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Current Issue Vol. 37, No. 8, 2025

Original Articles

The relationship between shoulder external rotation strength, horizontal abduction, and glenohumeral distance ratios in professional baseball pitchers

Masaki Tamura, Takuya Aso, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Shumpei Furuyama, Shunya Inoue, Takuya Maeda, Yu Noguchi, Yoichi Horike, Kanji Furuya, Takeyuki Sambe, Naoya Nishinaka

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 384–390. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.384

Characteristics of shoulder range of motion, muscle tightness, and streamlined body position in Japanese female para swimmers with unilateral forearm deficiency and in swimmers with vision impairment: a comparative cross-sectional study

Keita Shimura, Tsuyoshi Yoshizawa, Keisuke Koizumi, Daiki Koga, Ayako Nakata, Takaaki Aoki

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 391–398. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.391

Effect of the current state of marking errors on national physical therapy examination scores

Miyuki Wada, Takayoshi Saito, Akira Kubo

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 399–402. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.399

Comparison of motor performance in typically developing children engaged in gymnastics and classical ballet

Shinichiro Oka, Saori Tanaka, Nozomi Hamachi, Kayoko Nonaka, Nobuya Harada, Akihiko Kondo

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 403–407. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.403

Reliability and validity of the measurement of interdigital muscle thickness using a caliper gauge

Hajime Tomita, Yumiko Shimizu, Jumpei Kawakami, Daisuke Tashiro, Masahiro Ogawa, Hitoshi Tanimukai

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 408–414. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.408

Kinematic control differs in walking speed adjustment to different velocities

Tomoya Kokue, Yuma Takenaka, Kenichi Sugawara

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 415–421. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.415

Relationships between learning motivation, study time, and regular test scores elucidated using self-determination theory—a study of first-year students in their first semester—

Takashi Yoshizawa, Syuichi Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mizota, Haruki Kogo, Masahiro Kitamura, Takayuki Nagasaki

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 422–426. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.422

Review Article

Effects of telerehabilitation on physical function and activities of daily living in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a scoping review

Naoki Kato, Ryota Suzuki, Hideo Kaneko, Yukari Horimoto

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 427–434. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.427

Case Study

Spontaneous movement therapy for a young adult with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case report

Yi-Heng Zhang, Hyoung-Won Lim

J Phys Ther Sci. 2025 Aug; 37(8): 435–439. Published online 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1589/jpts.37.435