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.

35,183 PAPERS · PAGE 236 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTOther2016The correlation between proprioception and handwriting legibility in children.Journal of physical therapy scienceBetter kinesthetic sense correlated with more legible handwriting, but elbow joint position sense did not. The study included only 19 right-handed children aged 9 to 10, so it cannot guide treatment decisions.
• PTOTOther2016Influence of sacral sitting in a wheelchair on the distribution of contact pressure on the buttocks and back and shear force on the ischial region.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy young adults, slumping into sacral sitting lowered peak pressure on the buttocks but raised shear force on the ischial region. This shift moves risk from direct pressure to friction, a factor that contributes to pressure ulcers in frail wheelchair users.
• PTOTCase-Control2017Effectiveness of robotic-assisted gait training in stroke rehabilitation: A retrospective matched control study.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoAdding RAGT to traditional physiotherapy did not produce a larger gain in daily living independence than traditional physiotherapy alone. It was associated with larger gains in walking, mobility, and balance.
• PTOther2017Evaluation of psychometric properties of Tinetti performance-oriented mobility assessment scale in subjects with knee osteoarthritis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoIn 25 people with knee osteoarthritis, the Tinetti POMA scores stayed stable over 5 days, but they only matched other balance and mobility tests moderately. Many participants scored at the top, so it may not detect change in mild cases.
• PTOther2017Are the average gait speeds during the 10meter and 6minute walk tests redundant in Parkinson disease?Gait & postureFor people with Parkinson disease, comfortable short-distance walking speed closely matched long-distance walking speed, especially at moderate stages. The comfortable short test may estimate the long test. Fast short-distance speed still gave separate information.
• OTCase Report2016Effect of mental practice using inverse video of the unaffected upper limb in a subject with chronic hemiparesis after stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn one man with chronic left hemiparesis, mental practice using an inverse video of his unaffected arm was paired with weekly outpatient OT. His upper limb movement scores and reported hand use improved, but this is one case, not proof.
• PTOther2016Relationships between blood pressure and health and fitness-related variables in obese women.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong 1,201 Korean middle-aged women, higher blood pressure was linked to higher weight, fat, BMI and basal metabolic rate. In obese women, higher systolic BP linked to lower sit-up and jump performance; in normal-weight women, higher BP linked to lower cardiorespiratory fitness.
• PTOTOther2016Effects of orthotic insoles on adults with flexible flatfoot under different walking conditions.Journal of physical therapy scienceWearing orthotic insoles for 3 months reduced pressure on the middle of the foot in adults with flexible flatfoot. While their walking pattern did not fully match that of people with normal feet, the insoles improved how the foot handled load, especially when walking down stairs.
• PTOTCohort2016The relationship between physical activity levels and metabolic syndrome in male white-collar workers.Journal of physical therapy scienceMale white-collar workers with low physical activity had a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome (25.2%) than those with moderate (13%) or high (14.3%) activity. Low activity was linked to a 2.03-fold greater risk of metabolic syndrome compared to high activity.
• PTCase Report2016Effect of the Schroth method of emphasis of active holding on Cobb's angle in patients with scoliosis: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor a small group of patients with idiopathic scoliosis, individually applied Schroth exercises were followed by lower pain scores and smaller Cobb angles. These are observations in a few people, not evidence that the method works.
• PTOther2016Characteristics of tasks utilized for evaluation of judgment errors in the elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults misjudged their abilities. They predicted shorter reaches and faster obstacle walking than they actually did. Obstacle-course errors differed between fallers and non-fallers, but this study did not test whether any task prevents falls.
• PTOther2016External rotation elastic bands at the lower limb decrease rearfoot eversion during walking: a preliminary proof of concept.Brazilian journal of physical therapyElastic bands that pull the lower limb into external rotation reduced rearfoot eversion during walking in 17 healthy adults. It did not test people with foot or knee symptoms or whether symptoms change.
• PTRCT2016Effects of neurofeedback training on the cervical movement of adults with forward head posture.Journal of physical therapy scienceNeurofeedback training did not change head posture or neck motion. It improved Neck Disability Index scores in people with forward head posture, so it may ease symptoms rather than correct posture.
• PTCase Report2016Abnormal bias in subjective vertical perception in a post-stroke astasia patient.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn one man who could not stand after stroke, wall-based body-tilt training was added to ongoing gait and rehabilitation. Better vertical perception and longer standing followed. He stood 34 seconds with eyes open without a cane. One case is not proof.
• PTOther2016Comparison of electromyographic activities of lumbar iliocostalis and lumbar multifidus muscles during stabilization exercises in prone, quadruped, and sitting positions.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy adults, prone trunk extension produced the most lumbar muscle activity. Quadruped opposite arm and leg lifts produced lower, asymmetric multifidus activity than prone. Seated arm exercises produced the least multifidus activity.
• PTRCT2016Effects of neurofeedback training on the brain wave of adults with forward head posture.Journal of physical therapy scienceFour weeks of neurofeedback increased frontal beta and sensory motor rhythm in adults with forward head posture, compared with control. Attention and posture outcomes were not reported.
