THE INDEX

Every paper we have read

Each one summarised from the full article, not its abstract, and kept only if it speaks to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology or nursing. Newest first.

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• PTRCT2016Effects of ankle exercises on balance ability when using shoe height insoles.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung adults doing four weeks of combined ankle stretching, resistance and balance exercises improved balance while wearing 3, 5 and 7 cm height insoles; the control group did not, and the exercise parts cannot be separated.
• PTOther2016A study on macronutrient self-selection after acute aerobic exercise in college females.Journal of physical therapy scienceFifteen healthy female college students reported lower calorie intake during a later 3-day period that included 1 hour of group climbing. Total intake fell from 2,012.6 to 1,694.1 kcal; protein and carbohydrate fell, lipid did not.
• PTCase-Control2017Assessment of functional capacity and sleep quality of patients with chronic heart failure.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoPatients with chronic heart failure had worse sleep quality scores, 8.7 ± 1.6 versus 3.8 ± 1.3, where higher is worse, and walked 242.4 ± 30.1 metres versus 467.1 ± 65.6 metres in controls.
• PTOther2017Gait initiation is impaired in subjects with Parkinson's disease in the OFF state: Evidence from the analysis of the anticipatory postural adjustments through wearable inertial sensors.Gait & postureIn people with Parkinson's who were off medication, wearable sensors measured balance preparation before stepping in agreement with force plates and showed smaller side-to-side trunk movement and longer weight transfer than controls.
• PTSystematic Review2016Measurement properties of the upright motor control test for adults with stroke: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapyIn adults with stroke, knee extension and knee flexion scores on the Upright Motor Control Test may help tell community walkers from household walkers. No published data showed whether different clinicians score it the same or whether it tracks change.
• OTCase Series2016Bioelectrical impedance analysis for severe stroke patients with upper extremity hemiplegia.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn severe stroke patients with arm paralysis, the paralyzed side had lower lean mass, body water, body cell mass, and hand strength than the other side. Bioimpedance values differed in the same direction as occupational assessments. Small case series cannot prove a test works.
• PTCase Report2016Sustained effects of once-a-week gait training with hybrid assistive limb for rehabilitation in chronic stroke: case study.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne woman with chronic stroke improved walking speed by 72.7% after eight weeks of once-a-week robotic gait training. These gains remained at 51.7% two months later. This single case suggests sustained benefit but cannot prove the treatment works for others.
• PTOther2016Effects of friction massage of the popliteal fossa on dynamic changes in muscle oxygenation and ankle flexibility.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo minutes of friction massage over the back of the knee in 12 healthy young men did not show a clear improvement in ankle flexibility. Oxygenated hemoglobin measured by a light probe increased.
• PTOther2016The effect of a scalp massage on stress hormone, blood pressure, and heart rate of healthy female.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 15 or 25 minute massage program including shoulder, neck, larynx, occiput, temple, ear and face techniques lowered norepinephrine, cortisol and blood pressure in female office workers, but epinephrine and heart rate did not differ clearly between groups.
• PTPilot2016Effects of fast expiration exercises without pressure on the respiratory muscle strength of healthy subjects.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young adults who blew fast into a peak flow meter three times a week for four weeks showed significant increases in both expiratory and inspiratory muscle strength compared to controls. The training used no pressure resistance, relying only on speed of expiration.
• PTSLPRCT2016Effects of an upper-limb exercise program for improving muscular strength and range of movement on respiratory function of stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding 30 minutes of upper-limb training to standard physiotherapy for four weeks significantly improved lung capacity, breathing volume, and cough strength in stroke patients compared to standard care alone.
• PTOther2016Effects of the optimal flexor/extensor ratio on G-tolerance.Journal of physical therapy scienceStudents who passed a high-G tolerance test had higher muscle mass and BMI than students who failed early. Knee and trunk strength ratios showed some differences, but the pattern was not consistent.
