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 264 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOther2017The Next Step in Understanding Impaired Reactive Balance Control in People With Stroke: The Role of Defective Early Automatic Postural Responses.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPeople with chronic stroke had impaired reactive stepping, especially sideways, and delayed and smaller paretic hip abductor responses. Their feet-in-place balance capacity was similar to controls.
• PTRCT2017The effects of physical training without equipment on pain perception and balance in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial.Work (Reading, Mass.)Older adults doing a 13-week equipment-free group exercise program improved balance and had lower pain-related disability scores at follow-up. Controls who received no intervention did not show these changes. The program used no equipment and included mobility, core stability, proprioceptive, and coordination work.
• PTPilot2017Associations between trunk flexion and physical activity of patient care workers for a single shift: A pilot study.Work (Reading, Mass.)Patient care workers spent 74% of a shift upright and had 6 minutes of moderate activity. More trunk bending correlated with lifestyle or light activity, not moderate or vigorous activity.
• SLPSurvey2017Decision-Making in Audiology: Balancing Evidence-Based Practice and Patient-Centered Care.Trends in hearingAudiologists rated test results, experience, and client preferences as most important. In difficult hearing cases, many reported using client goals and colleagues. Peer-reviewed literature was less often mentioned. These are self-reports from 96 conference attendees.
• PTOTPilot2017Comparison between sEMG and force as control interfaces to support planar arm movements in adults with Duchenne: a feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn three adults with Duchenne, the best arm-support control depended on residual arm strength. Surface muscle-signal control was usable by all and preferred by two. Passive-like force control worked only for the strongest participant.
• SLPOther2017The Influence of Maternal Pragmatics on the Language Skills of Children with Autism.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMothers of children with autism had more conversation style problems in a parent interview than mothers of children with other language delays. In both groups, more problems went with lower child language scores, but in different language areas.
• PTOther2017Associations between ankle dorsiflexion range of motion and foot and ankle strength in young adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceA larger ankle bend distance during a lunge was linked to greater ankle lift and big-toe flexor strength in 29 healthy young men, but not to ankle push-down strength. Dominant and non-dominant sides were similar.
• SLPSurvey2017Decreasing Disparities in Child Development Assessment: Identifying and Discussing Possible Delays in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPOregon WIC staff often noticed or were asked about child development concerns, but most felt poorly connected to early intervention and pediatric providers. Staff wanted more training and resources, and some said this was outside WIC's role.
• SLPRCT2017Verbal, Visual, and Intermediary Support for Child Witnesses with Autism During Investigative Interviews.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFor children with autism, none of the interview supports increased correct details compared with best-practice police interviewing. For typically developing children, a registered intermediary and verbal labels increased details, but verbal labels also increased made-up details.
• OTSLPQualitative2017"Putting on My Best Normal": Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost participants described camouflaging their autism as effortful and exhausting. They masked stimming, copied others, and rehearsed conversations to fit in or connect, often delaying diagnosis and hiding support needs.
• PTRCT2017Effects of sling exercise on postural sway in post-stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy sciencePost-stroke patients who added six weeks of sling exercise to usual rehabilitation showed improvement in standing sway measures compared with those doing conventional cycling or gait training plus usual rehabilitation. The study was small, and total exercise time was not controlled.
• PTOther2017Patellar movement perception related to a backward-leaning standing position.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhen the patella moved during backward leaning, people reported feeling it in 90.9% of trials; when it did not, 66.7%. This lab finding in 12 healthy adults does not support a balance treatment.
• SLPCase-Control2017Differential Fairness Decisions and Brain Responses After Expressed Emotions of Others in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersOverall unfairness did not differ between boys with ASD and typical boys, but written emotional reactions changed their choices. ASD boys were less unfair after happiness than typical boys. Brain findings were exploratory and not a treatment effect.
• PTOTOther2017A comparison of the function, activity and participation and quality of life between down syndrome children and typically developing children.Journal of physical therapy scienceDown syndrome children had more difficulty in body function, activity and participation, and lower parent-reported quality of life than typically developing children. In the Down syndrome group, function, activity and participation, and quality of life scores were related.
• PTCohort2017Topographical measures of functional connectivity as biomarkers for post-stroke motor recovery.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn chronic stroke survivors, EEG beta-band network measures were associated with upper-limb recovery only after a selected threshold. The study is exploratory, not tested for clinical use.
• PTOTSystematic Review2017A Systematic Review on the Effect of Mechanical Stretch on Hypertrophic Scars after Burn Injuries.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTBurn scar stretch, massage and splint trials were mixed, and each was combined with other burn care. Do not treat any single component as proven.
• OTOther2017Leisure-time Physical Activity of Polish White-collar Workers: A Cross-sectional Study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTOnly 41% of white-collar workers met ACSM recommendations, versus 68% under WHO, because they did not exercise on enough days.
