Journal of Physiotherapy

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Physiotherapy is 2. 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 2020-08-01 to 2024-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Some types of exercise are more effective than others in people with chronic low back pain: a network meta-analysis122
Physiotherapists and patients report positive experiences overall with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study90
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review65
Patient education improves pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis with better effects when combined with exercise therapy: a systematic review54
Advanced telehealth technology improves home-based exercise therapy for people with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review39
Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations37
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists to deliver quality care via videoconferencing: a Delphi study36
Lung ultrasound has greater accuracy than conventional respiratory assessment tools for the diagnosis of pleural effusion, lung consolidation and collapse: a systematic review35
Clinimetrics: Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)32
Physiotherapists may improve management of knee osteoarthritis through greater psychosocial focus, being proactive with advice, and offering longer-term reviews: a qualitative study28
Feedback-guided exercises performed on a tablet touchscreen improve return to work, function, strength and healthcare usage more than an exercise program prescribed on paper for people with wrist, han25
Physiotherapy management of neck pain23
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving lower limb activities after stroke: a systematic review22
Manual lymphatic drainage with or without fluoroscopy guidance did not substantially improve the effect of decongestive lymphatic therapy in people with breast cancer-related lymphoedema (EFforT-BCRL 22
Some conservative interventions are more effective than others for people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis20
Multifaceted interventions are required to improve physical activity behaviour in hospital care: a meta-ethnographic synthesis of qualitative research20
Advice and education provide small short-term improvements in pain and disability in people with non-specific spinal pain: a systematic review19
People considering exercise to prevent low back pain recurrence prefer exercise programs that differ from programs known to be effective: a discrete choice experiment19
Supervised, individualised exercise reduces fatigue and improves strength and quality of life more than unsupervised home exercise in people with chronic Guillain-Barré syndrome: a randomised trial19
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more cost-effective than postnatal training for women with urinary incontinence: cost-effectiveness analysis of a systematic 18
Physiotherapy management of Parkinson's disease17
Multidisciplinary, exercise-based oncology rehabilitation programs improve patient outcomes but their effects on healthcare service-level outcomes remain uncertain: a systematic review17
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review17
Treadmill walking improves walking speed and distance in ambulatory people after stroke and is not inferior to overground walking: a systematic review17
If we can’t see race and ethnicity in research, how will we see racial inequality?16
Statistical inference through estimation: recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors14
Clinimetrics: Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)14
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard14
Mobile app use to support therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain conditions may help improve pain intensity and self-reported physical function: a systematic review14
Research Note: Thematic analysis in qualitative research14
Innovative physiotherapy clinical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a clinical research placement model13
No prognostic model for people with recent-onset low back pain has yet been demonstrated to be suitable for use in clinical practice: a systematic review13
People with Parkinson's disease are more willing to do additional exercise if the exercise program has specific attributes: a discrete choice experiment13
Dry cupping therapy is not superior to sham cupping to improve clinical outcomes in people with non-specific chronic low back pain: a randomised trial13
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review13
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy12
Group-based exercise, individually supervised exercise and home-based exercise have similar clinical effects and cost-effectiveness in people with subacromial pain: a randomised trial12
Stratified exercise therapy does not improve outcomes compared with usual exercise therapy in people with knee osteoarthritis (OCTOPuS study): a cluster randomised trial11
Twelve weeks of water-based circuit training exercise improves fitness, body fat and leg strength in people with stable coronary heart disease: a randomised trial11
Who should judge treatment effects as unimportant?11
Women report sustained benefits from attending group-based education about pelvic floor muscles: a longitudinal qualitative study10
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care9
Nature prescriptions for community and planetary health: unrealised potential to improve compliance and outcomes in physiotherapy9
A consumer co-created infographic improves short-term knowledge about physical activity and self-efficacy to exercise in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomised trial9
Resistance training leads to large improvements in strength and moderate improvements in physical function in adults who are overweight or obese: a systematic review9
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials9
The 6-minute stepper test and the sit-to-stand test predict complications after major pulmonary resection via minimally invasive surgery: a prospective inception cohort study8
