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 269 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTSystematic Review2017Effectiveness of resistance exercise compared to aerobic exercise without insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn adults with type 2 diabetes not using insulin, resistance exercise and aerobic exercise did not differ for blood sugar control, body mass index or lipids; only cardiorespiratory fitness favored resistance, from very low-quality evidence.
• PTRCT2018Exercise, Manual Therapy, and Booster Sessions in Knee Osteoarthritis: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis From a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapyDistributing physical therapy visits over 12 months with periodic booster sessions was more cost-effective than delivering all sessions within 9 weeks. Strategies without boosters were dominated, meaning they cost more and provided less benefit.
• PTOTOther2018Cross-cultural adaptation to Brazilian Portuguese of the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) short forms for outpatients in rehabilitation.Brazilian journal of physical therapyA Brazilian Portuguese outpatient AM-PAC short form was understandable after minor wording changes. In 30 adults, functional scores were stable when repeated by the same examiner and when given by different examiners.
• PTProtocol2017Applying contemporary neuroscience in exercise interventions for chronic spinal pain: treatment protocol.Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo patient outcomes are reported. This paper only describes a planned treatment protocol.
• PTRCT2017The effects of place running exercises on the pulmonary function of normal adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy college students who did place running for four weeks had greater vital capacity than those doing stationary cycling. Not all breathing measures changed.
• OTOther2017Relationship of health, sociodemographic, and economic factors and life satisfaction in young-old and old-old elderly: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong Korean adults aged 65 or older, lower life satisfaction was associated with depression, cognitive impairment, more daily dependence, less education, less family contact, lower assets, and Medical Aid. For those 80+, age and one kind of social activity were associated; chronic disease was not.
• PTCohort2017Functional reach of older adults: normative reference values based on new and published data.PhysiotherapyFunctional reach in older adults averaged 27.2 cm across 7535 participants. Single study means ranged from 17.8 to 36.8 cm. Use the combined values, not one study's mean, to judge a patient's standing reach.
• PTOTOther2017Maximum Step Length Test Performance in People With Parkinson Disease: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPeople with Parkinson disease step significantly shorter backward than forward or sideways. Medication improves step length slightly, but the change is too small to be clinically meaningful. The test correlates strongly with balance and walking endurance measures.
• PTRCT2017Immunomodulatory effects of two different physical therapy modalities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdded to medical treatment, both inspiratory muscle training and laser therapy lowered IL-6 and raised CD4+/CD8+; laser showed greater change. Effects on exacerbation attacks, hospital admission, or mortality rates were not reported.
• PTProtocol2017Does home-based pulmonary rehabilitation improve functional capacity, peripheral muscle strength and quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis compared to standard care?Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo results are reported. This is a protocol for a planned trial of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in stable bronchiectasis, not evidence that the program works.
• PTNarrative Review2017Multifractality, Interactivity, and the Adaptive Capacity of the Human Movement System: A Perspective for Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Neurologic Physical Therapy.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTThis perspective argues that adaptive capacity may be linked to complex, multiscale patterns of movement variability. It does not test that idea, so it offers no evidence to change patient care.
• PTOther2017Effect of a 21-day balneotherapy program on blood cell counts, ponogen levels, and blood biochemical indexes in servicemen in sub-health condition.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 21 days of daily mineral-water baths, male servicemen had changes in blood markers, including lower lactic acid and glucose. The tap-water control group did not show the same changes. These are laboratory measures, not proof of symptom relief.
• PTSurvey2017Epidemiology and psychological factors of whiplash associated disorders in Japanese population.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn Japanese adults, 1.2% had whiplash-associated disorder. Those treated over 6 months reported more fear, catastrophizing, somatization, and depression, and had lower quality-of-life scores than those treated within 3 months.
• PTRCT2017Effects of kinesio taping and hot packs on premenstrual syndrome in females.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn women in their 20s with premenstrual syndrome, combining kinesio taping with hot packs lowered total symptom scores more than hot packs alone. Taping alone also lowered total scores. The study was small and lacked a sham control.
• SLPOther2017A comparison of the swallowing function and quality of life by oral intake level in stroke patients with dysphagia.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with dysphagia grouped as oral intake scored higher on most swallowing and quality-of-life domain scores than those grouped as non-oral intake. The grouping used the swallowing score, so this is an association, not proof that oral intake improves quality of life.
• PTPilot2017Association between hand muscle thickness and whole-body skeletal muscle mass in healthy adults: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn thirty healthy young men, ultrasound thickness of hand muscles related to arm and leg muscle mass. Interosseous thickness had the clearest relation. The study did not test whether this helps assess older or ill patients.
• PTRCT2017The treatment effect of hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization for patients with radicular lower back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter three weeks of treatment, given after the same heat and interference-wave therapy, nerve mobilization reduced pain more than hamstring stretching on a 0-10 scale. Pressure threshold, knee extension and disability improved in both groups, with no clear difference between them.
