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 270 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOther2017Changes in isolation ratios of the trunk muscles during hip adduction.Journal of physical therapy scienceDuring hip adduction, the internal oblique muscle contributed more to trunk activation than the external oblique. The erector spinae contribution did not change. This suggests hip adduction targets the internal oblique specifically, rather than the outer abdominal layer.
• PTOther2018Effect of modified bridge exercise on trunk muscle activity in healthy adults: a cross sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapySingle-leg bridge, unstable-surface bridge, and hip-abduction bridge raised internal oblique and rectus abdominis activity more than standard bridge in 15 healthy adults. Erector spinae and multifidus activity did not rise with the modifications.
• PTOTOther2018Reliability of upper limb and trunk joint angles in healthy adults during activities of daily living.Gait & postureDaily-task motion capture was more consistent for shoulder and elbow angles than for wrist or trunk angles in 19 healthy right-handed adults. Repeated movements within one session varied less than measurements across two sessions. Choose tasks by the joint you need to measure.
• PTSystematic Review2018The influence of dosing on effect size of exercise therapy for musculoskeletal foot and ankle disorders: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyExercise therapy produced large improvements in pain and function for Achilles tendinopathy, ankle sprains and plantar heel pain regardless of dose. Session length, frequency and total number of visits did not consistently predict better outcomes. Prescribe exercise that patients can perform and adhere to.
• PTOther2018Real-world walking in multiple sclerosis: Separating capacity from behavior.Gait & postureIn multiple sclerosis, the highest step rate recorded over a week of real-world walking matched clinic walking tests more closely than daily step counts. Habitual walking step rate and maximum step rate together may separate walking capacity from activity behaviors.
• PTOTRCT2018Calculation of Resistive Loads for Elastic Resistive Exercises.Journal of sport rehabilitationHealthy participants started elastic exercises at loads averaging 30% of their maximal isometric strength. This percentage worked across shoulder and hip movements. A simplified matrix using height and force lets clinicians prescribe these loads without measuring lever arms.
• PTCohort2018Reference values and reliability for lumbopelvic strength and endurance in asymptomatic subjects.Brazilian journal of physical therapyHealthy adults completed lumbopelvic strength and endurance tests, and the results were consistent between raters and repeat testing. Reference values were higher in men, younger adults, and active adults, so compare patients with matched groups, not one universal cutoff.
• PTOther2018Analysis of biases in dynamic margins of stability introduced by the use of simplified center of mass estimates during walking and turning.Gait & postureUsing fewer body markers to estimate the body's center of mass biased a dynamic balance measure during walking and turning, especially spin turns. The study involved 12 healthy young adults, not patients.
• PTRCT2018Effect of sacroiliac manipulation on postural sway in quiet standing: a randomized controlled trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapySacroiliac manipulation did not show a clear balance benefit over sham. Some forward-backward sway measures differed between groups, but the overall pattern was mixed.
• PTPilot2018Using phone sensors and an artificial neural network to detect gait changes during drinking episodes in the natural environment.Gait & posturePhone sensors and a brief gait task captured drinking-related movement data in 10 young adults. Sensor features tracked estimated blood alcohol level with small errors, though some readings were predicted less well. This is early feasibility, not a validated clinical test.
• PTRCT2017Comparison of the effects of visual feedback training and unstable surface training on static and dynamic balance in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 20 stroke patients, 4 weeks of visual feedback training plus conventional exercise therapy reduced standing sway more than unstable surface training plus conventional exercise therapy; both groups increased limits of stability.
• PTOther2017Perception of leaning backward while standing and patellar movement.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy adults could reproduce a backward leaning position much more accurately when their kneecap moved. The error at this specific position was roughly half the size of errors at nearby positions. This suggests the kneecap's movement provides a sensory cue for body position.
