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 295 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTCase Report2018Alleviation of pain and disability in a post-surgical C4-C7 total fusion patient after reducing a lateral head translation (side shift) posture: a CBP® case report with a 14 year follow-up.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne post-surgical cervical fusion patient reported less pain, stopped pain medications, and had less right head shift after 11 days of CBP mirror-image exercises, adjustments, and traction. These were given together, so no single part can be credited.
• SLPOther2018Skydiving: The audiological perspective.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSkydiving caused significant drops in middle ear pressure, with 9 participants reporting tinnitus and 4 reporting temporary hearing loss. Clearance forms lacked audiological risk warnings, and only 13 of 31 read the consent form. First-time jumpers received no medical clearance, leaving them unaware of barotrauma risks.
• SLPOther2018Coherent Coding of Enhanced Interaural Cues Improves Sound Localization in Noise With Bilateral Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingEnhancing interaural level differences improved sound localization in noise for bilateral cochlear implant users, but using a low-rate coding strategy to preserve timing cues significantly worsened speech understanding.
• OTSLPCase-Control2018Processing Speed is Impaired in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Relates to Social Communication Abilities.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism and no intellectual disability completed symbol coding, number connecting, and animal naming more slowly than controls matched for intelligence. Slower processing speed was linked to worse communication and reciprocal social interaction, not broader social adjustment.
• PTOTCohort2018Changes in biopsychosocial outcomes for a mixed cohort of ICU survivors.The South African journal of physiotherapyPhysical quality of life scores improved over 6 months among 24 ICU survivors. Muscle strength scores changed, while walking distance and mental health changed less clearly, and depression screening stayed mild.
• OTCohort2018Maternal Mental Representations of the Child and Mobile Phone Use During Parent-Child Mealtimes.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMothers who saw their child as difficult were more likely to actively use a phone during meals. At a structured eating task, phone use was also linked with less rich and sensitive views of the child.
• SLPOther2018On the Pitch Strength of Bandpass Noise in Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners.Trends in hearingNarrow bandpass noise sounded more tonal than broad noise. Hearing-impaired listeners heard less difference between narrow and broad noise, and weaker pitch at 135 Hz. This lab study did not test therapy.
• SLPOther2018A new measure of child vocal reciprocity in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchDaylong recordings of young children with autism produced a new vocal back-and-forth score that rose with their consonant variety. It is a research measure, not a treatment result, and was tested in 21 children.
• PTOTCase Report2018Two ways to improve myoelectric control for a transhumeral amputee after targeted muscle reinnervation: a case study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFor a transhumeral amputee with coupled muscle signals after surgery, rehabilitation training failed to separate the signals. Pattern recognition control with specific voltage thresholds significantly improved prosthetic task completion compared to standard methods.
• SLPOther2018Efficacy of a Hearing Aid Noise Reduction Function.Trends in hearingTurning on Phonak NoiseBlock improved noise tolerance and sound-quality preferences in Mandarin-speaking hearing-aid users. Speech-in-noise gains were small, and the strongest setting was less preferred.
• SLPPilot2018Do Hearing Aids Address Real-World Hearing Difficulties for Adults With Mild Hearing Impairment? Results From a Pilot Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.Trends in hearingTen adults with mild hearing loss reported better speech understanding, less listening effort, and more enjoyment when wearing hearing aids. However, individual benefits varied widely, with one participant showing no improvement, suggesting hearing aids are not universally helpful for mild loss.
• PTOther2018Contributions to the team score by male wheelchair basketball players with different physical capacities at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn male Paralympic wheelchair basketball, high-rated players' model linked team score to made shots, shot attempts, and assists. Low-rated players' model linked team score to made shots, steals, and turnovers. No usable model emerged for middle-rated players.
