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 247 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPCohort2016Brief Report: Autism Symptoms in Infants with Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFragile X infants at 12 months showed more autism observation signs than typical controls. In a small sample, 53% were flagged as at risk, versus 17% of infants with an autistic sibling and 6% of controls.
• SLPSurvey2016Parent Beliefs About the Causes of Learning and Developmental Problems Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results From a National Survey.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesMost parents of children with autism believed a genetic cause was at least somewhat likely, while lower-income parents more often believed exposures or injury caused their child's condition. Asking about these beliefs may help family conversations.
• Case-Control2017Exploring the relationship between cortical GABA concentrations, auditory gamma-band responses and development in ASD: Evidence for an altered maturational trajectory in ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn people with autism, brain GABA and an auditory gamma response were lower than controls. In typically developing children, GABA tracked the response; in autistic children it did not. This is a brain measurement study, not a treatment result.
• PTRCT2017Reliable sagittal plane kinematic gait assessments are feasible using low-cost webcam technology.Gait & postureIn 21 healthy adults, a low-cost webcam system gave good to excellent repeatability for sagittal-plane hip and knee measurements across speeds, except stance-phase knee excursion at 1 mph when using actual toe-off events.
• PTOther2017Dual task interference on postural sway, postural transitions and gait in people with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait.Gait & posturePeople with Parkinson's and freezing of gait lost more walking speed and stride length when also counting backward by 3, compared with those without freezing. Standing sway and turning showed no extra problem with the second task.
• PTSurvey2017Discrepancy between self-awareness and actual diagnosis and treatment of the conditions among adolescent with scoliosis in middle-school age.Journal of physical therapy scienceStudents with a positive forward bend test (>5 degrees trunk rotation) reported a scoliosis diagnosis more often (6.26% compared with 4.08%), but 53.63% of diagnosed students reported no treatment.
• OTCase-Control2017Dyspraxia in ASD: Impaired coordination of movement elements.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with ASD were less accurate copying gestures. The difference was largest when the gesture required several movement parts to happen at once.
• Other2017Hyperactivity and male-specific sleep deficits in the 16p11.2 deletion mouse model of autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMale mice with the 16p11.2 deletion slept less and were awake in longer bouts, while both male and female mice were hyperactive. This is an animal model, not evidence about treating patients.
• OTCohort2017Milestone achievement in emerging adulthood in spina bifida: a longitudinal investigation of parental expectations.Developmental medicine and child neurologyParents of children with spina bifida lowered expectations over time, especially when the child had lower cognitive ability. Those expectations did not predict adult milestones, and adults with spina bifida achieved fewer milestones than peers.
• PTOther2017Reliability of center of pressure measures for assessing the development of sitting postural control through the stages of sitting.Gait & postureBody sway measures while sitting were only moderately consistent across stages and repeat trials. They did not clearly outperform session-to-session checks, so they may help track sitting change but are not a dependable standalone diagnostic.
• Survey2017Prosthetists' perceptions and use of outcome measures in clinical practice: Long-term effects of focused continuing education.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalProsthetists' confidence using the TUG and AMP did not significantly change between immediately after a 3-hour course and follow-up. More reported routine use than before training, but this was a self-report survey.
• PTOTSurvey2017Using the World Health Organization's Disability Assessment Schedule (2) to assess disability in community-dwelling stroke patients.The South African journal of physiotherapyCommunity stroke survivors 6 to 12 months after stroke reported severe to extreme difficulty walking long distances, self-care, household tasks and community participation. No demographic group showed a clear pattern of participation restrictions.
• PTRCT2017Interlimb transfer of motor skill learning during walking: No evidence for asymmetric transfer.Gait & postureNo evidence that transfer was greater from one leg to the other was found in healthy adults after one leg practiced foot trajectory tracking on a treadmill. Transfer occurred with visual feedback, but not without visual feedback.
• OTCase Report2017Motor skill changes and neurophysiologic adaptation to recovery-oriented virtual rehabilitation of hand function in a person with subacute stroke: a case study.Disability and rehabilitationA person with subacute stroke completed eight one-hour VR hand training sessions over two weeks while continuing occupational, physical, and speech therapy. She gained pinch force, hand scores, and brain map changes, but this case cannot show the training caused them.
• Case-Control2017Neural Basis of Visual Attentional Orienting in Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ASD and controls showed similar attention bias on a visual task, but brain responses differed. Controls activated attention regions when a solid patch appeared beside a patterned patch; children with ASD activated them when two solid patches appeared.
• PTRCT2017Acute effects of different foam rolling volumes in the interset rest period on maximum repetition performance.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoPassive rest between sets of knee extensions produced more repetitions than foam rolling the quadriceps for 60, 90, or 120 seconds. Foam rolling for 120 seconds produced fewer repetitions than 60 or 90 seconds.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2017What environmental factors influence resumption of valued activities post stroke: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative findings.Clinical rehabilitationEnvironmental factors reported to help stroke survivors resume valued activities included adapted equipment, accessible transport, home changes, information and social support. Negative attitudes, long distances and unstable conditions were reported to hinder them. Evidence is mostly qualitative.
