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 268 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTCohort2017Changes in Function After a 6-Month Walking Intervention in Patients With Intermittent Claudication Who Are Obese or Nonobese.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Obese and non-obese patients with PAD improved walking distance and endurance similarly after 6 months of supervised treadmill walking. Obese patients who did not exercise declined significantly in function, while non-obese controls remained stable.
• PTRCT2018Dry Needling on the Infraspinatus Latent and Active Myofascial Trigger Points in Older Adults With Nonspecific Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)Adding dry needling of a latent trigger point to active trigger point needling reduced pain and tenderness in older adults with shoulder pain more than active needling alone. The benefit lasted one week.
• PTPilot2018Instrumented Test of Sensory Integration for Balance: A Validation Study.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)A portable instrumented balance test was related to the laboratory gold standard for sway moderately to well in adults with Parkinson's disease, and it separated fallers from non-fallers while the laboratory test did not.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Postural disorders in mouth breathing children: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyMouth-breathing children often show forward head posture and spinal curve changes, but the evidence linking these is weak. All included studies had low methodological quality and used inconsistent measurement tools, so clinicians should not treat this association as established.
• PTOther2018Mechanisms contributing to gait speed and metabolic cost in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.Brazilian journal of physical therapyGait speed in children with unilateral cerebral palsy was linked to elastic energy return and knee co-contraction, while higher metabolic cost tracked knee co-contraction. This suggests training push-off power and eccentric control within task-specific gait work, not strength alone.
• PTSystematic Review2018Exercise training to reduce sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyFour months of aerobic cycle training lowered muscle sympathetic nerve activity compared with a control condition of medication and daily-life follow-up in adults with chronic heart failure across five randomized trials. This measure is not a commonly used clinical outcome.
• PTOTRCT2018Effects of stretching exercise training and ergonomic modifications on musculoskeletal discomforts of office workers: a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapySix months of office stretching reduced neck, shoulder and lower back discomfort more than no treatment. Adding desk or chair changes to exercise did not improve pain more than exercise alone.
• PTOther2017Chinese translation and validation of the Oxford Knee Scale for patients with knee osteoarthritis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThe Chinese Oxford Knee Scale measured knee pain and function in 100 Hong Kong patients with osteoarthritis. Answers were stable over 7 days and matched WOMAC pain and function. It may be used with Chinese-reading patients.
• PTRCT2017Postural motor learning in Parkinson's disease: The effect of practice on continuous compensatory postural regulation.Gait & posturePeople with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease had poorer initial balance timing on an oscillating platform, but improved at a rate similar to healthy controls and kept the gains after 24 hours.
• PTCohort2017Effectiveness assessment of a guideline based protocol for ventilatory support management of COPD exacerbations in an emergency department.Brazilian journal of physical therapy13 of 109 subjects who started noninvasive ventilation still needed invasive ventilation. Those who failed had worse outcomes. After starting ventilation, mask tolerance and a 6.5 mmHg carbon dioxide drop predicted success.
• PTOther2017Reliability of novice physiotherapists for measuring Cobb angle using a digital method.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThree novice physiotherapists, after 45 minutes of training, measured sagittal Cobb angles from 15 adults' thoracic radiographs with excellent agreement among raters and across repeated trials.
• PTCohort2017Anticipatory postural adjustment patterns during gait initiation across the adult lifespan.Gait & postureAt least one balance adjustment before stepping was missing in 23.8% of trials, and it was similar across age groups. Missing loading of the stepping leg was common, so an absent part alone is not necessarily pathology.
• PTOther2017Muscle strength can better differentiate between gradations of functional performance than muscle quality in healthy 50-70y women.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn healthy women aged 50 to 70, knee extensor strength was a better marker of functional performance than strength per unit of muscle tissue. Lower limb strength testing may be a practical way to identify those with poorer walking and chair-rise ability.
• PTOther2017Relationship between dynamic balance and spatiotemporal gait symmetry in hemiplegic patients with chronic stroke.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoFor 41 chronic stroke walkers, better standing weight-shifting balance and a narrower walking base went with more even step timing. Step length symmetry was not clearly related to standing balance.
• PTOther2017Gait deficiencies associated with peripheral artery disease are different than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Gait & posturePeople with peripheral artery disease had reduced push-off forces and ankle power before pain. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at rest and walking their own speed looked like healthy controls. The gait problem is disease-specific.
• PTRCT2017Dynamic balance changes within three weeks of fitting a new prosthetic foot component.Gait & postureAfter three weeks with a new prosthetic foot, individual dynamic balance changed, but group averages did not show a consistent change over time or between foot types. The changes were not the same across people.
• PTOther2017Reference values for the bilateral heel-rise test.Brazilian journal of physical therapyBilateral heel-rise reference values for healthy adults aged 20 to 60: men had a middle value of 82 repetitions versus 56.50 in women, and repetition rate did not differ. Use sex and age ranges, not for older adults.
