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 276 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• OTSLPCohort2017Sex differences in parent-reported executive functioning and adaptive behavior in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFemales with autism spectrum disorder were rated by parents as having more everyday executive function problems and worse daily living skills than males, even though IQ, autism symptoms, and ADHD symptoms were similar.
• PTOther2018Piriformis electromyography activity during prone and side-lying hip joint movement.Journal of physical therapy scienceProne hip extension with the hip turned outward produced the highest piriformis muscle activity in healthy adults. Side-lying abduction in outward rotation did not show a clear difference. This is lab muscle activation, not patient outcome evidence.
• PTOTCase Report2018Immediate effects of scapular stabilizing exercise in chronic stroke patient with winging and elevated scapula: a case study.Journal of physical therapy scienceA chronic stroke patient with winging and elevated scapula had reduced scapular distance and faster cup lifting after supervised scapular protraction and retraction. This is one person, not a pattern.
• PTRCT2018Treadmill training to improve mobility for people with sub-acute stroke: a phase II feasibility randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationAdding treadmill training to usual physiotherapy did not improve mobility more than usual physiotherapy alone, and the treadmill dose delivered was too low to know if effective.
• PTOther2018Acute effects of accumulated aerobic exercise on aortic and peripheral pulse wave velocity in young males.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn nine healthy young men, two 15 minute cycling bouts at 65% VO2peak lowered carotid-femoral and femoral-ankle pulse wave velocity 20 minutes after exercise. Heart rate rose. Blood pressure did not change.
• OTOther2018Cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Korean version of a physical activity measure for community-dwelling elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Korean physical activity measure ranked community-dwelling elders' daily tasks from easy to hard and matched elders with lower and moderate ability, but it topped out for some high-ability people.
• PTOTPilot2018Pre-therapy Neural State of Bilateral Motor and Premotor Cortices Predicts Therapy Gain After Subcortical Stroke: A Pilot Study.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn ten chronic stroke patients, brain chemical measures before therapy were linked to arm movement gains after four weeks of reach practice. Higher markers of brain activity in some areas matched better improvement.
• PTSurvey2018Effect of musculoskeletal pain of care workers on job satisfaction.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 87 care workers, more musculoskeletal pain, especially lower back and shoulder pain, was associated with lower professional, job-performance, and relationship satisfaction. This survey shows association, not proof pain caused lower satisfaction.
• PTCase Report2018Relief of exertional dyspnea and spinal pains by increasing the thoracic kyphosis in straight back syndrome (thoracic hypo-kyphosis) using CBP® methods: a case report with long-term follow-up.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne 19-year-old man with straight back syndrome reported less neck/back pain and exertional dyspnea after exercise, traction, adjustments and manipulation. Spinal measurements changed, but components were given together and one case cannot prove treatment works.
• PTOther2018The relationships between cognitive function and hearing loss among the elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceRight-ear hearing loss was linked to cognitive function in 82 elderly people, while age was not linked to cognitive function. This is an association, not proof of cause.
• OTCohort2018The Association of Cognitive Reserve in Chronic-Phase Functional and Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAt least a year after TBI, higher estimated premorbid IQ and more education were related to better neuropsychological test scores, but not to daily function, physical health, or mental health.
• PTOther2018The modulation of motor control by imitating non-biological motions: a study about motor resonance.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young adults who imitated a moving triangle showed less movement variability afterward than before. The group that only watched did not show this reduction. This was a lab study, not a patient treatment.
• PTOther2018Does local dynamic stability during unperturbed walking predict the response to balance perturbations? An examination across age and falls history.Gait & postureWalking stability in older adults did not predict how much sideways visual disturbances disturbed them. Only young adults showed a relation, opposite to expectation. Older fallers responded similarly regardless of baseline stability.
• OTRCT2018Online Family Problem Solving for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Influences of Parental Marital Status and Participation on Adolescent Outcomes.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationOnline family problem solving was linked to less trouble with behavior and daily functioning for adolescents from married homes. Adolescents from single-parent homes did not show clear gains.
• OTCohort2017Ecological Momentary Assessment of Pain, Fatigue, Depressive, and Cognitive Symptoms Reveals Significant Daily Variability in Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn ambulatory multiple sclerosis, pain, fatigue, depressed mood, and perceived cognitive function increased significantly from wake to bedtime. Fatigue varied most within the day, depressed mood least, and fatigue patterns differed by age and sex.
• SLPCohort2017Developmental Changes in Empathic Concern and Self-Understanding in Toddlers at Genetic Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersToddlers later diagnosed with autism showed less concern for a crying baby and a hurt adult than low-risk toddlers. High-risk toddlers without autism caught up with low-risk toddlers by 34 months on empathy and self-understanding.
• PTOther2017Gait analysis on force treadmill in children: comparison with results from ground-based force platforms.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationIn healthy children aged 5 to 13, a force treadmill gave gait results broadly similar to floor platform walking, but the youngest children took shorter steps and walked with slightly more flexed hips, knees and ankles.