• PTSurvey2016Characteristics of coping strategies and the relationships between coping strategies and stress reactions in physical therapy students during clinical practice.Journal of physical therapy scienceFemale physical therapy students had higher stress scores than male students. Buck-passing was associated with severe stress reactions after clinical practice.
• PTSystematic Review2016Causative factors and rehabilitation of patellar tendinopathy: A systematic review.The South African journal of physiotherapyFor patellar tendinopathy, the review reported eccentric exercise in 10 included studies and linked risk factors to tendon overload from training load, jump technique and flexibility or strength problems, but it did not pool outcomes.
• PTOTPilot2016An experiment to classify the clinical fear seen during aerobic movement acquisition in adults with visual impairment.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 15 adults with visual impairment, autonomic measures identified fear during squat training, but subjective reports did not correlate with perceived danger. This suggests physiological monitoring may detect anxiety that patients do not verbally report, though the study was too small to confirm clinical utility.
• PTSystematic Review2016Effects of pilates on patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor chronic non-specific low back pain, Pilates reduced pain more than minimal intervention, but not more than other exercise; only some gains reached clinically important difference.
• OTOther2016Mahjong playing and eye-hand coordination in older adults-a cross-sectional study.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder mahjong players mostly matched non-players on stationary pointing with the dominant hand. They had better non-dominant accuracy and faster, more accurate pointing to moving targets. This cross-sectional study cannot show mahjong caused the differences.
• PTOther2016Analysis of the influential factors of maximal-effort expiratory capacity of elderly women.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn older women, age was the strongest factor tied to lower breathing capacity; height was linked to measures of air volume, while weight was not when age and height were considered.
• PTOTOther2016Correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices, and degree of forward head posture.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy college students, a more forward head posture was significantly linked to greater neck disability, but not to rounded shoulder posture. This suggests neck pain may stem from head position itself rather than accompanying shoulder rounding in this group.
• PTOther2016Impact of the difference in the plantar flexor strength of the ankle joint in the affected side among hemiplegic patients on the plantar pressure and walking asymmetry.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with weaker affected-side ankle plantar flexors showed greater walking asymmetry: shorter affected-side gait lines and lower affected-side forefoot and midfoot pressures than the unaffected side. This was an observational comparison, not a treatment trial.
• PTOther2016Physical and balance performance following exercise induced muscle damage in male soccer players.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter repeated sprints, male soccer players had worse balance, speed, agility and jumps. Performance was worst at 24 hours and close to baseline by 72 hours.
• PTOther2016The effects of exercise on the GAP-43 expression in the spinal cord of arthritis-induced rats.Journal of physical therapy scienceTreadmill exercise increased a spinal cord protein linked to nerve repair in rats with knee arthritis. It does not show exercise reduces pain in people.
• PTOTCase Report2016Application of a tri-axial accelerometry-based portable motion recorder for the quantitative assessment of hippotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree children and adolescents with cerebral palsy showed improved walking speed, step length, and balance control after two years of weekly hippotherapy. A portable motion recorder detected these gains immediately after sessions and over time. This small case series supports hippotherapy's potential benefits but cannot prove efficacy for the broader CP population.
• PTOTOther2017Stride variability measures derived from wrist- and hip-worn accelerometers.Gait & postureWrist-worn accelerometers can track walking rhythm and activity levels as well as hip-worn devices in healthy older adults. However, they cannot reliably measure stride-to-stride variability. Use wrist data for general activity counts, but do not expect it to detect subtle inconsistencies in walking.
• PTCase-Control2016The effect of lumbar-pelvic alignment and abdominal muscle thickness on primary dysmenorrhea.Journal of physical therapy scienceWomen with primary dysmenorrhea had greater scoliosis and lordotic angle and thinner abdominal muscles than the normal group. The study compared groups, so it cannot show these differences caused pain.
• PTRCT2016Influence of biofeedback weight bearing training in sit to stand to sit and the limits of stability on stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke inpatients doing biofeedback weight-bearing training stood up and sat down faster and increased stability limits compared with functional weight-bearing training. Both groups also had standard physical therapy including CNS development therapy before the experiment, so the biofeedback component cannot be separated.
• PTPilot2016Pilot study of effective methods for measuring and stretching for pectoral muscle tightness in breast cancer patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceMeasuring and stretching with the arm at 90° or 135° gave larger shoulder horizontal abduction differences and greater improvement than at 45° after a 4 week program that also included gentle shoulder range of motion. Pain, function and quality of life did not differ.
• PTOTCase Report2016Combined treatment with paraffin, manual therapy, pegboard and splinting in a patient with post-traumatic stiff hand.Archives of physiotherapyA woman with a stiff post-traumatic hand showed improved motion, pain and function after 9 weeks of daily paraffin, manual therapy, pegboard and splinting, then outpatient therapy. No conclusion can be drawn about which component caused change.
• PTProtocol2016Effects of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation on functional capacity and cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilians assisted by public health care: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo results are available. This is a protocol for a planned randomized trial comparing comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation with exercise-only rehabilitation or wait-list control in Brazilian public health care.
