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 248 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPRCT2016Adaptive vs. non-adaptive cognitive training by means of a personalized App: a randomized trial in people with multiple sclerosis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdaptive working memory training improved attention, processing speed, and memory more than non-adaptive training in people with multiple sclerosis. The benefits persisted for six months, whereas the non-adaptive group showed no change over time.
• OTNarrative Review2016Sustaining Work Participation Across the Life Course.Journal of occupational rehabilitationWorkplace disability prevention has little research to guide practice. Supervisor support, accommodations and flexible work are associated with staying employed, but interventions have not shown clear work retention effects.
• PTSurvey2017Interrelationship between the general characteristics of Korean stroke patients and the variables of the sexual functions: random forest and boosting algorithm.Journal of physical therapy scienceIllness duration, age, and education level were the strongest characteristics linked to sexual function, muscle tone, and motor or sensory changes in Korean stroke survivors. This supports asking about these factors, but does not show treatment works.
• PTOTSurvey2017Cross-Sectional Assessment of Factors Related to Pain Intensity and Pain Interference in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn lower limb prosthesis users, problematic pain was common. More painful sites were linked to worse pain and more interference. Back and residual limb pain showed the strongest links.
• SLPOther2017Assessments of Voice Use and Voice Quality Among College/University Singing Students Ages 18-24 Through Ambulatory Monitoring With a Full Accelerometer Signal.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationMore recorded voice use went with louder, clearer, steadier voices among college singing students. Solo singing showed stronger pitch clarity and less irregularity than choral singing.
• OTOther2017Brief Report: Which Came First? Exploring Crossmodal Temporal Order Judgements and Their Relationship with Sensory Reactivity in Autism and Neurotypicals.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism showed no significant difference from neurotypical adults in judging which sensory cue came first across sight, sound and touch. Some reported sensory reactivity linked to task bias or timing, but the overall pattern was not consistent.
• PTOTSurvey2017Quality and Equity in Wheelchairs Used by Veterans.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationNo racial difference was found in wheelchair quality among Veterans with spinal cord injury or limb loss. Older age and lower income were associated with lower-quality chairs. Specialty-clinic prescription was associated with better manual chairs.
• PTOther2017The ratio of medial and lateral hamstring muscle thickness does not correlate with the lateral tibial rotation angle in the standing position in healthy young adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 30 healthy young men, ultrasound ratios of hamstring muscle thickness did not correlate with tibial rotation angle while standing. This resting thickness ratio alone may not explain standing tibial rotation.
• SLPOther2017Children perceive speech onsets by ear and eye.Journal of child languageSeeing a talker's mouth moving helped children from four to fourteen name pictures faster in a lab task, especially when the heard onset was incomplete. The visual help was strongest for unfamiliar nonwords.
• SLPOther2017Prosodic disambiguation of noun/verb homophones in child-directed speech.Journal of child languageMothers' speech to children made noun and verb uses of the same word sound different, but only when the word came in the middle of the utterance. At sentence ends, those acoustic clues disappeared.
• SLPCohort2017Do early noun and verb production predict later verb and noun production? Theoretical implications.Journal of child languageNoun production at 1;4 predicted verb production at 1;8; verb production at 1;8 predicted noun production at 2;0 in 30 Italian toddlers. Verb production at 1;4 did not predict noun production at 1;8.
• OTSLPRCT2017Effects of expiratory muscle strength training on swallowing function in acute stroke patients with dysphagia.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding expiratory muscle strength training to traditional swallowing therapy showed greater improvement in functional dysphagia, vallecular residue, and penetration-aspiration scores than traditional therapy alone in acute stroke patients with dysphagia. Pyriform residue did not differ.
• SLPOther2017Using Rate of Divergence as an Objective Measure to Differentiate between Voice Signal Types Based on the Amount of Disorder in the Signal.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationRate of divergence separated four voice signal types, including type 4 from the other three. It may help SLPs objectively classify highly irregular voice, but voice types were labeled subjectively and no patient outcomes were tested.
• PTOther2017Long-term histopathological developments in knee-joint components in a rat model of osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with chemically induced knee osteoarthritis, cartilage staining decreased at 1 week, the line separating cartilage from calcified cartilage disappeared by 2 weeks, and joint capsule spaces narrowed by 8 weeks. No therapy was tested in people.
• PTOther2017Articular chondrocyte alignment in the rat after surgically induced osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with surgically induced osteoarthritis, chondrocyte alignment deteriorated significantly starting at two weeks post-surgery. This disorganization correlated with disease severity and preceded major cell loss. These findings suggest that structural changes in cartilage cells occur early in the disease process.
• PTOTPilot2017Effects of repeated vibratory stimulation of wrist and elbow flexors on hand dexterity, strength, and sensory function in patients with chronic stroke: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 10 patients, vibration to wrist and elbow flexors did not beat traditional physical therapy. Both groups improved hand dexterity, but grip strength was not shown to improve and sensation was unchanged.
