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 293 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2018Spatial Release From Masking in 2-Year-Olds With Normal Hearing and With Bilateral Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingThe benefit of separating a target speaker from competing speakers did not show a clear group difference between 13 toddlers with bilateral cochlear implants and 13 normal-hearing toddlers. The implant group still needed louder target words in quiet and in noise.
• SLPOther2018Angle-Dependent Distortions in the Perceptual Topology of Acoustic Space.Trends in hearingListeners judge sounds at the side of the head as moving half as far as they actually do. A 20-degree movement at the front feels like a 40-degree movement at the side. This distortion means virtual audio systems must correct for angle to sound stable.
• PTCase Report2018Case study of continuous knee joint traction treatment on the pain and quality of life of patients with degenerative gonarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceBoth patients with degenerative knee arthritis reported lower pain and higher quality-of-life scores after continuous knee traction. As a case report, this shows what happened in these cases, not that the treatment works.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2018What influences decisions about ongoing stroke rehabilitation for patients with pre-existing dementia or cognitive impairment: a qualitative study?Clinical rehabilitationStroke clinicians said dementia knowledge, family history, gut instinct and service limits drove decisions. Many expected pre-existing dementia to mean poor rehab potential, so patients needing more time were deprioritised or moved to compensatory care.
• PTOther2018Effects on muscle activities according to the type of bodyblade exercise in quadruped position.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy men, lifting the leg opposite the arm while holding a vibrating bar vertically recruited the serratus anterior more than other positions. However, internal oblique activity was lower in this position than in parallel leg lifts. The upper trapezius did not change between exercises.
• PTOther2018Narrowing beam-walking is a clinically feasible approach for assessing balance ability in lower-limb prosthesis users.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn 40 lower-limb prosthesis users, 39 could start a narrowing beam but rarely finish it, and performance stabilized quickly. Averaging trials 3 to 5 best estimated usual beam-walking performance, but fall-risk use is unproven.
• PTOTSurvey2018Occupation-based differences in shared perceptions of older resident needs within multidisciplinary care teams: a cross-sectional study of care workers, nurses, and therapists linked to older residents.Journal of physical therapy scienceStaff in Japanese care facilities disagreed with each other on what residents wanted. They also missed autonomy needs, underestimating desires for household chores, money management, and exercise.
• PTRCT2018Effects of active vibration exercise using a Flexi-Bar on balance and gait in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn chronic stroke patients who could already walk independently, active Flexi-Bar vibration exercise improved balance and walking speed compared with usual activity. The study was small and short, so it cannot show that this routine works for all patients after stroke.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2018Preferences for Web-Based Information Material for Low Back Pain: Qualitative Interview Study on People Consulting a General Practitioner.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients with low back pain want web apps that are simple to navigate, use plain language, and show exercises via video. They distrust sites with ads or confusing jargon. They prefer apps recommended by their GP, which saves them time searching online.
• PTCohort2018Vestibular and oculomotor findings in neurologically-normal, non-concussed children.Brain injury24% of non-concussed children failed at least one balance and eye movement test item. The most common failures were symptoms during quick eye movement testing, often after 10 repetitions. A single failed item alone should not be treated as evidence of concussion.
• SLPCase Report2018The effects of enactment on communicative competence in aphasic casual conversation: a functional linguistic perspective.International journal of language & communication disordersIn one man with aphasia, turns containing enactment were far more likely to be assertive than his other turns. He used enacted speech to open new topics and hold the floor, rather than just agreeing with his wife.
• SLPOther2018The Role of Temporal Cues in Voluntary Stream Segregation for Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingCochlear implant users detected a delayed sound better when the distractor pulse rate was lower than the target pulse rate, especially over longer sequences. For long sequences, 100 pps was the smallest helpful rate difference. This was lab hearing, not speech in noise.
• SLPOther2018The Relationship Between Spectral Modulation Detection and Speech Recognition: Adult Versus Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients.Trends in hearingIn adults with cochlear implants, better scores on a test of hearing sound patterns across frequencies went with better speech recognition in quiet and noise. In children, speech scores were often high even when that test was poor.
