children with normal hearing. The music course did not improve accuracy. More everyday music and better animal naming went with better pitch.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Effects of 24-h Movement Behaviours on Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Chinese Preschoolers Using Compositional Data Analysis.Child: care, health and developmentSleeping more consistently predicted fewer emotional and behavioural problems in preschoolers. Replacing even one minute of activity or sedentary time with sleep improved scores. High physical activity was linked to more problems, not fewer, challenging the idea that more movement is always better.
• SLPQualitative2026What Motivates Parents of Young Children With Down Syndrome to Participate in Research: A Focus Group Analysis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParents of children with Down syndrome said they are most motivated to join research when the topic fits their child's age and daily life. Distance and time were the biggest barriers, especially for US families. Italian parents focused more on gaining knowledge than logistics.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Patient outcomes in KCNQ2 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.Developmental medicine and child neurologySeizures in KCNQ2 DEE often begin early and may resolve, but tone, cognition, movement, motor, feeding, communication, behaviour and sleep problems were reported more often as children age.
• SLPCase Report2026Effects of tDCS and intensive behavioral therapy in a longevous individual with low education and subacute aphasia.CoDASAn 86-year-old man with subacute aphasia showed improved naming and reduced errors after two weeks of intensive word-finding therapy combined with tDCS. Gains remained 30 days later. As a single case, this does not prove the treatment works for others.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Prevalence and biopsychosocial predictors of post-stroke fatigue in patients with minor strokes.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAbout one in five minor stroke survivors had clinically significant fatigue at one year. Fatigue was linked to psychological distress, balance problems, and self-reported cognitive symptoms, but not to cognitive test scores or pain.
• SLPCohort2026Emotion regulation in families of autistic children and adolescents: A longitudinal study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents who struggled to regulate their own emotions were more likely to express negativity at home one year later. Two years after that, their autistic children showed more emotion regulation difficulties, along with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and behavioral outbursts.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Patients Who Do Not Achieve 90% of the Nonoperative Side on the Anterior Reach Y-Balance Test at 3 Months After ACL Reconstruction Are More Likely to Have Persistent Knee Extension Strength Asymmetry at 6 Months Postoperatively.International journal of sports physical therapyPatients with an anterior reach Y-Balance test symmetry index below 90% at three months after ACL reconstruction were significantly more likely to have knee extensor strength asymmetry at six months. However, a symmetry index above 90% at three months did not guarantee normal strength at six months.
• PTCohort2025Kinematic and Kinetic Risk Factors Exist Bilaterally During the First and Second Landing of the Drop Vertical Jump in Adolescent Patients following ACL Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyAdolescents cleared to return to sport after ACL surgery showed risk factors on both landings of a drop jump. The second landing was stiffer and more game-like. The non-operated leg often moved more than the surgical leg, suggesting compensation rather than normal movement.
• PTOTPilot2025Development and feasibility testing of a video-based exercise program for improving upper limb motor function among stroke survivors in a low-income setting.Archives of physiotherapyStroke survivors in Nigeria completed a four-week home program using an English video, manual, and five exercises including constraint-induced movement therapy; 29 of 30 finished, and motor scores rose 8.8 points on a 75-point scale. Without controls, this shows feasibility, not proven effectiveness.
• PTOther2025Interpreting Quadriceps Strength Thresholds for Patients Following ACL-Reconstruction: A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapy
• PTOther2025Challenges and Opportunities for Injury Reduction and Performance Development in Elite Youth Team Sport Schools: A Practice-Based Opinion.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper is an expert opinion piece describing how one sports school manages training load and injury risk for young volleyball players. It shares practical strategies like bio-banding and low-cost monitoring but provides no evidence that these methods work better than alternatives.
• PTOTPilot2025Reducing Upper Extremity Precautions After Lung Transplant: The Clamshell Protocol Pilot Study.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journalA less-restrictive upper extremity protocol after lung transplant was associated with fewer healing complications than traditional sternal precautions. Four patients in the traditional group and one in the new group had adverse events. This pilot suggests the new protocol may be safe but does not prove it.
• PTOther2025Sex-Specific Muscle Activity and Kinematics of the Posterior Kinetic Chain Targeting Hamstring Strengthening Exercises and Sprinting: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sports physical therapyFemales showed greater hamstring muscle activity than males during sprint-like exercises, especially the Nordic Hamstring. The study measured muscle activity and joint angles, not injury outcomes or training benefit.
• PTOther2025Radial, Median and Ulnar Nerve Flossing as Essential Preparatory Treatment for Baseball Pitchers in the Prevention of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury: A Clinical Suggestion.International journal of sports physical therapyNo original research or outcomes are reported. The paper offers a theoretical proposal for nerve flossing in pitchers but provides no evidence that it prevents injury.
• PTOTPilot2026Gamified electromyographic biofeedback for people with tetraplegia from SCI is enjoyable, results in high-dosage therapy, increases muscle electrical activity, and may improve arm function, a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with tetraplegia playing EMG-controlled games achieved high repetition counts and reported enjoying the therapy. Muscle electrical activity increased significantly, but functional gains remain unproven due to missing data and the lack of a control group.
• Other2026A decade of Cybathlon: impact on public visibility, scientific dissemination and technology transfer.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThis paper describes the media coverage and scientific output of the Cybathlon assistive technology competitions. It reports no patient outcomes or clinical trials, so there are no findings to change clinical practice.
• SLPOther2026Cortical and subcortical auditory evoked potentials with verbal stimulus: correlation and association in adults.CoDASLatencies of specific brainstem and cortical responses to speech sounds correlate, but the tests do not predict each other's normal or abnormal results. A single component delay does not confirm a clinical deficit, so both tests remain necessary for a complete picture.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Long-Term Effects of a Web-Based Exercise Programme for People With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRA 12-week web-based exercise programme did not maintain physical activity or body composition gains at 12 months in adults with intellectual disabilities. Waist circumference improved immediately after the intervention but returned to baseline. Support staff engagement and social factors were key to continued participation.
• PTOTCase Report2026A case report of thumb weakness misdiagnosed as radial neuroma and resulting in upper limb dysfunction after surgery.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesSurgery for a suspected radial neuroma revealed nerve adhesion, and a 37-year-old woman later returned to work after a course of electroacupuncture, ultrasound, and magnetic stimulation. This single case cannot show which treatment helped.
• PTOTRCT2026Effects of an Exercise-Assisting Mobile App (Osteoarthritis-Rehabilitation Assistant [O-RA]) on Rehabilitation Outcomes in Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Parallel Clinical Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesOlder adults using the O-RA motion-analysis app completed significantly fewer knee exercises than those given standard instructions. The app acted as a barrier, not a facilitator, due to instability, WiFi requirements, and difficulty using the interface.