• PTRCT2017Can Lokomat therapy with children and adolescents be improved? An adaptive clinical pilot trial comparing Guidance force, Path control, and FreeD.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn adolescents using Lokomat gait training, Path Control increased some leg muscle activity, but fewer walked physiologically than with Guidance Force. FreeD produced the least physiological therapist-rated patterns and some discomfort.
• OTOther2017Using a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to determine product usability: A proposed theoretical framework.Work (Reading, Mass.)No clinical outcome is reported. The paper proposes a mathematical framework for product usability evaluation.
• PTOther2017Comparison of physical activities of female football players in junior high school and high school.Journal of physical therapy scienceHigh school female football players ran faster and completed football agility tests better than junior high players, and bounded farther. Their strength, balance, endurance, hopping, flexibility, and curl-ups did not differ.
• OTNarrative Review2017An Ecological Framework to Support Small-Scale Shared Housing for Persons with Neurocognitive Disorders of the Alzheimer's and Related Types: A Literature Review.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTSmall-scale shared housing often showed better quality of life, daily activity, social engagement, and less physical restraint use than traditional long-term care. Cognitive results were mixed, and no study proved the housing model works better.
• SLPCohort2017Speech Recognition Outcomes After Cochlear Reimplantation Surgery.Trends in hearing44 of the 57 analysed reimplantation cases reached or exceeded their best previous speech recognition scores after surgery. Poorer outcomes were linked to complications, incomplete electrode placement, cognitive decline, or facial nerve stimulation.
• PTPilot2017A decision support system for electrode shaping in multi-pad FES foot drop correction.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTop-ranked pads suggested by an electrical stimulation system for foot drop were used in over 95% of patterns, and voluntary ankle movement increased over 20 sessions in 10 stroke patients, but there was no control group.
• PTOTCohort2017"Long-term stability of stimulating spiral nerve cuff electrodes on human peripheral nerves".Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn people with implanted spiral nerve cuff electrodes, most stimulation contacts still produced motor or sensory responses, and stimulation settings changed little over 5 to 11 years.
• OTOther2017Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health: Moving the Field Forward (Executive Summary).The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationConference summary of NIH rehabilitation research priorities. No study methods or outcomes are reported, so there is no finding to act on.
• SLPCohort2017Psychosocial Development in 5-Year-Old Children With Hearing Loss Using Hearing Aids or Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingFive-year-old children with hearing aids or cochlear implants were rated near typical peers on emotional and behavior problems, but their early social skills lagged. For similar hearing loss, hearing aid users showed more hyperactivity and conduct problems.
• OTOther2017Electromyographic Activity of the Upper Limb in Three Hand Function Tests.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTThe box and blocks test used more shoulder and upper arm muscles than the pegboard tests, which behaved alike. The study measured healthy students, so it does not show what these differences mean for patients.
• Other2017Classification complexity in myoelectric pattern recognition.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwo methods for judging how hard it is to separate muscle-signal movement classes tracked how reliably a control system could classify those movements better than two other methods. The test used healthy people, not patients.
• PTRCT2017Task-Specific and Functional Effects of Speed-Focused Elliptical or Motor-Assisted Cycle Training in Children With Bilateral Cerebral Palsy: Randomized Clinical Trial.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairWalking speed did not improve in children with bilateral cerebral palsy after speed-focused elliptical or cycle training. They moved faster on the device they trained on, but not on the other device.
• OTOther2017Inhibition of Parkinsonian tremor with cutaneous afferent evoked by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 8 people with Parkinson's disease, electrical stimulation on the back of the hand reduced resting tremor during stimulation by 61.56% on average, but tremor returned after stimulation and some trials worsened. This is a small lab finding, not a proven treatment.
• PTRCT2017Effects of the centrifugal contraction exercise of the rectus abdominis accompanied with the isometric exercise of the transversus abdominis on pain and balance of lower back pain patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe abdominal exercise showed no added difference over the bridge exercise. Pain and balance improved in both chronic back-pain groups after six weeks, but both groups had hot packs, ultrasonic therapy, and electrical stimulation.
• OTOther2017National Institutes of Health Research Plan on Rehabilitation.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationThis is an NIH research priority plan for rehabilitation. It lists future research questions and funding directions, with no patient outcomes or evidence to change practice.
• OTOther2017Application of the Korean Version of the Modified Barthel Index: Development of a keyform for use in Clinical Practice.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTA keyform built from Korean rehabilitation patients' Modified Barthel scores maps how hard daily living tasks are and suggests short and long term goals. It did not test whether those goals were feasible or meaningful.
• SLPCase-Control2017Slowed articulation rate is a sensitive diagnostic marker for identifying non-fluent primary progressive aphasia.AphasiologyThe rate measures did not clearly beat clinician fluency ratings in the main accuracy comparison, but slow articulation rate was the best marker and helped identify non-fluent PPA when false alarms were low.