• OTSLPCohort2017Empathic responding in preschool-aged children with familial risk for autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPreschoolers with autism showed less visible distress when an adult pretended to hurt herself, but helped clean up just as much as other children. Parents of high-risk siblings without autism rated them as more empathic than parents of low-risk children.
• PTOTOther2017How Do Pain, Fatigue, Depressive, and Cognitive Symptoms Relate to Well-Being and Social and Physical Functioning in the Daily Lives of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis?Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFor people with MS, bad pain days were linked with worse social participation and lower-extremity functioning. Depressed mood and fatigue days were linked with worse well-being. In the main models, perceived cognitive changes showed no same-day links.
• OTCase-Control2017Evaluating the importance of social motor synchronization and motor skill for understanding autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism matched an experimenter's movements less closely and made drumming movements slower and more variable than controls. The study did not test treatment.
• SLPOther2017The Accuracy of the ADOS-2 in Identifying Autism among Adults with Complex Psychiatric Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disordersADOS-2 flagged all six adults with autism, but 21 of 69 adults without autism also scored in the autism range. All those adults had psychosis, so social communication scores alone should not drive adult autism diagnosis.
• Other2017Innovating With Rehabilitation Technology in the Real World: Promises, Potentials, and Perspectives.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationNo actionable finding.
• SLPOther2017Physiological Arousal and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ASD and typically developing children showed similar heart rate increases during frustration and recovery. During the same task, children with ASD used fewer goal-directed coping strategies and more venting and avoidance.
• SLPSurvey2017Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Romantic Relationships in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost autistic adolescents and adults identified with their assigned gender at birth, but sexual orientation was more varied than in general population peers. 50% had a relationship, compared with 70% of controls; most relationships were satisfying.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2017Refining the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Patient-Reported Outcome (PEDI-PRO) item candidates: interpretation of a self-reported outcome measure of functional performance by young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities.Developmental medicine and child neurologyYoung people with disabilities understood 86% of self-report items as intended and matched their ratings to spoken descriptions. They interpreted tasks literally, so unfamiliar wording or specific methods caused confusion. The measure works, but items need familiar contexts to avoid misinterpretation.
• PTOther2017Pain, Fatigue, and Cognitive Symptoms Are Temporally Associated Within but Not Across Days in Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn adults with MS, pain, fatigue, and self-reported thinking problems were linked from one rating to the next within the same day. Fatigue rose toward bedtime, but one day's symptoms did not predict a different symptom the next day. No treatment was tested.
• PTOther2018β-amyloid deposition is associated with gait variability in usual aging.Gait & postureIn older adults without neurological disease, higher brain amyloid burden was associated with more variable walking speed, cadence, and gait cycle time independent of usual walking speed, mainly in men. Mean gait measures were not associated.
• OTOther2018Rasch analysis of the patient-rated wrist evaluation questionnaire.Archives of physiotherapyPRWE scores after wrist fracture mostly worked as separate pain and activity subscales, but several items needed rescoring or splitting by age and work status before the questionnaire behaved consistently.
• OTSLPCohort2018Parent Support of Preschool Peer Relationships in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPreschool siblings with autism had fewer playmates than at-risk siblings without autism and low-risk peers, and lower-quality home play. Parents reported more help needed during play and fewer community activities. At-risk siblings without autism matched low-risk peers in playmates and play quality.
• PTOTOther2018Safety and Feasibility of Rehabilitation Interventions in Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant With Thrombocytopenia.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationSupervised PT and OT appear safe for children undergoing stem cell transplant with low platelets. No major bleeding occurred, and minor bleeding was rare. However, therapy was often declined or withheld, so frequent attempts are needed to ensure patients receive adequate rehabilitation.
• PTSystematic Review2018Physiotherapy for people with mental health problems in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapyAerobic exercise reported improvements in depression, quality of life, self-esteem, body image and emotional stress. Dance and body-awareness work reported lower post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. Most screened Sub-Saharan mental health policies did not define a physiotherapy role.
• PTOTOther2018Could Activity Modifications Indicate Physical Decline Among Adults With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis?American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAdults with knee OA who changed how or how often they walked, without feeling limited, had more pain, poorer function, worse global health and poorer balance than those who changed nothing. People who changed stair climbing without feeling limited also walked less in 6 minutes.
• PTOTOther2018Healthy individuals are more maneuverable when walking slower while navigating a virtual obstacle course.Gait & postureHealthy adults were more maneuverable and made fewer errors when navigating lateral obstacles at a slower walking speed. They achieved this by narrowing their step width and adjusting their center of mass, suggesting slower walking aids rapid directional changes.