• PTRCT2017Enhancement of motor skill learning by a combination of ideal model-observation and self-observation.Journal of physical therapy scienceWatching both a model and their own swing video made the angle closer to 90 degrees after the final practice than watching their own video alone. The difference did not remain one week later in healthy novice golfers.
• PTOther2017Applicability of ultrasonography for evaluating trunk muscles size in athletes: a study focused on baseball batters.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn baseball batters, ultrasound thickness of trunk muscles closely matched MRI muscle size, except multifidus showed weaker agreement. Ultrasound may estimate trunk muscle size, but not performance.
• PTRCT2017Comparison of immediate effects between two medical stretching techniques on Hamstrings flexibility.Journal of physical therapy scienceBoth self-applied medical stretches improved finger-to-floor distance immediately in 13 healthy young men; the new stretch produced a larger immediate gain.
• PTOTRCT2017Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity and Clinical Low Back Pain Measures in Adolescents With Chronic or Subacute Recurrent Low Back Pain.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyAccelerometer data showed no meaningful link between how much adolescents with chronic low back pain moved and their pain, disability, or quality of life. Activity levels did not explain clinical symptoms, suggesting movement volume alone is not a reliable marker of severity.
• PTOther2017Effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on a rat knee joint contracture model.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats with knee contracture, four weeks of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound was associated with less extension limitation and lower capsule density than untreated rats. This is animal data, not patient evidence.
• PTRCT2017H-reflex changes in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceDirection-sensitive exercises guided by H-reflex asymmetry reduced spinal curvature more effectively than traditional exercises in adolescents with mild scoliosis. Both groups improved, but the reflex-guided approach showed greater gains in Cobb angle and H-reflex symmetry after 12 weeks.
• PTOther2017Gaze stabilization exercises derive sensory reweighting of vestibular for postural control.Journal of physical therapy scienceFive head-turning gaze exercises reduced sway on foam and increased the vestibular contribution to standing in 23 healthy adults; visual and somatosensory contribution did not change.
• PTCohort2017Postactivation depression of soleus H-reflex increase with recovery of lower extremities motor functions in patients with subacute stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 50 days of physical and occupational therapy, soleus H-reflex depression increased and eyes-closed standing balance improved in 8 subacute stroke patients. The reflex change tracked eyes-closed sway, not walking, Fugl-Meyer, spasticity or eyes-open sway.
• PTOther2017Trunk function in hemiplegic wheelchair users when using wheelchair cushions.Journal of physical therapy scienceA wheelchair cushion that changed materials, anchoring, thigh pad, thickness, and elevation was associated with lower backward pelvic tilt and thigh muscle activity in 18 hemiplegic wheelchair users. Trunk groups did not differ, so no single feature is proven.
• PTOTOther2018Normalization of the trapezius sEMG signal - a reliability study on women with and without neck-shoulder pain.Brazilian journal of physical therapySubmaximal contractions were more reliable than maximal ones for normalizing trapezius muscle activity in women with and without neck-shoulder pain. This suggests submaximal tests are a better choice for assessing trapezius function in clinical research.
• PTOther2018Translation, cross-adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian version of the ACL-RSI Scale and ACL-QoL Questionnaire in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Brazilian journal of physical therapyThe Brazilian Portuguese versions of the ACL-RSI and ACL-QoL are reliable and valid for assessing psychological readiness and quality of life in patients after ACL reconstruction. They can be used clinically to guide return-to-sport decisions.
• PTOther2018Exercise training improves the IL-10/TNF-α cytokine balance in the gastrocnemius of rats with heart failure.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn rats with heart failure, treadmill training improved the balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory signals in muscle, and increased muscle weight. This is animal evidence only, not evidence for human rehabilitation.
• PTCohort2018Analysis of different anthropometric indicators in the detection of high blood pressure in school adolescents: a cross-sectional study with 8295 adolescents.Brazilian journal of physical therapyBody measurements like BMI and waist circumference are linked to high blood pressure in adolescents but are poor screening tools. They miss most cases, generating many false alarms. Use them only to flag students for proper blood pressure testing, not to diagnose.
• PTSystematic Review2017The effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a systematic review.Journal of physical therapy scienceNine physiotherapy studies for sacroiliac joint dysfunction reported less pain, less disability, or improved pelvic tilt after programmes that included exercise, manipulation, or Kinesio tape, but study quality was low to medium and tape did not beat placebo tape.
• PTRCT2017Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on perception thresholds of type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceWarm and cold pain thresholds did not change after 6 weeks of whole-body vibration; vibration detection thresholds improved in the vibration group.
• PTOTCohort2017A modified seated side tapping test in which the arms are crossed also reflects gait function in community-dwelling elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceA seated test where elderly people cross their arms and tap shoulder pads correlates with walking speed and Timed Up and Go scores. This suggests trunk control, not arm strength, drives the link between seated tapping tasks and gait function.
• PTOther2017Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score of Korean national ice hockey players.Journal of physical therapy scienceKnee pain, symptoms, daily function, sport function and quality of life were mostly related in 18 Korean national ice hockey players. Daily function and quality of life were the exception.
