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 291 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2018Rhythmic performance in hypokinetic dysarthria: Relationship between reading, spontaneous speech and diadochokinetic tasks.Journal of communication disordersSpontaneous conversation separated ten men with very mild Parkinson’s speech disorder from ten matched controls on more timing measures than reading aloud. Syllable repetition tasks did not reliably mirror speech rhythm, so they should not replace detailed speech analysis.
• Other2018Development and evaluation of a passive trunk support system for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA passive trunk support prototype reduced lower back muscle activity by 1% to 3% of maximum voluntary contraction in healthy men during seated trunk flexion, with no reported pain or discomfort.
• PTOther2018Reliability of StepWatch Activity Monitor to Measure Locomotor Activity in Youth With Lower Limb Salvage.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationIn youth after lower limb salvage, an ankle step monitor needed 4 weekdays, 2 weekend days, or a 3-day mix for a reliable walking estimate. Use at least 1 weekday and 1 weekend day.
• PTOTSLPRCT2018Changes in cognitive function after a 12-week exercise intervention in adults with Down syndrome.Disability and health journalTwelve weeks of home-based video exercise did not significantly change attention or reaction time. However, participants doing two sessions per week showed large improvements in memory tasks compared to those doing one, though the study was not powered to confirm this.
• SLPOther2018Bilaterally Combined Electric and Acoustic Hearing in Mandarin-Speaking Listeners: The Population With Poor Residual Hearing.Trends in hearingFor Mandarin speakers with severe-to-profound hearing in the aided ear, adding a hearing aid to a cochlear implant improved only tone recognition when tones were equal in length and sentence recognition in noise. Average gains were 4 and 6 percentage points.
• PTRCT2018Feasibility and Effect of Cervical Resistance Training on Head Kinematics in Youth Athletes: A Pilot Study.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAfter 8 weeks, the neck-strengthening group did not change head movement more than controls. The training group had some significant changes on its own, including neck girth, but this pilot cannot show reduced concussion risk.
• PTPilot2018Development of VariLeg, an exoskeleton with variable stiffness actuation: first results and user evaluation from the CYBATHLON 2016.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwo users with complete spinal cord injury trained four months in a new walking exoskeleton. They learned sit-to-stand, slalom, and tilted ground, but completed only 3 of 6 competition tasks. This is prototype evaluation, not proof of daily-use benefit.
• PTOTOther2018Adapting the Wii Fit Balance Board to Enable Active Video Game Play by Wheelchair Users: User-Centered Design and Usability Evaluation.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAn adapted Wii Fit Balance Board let all 25 participants with mobility impairments play, including 13 who could not use the original board. They rated it good overall and excellent among those who could not use the original board.
• PTCase-Control2018Anticipatory postural responses prior to protective steps are not different in people with PD who do and do not freeze.Gait & postureAnticipatory postural responses before protective steps were not different in people with Parkinson's who freeze compared to those who do not. Freezing may stem from poor coupling of the response to the step rather than the response size itself.
• SLPCohort2018Reversed gender ratio of autism spectrum disorder in Smith-Magenis syndrome.Molecular autismIn Smith-Magenis syndrome, more females than males had high autism symptom scores. 73% of females and 25% of males scored above the autism screening threshold. The female difference remained after adaptive level and behavioural problems were included.
• PTRCT2018Efficacy of subcutaneous lidocaine injection in venous insufficiency: a prospective, randomized, controlled study, and new treatment protocol.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding subcutaneous lidocaine to ankle pumping, compression stockings, gabapentin, and calcium dobesilate lowered pain and quality-of-life impairment scores at 1, 3, and 6 months. At 1 year, the groups did not differ.
• SLPOther2018Characteristics of Real-World Signal to Noise Ratios and Speech Listening Situations of Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingMost everyday conversations for older adults with hearing loss happen in quiet or diffuse noise with the speaker in front and visible. Very noisy situations are rare. Lab tests should mimic these common, positive-signal conditions to better predict real-world success.
• PTOTOther2018Patients First: Toward a Patient-Centered Instrument to Measure Impact of Chronic Pain.Physical therapyPeople with chronic pain chose fatigue, social life, cramped muscles, sleeping, housekeeping, concentration, feelings of not being understood, and control over pain as the most important attributes. Some existing pain measures miss some of these.
• PTOTRCT2018The effects of gait training using powered lower limb exoskeleton robot on individuals with complete spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwo men with complete spinal cord injury walked faster and reported less effort using a new powered exoskeleton than with a traditional knee-ankle-foot orthosis. They also put the device on and took it off more quickly. No falls or skin injuries occurred.
• OTSLPRCT2018Enhancing interactions during daily routines: A randomized controlled trial of a web-based tutorial for parents of young children with ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchParents who used a web tutorial reported using more evidence-based strategies during routines, and their children showed better engagement and social communication at follow-up. Gains came from parent reports only, and children also received other community services.
• PTOther2018The sensitivity and specificity of the Falls Efficacy Scale and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale for hemiplegic stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceABC correctly identified 92.0% of non-fallers but only 41.3% of fallers; FES identified 69.8% of fallers but only 63.9% of non-fallers among 99 hemiplegic stroke patients.