• PTOTSystematic Review2017Effects of interventions with therapeutic suits (clothing) on impairments and functional limitations of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyTherapeutic suits for children with CP have weak evidence. DEFO and TheraTogs studies reported posture and gait improvements while worn. TheraSuit/AdeliSuit trials did not show a clear suit-only effect. Full body suits caused discomfort.
• PTOther2017Hip joint torques in type II diabetes with and without neuropathy.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoStatic hip strength did not differ among people with diabetic neuropathy, diabetes without neuropathy, and healthy controls. When the hip moved, extension and abduction strength were lower in the neuropathy group than controls.
• PTPilot2017Combined transcranial and trans-spinal direct current stimulation in chronic headache: A feasibility and safety trial for a novel intervention.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoFive days of combined brain and spinal direct current stimulation was feasible and safe in nine chronic headache participants. Headache frequency fell, but severity, duration and sensitivity to pressure did not change at follow-up.
• PTSurvey2017Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers towards evidence-based practice among physiotherapists in Malaysia.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao95.1% of surveyed Malaysian physiotherapists saw evidence-based practice as helpful, but insufficient time was the top barrier. 72.5% were confident in search skills, while access and applying evidence were also reported as problems.
• PTSurvey2017Age-Related Imbalance Is Associated With Slower Walking Speed: An Analysis From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001)In 2,116 adults aged 50-85, failing a balance test with eyes closed on foam was associated with 0.10 m/s slower walking before accounting for other factors and 0.06 m/s slower after accounting for them. This does not prove imbalance caused slower walking.
• PTOther2017Neuroimaging of an attention demanding dual-task during dynamic postural control.Gait & postureWhen standing on a moving platform while listening for tones, brain activation fell below what the two tasks alone predicted in both age groups. The drop was larger for balance than for listening.
• PTOTOther2017Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the Exercise Preference Questionnaire(stroke).Brazilian journal of physical therapyThe Brazilian Portuguese stroke exercise preference questionnaire was usable and mostly consistent across repeat answers, but items about instructions and planning were less dependable. It can help ask patients what exercise settings they prefer, not show an exercise program works.
• PTPilot2017A pilot study of physical activity and sedentary behavior distribution patterns in older women.Gait & postureIn lab walking trials, accelerometers accurately detected steps and active time for 11 active older women, and more daily steps, active time, and sedentary breaks were associated with lower BMI.
• PTOTPilot2017Evaluation of the Glittre-ADL test as an instrument for classifying functional capacity of individuals with cardiovascular diseases.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn 42 adults with cardiovascular disease, Glittre ADL test times differed across groups defined by walking and activity questionnaire scores. It may add daily task information to walking tests. Normal values are unknown.
• PTRCT2018Development and delivery of an exercise programme for falls prevention: the Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT).PhysiotherapyNo participant outcomes are reported. This paper describes how the PreFIT falls-prevention exercise programme was developed and delivered.
• PTRCT2018Effectiveness of graded activity versus physiotherapy in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: midterm follow up results of a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyFor chronic nonspecific low back pain, graded activity and physiotherapy exercises worked similarly at three and six months. Pain and disability improved in both groups, and neither approach was clearly better.
• PTOTCohort2018The Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study: characteristics of Brazilian older adults with a new episode of low back pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapyOlder Brazilian adults with new low back pain reported high pain and disability. Those with lower education and income had worse pain, more disability, and greater fear of falling. Age alone did not predict worse outcomes; the 55–74 group reported more pain than the 75+ group.
• PTCase-Control2018Androgenic-anabolic steroids inhibited post-exercise hypotension: a case control study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyBodybuilders using anabolic steroids did not show the systolic blood pressure drop seen in non-users after aerobic exercise. Diastolic pressure did not show a post-exercise drop in either group.
• PTOther2017Neural correlates of obstacle negotiation in older adults: An fNIRS study.Gait & postureOlder adults with slow gait showed greater obstacle-related increases in brain activity in the front of the brain than those with normal gait, especially while talking. The study measured brain activity, not falls or treatment effects.
• PTOther2017Knee extension and flexion strength asymmetry in Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive subjects: a cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyHIV-positive adults had stronger knee extension and flexion in the dominant leg. About 46% to 58% showed limb asymmetry. Hamstring-to-quadriceps balance did not differ between legs.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Reliability and validity of measuring respiration movement using a wearable strain sensor in healthy subjects.Journal of physical therapy scienceA wearable strain sensor consistently measured chest and belly expansion in young healthy men, matching a tape measure. It offers an objective alternative to manual inspection. However, it has not been tested in patients with breathing problems.