• PTPilot2017Continuous sweep versus discrete step protocols for studying effects of wearable robot assistance magnitude.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn seven people, continuous sweeps matched discrete step measurements for joint motion, but metabolic cost differed depending on sweep direction. Averaging both directions matched discrete steps for metabolic trend, but this was exploratory.
• PTOther2017The effect of changing condition of walking speed on the knee angle of rats with osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with induced knee osteoarthritis, changing treadmill speed resulted in a higher knee angle after two weeks than same-speed walking, but both groups' angles fell from baseline.
• OTSLPCohort2017Evaluating the quality of peer interactions in children and adolescents with autism with the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS).Molecular autismTeacher reports of withdrawn or disconnected play lined up with parent reports of friendship quality. More severe repetitive behaviors and lower verbal ability were linked to less peer connection. It did not match parent reports for all kinds of play behavior.
• PTSurvey2017Leisure Time Physical Activity among Employed and Unemployed Women in Poland.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTOver one-third of the analysed respondents reported no leisure-time physical activity. Employed women reported more vigorous activity than unemployed women, and unemployed women were less likely to meet recommendations.
• PTOther2017The motor repertoire in 3- to 5-month old infants with Down syndrome.Research in developmental disabilitiesMost infants with Down syndrome had abnormal fidgety movements and reduced movement quality. Their movement quality was lower than typical infants but higher than infants later diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
• OTOther2017Autistic traits affect interpersonal motor coordination by modulating strategic use of role-based behavior.Molecular autismWhen two adults had to grasp objects together, adults with more autistic traits waited less for a partner and adjusted less to the assigned role. Coordination suffered, but accuracy stayed similar.
• OTOther2017Improved prosthetic hand control with concurrent use of myoelectric and inertial measurements.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding inertial sensor data to muscle signals improved offline hand-movement decoding and real-time prosthetic hand control in mostly able-bodied users. The amputee result came from a single participant.
• PTOTSLPOther2017General Pediatrician-Staffed Behavioral/Developmental Access Clinic Decreases Time to Evaluation of Early Childhood Developmental Disorders.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPA general pediatrician access clinic saw children under 5 sooner for developmental evaluation: 159 days instead of 327 for already scheduled patients, and 11 days for new callers.
• SLPOther2017The Benefit of a Visually Guided Beamformer in a Dynamic Speech Task.Trends in hearingWhen talkers moved, the eye-steered beamformer was worse than the natural listening condition and the hybrid was no better. With a fixed talker, the hybrid helped, and the beamformer helped mainly straight ahead.
• SLPRCT2017Facilitating pragmatic skills through role-play in learners with language learning disability.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsEight children with language learning disability showed increases on pragmatic assessments after group therapy with introduction, narrative, discussion, role-play and reflection, but a later phase without role-play produced a larger task-score gain. Only eight children were studied.
• OTCohort2017Childhood Predictors of Young Adult Social Functioning in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported lower social functioning in young adults with 22q11.2DS than in control peers, but self-reported social functioning did not differ. Childhood internalizing symptoms predicted lower parent-reported social functioning later, while general intelligence and executive skills did not.
• PTOther2017Key function for obstacle crossing in hemiplegic persons with varied degrees of spasticity.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with hemiplegia who could not isolate leg movement crossed higher obstacles when trunk function was better. Patients with more isolated leg movement crossed higher obstacles when unaffected knee strength was stronger.
• OTSurvey2017Factors Influencing Occupational Therapists' Decision to Supervise Fieldwork Students.Occupational therapy in health careOccupational therapists were more willing to supervise fieldwork students when they felt prepared, had onsite mentorship, and had supervisor support. The study did not show that continuing education units were a strong factor in the model.
• OTPilot2017Restoring effective sleep tranquility (REST): A feasibility and pilot study.The British journal of occupational therapyAn occupational therapist-led 8-week CBT-I program was feasible to deliver: eight veterans completed baseline and seven completed treatment and post-assessment. Seven reported less insomnia, fewer nightmares, fewer dysfunctional sleep beliefs and better social participation. The study does not show it works.
• PTOther2017Effects of kinetic chain exercise using EMG-biofeedback on balance and lower extremity muscle activation in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceChronic stroke patients doing closed-chain exercises with muscle feedback improved balance and thigh-muscle activation more than those doing open-chain exercises with muscle feedback. Both groups improved after six weeks.
• SLPOther2017Bilateral Versus Unilateral Cochlear Implantation in Adult Listeners: Speech-On-Speech Masking and Multitalker Localization.Trends in hearingA second cochlear implant improved speech understanding when both distractors came from one side, by 7.5 dB on average. When distractors were on both sides, the 3 dB average benefit was not significant. Localization error improved by 27 degrees.