• PTOther2018Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of glenohumeral, scapular, and thoracic angles at maximum shoulder external rotation associated with baseball shadow pitching: comparison with normal pitching.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhen healthy pitchers performed shadow pitching with a towel instead of throwing a ball, their shoulder reached a smaller external rotation angle. Glenohumeral rotation was also smaller, while scapular and thoracic angles were similar.
• SLPRCT2018Effects of Yoga on Attention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity in Preschool-Aged Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPYoga did not improve symptoms for the group overall or for teachers. It helped inattention on parent ratings only in children with high baseline scores. Computer tests showed faster reactions but also more impulsive errors. Heart rate variability did not change.
• SLPCohort2018Senescent Changes in Sensitivity to Binaural Temporal Fine Structure.Trends in hearingOlder adults could detect binaural timing differences only at lower frequencies as age increased: the highest frequency for this detection fell by about 162 Hz for every 10-year increase from 60 to 85 years, even with normal or near-normal low-frequency hearing.
• PTOther2018Effects of incremental cardiorespiratory exercise on the speech rate and the estimated exercise intensity using the counting talk test.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young adults counted faster while walking on a treadmill than at rest, but the counting test did not reliably separate nearby exercise stages. Do not use it alone to prescribe exercise intensity.
• SLPNarrative Review2018A Life Participation Approach to Primary Progressive Aphasia Intervention.Seminars in speech and languageNo original methods or results are reported. This narrative review gives expert guidance on person-centered life participation care for primary progressive aphasia.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Scoping Review of Dance for Adults With Fibromyalgia: What Do We Know About It?JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesEvidence on dance for fibromyalgia is sparse and inconsistent. Most studies combined dance with other therapies, making it impossible to isolate dance's specific effect. Safety was rarely assessed, and methodological flaws in trials prevent firm recommendations for clinical practice.
• Other201817-β estradiol increases parvalbumin levels in Pvalb heterozygous mice and attenuates behavioral phenotypes with relevance to autism core symptoms.Molecular autismIn male mice with low parvalbumin, early estradiol increased parvalbumin and reduced repetitive digging, but it made normal mice less social and more repetitive. This is animal data, not evidence for human autism treatment.
• PTOther2018Exercise Therapy Interventions in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis: Comparison of the Effects of DVD and Website-Based Interventions.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesNeither DVD nor website delivery of a home hip osteoarthritis exercise program clearly improved pain, hip function, quality of life, or self-efficacy, and the methods were similar.
• PTOTSystematic Review2018Person-Generated Health Data in Simulated Rehabilitation Using Kinect for Stroke: Literature Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesKinect-based stroke rehabilitation systems rarely let patients see their own performance data. Therapists should not assume home users are self-managing their recovery; most systems hide the clinical metrics that would allow it.
• SLPNarrative Review2018The Neuronal Basis of Predictive Coding Along the Auditory Pathway: From the Subcortical Roots to Cortical Deviance Detection.Trends in hearingThis paper reviews how the brain detects unexpected sounds using animal and human data. It discusses neural mechanisms like mismatch negativity and predictive coding but reports no clinical outcomes or treatments for therapists.
• PTOther2017An electromyographic study of abdominal muscle activity in children with spastic cerebral palsy.The South African journal of physiotherapyIn 63 children with spastic cerebral palsy, oblique abdominal muscles showed more electrical activity at rest than in 82 typically developing peers. Rectus abdominis was similar, so oblique tone may need attention before strengthening.
• PTOTOther2017The relationship between lower limb muscle strength and lower extremity function in HIV disease.The South African journal of physiotherapyIn HIV-positive adults on HAART, lower limb strength was associated with 50% of self-reported lower limb function. Ankle plantar flexors contributed most, and knee extensors least.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Early Therapy Services Following Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatricsMost preterm infants left the NICU with a therapy referral, but 13 of 57 never received therapy by age two. PT was used more often and started earlier on average than OT or SLP.
