Vol. 15, Issue 1 - January-December 2025

Published: 2025-01-30

Review

  • Clinical relevance of the effects of robotic rehabilitation for upper limb recovery after stroke in randomized studies: a systematic review with meta-analysis

    Sofia Verola, Alessandro Ugolini, Leonardo Pellicciari, Mauro Di Bari, Matteo Paci
    118-130
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3209

  • Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for coccydynia: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis

    Mohammad Sidiq, Hariharasudhan Ravichandran, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Aksh Chahal, Richa Hirendra Rai, Ahmed Hamoud Alotaibi, Ali Hamoud Alotaibi, Abdullah Saad Alotaibi, Aminu Alhassan Ibrahim, Eid Abed Alharbi, Faizan Zaffar Kashoo, Hemlata Vats
    77-89
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3233

  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pelvic floor signs and symptoms: a scoping review of the literature

    Valentina Di Tommaso, Marta Rossi, Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Silvia Bargeri, Giacomo Rossettini, Arianna Bortolami
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3188

Original Research Article

  • Mim-pong: a serious game for assessment and treatment of the lower limb in hemiparetic stroke patients

    Fernando L. F. Eichinger, Fabrício Noveletto, Susana C. Domenech, Thierry Moulin, Yoshimasa Sagawa, Antonio Vinicius Soares
    59-68
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3301

  • Application and adaptation of the Virtual Eggs Test for assessing hand dexterity in subjects with stroke: a pilot study

    Michele Piazzini, Lucia Angelini, Tommaso Ciapetti, Stefano Doronzio, Marco Baccini, Robinson Guachi, Paola Mucci, Marco Controzzi, Francesca Cecchi
    131-137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3291

  • Differences in cervical mobility and pain sensitivity between patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain and asymptomatic subjects: a cross-sectional study

    Néstor Requejo-Salinas, Rubén Fernández Matías, Roy La Touche Arbizu, Javier Gordo Herrera, Pablo Conesa López, Enrique Lluch Girbés
    97-109
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3256

  • Association of physiotherapy dose with motor recovery in early subacute phase after stroke: results from a multicenter Italian study

    Silvia Salvalaggio, Nicola Valè, Thomas Bowman, Davide Cattaneo, Cristina Allera Longo, Serena Bocini, Viviana Bonci, Michele Gennuso, Francesca Marazzini, Francesco Giuseppe Materazzi, Elisa Pelosin, Martina Putzolu, Andrea Turolla, Susanna Mezzarobba, Fabiola Giovanna Mestanza Mattos, Simone Gambazza
    110-117
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3457

  • Validation of a Novel device for Assessing Neck Muscle Strength

    Michail Arvanitidis, Hon Hin Ken Mak, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Marco Barbero, Deborah Falla
    148-157
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3476

  • Entry-level physical therapist curricula in geriatric care: an Italian national survey study

    Francesco Bucchi, Sara Dal Ben, Antonio Culcasi, Stefano Lecora, Roberto Tedeschi, Marco Da Roit
    69-76
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3418

  • The Use of Digital Technologies in Physiotherapy Higher Education: a Mixed-Methods Study

    Francesca Trentini, Chiara Fante, Flavio Manganello, Marco Testa, Simone Battista
    49-58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3334

  • Scaling new heights: a pilot study of the impact of climbing on balance, agility, and dexterity in individuals with Parkinson’s disease

    Julie Ries, Molly Cupka, Andrew Guccione
    42-48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3339

  • Comparisons of the effects of psychologically-informed and usual physiotherapy on pain sensitivity in chronic low back pain: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

    Hugo Massé-Alarie, Amélie Desgagnés, Claudia Côté-Picard, Olivier Liberty , Pierre Langevin, Mathieu Piché, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme
    32-41
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3323

  • Perceived bioethical issues in cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative study among Italian physiotherapists

    Gianluca Bertoni, Simone Battista, Valentina Conti, Marco Testa, Sara Patuzzo Manzati
    19-31
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3299

  • Discriminative ability, responsiveness, and interpretability of smoothness index of gait in people with multiple sclerosis

    Stefano Filippo Castiglia, Fulvio Dal Farra, Dante Trabassi, Andrea Turolla, Mariano Serrao, Ugo Nocentini, Paolo Brasiliano, Elena Bergamini, Marco Tramontano
    9-18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3289

Methodology report

  • A new test protocol and device for measuring the cranio-cervical flexion test in participants with bruxism

    Mareile Jung, Annika Zind, Markus Ernst
    138-147
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3448

Viewpoint

  • Using AI to enhance scientific discourse by transforming journals into learning communities

    Michael Rowe
    90-96
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33393/aop.2025.3442