• PTOTQualitative2018Leveraging the Medical Context to Increase Upper Extremity Reconstruction Among Patients With Tetraplegia: A Qualitative Analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPatients with tetraplegia described their medical context before upper extremity reconstruction in terms of health maintenance, provider trust, and tetraplegia-specific expertise. Many trusted PM&R doctors and tertiary centers, but no patients described routine hand-surgery referral.
• PTOTPilot2018A feasibility study of a novel, task-specific movement training intervention for women with patellofemoral pain.Clinical rehabilitationTwenty-three young women with knee pain completed a movement-focused program with high adherence. They reported the treatment was credible and showed improved knee alignment, pain, and function compared to the control period, but this was a feasibility study without a comparison group.
• Narrative Review2018Hypoxia-ischemia is not an antecedent of most preterm brain damage: the illusion of validity.Developmental medicine and child neurologyNo original patient outcomes are reported. There is no finding to change therapy practice.
• PTOther2018Can higher training practice dosage with treadmill slip-perturbation necessarily reduce risk of falls following overground slip?Gait & posture40 treadmill slips did not improve immediate fall resistance more than 24 slips. Both training groups were less likely to fall or lose balance than controls, so extra slips did not add benefit.
• PTCohort2018Physical Function After Total Knee Replacement: An Observational Study Describing Outcomes in a Small Group of Women From China and the United States.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAt six months, the China group walked farther after knee replacement than the US group, but the difference was not significant. They began with lower function and improved more in walking.
• PTOTOther2018Modification of Spastic Stretch Reflexes at the Elbow by Flexion Synergy Expression in Individuals With Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn stroke survivors, spastic stretch reflexes during functional arm lifting were no larger than reflexes seen in healthy people doing the same amount of voluntary muscle work. This suggests the involuntary coactivation itself, not spasticity, drives reaching deficits.
• PTOther2018Determining if wearable sensors affect infant leg movement frequency.Developmental neurorehabilitationWearable ankle sensors did not change how often infants moved their legs when compared with no sensors. The overall difference was very small, and it was small in infants at risk for developmental delay.
• PTOTOther2018Measurement Properties of the Modified Spinal Function Sort (M-SFS): Is It Reliable and Valid in Workers with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?Journal of occupational rehabilitationIn 62 workers with chronic musculoskeletal pain, the 20-item Modified Spinal Function Sort stayed similar over at least 2 days and related to the original 50-item version, pain disability, pain and lifting tests. It gives a brief picture-based estimate of perceived work capacity.
• PTOther2018Hip rotation during standing and dynamic activities and the compensatory effect of femoral anteversion: An in-vivo analysis of asymptomatic young adults using three-dimensional computed tomography models and dual fluoroscopy.Gait & postureIn 11 young adults without hip pain, standing hip rotation was not zero and related to rotation during walking and pivoting. Femoral anteversion was related to hip rotation, but that link disappeared when movement was measured from each person's standing position.
• PTSLPSystematic Review2018An integrative review of multicomponent weight management interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDOnly five studies described two tailored multicomponent weight programmes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Evidence is too limited for firm practice changes, and communication and support barriers were repeatedly reported.
• PTCase Report2018Comparison of a retraction exercise and passive scapular lifting for acute scapular medial pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn this case, acute scapular medial pain stayed 5/10 and six times a month after two weeks of band retraction. After two weeks of passive scapular lifting, it was 2/10 and about once a month.
• PTRCT2018The role of movement errors in modifying spatiotemporal gait asymmetry post stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationNo gait training strategy beat the others. Augmenting errors, minimizing errors, and control treadmill walking produced similar step length asymmetry changes. Step length asymmetry improved over time in all groups, while stance time asymmetry did not.
• PTCase Report2018Mirror therapy for an adult with central post-stroke pain: a case report.Archives of physiotherapyAfter two weeks of mirror therapy, one adult with central post-stroke pain reported lower hand pain at rest and during grip, with relief still present one year later. This is a single case, not evidence that mirror therapy works.
• PTOTCase-Control2017Long-term impact of childhood selective dorsal rhizotomy on pain, fatigue, and function: a case-control study.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildhood selective dorsal rhizotomy did not reduce adult pain or fatigue, but adults who had the surgery reported better overall motor function and needed fewer hours of daily assistance than those who did not.
• SLPCohort2017Interactive Effects of Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure and Likely Gene Disrupting Mutations on the Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn children already diagnosed with autism, prenatal antidepressant exposure alone was not linked to severity. Prenatal antidepressant exposure and a likely gene-disrupting mutation were linked to overall severity only together, but only nine children had both.
• SLPSurvey2017Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn adolescents with autism, social media use they found useful was linked to better friendship quality, but only when anxiety was low. High anxiety weakened the link. No association appeared in adolescents without autism.
• SLPOther2017Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with anxiety reported more acceptance and firm control than parents of children with ASD or typical development. Parents of children with ASD reported more depressive symptoms than parents of children with anxiety.