• SLPPilot2018Event-Related Potentials Measured From In and Around the Ear Electrodes Integrated in a Live Hearing Device for Monitoring Sound Perception.Trends in hearingElectrodes around and in the ear recorded brain signals that could detect a switch in a live hearing device's settings. The detection came from the device's own noise before the sound, not from the sound itself.
• PTOTRCT2018Reliability, validity and discriminant ability of the instrumental indices provided by a novel planar robotic device for upper limb rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationRobot scores from a simple reaching task were stable day-to-day in 48 subacute stroke patients and matched arm function scales. Time and speed changed on retest, so give a familiarization trial before using them to track recovery.
• SLPOther2018The Association Between Sequence Learning on the Serial Reaction Time Task and Social Impairments in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults who got faster on a predictable button-press sequence reported more social difficulties. Learning on a less predictable sequence showed no link to social difficulties. The task may not reflect everyday social learning.
• SLPOther2018Speech Understanding With Various Maskers in Cochlear-Implant and Simulated Cochlear-Implant Hearing: Effects of Spectral Resolution and Implications for Masking Release.Trends in hearingBetter spectral resolution predicts better speech understanding in noise, especially with a competing talker. Cochlear implant users with good baseline hearing showed masking release, contrary to older reports. This suggests individual differences in implant performance drive speech-in-noise ability.
• SLPOther2018Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Share Fairly and Reciprocally?Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism offered similar sticker numbers to typical peers, but reciprocated a puppet's offers less often and accepted unfair offers more often.
• PTOTOther2018The use of Xbox Kinect™ in a Paediatric Burns Unit.The South African journal of physiotherapyAdding Xbox Kinect sessions to standard physiotherapy for burned children improved enjoyment but did not significantly change discharge range of motion or home function compared to standard care alone. The intervention group showed better active movement recovery after discharge, but the study design prevents confirming the game caused this.
• PTOTQualitative2018Perceptions of Existing Wearable Robotic Devices for Upper Extremity and Suggestions for Their Development: Findings From Therapists and People With Stroke.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPeople with stroke and therapists had different priorities for upper-limb devices. Stroke survivors wanted simple, portable assistive tools for daily life to maintain independence. Therapists wanted complex therapeutic devices to complement clinical sessions. Cost and lack of evidence hindered adoption for both groups.
• PTSLPOther2018Prevalence of Co-occurring Medical and Behavioral Conditions/Symptoms Among 4- and 8-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Selected Areas of the United States in 2010.Journal of autism and developmental disordersNearly all children with autism had at least one documented co-occurring condition. Older children had more conditions, and several behavioral and developmental problems were more common in the older group than in the younger group.
• PTOther2018Inter- and intra-rater reliability of a technique assessing the length of the Latissimus Dorsi muscle.The South African journal of physiotherapyThe shoulder muscle length test showed poor to moderate agreement between raters and repeated readings in healthy physiotherapy students. Do not rely on it as an objective measure yet.
• PTOTRCT2018Ergonomic behaviour of learners in a digitally driven school environment: Modification using an ergonomic intervention programme.The South African journal of physiotherapyA single 45-minute school session on posture, bag weight, and stretches, reinforced by stickers and web links, improved computer posture in adolescents over six months. The intervention group had no learners in the highest risk postural category at follow-up, unlike the control group.
• PTRCT2018Validity of shoe-type inertial measurement units for Parkinson's disease patients during treadmill walking.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn people with Parkinson's disease walking steadily on a treadmill, shoe-mounted motion sensors matched motion-capture gait timing and step measures very closely. They may be a practical clinic alternative, but only for steady treadmill walking.
• SLPPilot2018Early Identification of ASD Through Telemedicine: Potential Value for Underserved Populations.Journal of autism and developmental disordersRemote psychologists classified 15 children as having ASD, and all 15 were confirmed in person, but 4 children later diagnosed were missed. Rural families were highly satisfied. This is not a replacement for full evaluation.