• Other2016The association between parental attributions of misbehavior and parenting practices in caregivers raising children with prenatal alcohol exposure: A mixed-methods study.Research in developmental disabilitiesCaregivers of children with prenatal alcohol exposure who saw misbehavior as linked to brain-based difficulties were more likely to plan ahead, adjust routines, and use calming or redirection. Seeing behavior as willful was associated with harsher punishment and less success.
• PTOther2016Identifying candidates for targeted gait rehabilitation after stroke: better prediction through biomechanics-informed characterization.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding paretic propulsion to baseline walking speed better predicted who improved after FastFES gait training. The best outcomes were seen in slower walkers who still had some ability to push off with the affected leg, rather than those with the lowest propulsion.
• PTPilot2016Performance-based robotic assistance during rhythmic arm exercises.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationRobot assistance during circular arm exercises made movements smoother during assisted trials than unassisted trials in stroke patients, while assistance did not rise over time. This is a technical pilot, not proof of lasting recovery.
• OTOther2016Reputation Management in Children on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic children did not change their generosity when observed, unlike typical peers who were unaffected by observation. However, many autistic children did protect their reputation when explicitly told a poor game score would be seen. This suggests a gap between automatic social awareness and deliberate self-presentation.
• SLPOther2016The Measurement of Airflow Using Singing Helmet That Allows Free Movement of the Jaw.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA portable acrylic helmet recorded airflow during vowels, sentences and singing in 32 adults while allowing free jaw movement. It measured a known 1 L volume as 1.016 L, but has not been compared with standard devices or tested in voice disorders.
• SLPRCT2016Is Acupuncture Efficacious for Treating Phonotraumatic Vocal Pathologies? A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVoice-related acupuncture did not clearly beat sham on vocal function. Both acupuncture groups improved maximum pitch, while only the genuine group showed less lesion size. The vocal function gain was not maintained at three months.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2016Listener estimations of talker age: A meta-analysis of the literature.Logopedics, phoniatrics, vocologyListeners can estimate talker age from voice, but they underestimate older talkers and overestimate younger talkers. Across 530 talkers, the average absolute error was 7.98 years.
• SLPOther2016Lexical Processing in Toddlers with ASD: Does Weak Central Coherence Play a Role?Journal of autism and developmental disordersToddlers with ASD did not show the predicted detail-focused processing pattern on a word recognition task. They looked less reliably at named pictures than matched peers, but that difference disappeared once receptive vocabulary was considered.
• PTOTSurvey2016Evaluation of upper extremity neurorehabilitation using technology: a European Delphi consensus study within the EU COST Action Network on Robotics for Neurorehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationEuropean experts agreed on four face-to-face upper-limb assessments per programme, separate from treatment and lasting up to three hours, using technology data plus validated clinical measures. They did not agree on many specific measures.
• PTOTOther2016Quantifying dimensions of physical behavior in chronic pain conditions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable sensors showed that pain intensity relates to overall physical behavior, not just activity amount. Patients with moderate to severe pain moved less and had lower movement complexity. A global composite score captured this link, though individual metrics did not.
• PTOther2017Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health:: Moving the Field Forward (Executive Summary).Physical therapyThis executive summary outlines research priorities discussed at an NIH conference. It contains no patient data or clinical trial results, so it offers no evidence to support or discourage specific therapeutic interventions.
• PTOther2017A study of physical activity comparing people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to normal control subjects.Disability and rehabilitationPeople with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease took fewer steps each day than matched controls, despite similar daily energy expenditure. They also broke up inactive periods into shorter bouts and moved from inactive to active more often.
• SLPCohort2017Design and Cohort Characteristics of the Social Spectrum Study: A Multicenter Study of the Autism Spectrum Among Clinically Referred Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn clinically referred children, 33% screened positive for ASD symptoms, and only 16% of DSM-IV PDD-NOS cases met DSM-5 ASD criteria.
• Other2017Reduced visual disengagement but intact phasic alerting in young children with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed slower visual disengagement than typically developing peers, but this delay was not worse or better when an alerting sound was played. Both groups improved their reaction times with sound, suggesting alerting mechanisms function similarly while disengagement remains atypical.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Two-year follow-up of outcomes related to scarring and distress in children with severe burns.Disability and rehabilitationSeverely burned children saw pain, itch, and mobility improve over two years, but distress about facial scarring and foot function persisted in nearly half. Girls reported more pain and sleep problems than boys. Body image concerns remained high throughout the study period.
• OTOther2017Perception of Life as Stressful, Not Biological Response to Stress, is Associated with Greater Social Disability in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability reported more everyday stress and stressful life events than matched volunteers. Their perceived stress, not most biological stress responses, tracked with greater social disability. This is association, not proof stress causes disability.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Comparison of abdominal muscle activity and peak expiratory flow between forced vital capacity and fast expiration exercise.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young men blew faster and activated deep abdominal muscles more strongly during fast expiration exercises than during standard forced vital capacity tests. This suggests fast expiration may better target speed-specific muscle activation, though clinical effects remain untested.
