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 261 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTPilot2016Internet-Based Exercise Therapy Using Algorithms for Conservative Treatment of Anterior Knee Pain: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesNo significant difference between groups in reported pain at 6 weeks. In 17 people who finished the adaptive video platform, mean reported pain score fell from 4.5 to 3.0, but only finishers were analyzed and the study is small.
• PTOther2017Ultrasonography of the shoulder: asymptomatic findings from working-age women in the general population.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 228 women with no shoulder symptoms, ultrasound found rotator cuff calcifications in 70 shoulders, humeral head geodes in 28, and cuff lack of uniformity in 27; no cuff tears were seen.
• SLPSurvey2017Perceptions of public primary school teachers regarding noise-induced hearing loss in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings98% of Pretoria public primary teachers agreed loud noise can damage hearing, but 87% had no noise-induced hearing loss training and only 13% of schools had hearing screening programmes.
• SLPCase-Control2017I tawt i taw a puddy tat: Gestures in canary row narrations by high-functioning youth with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchHigh-functioning youth with ASD produced fewer gestures while retelling a cartoon, and their gestures were harder to read as gestures or as meaningful messages. The same range of gesture types appeared, so the concern was clarity and amount, not repertoire.
• PTPilot2017Translating Comprehensive Conservative Care for Chronic Knee Pain Into a Digital Care Pathway: 12-Week and 6-Month Outcomes for the Hinge Health Program.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies41 employees with chronic knee pain who used a 12-week digital program reported less pain, stiffness, and better function at 12 weeks and 6 months. Because all received the whole program, no single part can be credited.
• SLPCohort2017Quantifying Neonatal Sucking Performance: Promise of New Methods.Seminars in speech and languageHigher-risk preterm newborns showed changing suck movement patterns over time, while lower-risk preterm newborns looked similar to full-term newborns. The method separated groups, but no later developmental outcomes were reported.
• PTOther2017Comparison of muscle synergies before and after 10 minutes of running.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 10 minutes of running, modules 1 to 3 stayed the same in eight healthy men, but module 4 shifted from trunk muscles to muscles around the pelvis. This was a lab EMG finding, not a proven injury risk.
• SLPQualitative2017Designing a Mobile Health App for Patients With Dysphagia Following Head and Neck Cancer: A Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients said fatigue, memory problems, treatment side effects and unclear progress made home swallowing exercises hard. They wanted immediate, simple feedback, progress tracking, and no peer competition.
• PTRCT2017Effects of endurance exercise and half-bath on body composition, cardiorespiratory system, and arterial pulse wave velocity in men with intellectual disabilities.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn men with intellectual disabilities, 12 weeks of aerobic exercise improved body composition, fitness, and blood vessel compliance; a half-bath routine improved body composition and compliance but not fitness.
• PTRCT2017Effect of yoga practices on micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 12 weeks of supervised yoga, children in the yoga group ended with higher blood zinc, iron, magnesium, and copper than before. Compared with controls, zinc, iron, and magnesium differed; copper did not.
• SLPCase-Control2017Brainstem Evoked Potential Indices of Subcortical Auditory Processing After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Ear and hearingBrainstem auditory responses did not differ overall between 32 people with mild traumatic brain injury and 32 controls. Differences appeared only in the subgroup with abnormal auditory test performance, who were older and had slightly worse hearing thresholds.
• SLPCase-Control2017Auditory spatial attention to speech and complex non-speech sounds in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWhen listening to sounds straight ahead, children with autism responded more to nearby non-target sounds than controls, even when detecting the target sound was similar. The study did not show a speech-specific difficulty.
• SLPSurvey2017Brief Report: Examining the Association of Autism and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the National Survey of Children's Health: The Important Role of Income and Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism alone did not stay linked to more adverse childhood experiences once co-occurring anxiety, depression, attention, or behavior problems were considered. Before that, children with autism had more reported adversity, especially in lower-income families.
• SLPSurvey2017Self-Reported Usage, Functional Benefit, and Audiologic Characteristics of Cochlear Implant Patients Who Use a Contralateral Hearing Aid.Trends in hearingEighty of ninety-four unilateral cochlear implant users kept using a contralateral hearing aid daily, and most reported better hearing with both devices in quiet and noise.
• SLPNarrative Review2017A Review of Hyaluronic Acid and Hyaluronic Acid-based Hydrogels for Vocal Fold Tissue Engineering.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNo clinical finding to act on.
• SLPCohort2017Effects of Esophageal Acidification on Troublesome Symptoms: An Approach to Characterize True Acid GERD in Dysphagic Neonates.DysphagiaAmong 53 dysphagic neonates, acid reflux that rose to the middle or upper esophagus was linked with coughing, sneezing, grunting and grimacing more often than reflux that stayed low. Only 20% of reflux events were associated with any symptom.
• PTRCT2017The effect of motor imagery training for trunk movements on trunk muscle control and proprioception in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients who spent 10 minutes imagining trunk movements plus 20 minutes on trunk training showed larger gains in trunk muscle activity and position sense than 30 minutes of trunk training alone. With only 12 patients, this suggests a possible combination, not proof it works.