• Other2018Developmental social communication deficits in the Shank3 rat model of phelan-mcdermid syndrome and autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMale Shank3 null mutant rats showed reduced response to social sound playback, less social sniffing during play, and fewer pup distress calls, while simple social approach and movement were normal.
• PTRCT2018Automatic application of neural stimulation during wheelchair propulsion after SCI enhances recovery of upright sitting from destabilizing events.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA wheelchair sensor detected 93% of simulated collision trials and triggered trunk stimulation, but turn detection was too slow to be effective. In four people with spinal cord injury, stimulation reduced forward lean after collisions in two participants.
• Other2018Relationships Between Subcortical Shape Measures and Subjective Symptom Reporting in US Service Members With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationIn 135 service members, deep brain volume did not track symptoms, but surface shape measures of the right thalamus and globus pallidus showed opposite patterns between mild TBI and orthopedic injury groups. These links are not diagnostic or causal.
• SLPOther2018Effects of High Sound Exposure During Air-Conducted Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential Testing in Children and Young Adults.Ear and hearingChildren's ears received higher sound pressure than adults' ears during VEMP testing, and small ear canals could push exposure above a suggested safety limit. At the lower settings used here, hearing thresholds and otoacoustic emissions did not change.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2018Recovery of facial expressions using functional electrical stimulation after full-face transplantation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTwo face transplant patients showed improved facial muscle symmetry and reduced synkinesis after 5 months of individualized functional electrical stimulation. The treatment combined stimulation with visual feedback and peer modeling, but without a control group, it is unclear if reinnervation alone caused the changes.
• SLPRCT2018Inferential language use by school-aged boys with fragile X syndrome: Effects of a parent-implemented spoken language intervention.Journal of communication disordersSchool-aged boys with fragile X syndrome produced more inferential language during shared storytelling than comparison boys after a bundled parent-implemented program. The gain was mainly when mothers prompted them. Spontaneous inferences did not increase.
• PTOther2018Adaptation and post-adaptation effects of haptic forces on locomotion in healthy young adults.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA steady pull on the hand from a virtual leash made walking faster, lengthened stride and reduced double-limb support in 13 healthy young adults. Some changes remained after the pull stopped, but this was a lab test, not evidence of treatment benefit.
• SLPOther2018Sensitivity to audio-visual synchrony and its relation to language abilities in children with and without ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchTypically developing children looked more at the video matching the sound when the other video was off by 0.6 or 1.0 seconds. Children with ASD did not show this preference. More looking at the matching video was associated with better language scores.
• Other2018Increased Single-Fiber Jitter Level Is Associated With Reduction in Motor Function With Aging.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn mice, timing variability in nerve-to-muscle signals was linked to weaker grip and poorer standing. Overall nerve-muscle electrical response did not track strength. This is animal data, not a human finding.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Are the health needs of young people with cerebral palsy met during transition from child to adult health care?Child: care, health and developmentYoung people with cerebral palsy did not show a significant rise in unmet health needs through transition, though many already had unmet needs, especially speech, pain and bone or joint problems.
• PTSurvey2018Awareness of ergonomics & work-related musculoskeletal disorders among dental professionals and students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of physical therapy scienceLower back pain was common among surveyed dental professionals and students. Many said ergonomics was useful, but fewer reported applying it in practice.
• OTPilot2018Online mapping of EMG signals into kinematics by autoencoding.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn a small group of able-bodied people, an autoencoder muscle-signal control moved a cursor faster and with better path efficiency than standard sequential control. This is a lab feasibility test, not evidence for amputee prostheses.
• PTRCT2018Facilitating Weight Shifting During Treadmill Training Improves Walking Function in Humans With Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationA treadmill training programme with body-weight support, overground walking, and robotic pelvis and leg swing assistance improved walking endurance in 14 people with incomplete spinal cord injury, but walking speed did not improve clearly.
• SLPOther2018Music Training Can Improve Music and Speech Perception in Pediatric Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingAfter computer melodic contour training, children with cochlear implants showed improved music, tone, and sentence recognition, and gains remained after training stopped. They still scored much lower than normal-hearing peers.
• PTOTRCT2018Efficacy of dietary supplement with nutraceutical composed combined with extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields in carpal tunnel syndrome.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn carpal tunnel syndrome, adding a nutraceutical to electromagnetic-field therapy did not improve pain or symptoms more than placebo with the same electromagnetic-field therapy. Both groups improved after treatment; the nutraceutical group still reported improvement at 3 months.
• SLPCohort2018Bidirectional influences of caregiver utterances and supported joint engagement in children with and without autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn play, caregiver talk about what the child was doing, especially suggestions for how to play, was more likely to be followed by higher-level joint engagement than caregiver-focused talk. This held for children with and without autism, but cannot prove intervention effects.
• PTSurvey2018The importance of a multidisciplinary team and the conditioning services in elite clubs of roller hockey.Journal of physical therapy scienceTop Spanish roller hockey clubs reported more full-time conditioning and physiotherapy staff than second-tier clubs. Coaches in the lower league also reported more work deficiencies in equipment, facilities, and player availability. No team reported a sports psychologist.
