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.

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• PTOTOther2017Effect of pain on fear of falling in patients with femoral proximal fracture.Journal of physical therapy scienceFour weeks after surgery for femoral proximal fracture, age and higher pain intensity were linked to lower confidence about avoiding falls. Walking, balance and daily independence did not differ across confidence groups, so pain is worth asking about.
• OTOther2018Influence of an Interdisciplinary Re-employment Programme Among Unemployed Persons with Mental Health Problems on Health, Social Participation and Paid Employment.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe interdisciplinary re-employment programme did not significantly improve paid employment, voluntary work or health after 2 years compared with usual programmes. People who did get jobs had better physical health and fewer anxiety and depressive symptoms.
• OTOther2018The Deployment Trauma Phenotype and Employment Status in Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationVeterans with mild TBI, PTSD and depression were most likely to be unemployed and not looking for work. The study did not show this was worse than PTSD and depression alone. Mild TBI alone was least likely to be unemployed.
• PTOTPilot2018Functional Capacity Evaluation in Upper Limb Reduction Deficiency and Amputation: Development and Pilot Testing.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAdapted functional capacity tests for one-handed adults proved feasible but revealed lower lifting weights than two-handed controls. The prosthesis often limited performance due to grip safety rather than muscle strength, and no link was found between test scores and current pain.
• Case-Control2018Evidence of Reduced Global Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPeople with ASD were slower to recognise fragmented pictures and less able to tell possible from impossible figures than matched controls. The differences were small and inconsistent, so this is lab evidence, not a clinical test.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Internet and Social Media Use After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationMost adults with moderate-to-severe TBI use the internet, often via smartphone, and social media habits mirror the general population. Non-use is driven by age, income, and education rather than injury severity. Many lack confidence seeking online health advice.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Variation in Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in the United States.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAdults hospitalized with traumatic brain injury in 20 US states showed large differences in survival and access to inpatient rehabilitation depending on where they received care. Uninsured patients were more likely to die and less likely to receive rehabilitation than those with insurance.
• PTOTOther2018Sympathetic nervous system activity measured by skin conductance quantifies the challenge of walking adaptability tasks after stroke.Gait & postureSkin conductance rose as walking tasks became harder, linking physiological stress to task difficulty. Slower walkers showed higher stress responses, but self-reported balance confidence did not predict these changes.
• OTQualitative2018The influence of environment: Experiences of users of myoelectric arm prosthesis-a qualitative study.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalDaily users felt the myoelectric arm was part of their body and used it despite limitations. Non-daily users said it never became part of them and found function and appearance harder barriers. Support, training, and confidence were described as relevant.
• PTOther2018Are they publishing? A descriptive cross-sectional profile and bibliometric analysis of the journal publication productivity of Italian physiotherapists.Archives of physiotherapyItalian physiotherapists are publishing more papers, but very few hold university roles or PhDs.
• PTOTCohort2018Timed mobility: description of measurement, performance, and dimensionality among older adults.Disability and rehabilitationTimes for five everyday mobility tasks in 189 adults over 75 were related enough to look like one mobility construct. If a patient rises or walks quickly, other timed tasks often are quicker too.
• PTSLPOther2018Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health system to symptoms of the Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.Disability and rehabilitationClinician reviewers selected 24 of 78 ICF body-function categories for childhood-onset Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, but only 15 could be linked to medical-record data. It is a documentation framework, not evidence of treatment benefit.
• PTOther2018Effect of parameter selection on entropy calculation for long walking trials.Gait & postureChanging analysis settings can reverse which walking mode looks more regular in step-time entropy. Tolerance settings changed which mode looked more regular. Do not compare entropy values across studies without identical parameters.
• PTSystematic Review2017Research describing pelvifemoral rhythm: a systematic review.Journal of physical therapy scienceLifting the thigh in hip flexion was accompanied by backward pelvic tilt in nine studies of mostly healthy young adults, contributing 13.1% to 37.5% of motion. The tilt began early and tracked closely with thigh movement.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2017Nonsurgical correction of straight back syndrome (thoracic hypokyphosis), increased lung capacity and resolution of exertional dyspnea by thoracic hyperkyphosis mirror image® traction: a CBP® case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA man with straight back syndrome gained 10 degrees of thoracic curve and increased lung capacity from 2.5 to 4.77 litres after 36 traction sessions. Symptoms improved but returned mildly at 11 months. This describes one person, not a proven treatment.
• PTOTOther2017Anteroposterior perception of the trunk position while seated without the feet touching the floor.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhen seated with feet off the floor, healthy adults reproduced extreme forward and backward trunk positions more accurately than near-neutral ones. Neutral postures showed the largest errors, suggesting proprioception is poorest in stable, frequently used positions.
• SLPOther2017Anxious Imagery in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation into Occurrence, Content, Features and Implications for Therapy.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and high anxiety reported spontaneous anxious imagery more often and more frequently than anxious children without autism. These images were rated as more upsetting. However, the characteristics of the images, such as vividness and controllability, did not differ significantly between the groups.