• OTSLPSurvey2017Priority service needs and receipt across the lifespan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers reported that people with autism across Canada rarely received services matching their top needs, and priority services were received less often after early childhood.
• SLPNarrative Review2017The Use of Brain Stimulation in Dysphagia Management.DysphagiaNon-invasive brain stimulation for swallowing after stroke is not yet established. Some magnetic stimulation trials report improvement; direct-current stimulation has not shown a clear benefit, and the trials are small.
• PTOther2017The influence of trait anxiety and illusory kinesthesia on pain threshold.Journal of physical therapy scienceTendon vibration changed heat pain threshold in healthy students, and the change differed between those who felt a wrist illusion and those who did not. Anxiety traits related to the change only in students who did not feel the illusion.
• Other2017Transcriptome analysis of microglia in a mouse model of Rett syndrome: differential expression of genes associated with microglia/macrophage activation and cellular stress.Molecular autismMicroglia from young female Rett-model mice showed gene changes before symptoms, including lower heat-shock genes. In older symptomatic mice, changes were fewer and heat-shock genes were not different. This is a mouse brain-cell study, not a human treatment finding.
• PTOther2017The effects of treatment room lighting color on time perception and emotion.Journal of physical therapy scienceLight color did not change how long 20 healthy students thought ultrasound therapy lasted. Blue and red were linked to more negative mood than yellow, while yellow and white felt more active.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology in the neonatal intensive care unit: Patterns of therapy usage in a level IV NICU.Research in developmental disabilitiesMore therapy was not associated with better neurobehavior, though earlier SLP initiation was related to better self-regulation. 100% of infants received OT and PT, and 51% had an SLP evaluation.
• PTOTQualitative2016How Therapists Use Visualizations of Upper Limb Movement Information From Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Study With Simulated Information.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesTherapists saw simulated arm-movement dashboards as useful for checking home activity, exercise, and neglect, engaging patients, and advocating for resources. They also said the data lacked context needed to tell whether movements were exercises, daily tasks, or compensations.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2016Studies Involving People With Dementia and Touchscreen Technology: A Literature Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPeople with dementia used touchscreen devices for assessment, daily tasks and leisure, often with support. Independent use depended on training, prompts, feedback and simple design.
• SLPSystematic Review2016Validated Smartphone-Based Apps for Ear and Hearing Assessments: A Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSmartphone hearing apps cannot replace audiologist hearing tests. Of 30 commercial apps, 5 had peer-reviewed validation; accuracy varied with noise and calibration.
• PTRCT2017The role of virtual reality in improving motor performance as revealed by EEG: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 24 stroke survivors, adding a virtual avatar game to robot-assisted gait training was linked to greater mobility gains and brain activation than simple feedback. Both groups received body-weight support, leg guidance and foot-lifting straps, so VR alone cannot be credited.
• SLPOther2017Output signal-to-noise ratio and speech perception in noise: effects of algorithm.International journal of audiologyChanges in signal-to-noise ratio from hearing aid processing were not associated with speech-in-noise scores. The processing changed signal-to-noise ratio only slightly.
• PTCase Report2017Effects of physiotherapy treatment for urinary incontinence in patient with multiple sclerosis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn one woman with multiple sclerosis and mixed urinary incontinence, leakage and quality-of-life scores improved after a combined programme of pelvic-floor electrical stimulation, active pelvic-floor exercises, tibial-nerve stimulation, home exercises and behavioral rehabilitation. No comparison was done, so the package cannot be separated.
• SLPCohort2017Shared genetic influences between dimensional ASD and ADHD symptoms during child and adolescent development.Molecular autismChildren with social-communication difficulties and ADHD symptoms showed shared common genetic influences across childhood and adolescence. ADHD symptoms also linked to genetic risk for ADHD. Genetic risk for autism did not clearly link to ADHD symptoms or social-communication scores.
• PTOther2017The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Japanese orthopaedic association back pain evaluation questionnaire.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Korean JOABPEQ produced similar scores when 62 outpatients completed it again after 2 weeks, and it moved in line with a general health survey. It can help describe patients, but did not show whether it detects treatment change.
• OTCase-Control2017Neural synchronization deficits linked to cortical hyper-excitability and auditory hypersensitivity in fragile X syndrome.Molecular autismIn fragile X syndrome, auditory brain responses to a rising-frequency stimulus were less synchronized and had more ongoing high-frequency activity. These patterns tracked auditory hypersensitivity and social communication scores.
• PTCase Report2017Effects of aquatic walking exercise using a walker in a chronic stroke patient.Journal of physical therapy scienceA chronic stroke patient walked farther in water and on land after water walking, land walking, and a walker. Satisfaction improved in the caregiver questionnaire. This single case cannot separate the components or prove the method works.
• SLPOther2017Assessing Sensorineural Hearing Loss Using Various Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emission Stimulus Conditions.Ear and hearingChirp otoacoustic emission tests accurately identified sensorineural hearing loss from 1 to 8 kHz, except at 5.7 kHz. Power-weighted and peak middle-ear pressure conditions offered little clear advantage over ambient in adults with normal middle-ear function.
