Physical Therapy

Papers
(The H4-Index of Physical Therapy is 23. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
News From the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, March 2022287
Standardization of Air Stacking as Lung Expansion Therapy for Patients With Restrictive Lung Disease: A Pilot Study133
Walking Exercise Sustainability Through Telehealth for Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputation: A Study Protocol116
Association between Physical Therapists’ Attitudes and Beliefs and the Functional Outcomes of Patients with Low Back Pain: A Multilevel Analysis Study91
From Fear to Safety: A Roadmap to Recovery From Musculoskeletal Pain69
Intellectual Humility: How Recognizing the Fallibility of Our Beliefs and Owning Our Limits May Create a Better Relationship Between the Physical Therapy Profession and Disability68
Intensive Care Unit–Acquired Weakness in Patients With COVID-19: Occurrence and Associated Factors61
News From the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, November 202158
Physical Therapist Interventions Versus or Combined With Surgical Treatment in Nontraumatic Degenerative Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis45
Identifying Deficits in Hip and Knee Muscle Strength on the Surgical and Nonsurgical Sides in Women up to 12 Months After Total Hip Arthroplasty42
Vestibular Rehabilitation: Improving Symptomatic and Functional Outcomes of Persons With Vestibular Schwannoma: A Systematic Review41
Measurement of Mobility and Physical Function in Patients Hospitalized With Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review of Instruments and Their Measurement Properties40
A Deep-Learning–Based, Fully Automated Program to Segment and Quantify Major Spinal Components on Axial Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Images39
Physical Therapy, Design, and Technology in a Changing World36
On “A New Definition of Pain: Update and Implications for Physical Therapy Practice and Rehabilitation Science.” Sluka KA, George SZ. Phys Ther. 2021; https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzab01935
Polio Paradise? Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Warm Springs, Physical Therapy, and Disability Culture33
Functional Outcomes Associated With Independence in Walking Among People With Hereditary Ataxias: An Exploratory Cross-sectional Study33
Persistent Exertional Dyspnea and Perceived Exercise Intolerance After Mild COVID-19: A Critical Role for Breathing Dysregulation?28
News from the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, September 202125
Factors Associated With Long-Term Quadriceps Muscle Function After Surgical Fixation of Lower Extremity Fractures25
Reevaluating Rehabilitation Practice for Patients Who Were Critically Ill After COVID-19 Infection: An Administrative Case Report25
Announcement of the 2021 House of Delegates of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)23
Author Response to Venere et al.23
The Impact of Total Joint Arthroplasty on Long-Term Physical Activity: A Secondary Analysis of the Health and Retirement Study23
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