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  1. Exploring gender differences in Physiotherapy research in Italy: a cross-sectional analysis
  2. Investigating muscle synergies in individuals with spinal cord injury: A scoping review
  3. Knowledge and practice toward pelvic floor health: a cross-sectional study protocol within the medical staff of national Athletics teams
  4. Investigating Balance Perception and Balance Performance in Neurological Disorders for Targeted Rehabilitation Strategies
  5. Association between pain, stiffness, mood, catastrophizing, and perceived social support, in subjects with frozen shoulder: A cross-sectional study
  6. Knowledge and use, perceptions of benefits and limitations of artificial intelligence chatbots among Italian physiotherapy students: a cross-sectional national study
  7. Discriminative ability, responsiveness, and interpretability of smoothness index of gait in people with multiple sclerosis
  8. Knowledge, Barriers, and Future Directions of Vestibular Rehabilitation Practice in Neurorehabilitation: An Italian Survey
  9. Perspectives, perceptions, and expectations of subjects with frozen shoulder: a web-based Italian survey
  10. Characterization of motor function recovery using muscle synergies in stroke patients undergoing upper limb rehabilitation
  11. The Management of Sexual Disability Related to Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Italian Physiotherapists
  12. Abnormal Vestibulo–Ocular Reflex Function Correlates with Balance and Gait Impairment in People with Multiple Sclerosis
  13. Comparative accuracy of ChatGPT-4, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini in the Italian entrance test for healthcare sciences degrees: a cross-sectional study
  14. Vestibular rehabilitation practice in neurorehabilitation: an Italian survey protocol
  15. Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review
  16. Multi-Modal versus Uni-Modal Treatment for the Recovery of Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients after Stroke: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
  17. Telerehabilitation for Neurological Motor Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Quality of Life, Satisfaction, and Acceptance in Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s Disease
  18. Efficacy of non-immersive virtual reality-based telerehabilitation on postural stability in Parkinson's disease: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
  19. Telerehabilitation for Stroke: A Personalized Multi-Domain Approach in a Pilot Study
  20. Pros and Cons of Using Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Management
  21. Language and gesture neural correlates: A meta‐analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies
  22. Ewing's sarcoma in a young man mimicking lateral elbow pain: A case report with 2 years follow‐up
  23. Classification and Quantification of Physical Therapy Interventions across Multiple Neurological Disorders: An Italian Multicenter Network
  24. Teaching evidence-based practice to physiotherapy students in Italy: a cross sectional study
  25. Effectiveness and safety of virtual reality rehabilitation after stroke: an overview of systematic reviews
  26. White matter tract disconnection in Gerstmann's syndrome: Insights from a single case study
  27. Motor rehabilitation after stroke: European Stroke Organisation (ESO) consensus-based definition and guiding framework
  28. “Do Not Mix Apples with Oranges” to Avoid Misinterpretation of Placebo Effects in Manual Therapy: The Risk Is Resulting in a Fruit Basket. Comment on Molina-Àlvarez et al. Manual Therapy Effect in Placebo-Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta...
  29. Prediction of rehabilitation induced motor recovery after stroke using a multi-dimensional and multi-modal approach
  30. Patient’s assessment and prediction of recovery after stroke: a roadmap for clinicians
  31. Is Clinical Research as Helpful to Clinicians as It Could Be?
  32. Responsiveness of the Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke
  33. Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Telerehabilitation System Improves Postural Balance in People with Chronic Neurological Diseases
  34. Sensor-Based Rehabilitation in Neurological Diseases: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends
  35. Clinical Features to Predict the Use of a sEMG Wearable Device (REMO®) for Hand Motor Training of Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study
  36. EMG Signs of Motor Units’ Enlargement in Stroke Survivors
  37. Clinical Predictors for Upper Limb Recovery after Stroke Rehabilitation: Retrospective Cohort Study
  38. Reference theories and future perspectives on robot-assisted rehabilitation in people with neurological conditions: A scoping review and recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Robotics in Neurorehabilitation (CICERONE)
  39. PFD-SENTINEL: Development of a screening tool for pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes through an international Delphi consensus
  40. Screening for Referral of Serious Pathology by Physical Examination Tests in Patients with Back or Chest Pain: A Systematic Review
  41. The Effect of Manual Therapy Plus Exercise in Patients with Lateral Ankle Sprains: A Critically Appraised Topic with a Meta-Analysis
  42. Virtual Feedback for Arm Motor Function Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  43. Perceptions and Experiences of Individuals With Neck Pain: A Systematic Critical Review of Qualitative Studies With Meta-Summary and Meta-Synthesis
  44. Use of Virtual Reality-Based Therapy in Patients with Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
  45. The use of respiratory muscle training in patients with pulmonary dysfunction, internal diseases or central nervous system disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis
  46. Development of a screening tool for pelvic floor dysfunction in female athletes: protocol of a Delphi consensus
  47. Does the Score on the MRC Strength Scale Reflect Instrumented Measures of Maximal Torque and Muscle Activity in Post-Stroke Survivors?
