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 243 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTCohort2016COMT and ANKK1 Genetics Interact With Depression to Influence Behavior Following Severe TBI: An Initial Assessment.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairGenetic variations in dopamine processing did not predict behavior problems after severe TBI on their own. However, among patients with post-TBI depression, those with specific gene combinations reported significantly more behavioral issues at 12 months post-injury.
• PTOTCase Report2016Engaging Cervical Spinal Cord Networks to Reenable Volitional Control of Hand Function in Tetraplegic Patients.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairTwo people with chronic cervical spinal cord injury showed greater grip force and hand control during cervical epidural stimulation, and over repeated sessions. This is not evidence the stimulation works for other patients.
• SLPCase-Control2017Atypical rapid audio-visual temporal recalibration in autism spectrum disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children and adolescents shifted their sense of whether sounds and sights happened together less than peers after a preceding mismatch for simple beeps and hammer videos. For spoken syllables, their shift matched peers, but their judged-synchronous window was wider.
• PTOther2017Associations of knee muscle force, bone malalignment, and knee-joint laxity with osteoarthritis in elderly people.Journal of physical therapy scienceKnee extensor strength did not differ among older adults grouped by possible knee malalignment and laxity. Knee flexor strength was lower in those with both possible malalignment and laxity than in those with neither. This does not show that strengthening knee flexors prevents osteoarthritis.
• SLPCohort2017The Autism-Spectrum Quotient in Siblings of People With Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSiblings of autistic people scored higher on autistic traits than controls, but this depended on sex and who completed the test. Adult males self-reporting showed elevated traits, while parent-reported scores for male children and adolescents did not differ from controls. Female siblings showed elevated traits across all groups.
• SLPOther2017The autism symptom interview, school-age: A brief telephone interview to identify autism spectrum disorders in 5-to-12-year-old children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA phone parent interview can flag school-age children at high risk for ASD, but it does not diagnose. It identified many children with ASD yet also many without, so in-person assessment is still needed.
• PTOther2017Examination of center of pressure displacement and muscle activity of the hip girdle muscles on lateral movement in the sitting position, focusing on kinematic features before and after the start of exercise.Journal of physical therapy scienceA sideways sitting reach in 11 healthy men was preceded by seat pressure shifting opposite and opposite hip muscles firing. The upper back then leaned toward the reach side, while lower back and pelvis moved later.
• PTOTSurvey2017Defining mild, moderate, and severe pain in young people with physical disabilities.Disability and rehabilitationFor young people with physical disabilities, the best average pain cutoffs were 0-3 mild, 4-6 moderate and 7-10 severe; the best worst pain cutoffs were 0-4 mild, 5-6 moderate and 7-10 severe.
• OTOther2017Activities of daily living and manual hand dexterity in persons with idiopathic parkinson disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 25 people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease, better hand dexterity on the less affected side was linked to greater independence in daily activities. This association was stronger than for the more affected side.
• PTRCT2017The effects of inspiratory diaphragm breathing exercise and expiratory pursed-lip breathing exercise on chronic stroke patients' respiratory muscle activation.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn chronic stroke patients, adding therapist-guided diaphragm and pursed-lip breathing to routine physical therapy increased paretic-side respiratory muscle activity over four weeks.
• OTSLPCohort2017Assessing chronic stroke survivors with aphasia sheds light on prevalence of spatial neglect.Topics in stroke rehabilitationFunctional observation found mild neglect in five of 40 chronic left-brain stroke survivors with aphasia, but paper-and-pencil testing found none, and mobility or independence did not differ reliably.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Factors influencing executive function by physical activity level among young adults: a near-infrared spectroscopy study.Journal of physical therapy scienceYoung adults with higher physical activity levels showed greater brain activation in the prefrontal cortex during cognitive tasks. Higher activity steps and IQ scores were significantly associated with better cognitive function, suggesting an active lifestyle may support executive function.