• PTOTCohort2017Plantar pressure differences among adults with mild flexible flatfoot, severe flexible flatfoot and normal foot when walking on level surface, walking upstairs and downstairs.Journal of physical therapy scienceSevere flexible flatfoot caused significantly higher midfoot pressure than normal feet on level ground and stairs. Mild flatfoot looked like normal feet on level ground and stairs, but showed different arch pressure when walking downstairs. All feet had higher pressure walking down stairs than up or on level ground.
• Other2016CGG-repeat dynamics and FMR1 gene silencing in fragile X syndrome stem cells and stem cell-derived neurons.Molecular autismFragile X stem cells showed CGG repeat contractions but no large expansions. Unmethylated alleles below 400 repeats stayed unmethylated through culture and neuronal differentiation. No patient outcome was tested.
• PTOther2016Effect of timing of hip extension assistance during loaded walking with a soft exosuit.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationNo hip assistance timing profile was significantly better for the energy cost of loaded walking in healthy men, but all powered profiles reduced energy cost compared with walking with the suit switched off.
• PTOTOther2016Robot-assisted and conventional therapies produce distinct rehabilitative trends in stroke survivors.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationDifferent patterns of arm outcome change emerged after robot-assisted and conventional therapy. The original trial's main Fugl-Meyer difference was significant but small, so this secondary analysis describes how scores moved together, not superiority.
• PTOTCase-Control2016A robot-based behavioural task to quantify impairments in rapid motor decisions and actions after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationEighty-two percent of people with stroke were impaired on more than five robot task measures, and all but one person with neglect was impaired. Distractor errors appeared even when MoCA scores were normal.
• OTOther2016Learning to use a body-powered prosthesis: changes in functionality and kinematics.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFunctional daily-task scores improved with repeated testing in all groups, including controls, but training transfer was weak. Indirect grasping practice reached objects faster and used the least grip force among training groups.
• OTOther2016Sensory Responsiveness in Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersUnaffected siblings of children with autism did not show atypical sensory scores compared with controls, although the sibling and control groups were small. Children with autism did show more atypical sensory scores.
• Other2016Altered functional organization within the insular cortex in adult males with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: evidence from connectivity-based parcellation.Molecular autismBrain scans of 36 men with autism showed a missing emotion-related section in the left insula and an enlarged sensory section in the right. These structural differences may explain emotional and sensory difficulties, but they are not yet actionable for therapy.
• SLPOther2016Modeling of Breathy Voice Quality Using Pitch-strength Estimates.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA computer estimate of how strongly a voice sounds pitched predicted how breathy listeners judged voice samples. It matched natural voices well; for synthetic voices it often underpredicted breathiness.
• OTNarrative Review2016New Business Structures Creating Organizational Opportunities and Challenges for Work Disability Prevention.Journal of occupational rehabilitationWorkers in temporary jobs, small firms, telework and lone roles often face weaker safety support, unclear employer liability and harder return to work. Occupational therapists should check these structures before assuming standard workplace accommodations are available.
• OTOther2016Do children and adolescent ice hockey players with and without a history of concussion differ in robotic testing of sensory, motor and cognitive function?Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIce hockey players aged 10 to 14 with a history of concussion performed similarly to players without a history on robotic tests of reaching, position sense, bimanual movement, attention, and decision making. The tests did not separate the groups.
• SLPOther2017Effect of Training and Level of External Auditory Feedback on the Singing Voice: Pitch Inaccuracy.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationProfessional singers had better pitch accuracy than non-professionals. Fast tempo, staccato, and descending phrases increased pitch error in both groups. Unexpectedly, blocking external hearing with protectors improved non-professionals' accuracy, while professionals remained unaffected by the change.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Disability Stages and Trouble Getting Needed Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationMedicare beneficiaries with greater activity limitations reported significantly more trouble accessing needed health care. Financial barriers were the most common reason overall, while transportation and home health care difficulties were especially cited by those with more severe physical limitations.
• SLPOther2017Evaluation of the ADHD Rating Scale in Youth with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 386 youth with ASD, ADHD-RS-IV ratings did not separate inattention from hyperactivity/impulsivity as intended. Elevated scores, especially social items such as not listening when spoken to directly, may reflect ASD difficulties, so use follow-up interview before treating as ADHD.
• PTPilot2017A neurocognitive approach for recovering upper extremity movement following subacute stroke: a randomized controlled pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe main upper-limb movement-quality score did not show a clear difference between neurocognitive therapy and conventional therapy, both given with occupational therapy. Descriptive hand and arm changes favored the neurocognitive group, but this small pilot cannot show effectiveness.
• SLPNarrative Review2017Episodic Laryngeal Breathing Disorders: Literature Review and Proposal of Preliminary Theoretical Framework.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNo actionable findings. This paper proposes a theoretical framework for episodic laryngeal breathing disorders and reviews existing models. It does not test diagnosis or treatment in patients.
• PTRCT2017Immediate effect of ankle balance taping on dynamic and static balance of soccer players with acute ankle sprain.Journal of physical therapy scienceAnkle balance taping immediately reduced sway length and speed and raised limit of stability in 16 soccer players with acute ankle sprain, compared with placebo taping and no taping. This is an immediate effect only.
