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 675 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOther2026Biomechanical Properties Required for the Reduction of Knee Adduction Moment Using Gait Modification in Individuals With Obesity.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWalking with a wider step lowered the peak load through the inner knee in 53 adults with obesity. Turning the toes out did not. The reduction was largest in those who also moved the hip further outward.
• SLPCohort2026Prevalence and characterization of tinnitus in patients with mental disorders in the context of primary health care.CoDASNearly half (70 of 153) of patients on a primary-care mental health programme reported tinnitus, mostly an intermittent high-pitched ringing with moderate discomfort. Anxiety and depression scores averaged higher than in patients without tinnitus, but not by a margin that rules out chance.
• PTOTSLPPilot2026Exploring Treatment Expectations and Clinical Meaningfulness in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Using the Goal Attainment Scale.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with SMA asked to set their own goals most often chose independence in movement, upper limb strength and daily activities. Most of those goals matched items on the motor scales already in use.
• SLPOther2026Forming a choir with total laryngectomized patients.CoDASNot a study: this describes how one university clinic formed a choir with total laryngectomy patients, with no outcome measures and no comparison group, so it does not show the choir works.
• SLPOther2026Localization and validation of the "Growing Up With Hearing Loss" tool for Brazilian Portuguese.CoDASThe Growing Up With Hearing Loss counselling tool translated well into Brazilian Portuguese: children, parents and speech-language pathologists agreed the content was clear and useful. Young adults rated it slightly below the acceptance cut-off and children struggled with the video subtitles.
• OTPilot2026A Geometric-Based Handwriting Intervention (GBHI) for Chinese Handwriting: Development, Feasibility, and Pilot Findings.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTHandwriting scores moved in the right direction after a 12-hour Chinese handwriting program, but with only 4 boys and no control group nothing reached significance. Eight children who tried one module rated it highly, though copying tasks were least liked.
• OTOther2026Utilizing nominal group technique to achieve consensus on a clinical decision-making tool for vocational rehabilitation at a grassroots level in South Africa.Work (Reading, Mass.)Eleven experienced South African occupational therapists reviewed three vocational rehabilitation decision-making tools and judged two of them clinically useful. The job-matching tool drew the least support and one objection and is not ready to use. None has been tested with patients.
• PTSurvey2026Exploring Autistic People's Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Cervical Screening: A Mixed-Methods Study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceQuestionnaire scores for pain, sensory issues and communication did not separate autistic adults who went for cervical screening from those who delayed or never went. Their own words describe confusing letters, stressful phone booking and past healthcare that made the appointment feel unsafe.
• PTSurvey2026Social frailty and appetite status and their associations with physical, nutritional, and lifestyle factors in community-dwelling older women attending a day-care service.Journal of physical therapy scienceOver half of 45 older women at one day-care centre met the criteria for social frailty. They had less muscle mass, poorer muscle quality on a body-composition measure, and more medications, and more lived alone. Nutrition and appetite scores did not differ.
• SLPSystematic Review2026Indicators for evaluating public speaking in adults: a scoping review.CoDASThe rating scales used to judge adult public speaking are mostly homemade: 26 of 35 studies used indicators the researchers wrote themselves rather than a validated tool. Four areas recur anyway: how the talk is structured, nonverbal behaviour, voice, and language.
• OTSystematic Review2026Autonomic Function in Fragile X Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMost of the 28 studies, covering 727 people, found Fragile X syndrome comes with a body stuck in a stress state: the arousal system running high and the rest-and-digest brake lower. Whether that links to anxiety or autistic traits was contradictory.
• PTOTCohort2026Reliability and validity of two square agility test and workability rate of manipulation in adults with musculoskeletal disorders.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Two Square Agility Test and the WorkAbility Rate of Manipulation gave steady repeat scores three weeks apart in 55 adults with musculoskeletal disorders. A change beyond 0.74 steps a second on agility, or 6.5 to 13.1 parts a minute on dexterity, is likely real.