• OTRCT2017Beyond Return to Work: The Effect of Multimorbidity on Work Functioning Trajectories After Sick Leave due to Common Mental Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitationMultimorbidity did not predict overall work functioning trajectory after return to work for common mental disorders. Only 12% improved, and in that group each extra multimorbidity point lowered scores by 1.4 points on the 0 to 100 scale.
• SLPPilot2017Parent perceptions of an adapted evidence-based practice for toddlers with autism in a community setting.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of toddlers at risk for autism learned Project ImPACT strategies from community therapists and reported high satisfaction. Their use of the strategies improved after 12 weeks. The study cannot show whether children improved.
• PTOTCase-Control2017Factors inducing falling in schizophrenia patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 19 hospitalized patients with schizophrenia, those who had fallen showed poorer balance on the Time Up and Go test and one-leg stand, plus more medication side effects like drooling. Antipsychotic drug dose itself did not differ between groups.
• OTCohort2017External Validation and Update of a Prediction Rule for the Duration of Sickness Absence Due to Common Mental Disorders.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe old rule for predicting who would still be off work 3 months after reporting sick with a common mental disorder did not work well. Asking how varied their work is improved early spotting, but the updated rule needs testing.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017The effects of posterior talar glide with dorsiflexion of the ankle on mobility, muscle strength and balance in stroke patients: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding posterior talar glide mobilization to standard therapy improved ankle range of motion and balance in stroke patients more than standard therapy alone. The added manual technique led to greater gains in dorsiflexion and functional reach compared to weight-bearing exercises.
• PTOTOther2017Validity and repeatability of inertial measurement units for measuring gait parameters.Gait & postureFoot-mounted sensors accurately measured gait speed, stride length, and cadence in healthy adults, while ankle-mounted sensors were less accurate. Foot placement also showed better agreement with standard measures than ankle placement, which had systematic errors.
• PTOther2017"Slow walking with turns" increases quadriceps and erector spinae muscle activity.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn young healthy volunteers, slow walking with frequent turns raised metabolic intensity and increased erector spinae, vastus lateralis and vastus medialis activity compared with treadmill walking at the same speed.
• PTPilot2017Effects of wearing functional foot orthotic on pelvic angle among college students in their 20s with flatfoot.Journal of physical therapy scienceWearing custom foot orthotics significantly reduced pelvic angle changes during walking in young adults with flatfoot. The orthotics made pelvic motion more symmetrical between the left and right sides during the stance and swing phases.
• PTSLPCohort2017Rate of oral intake and effects of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation on pulmonary complications in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy.Journal of physical therapy scienceFever rates requiring antibiotics did not show a clear difference across cough-assist periods. 43 of 45 DMD patients on full-time ventilation continued oral intake; several treatments were given together, so cough assist alone cannot be credited.
• SLPCohort2017Social analogical reasoning in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism matched typically developing peers on a social analogy task. When explicitly instructed to find similarities, both groups performed similarly. Accuracy improved with age in both groups, suggesting this reasoning ability develops on a comparable trajectory.
• PTRCT2016Combining Fast-Walking Training and a Step Activity Monitoring Program to Improve Daily Walking Activity After Stroke: A Preliminary Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAdding step monitoring to fast treadmill training improved daily walking and endurance more than training alone, but only for patients who started with low activity levels. Those with higher baseline activity did not benefit from the added monitoring.
• SLPPilot2016Screening for co-occurring conditions in adults with autism spectrum disorder using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire: A pilot study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFor people with autism spectrum disorder, parent SDQ ratings were better than self-report at spotting emotional and ADHD risk. Parent emotional and hyperactivity ratings caught 90% and 86% of likely cases, but many caught were not true cases.
• PTCase Report2016Improving Walking with an Implanted Neuroprosthesis for Hip, Knee, and Ankle Control After Stroke.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn a single man with stroke, implanted stimulation plus 30 weeks of gait training raised walking speed from 0.29 to 0.72 m/s on a 10-meter test. This case cannot show what each part contributed.