• OTSurvey2017Disability stage and receipt of recommended care among elderly medicare beneficiaries.Disability and health journalOlder Medicare beneficiaries with the most severe activity limitations received recommended care much less often, especially after hospitalization: 43% versus 76% for those with no limitations. Therapists should ask whether severely limited patients missed follow-up and preventive care.
• SLPOther2017The encoding of word forms into memory may be challenging for college students with developmental language impairment.International journal of speech-language pathologyCollege students with developmental language impairment encoded fewer new word forms than peers. The gap did not widen over a week. They also showed word competition, though possibly weaker for the impairment group.
• SLPRCT2017Independent exercise for glottal incompetence to improve vocal problems and prevent aspiration pneumonia in the elderly: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationIn older adults with age-related vocal cord atrophy, adding a two-minute daily guided vocal exercise to a brochure lowered six-month pneumonia hospitalizations (2 of 199 vs 18 of 216) compared with a brochure alone.
• OTCohort2017Social participation and its relation to internalizing symptoms among youth with autism spectrum disorder as they transition from high school.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchStructured social activities dropped significantly after high school, while unstructured time with friends stayed stable. Youth with more internalizing symptoms in high school became more socially isolated after exit. Prior structured participation predicted gains in unstructured social contact later.
• SLPSurvey2017Positive and Negative Thinking in Tinnitus: Factor Structure of the Tinnitus Cognitions Questionnaire.Ear and hearingThe Tinnitus Cognitions Questionnaire reliably measures both positive and negative thoughts in a UK survey of 342 adults. Negative thinking strongly tracked with distress, but positive thinking did not show a simple link to lower severity.
• PTRCT2017Effect of bilateral upper extremity exercise on trunk performance in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceTrunk control improved more after adding 30 minutes of bilateral upper-extremity exercises three times weekly for four weeks to usual neurological rehabilitation. The extra gains were seen in dynamic sitting balance, coordination, and total trunk score.
• PTMeta-Analysis2017Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise for Improving Fitness and Walking Capacity After Stroke: A Meta-Analysis With Meta-Regression.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAfter stroke, aerobic exercise improved aerobic capacity, walking speed and endurance overall. Walking-mode and vigorous-intensity exercise were associated with larger benefits; seated exercise did not meaningfully improve walking speed or endurance.
• PTOther2017Effects of skilled reach training with affected forelimb and treadmill exercise on the expression of neurotrophic factor following ischemia-induced brain injury in rats.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with induced ischemic brain injury, both skilled reach training and treadmill exercise raised neurotrophic factors BDNF and NGF compared with control. The two trainings did not differ, and no movement recovery was measured.
• PTOther2017Comparison of accelerometer-based and treadmill-based analysis systems for measuring gait parameters in healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 23 healthy adults, accelerometer and treadmill gait measures were strongly related for cadence, steps, speed and timing. The study did not test people with impaired gait.
• PTOther2017The effect of segmental weight of prosthesis on hemodynamic responses and energy expenditure of lower extremity amputees.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding 250 g to a lower-limb prosthesis raised heart rate and energy cost and reduced 6-minute walk distance in 13 independent amputees, while blood pressure did not change.
• SLPCohort2017Predictors of Six-month Change in the Voice Handicap Index in a Treatment-seeking Population.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationRecorded voice treatment, medication, or surgery after evaluation did not predict six-month change in patient-reported voice handicap. Higher initial voice handicap and higher education did predict greater improvement.
• PTOTOther2017Validation of the shoulder36 for the activities of daily living with shoulder disorders.Journal of physical therapy scienceShoulder36 scores tracked closely with QuickDASH scores for most shoulder disability domains. Patients completed it easily, but the sports domain was not validated well in this small group.
• SLPCohort2017Increased Risk for Substance Use-Related Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPeople with autism were more likely to have substance use problems than matched controls, especially with ADHD. The study cannot prove cause, but clinicians should consider attention and prevention for substance use.
• Cohort2016Low-income mothers' feeding goals predict observed home mealtime and child feeding practices.Child: care, health and developmentLow-income mothers who wanted to restrict junk food were more often observed having their child always eat at a table. Mothers who wanted more fruit or vegetable intake were more often observed promoting vegetables. Autonomy and obesity-prevention goals did not match observed practices.
• Qualitative2016Questioning assent: how are children's views included as families make decisions about clinical trials?Child: care, health and developmentChildren invited into trials leaned on parents to explain and decide. Parents could shape whether a child agreed. A girl entered because her parents persuaded her, then left once she knew she could.
• PTCohort2016Bone Density in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder who had bone density scans had lower bone density scores at the spine, hip and femoral neck than matched controls, even after accounting for body size. The sample was small and scans were obtained for clinical concerns.
• Case-Control2016Maternal Exposure to Occupational Asthmagens During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Study to Explore Early Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers' pregnancy jobs with asthma-triggering exposures did not show a link to autism in children. Exposure was estimated from job titles, not measured, and mothers' recall may bias the finding.