  48. Prevalence and associated factors of COVID-19 across Italian regions: a secondary analysis from a national survey on physiotherapists
  49. Muscle Synergies and Clinical Outcome Measures Describe Different Factors of Upper Limb Motor Function in Stroke Survivors Undergoing Rehabilitation in a Virtual Reality Environment
  50. Virtual Reality and Physiotherapy in Post-Stroke Functional Re-Education of the Lower Extremity: A Controlled Clinical Trial on a New Approach
  51. Biofeedback as an Adjunctive Treatment for Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Pilot-Randomized Controlled Trial
  52. Digital Entry-Level Education in Physiotherapy: a Commentary to Inform Post-COVID-19 Future Directions
  53. Cortical Thickness of Brain Areas Beyond Stroke Lesions and Sensory-Motor Recovery: A Systematic Review
  54. Establishing the Minimal Clinically Important Differences for Sagittal Hip Range of Motion in Chronic Stroke Patients
  55. Online teaching in physiotherapy education during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: a retrospective case-control study on students’ satisfaction and performance
  56. Telerehabilitation for people with aphasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  57. COVID-19 and Health Care Leaders: How Could Emotional Intelligence Be a Helpful Resource During a Pandemic?
  58. The Spread of COVID-19 Among 15,000 Physical Therapists in Italy: A Cross-Sectional Study
  59. Effects of vibratory stimulation on balance and gait in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  60. Reaching performance scale for stroke – Test‐retest reliability, measurement error, concurrent and discriminant validity
  61. Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis
  62. Sensorimotor, Attentional, and Neuroanatomical Predictors of Upper Limb Motor Deficits and Rehabilitation Outcome after Stroke
  63. Robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function after stroke: Development of prediction models for reference to therapy
  64. A randomized controlled trial on the effects induced by robot-assisted and usual-care rehabilitation on upper limb muscle synergies in post-stroke subjects
  65. What Physiotherapists Specialized in Orthopedic Manual Therapy Know About Nocebo-Related Effects and Contextual Factors: Findings From a National Survey
  66. Estimating Minimal Clinically Important Differences for Knee Range of Motion after Stroke
  67. A Survey on the Use and Barriers of Surface Electromyography in Neurorehabilitation
  68. Author Response to Bury et al
  69. What can virtual reality offer to stroke patients? A narrative review of the literature
  70. Reply to comment on “Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: Italian cross-cultural validation in patients with non-specific shoulder pain”
  71. Prevalence and incidence of low back pain among runners: a systematic review
  72. Virtual reality in psychiatric disorders: A systematic review of reviews
  73. sEMG-biofeedback armband for hand motor rehabilitation in stroke patients: a preliminary pilot longitudinal study
  74. Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Telerehabilitation the Answer?
  75. Assessment of the cervical spine mobility by immersive and non-immersive virtual reality
  76. Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: Italian cross-cultural validation in patients with non-specific shoulder pain
  77. Effects of robot therapy on upper body kinematics and arm function in persons post stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial
  78. Virtual Reality Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  79. Use of virtual reality-based training in different fields of rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  80. Functional changes in the lower extremity after non-immersive virtual reality and physiotherapy following stroke
  81. Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment for Plantar Flexor Poststroke Spasticity Reduction and Gait Function Improvement
  82. Educational and Exercise Intervention to Prevent Falls and Improve Participation in Subjects With Neurological Conditions: The NEUROFALL Randomized Controlled Trial
  83. Manual Therapy and Quality of Life in People with Headache: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  84. Effectiveness of treatments for acute and sub-acute mechanical non-specific low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
  85. Mobility Disorders in Stroke, Parkinson Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis
  86. Relationship Between Observational Wisconsin Gait Scale, Gait Deviation Index And Gait Variability Index In Individuals After Stroke
  87. Virtual reality in medicine: a brief overview and future research directions
  88. Updates and comments on: Influence of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on spasticity, balance, and walking speed in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  89. A Preliminary Study on Quantitative Assessment of Functional Tasks on Stroke Patients Using A Novel Wearable Platform
  90. Effect of Attentional Focus Instructions on Motor Learning and Performance of Patients with Central Nervous System and Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Systematic Review
  91. What Is the Role of the Placebo Effect for Pain Relief in Neurorehabilitation? Clinical Implications From the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation
  92. The effect of robot therapy assisted by surface EMG on hand recovery in post-stroke patients. A pilot study
  93. Prediction of Falls in Subjects Suffering From Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Stroke