• PTCase Report2016Prone positioning reduces severe pushing behavior: three case studies.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree stroke patients with severe pushing behavior had lower scores after 10-minute prone relaxation added to visual feedback, sit-to-stand and knee-ankle-foot orthotic gait training; scores remained lower at follow-up. Prone relaxation cannot be separated from these other treatments.
• PTOTCohort2016Factors associated with the recovery of activities of daily living after hospitalization for acute medical illness: a prospective cohort study.Journal of physical therapy scienceLonger time from illness onset to starting rehabilitation was associated with poorer recovery of daily activities. Among patients who had been independent before illness, better cognition was associated with better recovery; among those partially dependent, better nutrition was associated with better recovery.
• PTOTOther2016Information on functioning found in the medical records of patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke admission and discharge summaries mostly captured body function information, including muscle power and pain, and also walking, medication and imaging, while social participation and hobbies were absent.
• OTSystematic Review2016Analysis approaches and interventions with occupational performance.Journal of physical therapy scienceMost research on stroke interventions targets physical recovery using the biomechanical approach, especially constraint-induced therapy. Few studies evaluate client-centered or top-down methods like CO-OP, which are harder to test in large randomized trials.
• PTOther2016Changes in the electromyographic activities of the infraspinatus and posterior deltoid according to abduction angles of the shoulder joint during shoulder external rotation in closed kinetic chain exercise.Journal of physical therapy scienceInfraspinatus activity was 8.3%, 7.7%, and 9.6% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction at 45°, 90°, and 135° and did not differ significantly; posterior deltoid was significantly lower at 90° and 135° than at 45° (13.7% and 12.1% versus 17.5%).
• PTOther2016The effectiveness of home-based exercise programs for low back pain patients.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients who returned after four weeks showed improved pain, flexibility, endurance and disability scores during home exercise plus medical treatment. The study cannot separate the components, and adherence or exercise accuracy did not correlate with outcomes.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2016Measurement of physical activity in obese persons: how and why? A review.Journal of physical therapy scienceNo single method perfectly measures physical activity in obesity. Self-reports are cheap but often overestimated. Pedometers miss non-walking exercises. Accelerometers and heart rate monitors have specific blind spots. Combining sensors improves accuracy but adds cost and complexity.
• PTOther2016Changes in movements of neck, trunk, and hip according to height and foot position during sit-to-stand.Journal of physical therapy scienceFoot position did not change neck angles in healthy young adults rising from a fixed chair, but it changed trunk and hip movement angles; taller people showed larger trunk and hip movement.
• PTOther2016Effects of skin stretching without joint movement on skin extensibility of rats.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with ankle fixation, skin stretching without joint movement did not restore skin extensibility to control levels, but it was better than fixation alone.
• PTOther2016Ankle, knee, and hip joint contribution to body support during gait.Journal of physical therapy scienceDuring walking, the ankle, knee, and hip work together to support body weight. The main joint responsible for this support shifts depending on the stance phase. This trade-off pattern helps identify which specific muscles need strengthening to improve gait.
• PTOther2016Immediate effects of forearm elastic and nonelastic taping on wrist flexor muscle and grip strength of normal adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceElastic forearm tape produced larger immediate grip and wrist flexor strength gains than nonelastic tape in healthy adults. It did not test injured people, pain, or daily hand tasks, so this is not evidence of a treatment benefit.
• PTOther2016Effects of active rehabilitation therapy on muscular back strength and subjective pain degree in chronic lower back pain patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAn eight-week active core rehabilitation program that included education, stretching and strengthening increased average back strength and reduced average pain scores in the 8 experimental patients, while the 8 control patients' average pain scores did not change.
• PTCase Report2016Effect of the single-leg, lateral oblique, decline squat exercise on sacroiliac joint pain with knee pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne woman with sacroiliac and knee pain reported pain dropping from 7/10 and 6/10 to 2/10 after four weeks of single-leg decline squats. Her pelvic tilt angles also increased. This describes one person, not a pattern.