• OTOther2017Counting Grasping Action Using Force Myography: An Exploratory Study With Healthy Individuals.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesIn 10 healthy people, wrist and forearm force-sensing straps told whether the hand was grasping or not with high accuracy, and counted grasps during controlled pick-and-place tasks. It was not tested in stroke or weak-arm rehabilitation.
• SLPRCT2017Moderating Effects of Parental Characteristics on the Effectiveness of a Theory of Mind Training for Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAn eight-week group social-cognition training improved children's knowledge of others' minds, parent-reported social behaviors, and reduced autistic features. Knowledge gains were smaller when a parent had or was suspected of having ASD.
• PTCase Report2017Reversing thoracic hyperkyphosis: a case report featuring mirror image® thoracic extension rehabilitation.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 15-year-old with thoracic hyperkyphosis and pain had reduced thoracic curvature and changed posture measurements after a 13-month multimodal program of exercises, traction, and manipulation. She reported 80-100% improvement. This case report cannot show the treatment works.
• OTSLPNarrative Review2017Technologies to Support Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia: A Position Paper on Issues Regarding Development, Usability, Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness, Deployment, and Ethics.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAssistive technology may help people with dementia with daily living, activities, mood, social functioning, and may reduce service use, but the evidence is mostly from small studies without strong comparison groups. Use it with training, support, and checks on consent, privacy, and changing abilities.
• PTRCT2017Effects of unilateral real-time biofeedback on propulsive forces during gait.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSeven able-bodied walkers on a treadmill increased push-off force in the leg receiving real-time feedback, and could reproduce it after breaks. The other leg did not change, so feedback may target one side.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2017Clinical and genetic aspects of the 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion disorder.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRThis microdeletion disorder is associated with speech, motor, learning and behaviour problems, but many carriers are unaffected. Diagnosis requires genetic testing, usually microarray. Therapy should target each person's specific delays, not assume the deletion alone explains all difficulties.
• SLPSurvey2017A comparison of attitudes towards stuttering of non-stuttering preschoolers in the United States and Turkey.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsUS and Turkish non-stuttering preschoolers had nearly identical, generally negative attitudes toward stuttering. The only stuttering belief that differed between countries was whether stuttering comes from God/Allah. Neither group had much real-world contact with people who stutter.
• Survey2017Measuring patient safety culture in pediatric long-term care.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineAn adapted patient safety culture survey was easy and quick for pediatric long-term care providers. Discussions pointed to communication, hierarchy, staffing, and training as safety gaps. The study did not test whether these gaps affect patient outcomes.
• SLPRCT2017Prophylactic Swallow Therapy for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Randomized Trial.DysphagiaProphylactic swallow exercises during chemoradiotherapy did not lead to better oral diet at 3 months compared with a control group that also received TheraBite. Some swallow physiology measures were better, but eating and PEG tube duration did not differ.
• SLPQualitative2017Patient Experiences of Swallowing Exercises After Head and Neck Cancer: A Qualitative Study Examining Barriers and Facilitators Using Behaviour Change Theory.DysphagiaPatients after head and neck cancer struggled to do swallowing exercises when they did not see why the exercises mattered to them, forgot them, or had pain and fatigue. Family, clinician support, routines, and visible progress were reported as helpful.
• SLPRCT2017Brief Report: Does Gender Matter in Intervention for ASD? Examining the Impact of the PEERS® Social Skills Intervention on Social Behavior Among Females with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersNo significant gender differences were found before or after PEERS social-skills intervention. Females and males with ASD followed a similar response pattern on social-behavior outcomes.
• OTOther2017Participation in Early Childhood Educational Environments for Young Children with and Without Developmental Disabilities and Delays: A Mixed Methods Study.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsParents of children with developmental delays or disabilities reported less involvement and perceived less supportive daycare or preschool environments than parents of children without delays. Parents wanting change most often described child-care tasks and peer groups, but this does not prove any strategy works.
• SLPCohort2017Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder.Molecular autismChildren with childhood disintegrative disorder had severe loss of language, social skills, and play. Rare genetic variants were found, face-related brain activity was unusual, and they looked more at the eyes than high-functioning autism did. This is exploratory biology, not a test or treatment.
• SLPOther2017Early Hearing Detection and Intervention-Pediatric Audiology Links to Services EHDI-PALS: Building a National Facility Database.Ear and hearingA searchable directory lists pediatric audiology facilities by age group and services, but this paper describes its build and website use only. It does not show that using the directory improves infant diagnosis or family care.
• PTPilot2017Using Xbox kinect motion capture technology to improve clinical rehabilitation outcomes for balance and cardiovascular health in an individual with chronic TBI.Archives of physiotherapyIn one veteran with chronic severe TBI, Kinect games improved dynamic gait balance, but static balance measures were unchanged. He reached target heart rates during sessions, although target time and end-game heart rate decreased over time.
• PTPilot2016A Personalized Self-Management Rehabilitation System for Stroke Survivors: A Quantitative Gait Analysis Using a Smart Insole.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStroke survivors using a smart insole at home showed better heel strikes on the affected side and faster walking, but worse heel strikes on the other side and worse symmetry. The pattern suggests compensation, not proof of recovery.