• SLPCase Series2017Imitation-based aphasia therapy increases narrative content: a case series.Clinical rehabilitationIn 18 people with chronic aphasia, intensive imitation-based therapy was followed by more correct information units and a higher percent of words carrying correct information in an untrained Cinderella narrative. No control group means causation is not proven.
• SLPOther2017Conducting research with minimally verbal participants with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdapting ABA principles allowed researchers to obtain nonverbal IQ scores from most participants. Eye-tracking and EEG success rates were lower, with older adolescents generally easier to test than younger children. These methods enable data collection but require significant time and family cooperation.
• PTOther2017The immediate effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation with taping on gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 20 chronic stroke patients, PNF plus taping increased cadence, walking speed and paretic stride length after tape removal. PNF alone and taping alone did not change these measures, and groups did not differ.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2017Reduction of progressive thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by chiropractic biophysics® (CBP®) mirror image® methods following failed traditional chiropractic treatment: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 15-year-old with worsening adolescent idiopathic scoliosis showed a 19-degree curve reduction after 24 sessions of combined chiropractic mirror-image exercises, traction, and manipulation. This single case cannot prove the treatment works, as multiple interventions were delivered simultaneously without a control group.
• PTRCT2017Effects of taping and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for stance phase duration of stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor stroke patients with hemiparalysis, Kinesio or McConell taping added to PNF showed longer affected-side stance phase duration than PNF alone.
• PTOTOther2017Validity of Robot-Based Assessments of Upper Extremity Function.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationRobot-based tests of arm movement correlated strongly with standard clinical measures of stroke impairment and function. A panel of tests, including speed and targeting tasks, captured deficits across different levels of daily life better than any single test alone.
• SLPOther2017Psychometric evaluation of the Signs of Depression Scale with a revised scoring mechanism in stroke patients with communicative impairment.Clinical rehabilitationA four-point Likert version of the Signs of Depression Scale did not improve depression detection in stroke patients with communication problems. The original yes/no scale performed similarly, and both flagged many patients who were not depressed.
• PTSurvey2017Analysis of the relationships among perceived service encounter quality, service value, satisfaction and behavioral intention for physical therapy patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAmong 335 physical therapy patients, higher ratings of the service interaction were linked with higher ratings of value, satisfaction, and intention to return or recommend. This is association, not proof that improving service quality changes outcomes.
• PTOTOther2017Functional Test of the Hemiparetic Upper Extremity: A Rasch Analysis With Theoretical Implications.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn 109 people with stroke arm weakness, most FTHUE tasks measured one upper-extremity function, but 33 scored maximum, so the test did not show movement quality problems.
• OTSLPOther2018Improving Assessment of Work Related Mental Health Function Using the Work Disability Functional Assessment Battery (WD-FAB).Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe expanded WD-FAB profiles work-related mental health function in four areas: cognition-communication, resilience-sociability, self-regulation, and mood. Claimants reported lower cognition-communication and mood function than working-age adults. Use it as a self-report profile, not an eligibility test.
• PTOther2018Development of postural control and maturation of sensory systems in children of different ages a cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of physical therapyFive-year-olds showed more sway than seven-, nine-, and 12-year-olds on difficult balance tests. Adjustment speed varied by age. Nine- and 12-year-olds were similar. Use this as a reference for typical development, not a treatment target.
• PTOther2018Comprehensive biomechanical characterization of feet in USMA cadets: Comparison across race, gender, arch flexibility, and foot types.Gait & postureIn 1090 healthy young cadets, flat feet were common, but walking overpronation did not track with arch height alone. Asian cadets showed more flexible arches and overpronation; female cadets did too despite similar standing arch posture.
• PTCohort2018Family History of Migraine Associated With Posttraumatic Migraine Symptoms Following Sport-Related Concussion.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationTeen athletes with a family history of migraine were more likely to have posttraumatic migraine symptoms within two weeks: 57% versus 33%. Family history alone did not predict worse thinking or dizziness screening results.
• PTOther2018Experience does not influence injury-related joint kinematics and kinetics in distance runners.Gait & postureYears of running experience was not associated with injury-related running mechanics in 100 healthy distance runners. Age and speed were linked to knee, hip, stride, and loading measures.
• OTOther2018Color Afterimages in Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults showed no difference in color afterimage strength compared with typical adults. Scenes with typical colors produced stronger afterimages, but turning images upside down did not change this, so scene knowledge was not confirmed.
• OTPilot2018A new primary mobility tool for the visually impaired: A white cane-adaptive mobility device hybrid.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNAIn six visually impaired cane users, a prototype hybrid cane with folding wings detected more obstacles and smaller drop-offs than a standard long cane, especially small hazards. Participants had no training with the hybrid cane, and some said it was heavy.