• PTOther2017Use of Mobile Device Accelerometry to Enhance Evaluation of Postural Instability in Parkinson Disease.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationA waist-mounted mobile device recorded body-sway movement as consistently as a lab force platform. In mild to moderate Parkinson disease, its sway measures detected instability on hard balance tests when standard balance scores did not.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Characteristics of patients with hemiparetic stroke who yield highly reliable muscle strength measurements.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with a Functional Independence Measure cognitive score of 19 or higher produced consistent muscle strength measurements. Below this threshold, results were too variable to trust. Clinicians should check this score before relying on dynamometer data for treatment planning.
• PTOther2017Effects of prone trunk extension exercise using different fixations and with and without abdominal drawing-in maneuver in healthy individuals.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy men doing prone trunk extension, adding thoracolumbar fixation and abdominal drawing-in raised upper-back extensor activity and reduced lower-back extensor activity compared with pelvic fixation. No patient outcomes were tested.
• PTOTPilot2017Telehealth monitor to measure physical activity and pressure relief maneuver performance in wheelchair users.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNAA wheelchair sensor under the user's own cushion correctly classified 225 of 240 lab pressure relief attempts and detected 2112 pushes when the push-rim measured 2162, but it was not tested in real-world use or for health outcomes.
• PTRCT2017Association Between 6-Minute Walk Test Distance and Objective Variables of Functional Capacity After Exercise Training in Elderly Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Exercise Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn 47 older patients with preserved-ejection-fraction heart failure, change in 6-minute walk distance did not track change in peak oxygen uptake or ventilatory threshold over 16 weeks; the no-exercise group also improved walk distance by 9% from baseline.
• SLPCohort2017Auditory toxicity in late preterm and term neonates with severe jaundice.Developmental medicine and child neurologyUnbound bilirubin was more strongly linked to auditory toxicity than total bilirubin in 100 late preterm and term neonates with severe jaundice, especially below 25mg/dL. Total bilirubin alone did not identify every infant with auditory toxicity.
• PTOther2017Transformative learning experience for physical therapy students through a community health promotion project for mothers of hearing-challenged children.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree mothers of hearing-challenged children had normal fitness and attention test results, but reported back pain history and busy caregiving. Twenty physical therapy students described that the mothers often focused on the children rather than their own exercise.
• PTRCT2017Association Between Maximal Bench Press Strength and Isometric Handgrip Strength Among Breast Cancer Survivors.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIsometric handgrip strength was only modestly related to maximal bench press strength and overestimated it by 4.7 kg on average. Do not use handgrip alone to judge breast cancer survivors' bench press strength.
• Narrative Review2016Phenotyping, Etiological Factors, and Biomarkers: Toward Precision Medicine in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPThere is no practice-changing finding here. This is a narrative review of biomarker and precision-medicine approaches in autism, with no patients, interventions, or outcomes.
• Cohort2016The effects of caregiver and household HIV on child development: a community-based longitudinal study of young children.Child: care, health and developmentHIV in a household, not just the caregiver, links to poor child outcomes through caregiver depression, stigma, and violence. Children in HIV-affected homes received less educational support from community services despite higher risk.
• SLPOther2016An Objective Parameter for Quantifying the Turbulent Noise Portion of Voice Signals.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSCR, a new voice signal measure, fell as recorded voice samples became less periodic, differing across type 1 to type 4 voices. It did not test whether this helps patients or guides treatment.
• SLPOther2016Respiratory Laryngeal Coordination in Airflow Conservation and Reduction of Respiratory Effort of Phonation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThe model suggests normal conversational voice is not limited by conserving airflow. Loud or prolonged voice needs higher glottal resistance to reduce breathing effort. This is simulation, not tested therapy.
• SLPOther2016Problem behaviour in adolescent boys with fragile X syndrome: relative prevalence, frequency and severity.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdolescent boys with fragile X syndrome showed stereotypy more often, self-injury more frequently, and aggression with lower severity than boys with other intellectual disabilities. Most problem behaviours were rated mild, though aggression and property destruction often co-occurred.
• PTCohort2016Program Interruptions and Short-Stay Transfers Represent Potential Targets for Inpatient Rehabilitation Care-Improvement Efforts.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationShort-stay transfers affected 22.3% of stroke, 21.8% of TBI, and 31.6% of SCI stays; program interruptions affected 0.9%, 0.8%, and 1.4%. Acute-care transfers were reported for complications, and some were potentially preventable.
• SLPPilot2016A Measure of the Auditory-perceptual Quality of Strain from Electroglottographic Analysis of Continuous Dysphonic Speech: Application to Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationMean electroglottographic values did not separate adductor spasmodic dysphonia from normal speech. An electroglottographic opening-slope measure did differ between strained and unstrained syllables within the same ADSD speaker.
• SLPOther2016Vocal and Neural Responses to Unexpected Changes in Voice Pitch Auditory Feedback During Register Transitions.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTrained singers' pitch correction size did not differ when feedback shifted toward or away from a register boundary, but brain-wave responses differed, especially at the low fry boundary.