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Case ReportPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Chronic Groin Pain in Female Cyclists: Consider Pudendal Neuroma as a Possible Cause.

A 58-year-old female cyclist presented with chronic right groin pain that impaired her quality of life and athletic performance.

Clin J Sport MedMar 31, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchPediatricsOpen access

Motor skills and outcomes of activities and participation in children and adults born preterm without cerebral palsy: A systematic review.

This systematic review examined observational evidence on whether motor skills are associated with activities and participation in children and adults born preterm (< 37 weeks’ gestation) without cerebral palsy.

Dev Med Child NeurolMar 27, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise programs on balance and gait in children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessed therapeutic exercise programs for balance and gait in children and adolescents aged 2–18 years with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Clin RehabilMar 25, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Combined resistance exercise and essential amino acid intake enhance follistatin/myostatin ratio and muscle fitness in older women: a randomized controlled trial.

This 12-week randomized controlled trial compared resistance exercise (RE), essential amino acid (EAA) supplementation, their combination, and control in 96 healthy women aged 65 years or older without insulin…

J Int Soc Sports NutrMar 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Exercise Training for Upper Limb Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized controlled trials of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) paired with exercise training in people with stroke.

Arch Phys Med RehabilMar 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

It's never too late: The impact of resistance training on strength and body composition in females across the lifespan - A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled 126 studies involving 4019 healthy women aged 18 years or older to assess resistance training effects on strength and body composition across the lifespan.

J Sci Med SportMar 18, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Process evaluation results of FEMuR III randomised controlled trial (RCT), a community-based rehabilitation following hip fracture surgery.

This mixed-methods process evaluation examined implementation of FEMuR, a community-based rehabilitation programme after hip fracture surgery, delivered across 13 sites within a randomised controlled trial.

Disabil RehabilMar 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Learning outcomes of infants and young children with spinal muscular atrophy type I provided with modified-electric-toy-cars in their natural environment.

This single-blind pilot intervention study examined powered mobility learning among children aged 10 months to 5 years with spinal muscular atrophy type I and no prior powered mobility experience.

Assist TechnolMar 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Diaphragmatic Training for Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized trials of diaphragmatic training, alone or alongside other therapies, in adults with nonspecific low back pain.

Arch Phys Med RehabilMar 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Perceptions, attitudes, and lived experiences of therapists with lower limb robotic exoskeletons in stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

This systematic review synthesized qualitative studies of therapists’ perceptions and experiences using lower limb robotic exoskeletons in stroke rehabilitation. Ten studies included 157 therapists across nine countries.

Disabil RehabilMar 9, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Efficacy of Progressive Exercise Snacking for Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed progressive exercise snacking (PES) for middle-aged and older adults with knee osteoarthritis. It included 18 randomized controlled trials involving 1,200 participants.

Arch Phys Med RehabilMar 7, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Optimizing exercise interventions for motor skills enhancement in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Evidence from meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis assessed physical exercise and motor skills in children and adolescents with ADHD, using 21 studies involving 850 participants.

Clin RehabilMar 5, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Effectiveness of digital combined decongestive therapy for lower extremity lymphedema: a prospective single-arm clinical trial with follow-up.

This prospective single-arm clinical trial with follow-up evaluated digital combined decongestive therapy (CDT) in 82 people with lower extremity lymphedema.

Disabil RehabilMar 3, 2026Read summary

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Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation interventions for upper limb dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus, with or without diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed upper limb rehabilitation in adults with type 2 diabetes, with or without diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), including randomized and quasi-experimental studies.

Disabil RehabilFeb 28, 2026Read summary
Case ReportNeurology

Can I come along? Focusing on activities in the community for a better understanding of the participation of a man living with severe poststroke expressive aphasia.

An ethnographic case study followed a man with severe poststroke expressive aphasia during six community outings over ten weeks, examining interactions with unfamiliar service providers.

Disabil RehabilFeb 25, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

A feasibility study of a home-based ballet-inspired workout program to improve post-stroke physical and cognitive outcomes.

This randomized controlled feasibility study assessed an 8-week, home-based ballet-inspired workout program in 32 adults with a first-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.

Top Stroke RehabilFeb 23, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing a tele-rehabilitation program with wearable technology to conventional face-to-face physiotherapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

This assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial compared a 12-week tele-rehabilitation exercise program using video-conferencing and wearable motion sensors with face-to-face physiotherapy in 35 participants with…

Physiother Theory PractFeb 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Immediate effects of a single session of stimulated occlusal imbalance and jaw clenching on balance and fall risk in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

This single-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial assessed the immediate effects of one session of ipsilesional or contralesional stimulated occlusal imbalance, or jaw clenching, in 60 patients with chronic…

Physiother Theory PractFeb 20, 2026Read summary
Case ReportPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation challenges and progress in a patient with sensory ataxic Guillain-Barré syndrome: a case report.

A 75-year-old man with sensory ataxic Guillain–Barré syndrome presented with abnormal sensations and severe limb and trunk ataxia, leaving him dependent for activities of daily living.

Physiother Theory PractFeb 20, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Aerobic exercise increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

This parallel-group randomised controlled trial tested whether adding moderate-to-high-intensity treadmill walking to usual rehabilitation increased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in people with subacute…

Top Stroke RehabilFeb 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & RehabilitationOpen access

Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Walking on Distal and Contralateral Lower Limb Muscles: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial With a Within-Subject Approach.

This nonrandomized controlled clinical trial used a within-subject design to assess whether 12 weeks of walking with blood flow restriction (BFR) applied to the weaker upper thigh affected distal lower-leg muscles in 32…

Sports HealthFeb 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & RehabilitationOpen access

Anti-inflammatory effects of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) in human skeletal muscle after BFR-exercise.

This randomized, placebo-controlled, counterbalanced crossover trial examined whether nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) alters inflammation after blood flow restriction-resistance exercise in 11 untrained men.

J Int Soc Sports NutrFeb 18, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Relationships between home and community participation, social-cognitive skills, and powered mobility learning in children with SMA type I: A randomized, waiting-list controlled trial.

This randomized, waiting-list controlled trial examined whether early powered mobility training was associated with changes in participation, social-cognitive skills, and family outcomes in infants and young children…

Assist TechnolFeb 17, 2026Read summary

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