  94. Current knowledge on selected rehabilitative methods used in post-stroke recovery
  95. Virtual reality for upper limb rehabilitation in sub-acute and chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial
  96. Postural Rehabilitation Within the VRRS (Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System) Environment
  97. Rehabilitation Induced Neural Plasticity after Acquired Brain Injury
  98. EMG-based biofeedback system for motor rehabilitation: A pilot study
  99. Clinical Criteria for Tracheostomy Decannulation in Subjects with Acquired Brain Injury
  100. Weight estimation system using surface EMG armband
  101. Graded motor imagery for patients with stroke: a non-randomized controlled trial of a new approach
  102. Anatomical and functional correlates of persistent pain in Parkinson's disease
  103. Computational models and motor learning paradigms: Could they provide insights for neuroplasticity after stroke? An overview
  104. Robotic finger rehabilitation system for stroke patient using surface EMG armband
  105. Assessment of virtual teacher feedback for the recovery of the upper limb after a stroke. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
  106. Completeness of Outcomes Description Reported in Low Back Pain Rehabilitation Interventions: A Survey of 185 Randomized Trials
  107. Psychological Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Pain in Neurorehabilitation and Psychological Factors Predictive of Therapeutic Response: Evidence and Recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation
  108. Reporting of Rehabilitation Intervention for Low Back Pain in Randomized Controlled Trials
  109. Psychological Treatments and Psychotherapies in the Neurorehabilitation of Pain: Evidences and Recommendations from the Italian Consensus Conference on Pain in Neurorehabilitation
  110. Virtual Reality to Assess and Treat Lower Extremity Disorders in Post-stroke Patients
  111. Proprioceptive Based Training for stroke recovery. Proposal of new treatment modality for rehabilitation of upper limb in neurological diseases
  112. Decomposing time series data by a non-negative matrix factorization algorithm with temporally constrained coefficients
  113. Telerehabilitation and recovery of motor function: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  114. Completeness of outcome description in studies for low back pain rehabilitation interventions: a survey of trials included in Cochrane reviews
  115. Efficacy of torque versus myocontrol for active, robotic-assisted rehabilitation of the shoulder after stroke: An experimental study
  116. The application of virtual reality in neuro-rehabilitation: motor re-learning supported by innovative technologies
  117. Virtual reality to improve lower extremity function, kinematic parameters, and walking speed post-stroke: Preliminary results.
  118. Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment for Rehabilitation of Upper Extremity Dysfunction after Stroke: Preliminary Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial
  119. Telerehabilitation in Poststroke Anomia
  120. A Novel Robot-Aided Therapy for Shoulder Rehabilitation after Stroke: Active-Assisted Control of the RehaArm Robot Using Electromyographic Signals
  121. Survey of the Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews in Rehabilitation
  122. A PhysX-based framework to develop rehabilitation using haptic and virtual reality
  123. Forum: Obituaries: In Memoriam: Lamberto Piron
  124. Kinematic and Neurophysiological Consequences of an Assisted-Force-Feedback Brain-Machine Interface Training: A Case Study
  125. Haptic-Based Neurorehabilitation in Poststroke Patients: A Feasibility Prospective Multicentre Trial for Robotics Hand Rehabilitation
  126. Virtual reality for the rehabilitation of the upper limb motor function after stroke: a prospective controlled trial
  127. Effects of Lexical–Semantic Treatment on Memory in Early Alzheimer Disease
  128. Muscle synergy patterns as physiological markers of motor cortical damage
  129. Brain-Computer Interface in Stroke: A Review of Progress
  130. Using a game computer to stimulate activity at home in heart failure patients. The study design
  131. Implementation of a telerehabilitation program in an EHSD model of care for persons with a stroke
  132. 10 years experience in the application of the Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment (RFVE) for neurorehabilitation: Preliminary results from a retrospective analysis in stroke patients
  133. Performance evaluation of a VR-based hand and finger rehabilitation program
  134. Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation: assessment, training and the effect of virtual therapy
  135. The effectiveness of reinforced feedback in virtual environment in the first 12 months after stroke
  136. Motor Learning Principles for Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study in Poststroke Patients
  137. Stability of muscle synergies for voluntary actions after cortical stroke in humans
  138. Exercises for paretic upper limb after stroke: A combined virtual-reality and telemedicine approach
  139. Assessment and Treatment of the Upper Limb by Means of Virtual Reality in Post-Stroke Patients
  140. Satisfaction with care in post-stroke patients undergoing a telerehabilitation programme at home
  141. Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment Facilitates the Arm Motor Recovery in Patients after a Recent Stroke
  142. Reinforcement Feedback in Virtual Environment vs. Conventional Physical Therapy for arm motor deficit after Stroke
  143. Post-stroke arm motor telerehabilitation web-based