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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Clinimetrics: Clinical Frailty Scale172
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease113
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events88
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies79
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review50
Cover image and highlights44
Critically appraised paper: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) improves bi-manual performance and gross motor function in pre-school children with unilateral c34
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial30
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study28
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in th27
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)26
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial24
Contents24
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 trial24
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 trial23
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive behavioural therapy with best-evidence pain management was not superior to best-evidence pain management alone for patients with chronic spinal pain and insomnia 23
Critically appraised paper: Intensive motor rehabilitation after stroke is more effective within the subacute than acute or chronic phase compared with standard rehabilitation19
Clinimetrics: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire19
Critically appraised paper: In adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, long-term pulmonary rehabilitation did not improve 6-minute walk distance, but improved endurance time compared with usual car18
Critically appraised paper: Additional rehabilitation following botulinum toxin-A does not improve goal attainment and upper limb activity in chronic stroke survivors [synopsis]18
Contents18
Critically appraised paper: Task-oriented exercise improved disability, pain and quality of life compared with general physiotherapy for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures [commentary]17
Critically appraised paper: In people with chronic respiratory disease, telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation at improving exercise capacity but may not be for dys17
Contents16
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms16
Title page15
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard14
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early intervention for children aged 0 to 2 years with or at high risk of cerebral palsy: International clinical practice guideline based on systematic review14
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review14
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 review14
Clinimetrics: The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire13
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board13
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review13
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]13
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data12
Sex and gender in physiotherapy research12
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review12
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]11
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]11
Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials11
Journal publication information10
Critically appraised paper: A task-specific sit-to-stand training program for children with cerebral palsy improves mobility and self-care function [synopsis]10
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 10
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]10
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke10
Critically appraised paper: For women at high risk of breast cancer-related lymphoedema, prophylactic compression sleeve usage reduces and delays occurrence of arm swelling [commentary]10
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke9
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 syst8
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep8
Critically appraised paper: Implicit motor learning is not superior to explicit motor learning for improving gait speed in chronic stroke [synopsis]8
Advice and education for spinal pain8
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?7
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al7
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score7
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers7
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care6
Response to Nam et al6
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review6
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom6
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al6
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
Contents5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury5
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board5
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale5
Critically appraised paper: Balance training and cognitive-behavioural therapy are most promising for reducing fatigue severity in people with multiple sclerosis5
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained [commentary]5
Critically appraised paper: Non-invasive brain stimulation does not enhance the effect of robotic-assisted upper limb training on arm motor recovery after stroke [synopsis]5
Journal publication information5
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review5
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool5
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo5
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement [commentary5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management5
Patient education improves pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis with better effects when combined with exercise therapy: a systematic review5
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?4
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture4
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary4
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap4
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis4
Paper of the Year 20244
Journal publication information4
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]4
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]3
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy3
Prevention of spinal pain3
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al3
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois3
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]3
Women report sustained benefits from attending group-based education about pelvic floor muscles: a longitudinal qualitative study3
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice3
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study3
Critically appraised paper: Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is not inferior to individual training for the treatment of urinary incontinence in older women [commentary]2
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update2
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]2
Stroke rehabilitation2
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial2
Using behavioural economics to improve adherence to home exercise programs2
Perioperative physiotherapy2
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial2
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al2
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score2
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials2
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study2
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review2
Critically appraised paper: Beneficial pain reduction from a personalised multifaceted care pathway compared with usual care in patients with chronic knee pain after total knee replacement2
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool2
Correspondence: Author response to Godi et al2
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