• OTNarrative Review2016Toward an interdisciplinary approach to understanding sensory function in autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchNeuroscientists and occupational therapists define sensory processing differently, creating barriers to collaboration. Neuroscientists focus on controlled lab measures of neural response, while OTs focus on daily life participation. Current evidence does not confirm that sensory treatment causes functional improvement, highlighting the need for joint research.
• PTOTRCT2016Upper-Limb Recovery After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing EMG-Triggered, Cyclic, and Sensory Electrical Stimulation.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairAll three stimulation types improved upper-limb scores over 8 weeks, with no significant difference between EMG-triggered, cyclic NMES, and sensory stimulation. This trial did not show one method was better for wrist-hand function after stroke.
• PTOther2017Effects of a standard transfer exercise program on transfer quality and activities of daily living for transfer-dependent spinal cord injury patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding a six-week transfer exercise and image training program to general physical therapy improved transfer quality and some daily independence in spinal cord injury patients who needed help transferring. Usual therapy alone did not show these gains.
• SLPPilot2017The relationship between autism symptoms and arousal level in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder, as measured by electrodermal activity.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceToddlers with autism had larger increases in skin conductance, a skin-based arousal measure, during a communication assessment than typically developing toddlers. The assessment included toys and social interaction. The study was small and did not test treatment.
• SLPCohort2017Prevalence and associated features of autism spectrum disorder in extremely low gestational age newborns at age 10 years.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutism was found in 7.1% of children born at 23 to 27 weeks who were assessed at age 10, higher than the 1.5% estimate for the general U.S. population. Frequency was higher at lower gestational ages, and many children with autism spoke fluently.
• SLPCase Report2017Disordered voluntary cough as freezing phenomenon in parkinsonism.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn two people with parkinsonism, sequential cough showed delayed start, a rounded first cough, and progressively smaller and faster later coughs on the flow-volume curve, not just in peak cough flow.
• OTSLPOther2017Lessons learned: Engaging culturally diverse families in neurodevelopmental disorders intervention research.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEngaging low-income Latino families in autism and ADHD research required shifting from clinic-based to school-based delivery, replacing lectures with small-group discussions, and hiring a bilingual community navigator. Flexible scheduling, Spanish text messaging, and joint questionnaire completion were essential for retention.
• PTOther2017The effects of preceding exercise on myocardial damage in rats.Journal of physical therapy scienceHigh-intensity treadmill training in rats before a long run kept heart damage blood markers lower than no preceding training. Moderate training also lowered them. This is an animal finding, not evidence for people.
• SLPCase-Control2017Autism-specific maternal anti-fetal brain autoantibodies are associated with metabolic conditions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAmong mothers of children with autism, metabolic conditions were not significantly linked to autism-specific maternal antibodies against fetal brain proteins overall. In the subgroup with severe child symptoms, gestational diabetes was associated with greater likelihood of these antibodies.
• Cohort2017Prolonged or recurrent acute seizures after pediatric arterial ischemic stroke are associated with increasing epilepsy risk.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren after stroke who had longer or more frequent acute seizures were more likely to have active epilepsy at one year. Each extra 10 minutes of the longest seizure was linked to a five-fold higher risk.
• PTNarrative Review2017Demystifying Poststroke Pain: From Etiology to Treatment.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationPost-stroke pain has several causes: central pain, CRPS, spasticity, shoulder subluxation. PT options include exercise, strapping, and FES, but evidence is mixed and drug trials are limited.
• PTOther2017The effects of upper extremity task training with symmetric abdominal muscle contraction on trunk stability and balance in chronic stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding abdominal bracing to paretic upper limb task training improved trunk scores and balance more than task training alone in chronic stroke patients, but posture scores did not separate.