• SLPOther2018Effects of Expanding Envelope Fluctuations on Consonant Perception in Hearing-Impaired Listeners.Trends in hearingExpanding 10-20 Hz speech-envelope fluctuations only where speech was present improved consonant recognition by 2.1 percentage points. Expanding all noisy speech did not help, and some consonants worsened.
• PTOther2018Correlation between isometric shoulder strength and racket velocity during badminton forehand smash movements: study of valid clinical assessment methods.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 14 collegiate badminton players, isometric shoulder internal rotator strength measured in the abducted position was moderately related to forehand smash racket velocity. Shoulder extension strength and neutral-position internal rotator strength were not significantly related.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Prediction of Autism at 3 Years from Behavioural and Developmental Measures in High-Risk Infants: A Longitudinal Cross-Domain Classifier Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAt the second visit, daily living scores gave a modest signal for later autism in high-risk infants, but early measures did not predict individual outcome. The prediction model was much better at saying an infant would not develop autism than at identifying who would.
• SLPOther2018PVDF-Based Piezoelectric Microphone for Sound Detection Inside the Cochlea: Toward Totally Implantable Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingA prototype cochlear-implant microphone made from a pressure-sensitive film detected cochlear pressure in animal and cadaver tests. It is not a tested clinical device, and its signal was noisier than a hearing aid microphone.
• PTOTSLPOther2018An International Clinical Study of Ability and Disability in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the WHO-ICF Framework.Journal of autism and developmental disordersClinician ratings of 122 people with ASD using WHO function categories found frequent difficulties in complex social interaction, attention, stress, communication, and daily tasks. Family, family attitudes, and health-professional support were the most common environmental factors.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2018What do randomized controlled trials say about virtual rehabilitation in stroke? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of upper-limb and cognitive outcomes.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationVirtual rehabilitation added small to medium gains in arm movement and daily tasks over usual therapy. Both custom systems and game consoles helped, but participation outcomes did not improve.
• PTPilot2018Assessment of user voluntary engagement during neurorehabilitation using functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a preliminary study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn eight healthy people, brain activity measured by fNIRS could distinguish passive finger movement from movement plus imagined or voluntary effort, especially across five trials. This is preliminary and not yet a patient monitor.
• OTSLPCohort2018Autism Spectrum Disorder in an Unselected Cohort of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1).Journal of autism and developmental disorders10.9% of children with NF1 were clinically diagnosed with autism, much higher than the general population. Screening tools often missed cases or flagged non-autistic children. Clinicians should combine parent questionnaires and direct observation to accurately identify autism in this group.
• SLPOther2018Brief Report: Social Functioning Predicts Externalizing Problem Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 29 children and adolescents with autism, lower parent-rated social functioning was linked to higher parent-reported externalizing behavior. This link was not seen in 29 matched typical peers. It suggests behavior problems may relate to social difficulties.
• OTNarrative Review2018Evolution of Cognitive Rehabilitation After Stroke From Traditional Techniques to Smart and Personalized Home-Based Information and Communication Technology Systems: Literature Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStroke-related apraxia, action disorganization and hemiparesis disrupt daily tasks. Traditional cognitive rehabilitation relies on therapist guidance, and home technology systems are emerging, but this review does not show that they improve function.
• OTRCT2018The clinical relevance of advanced artificial feedback in the control of a multi-functional myoelectric prosthesis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn six upper-limb prosthesis users, vibration feedback added to prosthesis training helped some complex tasks become faster but did not help a simple block task. Users found it useful, and benefit changed with practice and task.
• OTSLPCohort2018The Prevalence and Psychopathological Correlates of Sibling Bullying in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism are more likely to be involved in two-way sibling bullying than their peers. This involvement is linked to higher anxiety, depression, and behavioural problems, regardless of whether the child has autism.