• PTOther2026Physical Fitness Profiles Among Children and Adolescents With ADHD and ASD: A Comparison With Typically Developing Peers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with ADHD or autism did worse than typically developing classmates on a running test, a fast tapping task and a balance test. Their flexibility and body weight were the same, and the two groups differed only in jumping, which was weaker in autism.
• OTSurvey2026Health-promoting resources and social study factors among students with and without foreign backgrounds in nursing and social work programs at six Swedish universities.Work (Reading, Mass.)Students with foreign backgrounds started nursing or social work training with lower health and coping scores and weaker ties to classmates than other students. By the final semester those gaps had closed, though they still felt less listened to and talked about studies less.
• PTOther2026Gait analysis and evaluation of knee buckling risk following total knee arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree weeks after knee replacement, 21 patients bent the knee more at foot contact when their knee position sense was worse. Vastus lateralis activity was higher the sooner after surgery they were measured. None of them buckled, so risk was inferred, not observed.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Neonatal Therapy Interventions Supporting Oral Feeding Skills in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsPreterm infants given oral motor stimulation, non-nutritive sucking, swallowing exercises or sensory-based therapy reached full oral feeding sooner than controls, by 4 to 9 days in the studies that found a difference. Effects on weight gain and length of stay were inconsistent.
• Qualitative2026"Tell Me What My Job Is": A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Autistic Academic Staff Working in Higher Education in Ireland.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic academics described diagnosis as making sense of their working lives, but role ambiguity, implicit communication norms and constant availability drove masking, exhaustion and burnout. Hyper-focus, pattern-spotting and structured teaching were named as strengths that only show when environments are predictable and accepting.
• SLPQualitative2026Community Perceptions of the Causes of Autism and Help-Seeking Responses: A Multi-Site Qualitative Study Across Northern Uganda.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMost people in three Northern Ugandan districts could not say what causes autism, and many attributed it to witchcraft, curses or God's punishment, with mothers blamed. Families tried prayer and traditional healers before hospital, and some children were abused, neglected or killed.
• PTPilot2026Implementing Co-innovation to Develop an Accessible, Web-Based Exercise Program for People with Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo falls or other adverse events were reported across 15 people with multiple sclerosis who completed two 6-week rounds of a web-based exercise programme they helped design. Walking endurance and mobility improved, but there was no control group.
• SLPRCT2026Short-Term Effects of a Caregiver-Mediated Intervention for Preschoolers at Risk for Developmental Language Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRCoaching parents to model sentences during play gave preschoolers better grammar scores at 42 months than usual care, but the study's main vocabulary analysis at 36 months found no group difference. Grammar remained well below age expectations in both groups.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2026Effects of hydrokinesitherapy on balance and walking ability for stroke survivors: update of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineWater-based exercise improved stroke survivors' balance on some tests but not others: Berg Balance Scale scores improved by a moderate amount, while the Timed Up and Go did not. Evidence was insufficient for walking ability or daily activities.
• PTSurvey2026Level of physical activity among nurses and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study.Work (Reading, Mass.)28% of Jordanian nurses did less activity than guidelines recommend. Longer working hours, more night shifts and more musculoskeletal pain sites went with being more active; having a chronic disease went with being less active.
• SLPRCT2026Augmentative and Alternative Communication Generative Language Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRPreschoolers with severely unintelligible speech built longer, correctly ordered symbol sequences on an iPad in twice-weekly sessions over four months, gaining about 0.26 symbols per utterance each month. Children given only the device and workshop made no significant gains. COVID left the trial underpowered.
• OTOther2026Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDEleven of 12 Canadian organisations ran the CC-ACT programme for family caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, delivering 91.8% of planned content as designed. Over 90% of the 83 caregivers surveyed found it helpful; attendance dropped 27% by the last session.
• SLPOther2026Reproducibility of tongue pressure measurements using an experimental device.CoDASMeasuring tongue pressure with this low-cost prototype gave closely similar readings when the same examiner repeated the test a week later in 10 healthy adults. It has not yet been tested on anyone with a swallowing or speech problem.