• OTSLPOther2017Neurobehavioral Characteristics of Older Veterans With Remote Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationOlder veterans with remote TBI had worse everyday function, more depression and PTSD symptoms, and poorer executive function/processing speed than peers without TBI; memory and language scores were not different.
• PTCohort2017Beneficial Effects of Dry Needling for Treatment of Chronic Myofascial Pain Persist for 6 Weeks After Treatment Completion.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationAfter three weekly dry needling treatments, pain remained lower than before treatment for 6 weeks in 45 patients with chronic upper trapezius myofascial pain, especially when trigger points changed from active to latent or absent. There was no comparison group.
• PTOTOther2017Validating accelerometry as a measure of physical activity and energy expenditure in chronic stroke.Topics in stroke rehabilitationStandard accelerometry thresholds underestimate activity intensity in stroke survivors with hemiparetic gait. New stroke-specific cutpoints for Actical monitors were developed, showing that walking at 2.0 mph is vigorous intensity for this population, not light or moderate.
• SLPCohort2017Impaired downregulation of visual cortex during auditory processing is associated with autism symptomatology in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed increased visual cortex activity during auditory tasks, whereas typical children showed decreased activity. This visual over-activation correlated with greater communication deficits and repetitive behaviors. The study involved only high-functioning participants who could tolerate MRI scanning.
• PTOther2017Comparison of anterior gluteus medius fiber activation during general exercises and PNF exercises.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 15 healthy men, PNF hip exercises activated the front of gluteus medius more than wall-press and pelvic-drop exercises, with extension-abduction-internal rotation PNF highest. This is muscle activity only, not patient outcomes.
• OTOther2017Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation of stroke patients on depression and quality of life.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with severe depression who received conventional occupational therapy plus tDCS had lower depression scores and higher quality-of-life scores than those receiving conventional occupational therapy plus false tDCS.
• PTOther2017Functional electrical stimulation to the abdominal wall muscles synchronized with the expiratory flow does not induce muscle fatigue.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn nine healthy adults, 15 minutes of expiratory-synchronized abdominal electrical stimulation did not change abdominal muscle fatigue measures; peak expiratory flow fell but stabilized.
• SLPOther2017Psychophysiological Associations with Gastrointestinal Symptomatology in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMore bowel symptoms in children and adolescents with autism were linked to a stronger resting heart measure reflecting relaxation and a weaker response to cold stress. Upper gut symptoms showed no link. This is an association, not proof of cause.
• SLPCohort2017Recovery Trajectories of Executive Functioning After Pediatric TBI: A Latent Class Growth Modeling Analysis.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationExecutive function difficulties often worsen years after pediatric brain injury, even in children who initially recover. Pre-injury behavior problems, high family burden, and permissive parenting predicted poorer long-term outcomes, while injury severity did not.
• OTCohort2016Persistence of megalencephaly in a subgroup of young boys with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn boys with autism, a subgroup with brain size disproportionate to height kept enlarged brains through about 5 years. Their head growth became larger than controls by around 24 months, while height did not differ.
• Other2016Autism-relevant behaviors are minimally impacted by conditional deletion of Pten in oxytocinergic neurons.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn mice, deleting Pten in oxytocin neurons left autism-relevant behaviors largely unchanged, despite enlarged oxytocin cells. The study reports mouse behavior and brain structure, not human outcomes.
• PTOTCohort2016Association Between Time to Rehabilitation and Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAfter traumatic spinal cord injury, a 10% longer wait for inpatient rehabilitation was associated with a 1.50-point lower FIM motor score at discharge. This was an observational association, not proof that delay caused worse function.
• PTOTOther2016Use of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Short Version in Mild to Moderate Parkinson Disease.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe WHOQOL-BREF showed people with mild to moderate Parkinson disease reported lower quality of life than controls in physical, psychological, social, overall, and health satisfaction, but not environment. Fatigue, depression, apathy, and daily function related more closely to quality of life than motor scores.