• PTOther2017The effects of ratio in the multifidus muscle thickness according to various angle of mediolateral ramp during double stance.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young men standing on a mediolateral ramp showed left/right multifidus muscle thickness differences at 10°, 15°, and 20°. At 5° the left/right difference was similar to flat ground. This was a small standing study, not a treatment test.
• OTCase Report2017Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with blindsight rehabilitation for the treatment of homonymous hemianopia: a report of two-cases.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo chronic homonymous hemianopia patients had larger gains on visual field tests during rounds when blindsight training was paired with anodal tDCS than during training-only rounds. This is a two-case report, so it cannot show tDCS worked.
• PTRCT2017Efficacy of high intensity laser therapy in the treatment of male with osteopenia or osteoporosis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn men with osteopenia or osteoporosis, high-intensity laser plus exercise produced lower pain and better health-related quality of life than placebo laser plus exercise or laser alone. Fall risk was similar for laser plus exercise and placebo plus exercise.
• PTMeta-Analysis2017Effectiveness of resistance exercise using elastic bands on flexibility and balance among the elderly people living in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of physical therapy scienceElastic band resistance exercise increased functional reach and one-leg standing in community-dwelling older adults, but did not improve Timed Up and Go. It can be used for balance training, not as a tested way to prevent falls.
• PTOther2017Relation between respiratory function and arterial stiffness assessed using brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in healthy workers.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 104 male workers without airflow limitation, lower FVC and FEV1 were linked with higher arterial stiffness, but FEV1/FVC was not. This is an observation, not a treatment effect.
• PTOther2017Effects of pulsed therapeutic ultrasound on the treatment of people with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 17 people with knee osteoarthritis, ten sessions of pulsed ultrasound were followed by less pain and a longer six-minute walk. No control group and analgesic use in 11 participants, so ultrasound alone may not explain the changes.
• PTRCT2017Efficacy of ankle control balance training on postural balance and gait ability in community-dwelling older adults: a single-blinded, randomized clinical trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults who did ankle control balance training plus fall-prevention education improved one-leg standing and walking tests more than the control group. The trial did not measure falls, so it shows better balance and gait, not proven fall prevention.
• PTPilot2017A newly developed floor chair placed on an office chair reduces lumbar muscle fatigue by cyclically changing its lumbar supporting shape.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young adults sitting without the moving lumbar support were more fatigued and stiffer in the left back muscles after one hour than those sitting with it. This was a brief prototype test in people without back pain.
• PTOTOther2017Quantitative assessment of locomotive syndrome by the loco-check questionnaire in older Japanese females.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 71 older Japanese women, more yes answers on the loco-check were linked with lower physical quality of life, lower serum albumin and lower protein intake, and with muscle and performance tests. It may help grade mobility problems, but this study did not test outcomes.
• OTRCT2017The influences of the mental practice on the quality of life of the stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients who added 10 minutes of arm-focused mental practice to occupational therapy for 4 weeks reported greater total quality-of-life scores than controls, especially in self-care and upper-extremity function. Small trial.
• PTRCT2017Effects of augmented reality-based Otago exercise on balance, gait, and physical factors in elderly women to prevent falls: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceElderly women doing augmented reality Otago exercise for 12 weeks improved balance and fall confidence more than yoga or self-Otago, while leg strength improved in all groups.
• PTOTCohort2017The relationship between ground reaction force in sit-to-stand movement and lower extremity function in community-dwelling Japanese older adults using long-term care insurance services.Journal of physical therapy scienceLetting frail older adults place their hands on the chair seat during sit-to-stand allowed 52 of 53 to complete the test, compared with 39 of 53 when arms were crossed. Ground reaction force measures from this method correlated with walking and balance speed, offering a feasible single-repetition assessment.
• PTOther2017The effect of shoe type on static and dynamic balance during treadmill walking in young healthy women.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn young healthy women, sneaker, rain boots and combat boots did not differ significantly for balance after treadmill walking. Some balance measures changed after walking, but not differently by shoe type.
• PTRCT2017The impact of closed versus open kinetic chain exercises on osteoporotic femur neck and risk of fall in postmenopausal women.Journal of physical therapy scienceClosed kinetic chain exercises improved femoral neck bone density and fall risk more than open kinetic chain exercises in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Both groups changed, but the study had no non-exercise control.
• PTOTOther2017The effects of vibratory stimulation employed to forearm and arm flexor muscles on upper limb function in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceVibration to the affected biceps and wrist flexor was followed by higher grip strength and Box and Block Test scores, while sensory scores changed little in 10 people with hemiplegia after stroke, without a control group.
• PTSurvey2017The investigation of the effectiveness on the educational procedure development for physical therapist assistant in Quang Tri province of Vietnam.Journal of physical therapy scienceTen lecturers in Vietnam reported high satisfaction and improved self-rated knowledge after training on a new physical therapy curriculum. They rated their understanding of therapeutic exercise and joint measurement as significantly better after the course.