• PTMeta-Analysis2026The effects of core stabilizing exercise in postpartum women with lumbopelvic pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyCore stabilizing exercise cut pain and disability more than general exercise or passive care in women with lumbopelvic pain after childbirth. Home-based and supervised programmes both worked. Quality-of-life gains were small and vanished once one trial was removed from the analysis.
• SLPOther2026Effects of Task-Irrelevant Talker Identity and Continuity on Spatial Selective Attention Under Interruption.Trends in hearingHealthy adults recalled competing syllables better when the two streams came from different talkers than from the same talker. A sudden interrupting sound still hurt recall, but less so with different talkers, and the disruption lasted longer when the talker stayed the same.
• PTOther2026Interval Throwing Programs of Various Duration for Baseball Players Based on Biomechanical Workload Data.International journal of sports physical therapyA modelling paper, not a trial: four interval throwing programs of 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 5 months and 7 months, built so throwing load stays inside the 0.7 to 1.3 ratio. No athletes were followed, so none has been tested for return to play.
• Cohort2026Healthcare Utilisation in Ageing Adults With Intellectual Disability: Longitudinal Evidence From Five Waves of IDS-TILDA.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDWhere older adults with intellectual disability live was linked to their health service use more than their health conditions were. People in group homes or residential settings saw GPs and used outpatient and emergency services more than those living with family or independently.
• SLPSurvey2026'They Absolutely Love It, or They're Terrified of It'. The Self-Perceived Competence of Australian Speech-Language Pathologists in Augmentative and Alternative Communication.International journal of language & communication disordersAustralian speech pathologists rated themselves only somewhat competent in AAC, weakest at assessment and strongest at delivering therapy. Rural clinicians, those with few AAC users on their caseload, and those with little university training rated themselves lowest.
• PTOTSurvey2026Living with spinal cord injury in the community of Bangladesh: a comprehensive analysis using the ICF framework.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePeople with tetraplegia reported worse function, more environmental barriers and lower confidence than those with paraplegia in a survey of 789 adults with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh. Pain, muscle tone problems, poor sleep and low mood were common in both groups.
• PTNarrative Review2026Radial Pressure Wave and Focused Shockwave Therapy for Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: The Role of Patient Positioning, a Narrative Review and Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapyOne trial of 100 people found shockwave no better than physiotherapy for proximal hamstring tendinopathy, while another found far more pain relief than usual care. No study has tested whether patient position changes the result.
• OTSurvey2026A Network Analysis of Alexithymia, Interoception, Empathy, Self-Awareness and Psychopathological Symptoms in Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchDifficulty describing feelings sat at the centre of a web of traits and symptoms in 208 young people with autism, along with anxiety and depression. Autistic traits themselves were only weakly connected. One-off snapshot, so no cause and effect.
• PTCohort2026Limb Dominance Does Not Affect Y-Balance Performance in Young Athletes 12 Weeks After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapyWhich leg was injured made no difference to Y-Balance reach distances 12 weeks after ACL surgery in 106 young athletes. Scores on the surgical and non-surgical sides were the same whether the torn ligament was in the dominant or non-dominant leg.
• PTOther2026Measurement Properties of the Functional Balance Ability Measure Across Subacute Neurologic Diagnoses.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA balance measure built from the Berg Balance Scale and Functional Gait Assessment items can be read the same way in stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurologic conditions. It cannot tell apart people with the lowest balance: 21% scored the minimum.
• PTMeta-Analysis2026Effects of physical therapy modalities for early postoperative pain following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCryotherapy, kinesio taping, electroacupuncture and manual lymphatic drainage each reduced early pain after knee replacement more than a control group, but evidence quality was low to very low. Continuous passive motion showed no benefit.
• SLPPilot2026Social Adaptation to Change in Peer Behavior Before and After a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of a Theatre-Based Intervention for Adults With Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults already adapted their behaviour to a bored rather than interested conversation partner before treatment, and the theatre programme did not change that. Depression did not predict who changed. The role-play test may be too easy for this group.