• SLPCohort2018Development of first- and second-language vocabulary knowledge among language-minority children: evidence from single language and conceptual scores.Journal of child languageAt entry, Spanish-speaking preschoolers knew more words in Spanish than English. English scores rose faster and were 16 points higher by Year 2. By Year 2, 8% of known words were unique to Spanish.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Integrating a Parent-Implemented Blend of Developmental and Behavioral Intervention Strategies into Speech-Language Treatment for Toddlers at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Seminars in speech and languageThis review outlines a parent-mediated intervention model for toddlers at risk for autism. It describes training components and anecdotal implementation data but reports no controlled trial results or efficacy findings.
• PTOther2018Effects of cognitive loading on lumbar flexion relaxation phenomenon in healthy people.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy participants bending forward while doing a hard digit memory task showed less lumbar muscle relaxation; an easy task did not change it.
• PTPilot2018Variables influencing wearable sensor outcome estimates in individuals with stroke and incomplete spinal cord injury: a pilot investigation validating two research grade sensors.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable step counts were accurate in healthy adults but often undercounted in stroke and incomplete spinal cord injury. Energy expenditure estimates were often inaccurate, so sensor choice and placement matter before using these numbers clinically.
• SLPCohort2018Is Older Age Associated with Higher Self- and Other-Rated ASD Characteristics?Journal of autism and developmental disordersSelf-reported autism traits and sensory sensitivity peak in middle adulthood and drop in old age, but partners and family do not see this change. Do not assume symptoms resolve with age; they may just be less visible to others or less self-reported.
• SLPOther2018Brain Volume Differences Associated With Hearing Impairment in Adults.Trends in hearingAdults with hearing impairment had larger gray matter volume in the right angular gyrus than matched normal-hearing adults. Other speech-related regions showed no differences, but worse hearing was linked to larger volume there.
• SLPCohort2018Local and Global Visual Processing in 3-Year-Olds With and Without Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThree-year-olds with autism found more hidden pictures than high-risk siblings without autism and low-risk children. They were not faster or better on the other local tasks, and global visual processing did not differ.
• PTOther2018Effect of body weight support on predicted locomotive physical activity.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 16 healthy young adults, a hip accelerometer underpredicted METs and steps as treadmill body weight support increased, while measured METs and step counts did not change. This suggests possible underestimation in assistive device users.
• SLPOther2018Gaze avoidance and perseverative language in fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: brief report.Developmental neurorehabilitationBoys with fragile X syndrome plus autism and boys with autism showed similarly high gaze avoidance, but the fragile X group repeated single utterances more often. Gaze avoidance and language perseverations were not related in either group.
• PTOTCohort2018Rehabilitation Utilization for Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the United States in the National Health and Aging Trends Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationRecurrent falls strongly predict receiving fall-related rehabilitation, but lower education and Hispanic ethnicity reduce access even after accounting for falls. Therapists should not assume clinical need alone drives referrals, as demographic barriers persist.
• OTSLPPilot2018Defining behavioral components of social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder as targets for treatment.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn adults with autism, measures of social motivation, anxiety, and skills moved together. Measures of social cognition and community functioning did not. Motivation also moved with anxiety, skills, community, and autism symptoms, but not cognition.
• SLPCohort2018A prospective study of fetal head growth, autistic traits and autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPrenatal head growth trajectories were not associated with later autistic traits. Smaller head circumference in late pregnancy was linked to higher traits, but it did not predict an autism diagnosis.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Measurement properties of tools used to assess depression in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchNo depression tool has been developed or validated for adults with autism spectrum conditions. Only the BDI-II had measurement properties examined in this group, with weak or indeterminate evidence. The review does not show that standard tools accurately identify depression in this group.
• PTOther2018Development of a statistical model for predicting seat pressure felt level in simulated condition based on direct and anthropometric measurement.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 11 adults seated in a driving simulator, felt pressure was highest at the buttocks, not the thighs. Seat pressure and a body measurement were linked to reported pressure.
• SLPOther2018An Analysis of Individual Differences in Recognizing Monosyllabic Words Under the Speech Intelligibility Index Framework.Trends in hearingThirty listeners differed in how they used frequency bands to recognize monosyllabic words in noise. Similar patterns appeared for the word list and the high-context sentences. Some listener characteristics stayed similar.
• SLPOther2018Prolonged Exposure of CBA/Ca Mice to Moderately Loud Noise Can Cause Cochlear Synaptopathy but Not Tinnitus or Hyperacusis as Assessed With the Acoustic Startle Reflex.Trends in hearingProlonged exposure of mice to 8 to 16 kHz noise at 70 or 75 dB SPL did not change acoustic startle tests for hypoacusis, hyperacusis, or tinnitus, although 75 dB SPL showed signs of cochlear synapse loss.
• OTPilot2018Development of a novel positive psychology-based intervention for couples post-stroke.Rehabilitation psychologyAn 8-week positive psychology program for stroke survivors and partners was feasible and acceptable: 10 of 11 couples completed, and couples exceeded the minimum weekly activity requirement. It did not test whether the program improves mood or function.