• PTRCT2016Comparison of the effect of pre- and post-operative physical therapy versus post-operative physical therapy alone on pain and recovery of function after total knee arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding pre-operative physical therapy to post-operative physical therapy, TENS, oral analgesics, and home exercise did not improve pain or function more than those treatments together in 50 knee replacement patients. Both groups improved similarly over six weeks.
• PTCase-Control2016180° turn while walking: characterization and comparisons between subjects with and without stroke.Journal of physical therapy sciencePeople with stroke took longer, used more steps, and lost balance more often during turns than matched healthy controls. Turning toward either side made no difference.
• PTOTSLPCohort2016Quality of life of critically ill patients in a developing country: a prospective longitudinal study.Journal of physical therapy scienceQuality of life improved significantly over six months for ICU survivors in Brazil. Physical scores started lower than mental scores but both rose steadily. Older age was linked to worse physical recovery, while time spent on ventilators or in the ICU did not predict final quality of life.
• PTRCT2016Effects of 24-week resistance exercise training on carotid peak systolic and end diastolic flow velocity in healthy older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy older men who did elastic-band resistance exercise for 24 weeks had faster carotid artery blood flow: speed rose 9.2 cm/s during heart contraction and 1.8 cm/s during relaxation, with no change in artery wall thickness or diameter.
• PTPilot2016Preliminary study of optimal measurement location on vibroarthrography for classification of patients with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhen listening to knee sounds as someone stands up, placing the sensor on the tibia separated severe knee osteoarthritis from healthy knees better than the other measured locations. This is a preliminary measurement-location study, not a diagnostic test.
• PTRCT2016The effects of maitland orthopedic manual therapy on improving constipation.Journal of physical therapy scienceSpinal mobilization and fiber supplements both sped up bowel transit time in young adults with constipation. The manual therapy group showed significantly larger improvements in total and rectosigmoid transit time than the fiber group.
• PTRCT2016Effects of position change on lumbar pain and discomfort of Korean patients after invasive percutaneous coronary intervention: a RCT study.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter coronary intervention, a sequence of supine, 30-degree elevated side-lying, and 30-degree elevated lying position changes reduced back pain and discomfort without bleeding.
• PTOther2016Green tea and exercise interventions as nondrug remedies in geriatric patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 120 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, green tea, treadmill exercise, infliximab, or combination groups were reported to improve disease activity and bone markers over 6 months. The study did not clearly assign treatments, so it cannot show green tea or exercise caused the benefit.
• PTOther2016Association of ACTN3 polymorphisms with BMD, and physical fitness of elderly women.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder women with the ACTN3 RR genotype had higher trunk, pelvis and spine bone density, but strength, walking, balance and endurance did not differ by genotype.
• PTRCT2016The effect of abdominal drawing-in exercise and myofascial release on pain, flexibility, and balance of elderly females.Journal of physical therapy scienceAbdominal drawing-in and myofascial release did not differ in pain, flexibility, or balance among older women with low back pain. Both groups reported less pain after eight weeks.
• PTOther2016Effects of circuit exercise on autonomic nerve system of survivors after surgery of breast cancer.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 8 weeks, breast cancer survivors doing circuit exercise did not show a clear within-group change in heart-rate variability. Compared with controls, some measures were higher, but controls declined. It was a small study without described randomisation.
• PTOTSurvey2016Analysis of stress, musculoskeletal disorders, and fatigue among broadcasting actors.Journal of physical therapy scienceMost broadcasting actors reported high psychosocial stress and fatigue. Regular exercise was linked to lower stress and fatigue. Smoking correlated with higher psychosocial stress and fatigue but not occupational stress. Job demands and insecurity were the primary occupational stressors.
• PTOther2016The association between the body composition and lifestyle affecting pulmonary function in Japanese workers.Journal of physical therapy scienceMore visceral fat was linked to lower lung function in 97 healthy Japanese male workers. More fat-free mass was linked to better airflow, but lifestyle measures did not remain associated after age and height were considered.