• Cohort2018Alterations in the inferior longitudinal fasciculus in autism and associations with visual processing: a diffusion-weighted MRI study.Molecular autismAdolescents with autism showed reduced structural connectivity in the right inferior longitudinal fasciculus, a brain tract linking visual and temporal regions. This connectivity difference was associated with slower visual search when targets were hard to distinguish from distractors, but not with social communication scores.
• SLPCase-Control2018Influence of family demographic factors on social communication questionnaire scores.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAt SCQ score 11, 88% of autistic children in clinical samples were identified, but only 74% of non-autistic children were correctly cleared. False positives were more common in lower-income, lower-education, and Black families.
• Case-Control2018Associations Between the 2nd to 4th Digit Ratio and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Population-Based Samples of Boys and Girls: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys with ASD had slightly lower right-hand digit ratios, but this difference did not hold when other factors were considered. Girls with ASD had higher left-hand ratios that held after certain maternal and pregnancy factors were excluded. Digit ratio is not a clinical marker.
• PTOTSLPPilot2018Adapting and translating the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for the South African context.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAcross four language groups, the translated Mullen Scales produced similar total and subscale scores. Older children scored higher than younger children. This supports using the adapted scales with other assessment information, not alone.
• SLPSurvey2018Impact of Tourette Syndrome on School Measures in a Nationally Representative Sample.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with Tourette syndrome were more likely to have an individual education plan, be contacted about school problems, and not complete homework. Grade repetition and absences did not show a clear link. Co-occurring behavior and learning conditions were linked to school problems.
• SLPSurvey2018Male students' perceptions about gender imbalances in a speech-language pathology and audiology training programme of a South African institution of higher education.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsMale speech therapy students in South Africa felt included in training but worried about working with children. Many chose the profession as a backup plan without prior experience, suggesting a need for better career guidance and clear safety protocols.
• PTOTRCT2018A randomized, double-blind study to assess if vitamin D treatment affects the outcomes of rehabilitation and balance in hemiplegic patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn hemiplegic stroke patients with low vitamin D, a vitamin D injection added to 3 months of rehabilitation showed better balance and daily-life scores than saline. Walking and motor recovery were not clearly improved.
• PTOTPilot2018Computer Assisted REhabilitation (CARE) Lab: A novel approach towards Pediatric Rehabilitation 2.0.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePreliminary results from six children with congenital hemiparesis showed higher upper-limb scores, greater shoulder movement, and parent-reported daily-task gains after computer-assisted sessions. The pilot was ongoing, so this does not prove the CARE Lab works.
• Survey2018Prevention and Management of Obesity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Primary Care Pediatricians.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPediatricians ranked screen time lower for an obese child with autism and referred more often to dietitian or developmental-behavioral care. Self-reported confidence, not ASD caseload, was linked to counseling frequency.
• SLPCase Report2018Intervention for bilingual speech sound disorders: A case study of an isiXhosa-English-speaking child.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAfter 16 sessions of minimal pairs therapy, with English instructions, isiXhosa targets and some simple isiXhosa instructions, a single child showed better accuracy in both languages. This is a single case, so it cannot show that the approach works for all bilingual children.
• PTCohort2018Effect of combined rehabilitation program with botulinum toxin type A injections on gross motor function scores in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn children with spastic cerebral palsy, adding two weeks of intensive physiotherapy after botulinum toxin type A, plaster casts and medical shoes was associated with greater gross motor function improvement than the same treatment without physiotherapy.
• SLPCohort2018Growth and Decline in Language and Phonological Memory Over Two Years Among Adolescents With Down Syndrome.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesOver two years, adolescents with Down syndrome showed growth in receptive vocabulary, while grammar stayed stable. Younger participants also showed gains in expressive vocabulary and digit memory, but nonword repetition declined.
• PTCase Report2018Feasibility of robot-based perturbed-balance training during treadmill walking in a high-functioning chronic stroke subject: a case-control study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne high-functioning stroke survivor completed thirty robot sideways-push sessions while walking. After training he could be assessed at 90 N sideways pushes, and his walking and balance tests improved.