• PTOther2017Process Evaluation of a Workers' Health Surveillance Program for Meat Processing Workers.Journal of occupational rehabilitationQuestionnaire respondents were satisfied with a meat-processing health screening program, but the functional capacity and counseling parts were not reliably delivered or recorded. For physiotherapists running workplace screening, documentation and protocol adherence need to be built in.
• OTRCT2017Employees' Perceptions of Social Norms as a Result of Implementing the Participatory Approach at Supervisor Level: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe supervisor-level participatory strategy produced no measurable improvement in employees' perceived social norms or other employee outcomes. Sick leave fell in the intervention group, but it did not differ from control.
• PTOther2017Elderly-customized hatha yoga effects on the vascular inflammation factors of elderly women.Journal of physical therapy scienceSeven women aged 70 to 80 who did low-intensity hatha yoga for 10 weeks had higher albumin and lower fibrinogen, hs-CRP and ESR blood markers after the program. Seven control women had no reported changes. Only seven were in each group.
• PTCase Report2017Effects of combined chest expansion and breathing exercises in a patient with sternal pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn one woman with sternal pain, after 15 days of chest expansion and breathing exercises, her pain score fell from 7 to 2 and kyphosis angle dropped from 42° to 33°. This is one case, not proof the exercises caused it.
• PTCase-Control2017Hip Abductor Muscle Volume and Strength Differences Between Women With Chronic Hip Joint Pain and Asymptomatic Controls.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapyWomen with chronic hip pain had weaker hip abductors but larger gluteal muscles than matched controls. This disconnect suggests weakness may stem from poor muscle quality or activation rather than simple atrophy, though the small sample limits firm conclusions.
• PTRCT2017High-intensity laser therapy versus pulsed electromagnetic field in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.Journal of physical therapy sciencePulsed high-intensity laser therapy lowered menstrual pain more than pulsed electromagnetic field in 52 young women with primary dysmenorrhea. Both groups had less pain, but laser showed greater relief and lower prostaglandin levels.
• PTNarrative Review2017Diagnosis and treatment of movement system impairment syndromes.Brazilian journal of physical therapyA physical therapy framework classifies musculoskeletal pain by impaired movement patterns and corrects them in daily activities, but evidence is limited. The cited low back pain trial found no difference between classification-specific and non-classification-specific treatment.
• PTOther2017The relationship between the physical cost index and knee extensor strength in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, stronger knee extensors were linked to less heart rate rise during walking. This suggests knee strength may relate to walking effort, but the study did not test whether strengthening helps.
• PTRCT2017The effects of abdominal interferential current therapy on waist circumference and visceral fat distance in obese women.Journal of physical therapy scienceObese women receiving abdominal interferential current therapy had larger reductions in waist size and ultrasound-measured visceral fat distance than women receiving TENS. This was a small randomized comparison, not proof of lasting fat loss.
• SLPOther2017Relationships between language input and letter output modes in writing notes and summaries for students in grades 4 to 9 with persisting writing disabilities.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNAStudents with writing disabilities improved in letter production and fluency after computerized instruction. Those using a groovy pencil or touch typing recorded more decipherable words when taking notes from listening compared to stylus or hunting and pecking.
• PTOther2017Wheelchair Shuttle Test for Assessing Aerobic Fitness in Youth With Spina Bifida: Validity and Reliability.Physical therapyThe Shuttle Ride Test produced similar peak oxygen uptake values to the lab wheelchair propulsion test in youth with spina bifida using wheelchairs. Shuttles were repeatable, but do not use the oxygen uptake equation for one child.
• PTOTOther2017Disability in older adults with acute low back pain: the study Back Complaints in the Elderly - (Brazil).Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn older adults with acute low back pain, pain intensity was not associated with disability. The oldest old did daily activities less often, and oldest old living with a partner did personal activities less often than those living alone.
• PTMeta-Analysis2017Do Exercise Interventions Improve Participation in Life Roles in Older Adults? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Physical therapyExercise did not improve participation in life roles for older adults in 16 pooled trials. Programs lasting 12 months or longer showed a small favorable effect, but overall there was no effect.