• PTOther2026Long-term musculoskeletal impacts on the functionality of Brazilian patients after SARS-CoV-2: assessment through telehealth.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople who had spent longer in social distancing after COVID-19 took longer to stand up from a chair five times, and were more likely to report joint or muscle pain. The study is a single snapshot and cannot show isolation caused this.
• PTProtocol2026The Effect of Therapeutic Exercises and Ultrasound for Rehabilitation of Partially Injured Hamstring Muscles in Elite Soccer (Football) Players: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of sports physical therapyThis is a plan for a trial, not a finished study. No players have been treated and no results are reported, so there is nothing here yet that changes what you do.
• PTOTCohort2026Falls and Fall-Related Injuries and Hospitalizations in Autistic Older Adults: A Medicare Data Study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNearly half of autistic Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over had a fall, against about a third of matched non-autistic peers, with around twice the odds of falling and more repeated fall injuries.
• SLPOther2026Effects of Talker Sex Differences on Binaural Summation in Cochlear Implant Users and Normal Hearing Listeners.Trends in hearingListening with both ears helped mainly when the competing talkers were the opposite sex to the target, where single-sided-deaf implant users gained 3.5 dB and normal-hearing listeners 2.8 dB. Bilateral implant users and implant users with hearing loss in the other ear gained little.
• OTOther2026Evaluating Strategy Use, Online Awareness and Memory Performance Using the Contextual Memory Test Version 2 (CMT-2) in Healthy Adults.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTHealthy adults who remembered the pictures using context or meaningful associations recalled more than those who used limited associations. Most underestimated how many they would recall, and underestimating more went with better recall. Age made no difference.
• OTSystematic Review2025Systematic review of co-occurring transition of retirement and migration: An occupational perspective.The British journal of occupational therapyRetirees who move abroad permanently are drawn by cheaper living and warmer climates, then settle in through community groups, volunteering and contact with other migrants. Language barriers and healthcare access are the recurring difficulties. No included study treated retirement and migration as linked occupational transitions.
• OTSystematic Review2025Physical Activity Interventions Within Occupational Therapy for Persons With Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthAll ten yoga studies and all seven tai chi studies reported benefits for people with substance use disorder: fewer cravings, better mood, sleep and quality of life. High-intensity training results were mixed, and dance and music did not reduce substance use.
• PTOther2026Optimal Number of Practice Trials for Balance and Hop Tests in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability.International journal of sports physical therapyMen with chronic ankle instability needed more practice trials than women before hop tests were stable: more than six versus five on the triple-crossover hop, five versus three on the figure-of-8. Balance tests showed no sex difference.
• PTOther2026Inter-rater reliability and construct validity of a cross-diagnostic movement quality score for rehabilitation assessment.Journal of rehabilitation medicineTwo physiotherapists watching the same patient scored movement quality almost identically on a new 10-item scale, and higher scores went with greater independence in daily activities. The scale has not yet been tested for detecting change over time.
• Other2026Research and development directions in vestibular rehabilitation: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper counts publications about vestibular rehabilitation, not patients. It maps who is publishing and on what, and reports no treatment outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your practice.
• SLPCohort2026Trajectories of Mother-Child Closeness and Child Behavioural and Emotional Outcomes in Families of Children With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMothers who reported a closer relationship with their child also reported more prosocial behaviour from that child across three time points. Closeness and behaviour problems were linked only at the first time point, not over time, once other family factors were accounted for.
• OTSystematic Review2026Drag as a meaningful occupation: A scoping review.Australian occupational therapy journalAcross 34 studies, drag performers described drag as meaningful work that let them explore identity, build 'chosen family' ties and contribute to their communities, while facing widespread discrimination. They reported more anxiety and depression symptoms, and no study looked at their health care.
• PTOther2026From Force Plates to AI: Establishing Validity and Reliability of a 2D AI-Camera System for Quantifying Sit-to-Stand Power Measurement.International journal of sports physical therapyA tablet camera scored sit-to-stand power much the way two force plates did, and repeat testing gave closely similar scores in 24 healthy adults. The camera read slightly higher than the force plates, and the gap grew larger at low power outputs.