• PTOther2016Relationship between atherosclerosis and knee osteoarthritis as graded by radiography and ultrasonography in females.Journal of physical therapy sciencePostmenopausal women with more severe knee osteoarthritis had thicker carotid artery walls than women with milder knee osteoarthritis. The study found a link, not a cause.
• PTOther2016An analysis of pulmonary function in different lying positions in the 20's normal adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceMeasured vital capacity was largest lying on the back and smallest lying face down in healthy young adults. Side-lying values were between them. This is a positioning observation, not proof that a treatment improves breathing.
• PTSurvey2016Knowledge of the pelvic floor in menopausal women and in peripartum women.Journal of physical therapy scienceWomen around childbirth and women after menopause rated their pelvic floor knowledge as limited. Many felt badly informed and wanted more information. Postmenopausal women often received pelvic floor education late.
• PTOther2016Effects of elastic-band resistance exercise on balance, mobility and gait function, flexibility and fall efficacy in elderly people.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding elastic-band lower-limb exercise to general physical therapy improved balance, gait, flexibility and fall confidence more than general physical therapy alone in 30 rural older adults. The added band component cannot be separated from extra session time.
• PTOTOther2016Comparison of older adults' visual perceptual skills, cognitive function, and fall efficacy according to fall risk in the elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults classified as at risk for falls had lower visual perception, cognition, and fall efficacy scores than those not at risk. Scores were correlated, but this cannot show that training these skills prevents falls.
• PTRCT2016Effects of virtual reality training using Nintendo Wii and treadmill walking exercise on balance and walking for stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter training, both Wii and treadmill programs lowered standing balance percentages; Wii training, which included yoga, strength, aerobic, and balance tasks, also increased walking cadence. The study was small and included only patients who could already stand and walk independently.
• PTRCT2016The effects on postural control and low back pain according to the types of orthoses in chronic low back pain patients.Journal of physical therapy sciencePeople with chronic low back pain wearing soft or rigid lumbosacral belts for 4 weeks had less pain and more stable balance than before. The soft belt improved forward-back balance more than the rigid belt.
• PTNarrative Review2016The prevention of diabetic foot ulceration: how biomechanical research informs clinical practice.Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo original findings are reported. This narrative review discusses biomechanical theory and guidelines for preventing first-time diabetic foot ulcers, but it cannot change practice on its own.
• PTCohort2016The impact of exercise training on basal BDNF in athletic adolescents.Journal of physical therapy scienceElite adolescent table tennis players had lower resting blood levels of BDNF than inactive peers. This suggests long-term training lowers baseline BDNF, possibly reflecting efficiency rather than impairment. No significant difference was found in NGF levels.
• PTOther2016Comparison of maximum voluntary isometric contraction of the biceps on various posture and respiration conditions for normalization of electromyography data.Journal of physical therapy scienceExpiration after maximal inspiration produced the highest biceps maximum voluntary isometric contraction for EMG normalization in healthy young adults. Posture also changed values, so standardize posture and breathing when measuring.
• PTRCT2016Edema and pain reduction using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 11 patients with lower extremity lymphedema, four weeks of TENS produced a larger reduction in pain than prescribed drugs. Calf circumference also decreased more. The small sample limits confidence.
• PTRCT2016Effects of scapular stability exercise on shoulder stability and rehabilitative ultrasound images in office workers.Journal of physical therapy scienceSix weeks of scapular stability exercises reduced forward head distance and improved upper limb stability more than manual therapy. Use it as an active exercise option, not proof of pain reduction.
• PTCase Report2016Effect of unilateral exercises on low back pain in an urban driver.Journal of physical therapy scienceA taxi driver's left-sided back pain dropped from severe to mild after two ten-day exercise sessions. Unilateral exercises targeting pelvic alignment reduced pain scores and corrected movement asymmetries, though this reflects one person's response.
• PTPilot2016Effects of proprioceptive sense-based Kinesio taping on walking imbalance.Journal of physical therapy scienceKinesio tape on the affected side was followed by smaller left-right walking deviation after each of three taping conditions in 12 stroke patients with hemiplegia. Without a control group, this cannot show the tape caused the change.
• PTOther2016Effects of treadmill speed on the knee angle and stance time of white rats with knee osteoarthritis according to the treadmill speed.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with induced knee osteoarthritis, treadmill walking decreased knee angle at both speeds. Stance time decreased at moderate speed and increased at high speed. This does not show a speed that helps people.
• PTOther2016Effects of complex rehabilitation training on low back strength in chronic low back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceIsometric low-back strength improved at every tested angle after 12 weeks of combined muscular fitness and stabilization exercise, but there was no described control group and participants were receiving general oriental therapy, so the exercise effect alone cannot be isolated.
• PTRCT2016Comparison of whole-body vibration exercise and plyometric exercise to improve isokinetic muscular strength, jumping performance and balance of female volleyball players.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 8 weeks, whole-body vibration improved lumbar and knee strength and balance but not jump height; plyometric exercise improved jump height and knee extension strength but not balance.