• PTOther2017RCVibro System: full description of a custom-made vibratory system and its reliability.Brazilian journal of physical therapyA custom-built muscle vibration system delivered consistent frequencies across days and shifted body weight forward in healthy adults. This validates the device's technical reliability for research use, not its clinical effectiveness for patient movement.
• SLPOther2018Prophylaxis and remediation of anomia in the semantic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNaming practice using spoken repetition or written copying helped people with semantic or logopenic progressive aphasia keep or improve names for practiced words compared with untrained words. Results were strongest in semantic variant; logopenic variant effects were mixed.
• PTNarrative Review2018Do hip muscle weakness and dynamic knee valgus matter for the clinical evaluation and decision-making process in patients with patellofemoral pain?Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo primary methods or results are reported. This narrative review/commentary does not provide a new finding to change practice.
• SLPSystematic Review2018The use of standardised short-term and working memory tests in aphasia research: a systematic review.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNo standardised short-term or working memory test is a gold standard for people with aphasia. Use more than one test, including non-verbal tasks, because many common tests give unstable scores.
• OTNarrative Review2018Personalised treatment for cognitive dysfunction in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Neuropsychological rehabilitationFor schizophrenia spectrum disorders, matching cognitive remediation to baseline auditory processing may matter: patients with impaired auditory processing showed more cognitive and functional benefit from sensory training, while those without impairment did not. This is pilot evidence, not a proven treatment.
• PTOther2018Strategies adopted by younger and older adults while operating a non-pedal tricycle.Brazilian journal of physical therapyHealthy older adults could propel a non-pedal tricycle on a straight path at a comfortable speed. They used more steps per minute and longer ground contact than younger adults, with more hip and less knee movement.
• SLPCase Series2018The nature and treatment of phonological text agraphia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationFour people with writing difficulty after stroke wrote more grammatically after phonological treatment, spelling treatment, homework, spell-checker, and, for one, reading treatment. Well-formed written sentences rose from 35% to 73.1%, but this was a small case series.
• PTOther2017Reliability of the test of gross motor development second edition (TGMD-2) for Kindergarten children in Myanmar.Journal of physical therapy scienceTGMD-2 scores for kindergarten children in Myanmar were similar between examiners and when the same examiner rescored videos. Retest agreement was lower, and children scored higher on the second occasion.
• PTOTOther2017Relationship between gross motor function and the function, activity and participation components of the International Classification of Functioning in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn children with spastic cerebral palsy, ICF Activity and Participation scores were related to GMFM, GMFCS, MACS, WeeFIM, and ICF Function scores. This is an association, not proof that training improves participation.
• OTOther2017The relational neurobehavioral approach: can a non-aversive program manage adults with brain injury-related aggression without seclusion/restraint?Disability and rehabilitationNo seclusion or mechanical restraint was used while staff reported 137 incidents on unit 1 and 358 on unit 2 in a skilled nursing facility using the Relational Neurobehavioral Approach.
• PTOther2017The effects of short-term lumbar stability cross taping on muscle strength of trunk extension and lumbar pain level in patients with chronic back.Journal of physical therapy scienceSeven women with chronic back pain who wore a new cross-taping pattern for seven days reported less pain and showed higher trunk extension strength scores than seven who did not. With only 14 participants and no randomisation, this is a preliminary signal, not proof the tape works.
• PTOther2017Gross motor skill development of 5-year-old Kindergarten children in Myanmar.Journal of physical therapy scienceMost Myanmar 5-year-olds scored average on gross motor testing. Rural children scored higher than urban children on running, jumping and hopping; boys scored higher than girls on throwing and kicking. Treat these patterns as local baselines, not proof of delay.
• PTCase-Control2017Proprioceptive change impairs balance control in older patients with low back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults with chronic low back pain relied more on trunk sensation than leg sensation during high-frequency vibration, and had lower proportion of a deep trunk muscle and greater disability. These differences were associated with low back pain, not proof of cause.
