Journal of Physiotherapy

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Physiotherapy is 3. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guideline on motor rehabilitation108
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 c56
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies51
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events48
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease47
Cover image and highlights42
Contents38
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study35
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 th35
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 trial34
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 trial34
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review34
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial31
Group-based pelvic floor muscle training is a more cost-effective approach to treat urinary incontinence in older women: economic analysis of a randomised trial29
Correspondence: reconsidering pelvic floor muscle training in elite gymnasts (by Gram et al)29
Clinimetrics: Clinical Frailty Scale29
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)26
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 24
Contents23
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 car23
Contents22
Title page21
Journal publication information21
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms20
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 Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard19
Clinimetrics: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire19
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
Paper of the Year 2025: An intervention tailored to promote adherence and behaviour change in older adults17
Physiotherapy management of pleural effusion17
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
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]16
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review16
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 review16
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review15
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board15
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]14
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke14
Critically appraised paper: A task-specific sit-to-stand training program for children with cerebral palsy improves mobility and self-care function [synopsis]14
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]13
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]12
Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials11
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]11
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke11
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 11
Journal publication information11
Journal publication information10
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers10
Physiotherapy management of multiple sclerosis10
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review10
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management10
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data10
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care10
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score9
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al9
Critically appraised papers: Manual therapy may improve passive cervical range of motion, symmetric head posture and reduce sternocleidomastoid tumour thickness in infants and young children with cong9
Response to Nam et al9
Correspondence: In memory of Professor Julia Hush9
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool9
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale8
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?8
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al8
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 review8
Advice and education for spinal pain8
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: a systematic review8
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep8
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap7
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review7
Journal publication information7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Achilles, pain, stiffness and muscle power deficits: mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy revision – 20247
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guideline for myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrom7
Critically appraised paper: Online graded motor imagery is effective in women diagnosed with pelvic pain [commentary]7
Journal publication information7
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training after stroke improves some aspects of physical function, but benefits are not sustained [commentary]6
Critically appraised paper: Balance training and cognitive-behavioural therapy are most promising for reducing fatigue severity in people with multiple sclerosis6
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?6
Critically appraised paper: In patients with acute low back or neck pain, a judicious short course of opioids did not reduce pain compared with placebo6
Paper of the Year 20246
Exploring the mediators of the BOOST intervention on walking disability at 12 months: a causal mediation analysis6
Contents6
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 [commentary6
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy5
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture5
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [commentary]5
Critically appraised paper: In youth with mild traumatic brain injury, early prescribed step-count focused activity, despite symptoms, and a resilience health app, provides no added benefit over stand5
Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part I: Diagnosis and Prognosis5
Critically appraised paper: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis5
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice5
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al5
Critically appraised papers: The Sustainable Model of Early Intervention and Telerehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy (SMART-CP) results in earlier diagnosis and access to treatment compare5
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]5
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois4
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study4
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial4
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update4
Critically appraised paper: Adding healthy lifestyle management to guideline-based care improves disability for low back pain4
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study4
Recent highlights and uncertainties in exercise management of knee osteoarthritis4
Perioperative physiotherapy4
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool4
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review4
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]3
How to facilitate mainstream media coverage of physiotherapy research3
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al3
Stroke rehabilitation3
Clinimetrics: The Victorian Institute of Sport Questionnaire - gluteal tendinopathy (VISA-G)3
Women’s health3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship3
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]3
Correspondence: reply to Zhang et al3
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial3
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain3
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 dys3
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship3
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 replacement3
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score3
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials3
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