• PTOTSurvey2018Chronic pain prevalence and associated factors in adolescents with and without physical disabilities.Developmental medicine and child neurologyAdolescents with physical disabilities reported chronic pain more often than peers without disabilities. Pain was linked to depression, anxiety and insomnia, but having both disability and pain did not add extra risk.
• PTCase Series2018How does patellar tendon advancement alter the knee extensor mechanism in children treated for crouch gait?Gait & postureAfter distal femoral extension osteotomy plus patellar tendon advancement, and with other surgeries not excluded, 54 met the improved criteria. Patellar tendon moment arms rose 13%. Patellar tendon advancement alone cannot be credited.
• PTRCT2018The effect of trunk stabilization circuit exercise using a rubber mat on the thickness and white area index of transverse abdominis in healthy young adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceCompared with floor exercise, only the white-pixel measure differed, not thickness. In healthy adults, four weeks on the rubber mat increased transverse abdominis thickness and reduced white pixels on ultrasound.
• SLPOther2018First-language raters' opinions when validating word recordings for a newly developed speech reception threshold test.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsExpert native speakers identified four words in a new hearing test that were previously accepted by standard checks. Their feedback caught subtle pitch and clarity issues that technical measures missed, improving the test's accuracy for real patients.
• SLPOther2018Evaluating a smartphone digits-in-noise test as part of the audiometric test battery.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThe smartphone digits-in-noise test matched pure-tone and speech-in-quiet scores well and could add information about hearing in noise. It does not replace the standard audiometric test battery.
• PTOther2018The relationship between isokinetic strength and functional performance tests in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 40 knee osteoarthritis patients, worse 12-stair and 30-second chair stand scores were linked with lower thigh muscle strength. If specialised strength testing is unavailable, poor performance on these tests may prompt quadriceps and hamstring strengthening, but this is an association, not proof.
• PTRCT2018Predictive Validity of the STarT Back Tool for Risk of Persistent Disabling Back Pain in a U.S. Primary Care Setting.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe STarT Back tool sorted U.S. primary care back pain patients into low, medium and high risk groups that predicted persistent disabling back pain at 6 months: 22%, 62% and 80% had it.
• PTOther2018Effects of task velocity and center of mass acceleration during Y-Balance Test in elderly females with good and poor visual acuity.Journal of physical therapy scienceElderly women with poorer corrected binocular vision reached less far and moved slower on the Y-Balance Test. Their center of mass acceleration was higher when reaching forward.
• PTOTRCT2018Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis. Part 2: Effect on White Matter Integrity.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairA constraint-induced movement therapy package of intensive more-affected arm training, shaping, transfer procedures and a restraining mitt increased white matter integrity in this small pilot of people with MS. Relaxation, aquatic therapy, massage, music and yoga did not. Components cannot be separated.
• PTCohort2018Advanced Robotic Therapy Integrated Centers (ARTIC): an international collaboration facilitating the application of rehabilitation technologies.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMany patients using Lokomat robot-assisted gait training reached individual goals: 69% CP, 74% stroke, 56% SCI, 83% TBI. The database had 595 patients, many also had conventional therapy, and no control group meant the Lokomat contribution could not be separated.
• PTRCT2018The feasibility and positive effects of a customised videogame rehabilitation programme for freezing of gait and falls in Parkinson's disease patients: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSupervised customised videogame training added to unchanged medication and deep-brain stimulation was feasible for 10 PD patients with refractory freezing and falls: all completed 18 sessions, acceptability rose, and gait and balance scores improved. Most benefits were not maintained at 3 months.
• SLPCase-Control2018Brief Report: Self-Injurious Behaviors in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Other Developmental Delays and Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSelf-injury was reported more often in preschool children with autism than in children with other developmental delays, even after accounting for child and family factors. Among children with developmental delays, parents reported more self-injury in those with autism symptoms than in those without.