• PTOther2017Does treadmill walking with near-infrared light applied to the abdominal area reduce local adiposity and body weight?Journal of physical therapy scienceTwenty-eight women who walked on a treadmill wearing an active near-infrared belt had reductions in abdominal circumference, abdominal fat ratio, BMI, and fat mass after 12 weeks. Blood lipids did not differ between groups.
• PTOther2017A new model of skeletal muscle atrophy induced by immobilization using a hook-and-loop fastener in mice.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn mice, wrapping the hindlimb with hook-and-loop tape caused the same muscle loss as cast immobilization, but took less time and needed fewer replacements. This is a research model, not a patient treatment.
• PTOther2017Knee position sense: does the time interval at the target angle affect position accuracy?Journal of physical therapy scienceKnee position accuracy did not differ when the target angle was held for 3, 6, 9, or 12 seconds. Across repeat testing, consistency was fair-to-good at 3, 6, and 12 seconds and poor at 9 seconds.
• PTOther2017Effects of lower extremity injuries on aerobic exercise capacity, anaerobic power, and knee isokinetic muscular function in high school soccer players.Journal of physical therapy scienceHigh school soccer players with lower extremity injuries had lower aerobic capacity and lower anaerobic threshold, and became more fatigued on a 30 second power test. Knee strength did not differ.
• PTOther2017Effect of axial shoulder external rotation exercise in side-lying using visual feedback on shoulder external rotators.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 22 healthy right-arm-dominant adults, a side-lying shoulder external rotation exercise with a 1 kg load and a laser pointer target increased infraspinatus EMG activity. Posterior deltoid activity rose slightly but not clearly. This is an immediate muscle response, not evidence of improved shoulder function.
• PTOTOther2017The relationship between physical capacity and fear avoidance beliefs in patients with chronic low back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn men with chronic low back pain, higher leg strength and cardiopulmonary endurance linked to lower fear of physical activity. Abdominal endurance linked to lower fear about work. However, this cross-sectional study cannot prove that fitness changes fear.
• PTOTPilot2017The effects of task-oriented training on hand dexterity and strength in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a preliminary study.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe six children who received conventional occupational therapy plus 20 minutes of task-oriented training showed a within-group hand dexterity improvement, but no between-group difference was found and grip strength did not improve.
• OTRCT2017Visualisation of future task performance improves naturalistic prospective memory for some younger adults living with HIV disease.Neuropsychological rehabilitationOverall, brief visualization did not improve remembering to do a planned task in 60 young adults with HIV. It helped a subgroup: people with low time-based memory completed the task 81.8% versus 16.7% with control, while those with strong time-based memory did not.
• PTOther2017Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program impact on prognostic markers in selected patients with resting and exercise-induced ventilatory inefficiency: a clinical trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceSupervised interval aerobic training improved ventilatory efficiency and exercise capacity in men with chronic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension patients showed greater reductions in ventilatory inefficiency, while heart failure patients showed greater gains in peak oxygen uptake.
• PTSurvey2017Responses of Korean physical therapy students after practice with a virtual anatomical system in Japan.Journal of physical therapy scienceKorean physical therapy students gave positive feedback after a 90-minute virtual anatomy session: positive responses were more than 90% on four practice items and 88% on one, with anatomy scores over 80. This was satisfaction, not proof of learning.
• PTOther2017Test-retest reliability of linear and nonlinear measures of postural stability during visual deprivation in healthy subjects.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy adults standing quietly, sway speed and a local stability measure were repeatable within the same day with eyes open or closed. Sway area with eyes open was not repeatable.
• PTOther2017Kinematic analysis of head, trunk, and pelvic motion during mirror therapy for stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceMirror size and angle changed head, trunk, and pelvis motion in three stroke patients. The screen-based setup differed from the mirror setups on posture and weight-shift measures, but function was not tested.