Prehabilitation sessions can be provided more frequently in a shortened regimen with similar or better efficacy in people with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomised trial8
Physiotherapy management of Down syndrome8
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review7
Clinimetrics: Neck Disability Index7
A comprehensive exercise program improves foot alignment in people with flexible flat foot: a randomised trial7
Intravaginal electrical stimulation increases voluntarily pelvic floor muscle contractions in women who are unable to voluntarily contract their pelvic floor muscles: a randomised trial7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: 2018 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis7
Clinimetrics: The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire7
Physiotherapists can reduce overuse by Choosing Wisely6
Transcranial direct current stimulation provides no clinically important benefits over walking training for improving walking in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review6
The Transmural Trauma Care Model can be implemented well but some barriers and facilitators should be considered during implementation: a mixed methods study6
Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving arm activity and arm strength outcomes after stroke: a systematic review6
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial6
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?6
Repetitions and dose in stroke rehabilitation6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Practice Guideline for Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management5
Diagnostic labels and advice for rotator cuff disease influence perceived need for shoulder surgery: an online randomised experiment5
Research Note: Causal inference5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep5
Respiratory physiotherapy interventions focused on exercise training and enhancing physical activity levels in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are likely to be cost-effective: a syst5
Curl-up exercises improve abdominal muscle strength without worsening inter-recti distance in women with diastasis recti abdominis postpartum: a randomised controlled trial5
Feeling reassured after a consultation does not reduce disability or healthcare use in people with acute low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised trial5
Education plus exercise for persistent gluteal tendinopathy improves quality of life and is cost-effective compared with corticosteroid injection and wait and see: economic evaluation of a randomised 5
Virtual hospitals: why we need them, how they work and what might come next5
Knee osteoarthritis4
Students achieve comparable performance scores for clinical placements in public and private sectors: a longitudinal observational study4
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults4
The assessment of clinical competence of physiotherapists during and after the COVID-19 pandemic4
Home-based exercises are as effective as equivalent doses of centre-based exercises for improving walking speed and balance after stroke: a systematic review4
Self-administered stretching exercises are as effective as motor control exercises for people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial4
Some magnetic resonance imaging findings may predict future low back pain and disability: a systematic review4
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study4
Prevention of spinal pain4
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review4
Pain catastrophising and kinesiophobia mediate pain and physical function improvements with Pilates exercise in chronic low back pain: a mediation analysis of a randomised controlled trial4
Correspondence: Reward, but do not yet require, interval hypothesis tests4
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study4
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice3
The role of the physiotherapist in treating survivors of sexual assault3
The smallest worthwhile effect on pain intensity of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and exercise therapy for acute and chronic low back pain: a benefit-harm trade-off study3
Research Note: Estimating the complier average causal effect when participants in randomised trials depart from allocated treatment3
Chronic disease3
Clinimetrics: Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale3
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Frailty: ICFSR International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Identification and Management3
Clinical placements in private practice for physiotherapy students are perceived as safe and beneficial for students, private practices and universities: a national mixed-methods study3
Ballistic resistance training has a similar or better effect on mobility than non-ballistic exercise rehabilitation in people with a traumatic brain injury: a randomised trial3
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial3
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)2
In adults with advanced lung disease, the 1-minute sit-to-stand test underestimates exertional desaturation compared with the 6-minute walk test: an observational study2
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: CRISM National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder2
Physiotherapy management of incontinence in men2
Massage, laser and shockwave therapy improve pain and scar pruritus after burns: a systematic review2
Measurement of breast cancer-related lymphoedema2
Research Note: Interpreting findings of a systematic review using GRADE methods2
Clinimetrics: Photograph Series of Daily Activities – Short Electronic Version (PHODA-SeV)2
Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study2
Critically appraised paper: Physiotherapy improved pain and functional disability more than glucocorticoid injection in people with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]2
Clinical education of physiotherapy students2
Clinimetrics: eHealth Literacy Scale2
Physiotherapy management of interstitial lung disease2
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale2
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score2
Research Note: Treatment effect moderators2
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