• PTCase-Control2017Effects of positive expiratory pressure on chest wall volumes in subjects with stroke compared to healthy controls: a case-control study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPEP increased tidal volume in both groups, but the effect was significantly smaller in stroke survivors. In the stroke group, PEP caused lung hyperinflation and did not improve breathing timing, with effects worsening at higher pressures.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Functional disability in patients with low back pain: the mediator role of suffering and beliefs about pain control in patients receiving physical and chiropractic treatment.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn chronic back pain patients, subjective suffering mediated the link between depression and disability in both physical and chiropractic groups. Believing pain is controlled by chance events mediated this link only in the physical therapy group. Anxiety did not act through these mediators.
• PTOther2017Using rating of perceived exertion in assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in endometrial cancer survivors.Physiotherapy theory and practicePerceived exertion and heart rate gave similar estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in endometrial cancer survivors not taking beta-blockers. In those taking beta-blockers, heart-rate estimates were higher, but the difference approached significance.
• PTRCT2017Effectiveness of dry needling versus a classical physiotherapy program in patients with chronic low-back pain: a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceDry needling plus massage reduced pain, trigger points, and sensitivity more than hot pack, TENS, ultrasound, and exercises after six sessions. The needling and massage cannot be separated.
• PTOTCohort2017Quantitative trunk sway and prediction of incident falls in older adults.Gait & postureForward-backward trunk sway during standing predicted future falls in older adults, but side-to-side sway did not. The test had low sensitivity, so it should not replace a full fall risk assessment.
• PTOther2017Correlation between sleep and psychological mood states in female wheelchair basketball players on a Japanese national team.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong 17 female wheelchair basketball players, better sleep efficiency, fewer sleep disturbances and lower total sleep problem scores went with higher vigor. 9 of 17 met the insomnia cutoff.
• PTOther2017Effects of a low-resistance, interval bicycling intervention in Parkinson's Disease.Physiotherapy theory and practiceFourteen people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease improved walking, balance, disease severity and simple reaction time after six weeks of fast, low-resistance recumbent cycling. No control group, so true effect uncertain.
• PTOther2017Development of a low-cost EMG biofeedback device kit as an educational tool for physical therapy students.Journal of physical therapy scienceUniversity and vocational PT students built a 15-dollar EMG biofeedback kit in 27.4 and 50.8 minutes on average. Interest and knowledge rose, but fewer reported skill than knowledge.
• PTOTCohort2017Change in hand dexterity and habitual gait speed reflects cognitive decline over time in healthy older adults: a longitudinal study.Journal of physical therapy scienceChanges in 5-m habitual walking time and peg-moving task time were significantly associated with changes in cognitive test scores over three years in healthy older adults. This observational finding cannot show that either change causes the other.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017Cardiovascular responses during resistance exercise after an aerobic session.Brazilian journal of physical therapyDoing aerobic exercise before resistance training did not lower blood pressure spikes. It actually increased diastolic and mean blood pressure during the first two sets and kept heart rate higher. Therapists should not prescribe aerobic warm-ups to reduce cardiovascular stress during resistance exercise.
• PTRCT2017Crossover study of amputee stair ascent and descent biomechanics using Genium and C-Leg prostheses with comparison to non-amputee control.Gait & postureIn stair ascent, 17 of 20 amputees could use step-over-step with Genium, compared with 4 with C-Leg. 7 preferred it, compared with 1. Stair descent did not differ between knees.
• PTRCT2017Hydrotherapy improves pain and function in older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyOlder women with knee osteoarthritis who added six weeks of hydrotherapy to education had less pain and better function than education alone. The benefit was short-term and compared with education only, not land-based exercise.
• PTOTRCT2017Effects of magnetic field therapy after taping application on pain and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding magnetic field therapy after either non-elastic or elastic taping significantly reduced pain and improved function in patients with knee osteoarthritis compared to standard physiotherapy alone. No significant difference was found between the two taping types, so either can be used.
• PTProtocol2017Effect of high-intensity home-based respiratory muscle training on strength of respiratory muscles following a stroke: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo results are reported. This protocol plans to test high-intensity home-based respiratory muscle training after stroke, so it does not change practice yet.
• PTOTOther2017Lateral Perturbation-Induced Stepping: Strategies and Predictors in Persons Poststroke.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTWhen pushed sideways, people with chronic stroke rarely stepped with their weak leg. They mostly used their strong leg and took multiple steps. Poor sensation in the weak foot made them avoid using it. This suggests therapy should target stepping with the affected side.
• PTOther2017Predictive validity analysis of six reference equations for the 6-minute walk test in healthy Brazilian men: a cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyFor healthy Brazilian men, the Britto equation using age, gender, and BMI predicted walking distance closest to actual performance. It was more accurate than five other equations, though all models left considerable variability unexplained.
• PTOther2017Histological analysis of the association of low level laser therapy and platelet-rich plasma in regeneration of muscle injury in rats.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn rats with muscle strain, low-level laser plus platelet-rich plasma showed less inflammation and smaller injury than either alone. Laser alone increased collagen. This is microscopic tissue findings only, not evidence that people recover faster.