• PTSLPOther2016The correlation of respiratory muscle strength and cough capacity in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn stroke patients receiving general physical therapy, including neurological treatment, cough peak flow gains after inspiratory and expiratory muscle training tracked most closely with expiratory strength gains. Both cough peak flow and respiratory muscle strength increased.
• OTOther2016Sensitivity and specificity of the safe driving behavior measure and the driving habits questionnaire for older self-drivers.Journal of physical therapy scienceDriving questionnaires did not accurately identify collision history in 45 community-dwelling adults aged 65 to 74. Neither the Safe Driving Behavior Measure nor the Driving Habits Questionnaire predicted reported collision history.
• PTOTSurvey2016Evaluation of sensory processing abilities following stroke using the adolescent/adult sensory profile: implications for individualized intervention.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke survivors mostly resembled healthy adults on sensory processing. They differed in low registration, sensation seeking, and sensation avoiding, not in sensory sensitivity. The profile describes patterns, not treatment effects.
• PTOther2016Effect of exercise therapy on cytokine secretion in the saliva of bedridden patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn bedridden patients, saliva cytokine peaks rose after assisted arm and leg movement. IL-6, IL-8, IL-15 and IL-17 increased above pre-exercise values, but pneumonia or recovery outcomes were not measured.
• PTOther2016The change of pain and lumbosacral sagittal alignment after sling exercise therapy for patients with chronic low back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 12 weeks, sling exercise patients reported lower pain than physical therapy patients, and pelvic tilt decreased while pelvic incidence increased. This points to sling exercise as a possible option for chronic low back pain.
• PTOTOther2016The effect of performing a dual-task on postural control and selective attention of older adults when stepping backward.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults had slower reactions, more errors, and greater sway when stepping backward. Adding a tone task made reaction times slower in both groups, but sway did not differ between single and dual task.
• PTOther2016Relation between muscle fiber conduction velocity and exerted dynamic characteristics of muscular tension in patients with hemiplegia caused by stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe affected leg in 13 people after stroke had slower electrical conduction in muscle fibers and weaker, slower ankle dorsiflexion force. On the affected side, slower conduction tracked with weaker, slower force, but the unaffected side showed no such link.
• PTRCT2016The effect of exercise types for rotator cuff repair patients on activities of shoulder muscles and upper limb disability.Journal of physical therapy scienceBoth open-chain and closed-chain shoulder exercises after rotator cuff repair improved muscle activity and reduced arm disability over three weeks. The groups changed muscle fatigue measures differently, but disability scores did not differ.
• PTOTSLPRCT2016Effect of task-oriented training and high-variability practice on gross motor performance and activities of daily living in children with spastic diplegia.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding task-oriented or high-variability practice to standard treatment improved gross motor skills and daily living independence in children with spastic diplegia. High-variability practice also improved cognition, while task-oriented training did not.
• PTCohort2016Correlations between MRI findings and outcome of capsular distension in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.Journal of physical therapy scienceMRI capsule thickness and fat replacement grades did not predict better pain or passive motion outcomes after ultrasonography-guided capsular distension plus physical therapy in 57 patients. All groups improved, but capsular distension and physical therapy were given together, so neither can be credited alone.
• PTRCT2016The effect of combined exercise with slings and a flexi-bar on muscle activity and pain in rotator cuff repair patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter rotator cuff repair, adding sling and Flexi-Bar exercise to TENS and continuous passive motion reduced pain more, lowered upper trapezius activity more, and raised lower trapezius, infraspinatus and serratus anterior activity more. The added exercise cannot be separated into sling or Flexi-Bar parts.
• PTRCT2016Effect of Wiihabilitation on strength ratio of ankle muscles in adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceWii Fit training lowered the ankle dorsiflexion-to-plantarflexion strength ratio in healthy men. Plantarflexor strength rose 42% and dorsiflexor strength rose 17.27%, shifting the balance toward the calf muscles.