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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Cover image and highlights175
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study116
Contents93
Clinimetrics: Clinical Frailty Scale80
Critically appraised paper: In adults receiving intensive care, increased early active mobilisation did not improve clinical outcomes but increased adverse events51
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease44
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 th37
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 c31
Research Note: Re-examining the issue of false positives (statistical type 1 errors) in the era of big data and high-frequency health measurement technologies30
Motor imagery priming improves activity and impairment outcomes in people after stroke but the effects of other types of priming are unclear: a systematic review30
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 trial26
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 trial25
Face-to-face and telerehabilitation delivery of circuit training have similar benefits and acceptability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised trial24
Reasons to become a volunteer rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)24
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
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
Clinimetrics: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 questionnaire20
Critically appraised paper: Additional rehabilitation following botulinum toxin-A does not improve goal attainment and upper limb activity in chronic stroke survivors [synopsis]19
Critically appraised paper: Intensive motor rehabilitation after stroke is more effective within the subacute than acute or chronic phase compared with standard rehabilitation19
Contents19
Critically appraised paper: Task-oriented exercise improved disability, pain and quality of life compared with general physiotherapy for surgically treated proximal humeral fractures [commentary]18
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 dys18
Critically appraised paper: Corticosteroid injections combined with exercise therapy are superior to placebo injections and exercise therapy for Achilles tendinopathy symptoms18
Contents17
Title page16
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 car16
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 review16
Clinimetrics: The Central Sensitisation Inventory: a useful screening tool for clinicians, but not the gold standard15
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 review15
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board14
Preoperative physiotherapy prevents postoperative pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of individual patient data14
Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnoea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions: a systematic review14
Clinimetrics: The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire14
Critically appraised paper: In-bed cycle ergometry in mechanically ventilated patients is safe but does not improve physical function after intensive care discharge [synopsis]14
Sex and gender in physiotherapy research13
Critically appraised paper: Timing and coordination training does not enhance standard treatment benefit on mobility in community-dwelling older adults [commentary]13
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training results in greater walking capacity at 8 and 12 weeks than moderate-intensity locomotor training in chronic stroke13
Critically appraised paper: Fall prevention program delivered electronically to community-dwelling older people can reduce fall rate over 24 months [commentary]12
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity resistance training is not superior to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee osteoarthritis [commentary]12
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]12
Research Note: Evaluating risk of bias in randomised controlled trials12
Critically appraised paper: High-intensity interval training is an effective method for enhancing walking capacity in patients with chronic stroke11
Critically appraised paper: A task-specific sit-to-stand training program for children with cerebral palsy improves mobility and self-care function [synopsis]11
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 information10
Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review10
Injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players: a systematic review10
Critically appraised paper: Implicit motor learning is not superior to explicit motor learning for improving gait speed in chronic stroke [synopsis]9
Advice and education for spinal pain9
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
Clinimetrics: The International Prostate Symptom Score8
Correspondence: Re Dr Vrieze et al8
Correspondence: Response to Vaughan-Graham et al8
Response to Nam et al8
Physiotherapy management of blood cancers7
Advanced practice physiotherapists can diagnose and triage patients with musculoskeletal disorders while providing effective care: a systematic review7
Clinimetrics: The Patient-Specific Functional Scale7
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management7
Critically appraised paper: In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, long-term telerehabilitation and unsupervised home-based treadmill training reduced hospitalisations and emergency dep7
Clinimetrics: Keele STarT MSK tool7
Journal publication information7
Normal gait speed varies by age and sex but not by geographical region: 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
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 syst6
Towards responsible use of artificial intelligence in daily practice: what do physiotherapists need to know, consider and do?6
Patient education improves pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis with better effects when combined with exercise therapy: a systematic review6
An international core capability framework for physiotherapists delivering telephone-based care6
Call for applications for membership of the Editorial Board6
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
Paper of the Year 20245
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: 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
Journal publication information5
Risk assessment of vascular complications following manual therapy and exercise for the cervical region: diagnostic accuracy of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therap5
Contents5
Critically appraised paper: Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation leads to superior and sustained improvements in balance compared with core stabilisation in patients with multiple sclerosis [commentary5
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury5
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
Correspondence: Response to Bourgeois4
Clinimetrics: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Clinical Practice4
Prevention of spinal pain4
Physiotherapy management of Achilles tendinopathy4
Critically appraised paper: A combined digital technology program was not superior to usual care on knee pain following total knee replacement [synopsis]4
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: Respiratory waveform analysis guides settings for effective mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis4
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physical Therapy Management of Older Adults With Hip Fracture4
Women report sustained benefits from attending group-based education about pelvic floor muscles: a longitudinal qualitative study4
Are we giving stratified care a fair trial?4
Correspondence: Response to Rafat et al4
Critically appraised paper: Education-enhanced care was superior to conventional care on disability, but not on pain, for temporomandibular disorders [synopsis]4
Pelvic floor muscle function differs between supine and standing positions in women with stress urinary incontinence: an experimental crossover study3
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [commentary]3
Physiotherapy management of people with spinal cord injuries: an update3
Students experienced near peer-led simulation in physiotherapy education as valuable and engaging: a mixed methods study3
Health coaching improves physical activity, disability and pain in adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review3
Perioperative physiotherapy3
Pregnant women may exercise both abdominal and pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy without increasing the diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised trial3
Pelvic floor muscle training by competitive rhythmic gymnasts at regular training sessions did not reduce urinary incontinence: a cluster-randomised trial2
Correspondence: Response to Bonnevie et al2
Stroke rehabilitation2
Critically appraised paper: Eccentric resistance training may improve strength and power but not gait in patients with neurological conditions [synopsis]2
Clinimetrics: The vertical single leg hop test2
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
Injury prevention programs that include plyometric exercises reduce the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review of cluster randomised trials2
Clinimetrics: Assessment of generalised joint hypermobility: the Beighton score2
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 dys2
Physiotherapy management of breast cancer treatment-related sequelae2
Critically appraised paper: Cognitive functional therapy produces sustained improvements in chronic, disabling low back pain2
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
Clinimetrics: The Breathing Pattern Assessment Tool2
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship2
Correspondence: Author response to Godi et al2
Expressions of interest for the Journal of Physiotherapy Editorial Fellowship2
Physiotherapy management of bronchiectasis in adults2
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