• PTOTCohort2018The association of discharge destination with 30-day rehospitalization rates among older adults receiving lumbar spinal fusion surgery.Musculoskeletal science & practiceOlder adults discharged to rehabilitation services after spinal fusion had higher 30-day readmission rates than those discharged home. This likely reflects sicker, more complex patients needing skilled care, not harm from the therapy itself. Clinicians should expect higher medical instability in this group.
• PTOTQualitative2018Understanding barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity from patients either before and after knee arthroplasty.Disability and rehabilitationPatients cited pain, low fitness, and mood as top barriers to activity, while craving high-calorie foods and stress hindered eating. Facilitators included pre-planning meals, using wearable trackers, and linking healthy habits directly to better surgical outcomes.
• SLPOther2018Reduced sensitivity to context in language comprehension: A characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorders or of poor structural language ability?Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with autism and normal language understood context as well as peers. When autism came with weaker grammar and vocabulary, context understanding dropped, like in children with language impairment. Check structural language before assuming an autism-specific comprehension style.
• PTOther2018The coupled effects of crouch gait and patella alta on tibiofemoral and patellofemoral cartilage loading in children.Gait & postureCrouch gait in children increased simulated knee cartilage pressures and shifted tibial loading posteriorly. Patellar position changed contact location; pressures were relatively insensitive except severe crouch.
• PTOTSurvey2018Prevalence and causes of work disability among working-age U.S. adults, 2011-2013, NHIS.Disability and health journal10.4% of working-age U.S. adults reported work disability. Back or neck problems, depression, anxiety or emotional problems, and arthritis were the most common causes, even among people with other chronic conditions.
• SLPCohort2018The Role of Cognitive Reserve in Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationEstimated premorbid IQ did not predict faster recovery after traumatic brain injury. The advantage was not specific to injury severity. It was linked to better initial cognitive performance.
• PTProtocol2018Effect of the provision of a cane on walking and social participation in individuals with stroke: protocol for a randomized trial.Brazilian journal of physical therapyNo results yet. This protocol plans to test whether a single-point cane improves walking speed and participation in people with chronic stroke who walk slowly. It reports no participants or outcomes, so it gives no evidence to change cane prescribing.
• PTOther2018The effect of spatial auditory landmarks on ambulation.Gait & postureA sound source placed in front of the body reduced turning error during eyes-closed marching in place in eight young adults. Sounds worn in the ears did not help, and sounds from the side or behind helped less.
• PTCohort2017A comparison of parent and childcare provider's attitudes and perceptions about preschoolers' physical activity and outdoor time.Child: care, health and developmentChild-care providers valued outdoor play more than parents did, and parents worried more about germs. Children were mostly sedentary everywhere, but moved more at child care than at home. Parental attitudes rarely predicted children's actual activity levels.
• Survey2017Pediatricians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors to Screening Children After Complicated Mild TBI: A Survey.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationPediatricians recognized early symptoms after a child's complicated mild TBI but were less aware of later emotional, social, learning, and growth problems. Referral to neuropsychology or behavioral medicine was often blocked by wait times, availability, and insurance.
• SLPOther2017Spoken word recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder: The role of visual disengagement.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism who more often failed to look away from a central video were slower and less accurate at recognizing spoken words. This link remained after vocabulary and age in 18 children, but no treatment was tested.
• PTOther2017POWER training in chronic stroke individuals: differences between responders and nonresponders.Topics in stroke rehabilitationSome people with chronic stroke improved walking speed after POWER training, while others improved leg power only. Baseline walking endurance and paretic power may help PTs identify likely responders.
• PTOTPilot2017Participation in physical activities for children with cerebral palsy: feasibility and effectiveness of physical activity on prescription.Archives of physiotherapyAll 11 children improved in their chosen physical activities, and families accepted the programme. Accelerometer activity did not rise for every child, and two children's total activity fell.
• PTOTRCT2017Mindfulness Is Associated With Treatment Response From Nonpharmacologic Exercise Interventions in Knee Osteoarthritis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPatients with higher baseline mindfulness were 38% more likely to respond to Tai Chi or physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis. The specific facet of acting with awareness showed the strongest association with treatment success.
• PTCohort2017Potentially Preventable Within-Stay Readmissions Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationDuring inpatient rehabilitation, 3.5% of Medicare stays were readmitted for conditions considered potentially preventable. Older age, male sex, prior hospitalizations, long acute stay, ICU use, more comorbidities, and lower function marked higher risk. Infections accounted for 36.8% of these readmissions.
• OTRCT2017Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention for Anxiety in Adolescents Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with ASD who received school-based CBT with teaching-assistant support and home projects showed greater reductions in parent, self and teacher-reported anxiety than wait-list controls. Teachers reported less social worry, but self-reported social worry did not differ.
• OTSLPOther2017Measurement of confidence: the development and psychometric evaluation of a stroke-specific, measure of confidence.Clinical rehabilitationA 27-item stroke confidence questionnaire covers self-confidence, positive attitude and social confidence, with consistent scores over time in 202 adults, but it is not yet shown to guide treatment or predict recovery.