• PTPilot2018Preliminary Use of the Physical and Neurological Examination of Subtle Signs for Detecting Subtle Motor Signs in Adolescents With Sport-Related Concussion.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAdolescents with recent sport concussion performed worse on bedside subtle motor tests while symptomatic and after clinical recovery, compared with never-concussed athletes. The timed movement subscore remained poorer after recovery.
• SLPPilot2018Neural mechanisms of behavioral change in young adults with high-functioning autism receiving virtual reality social cognition training: A pilot study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchYoung adults with high-functioning autism showed higher emotion recognition scores after 10 hours of virtual reality social cognition training over 5 weeks; theory-of-mind gains were less certain.
• SLPCase Report2018The role of language proficiency and linguistic distance in cross-linguistic treatment effects in aphasia.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsFor a multilingual man with mild aphasia, Dutch therapy improved speech efficiency in Dutch and high-proficiency languages, with little gain in lower-proficiency languages and more word mixing in Spanish. This is a single case, not a pattern.
• SLPOther2018Cortical Speech Processing in Postlingually Deaf Adult Cochlear Implant Users, as Revealed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.Trends in hearingIn experienced cochlear implant users, stronger brain activation to speech in left temporal areas was linked to poorer speech understanding. This is an association from a small study, not a clinical test or proof of cause.
• SLPCohort2018Onset patterns in autism: Variation across informants, methods, and timing.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchInfants later diagnosed with autism had early social behaviors that decreased over time. Parents captured this when rating current behavior, but often did not label it as skill loss in yes-or-no questions.
• PTRCT2018The impact of ankle-foot orthoses on toe clearance strategy in hemiparetic gait: a cross-sectional study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearing their own ankle-foot orthosis increased toe clearance and reduced compensatory hip hiking in 24 people able to walk without aids after stroke. The study reported swing-phase mechanics, not proof of fewer falls.
• PTOTOther2017Community integration of adults with disabilities post discharge from an in-patient rehabilitation unit in the Western Cape.The South African journal of physiotherapyAdults 7 to 9 months after inpatient rehabilitation in South Africa had low community integration, especially work, recreation, social activities and mobility. The authors recommended targeting these areas.
• PTSurvey2017Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on contributing factors among low back pain patients attending outpatient physiotherapy treatment in Malawi.The South African journal of physiotherapyMost Malawian low back pain patients attending physiotherapy had negative beliefs: 93% feared movement and 66.8% held negative attitudes. Only 8.8% answered all knowledge questions correctly, so ask what patients believe and explain contributing factors.
• OTSystematic Review2017The optimal orthosis and motion protocol for extensor tendon injury in zones IV-VIII: A systematic review.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsEarly active motion after proximal extensor tendon repair gave better early finger motion and grip strength than static immobilization. Immediate relative motion protocols returned patients to light duties around 3 weeks versus 9.4 weeks with static orthoses.
• PTOTSystematic Review2017Effectiveness of edema management techniques for subacute hand edema: A systematic review.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsFor subacute hand edema after trauma, surgery, or stroke, evidence is low to moderate and mixed. Adding manual edema mobilization to elevation, exercise, and compression may help troublesome swelling, but no particular technique is proven.
• PTOTSurvey2017The relationship between physical fitness and community participation in people with spinal cord injury.The South African journal of physiotherapyPeople with spinal cord injury who pushed farther in a six-minute wheelchair test and felt less exertion afterwards reported higher satisfaction with community participation. The study did not test whether fitness training improves participation.
• PTMeta-Analysis2017Effectiveness of exercise in office workers with neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The South African journal of physiotherapyFor office workers with non-specific neck pain, exercise programmes labelled as strengthening reduced pain in five trials, but when trials were combined, quality of life at 12 months showed no improvement. Evidence for endurance or stretching alone is limited.
• PTOTSurvey2017Examination of the PROMIS upper extremity item bank.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand TherapistsThe PROMIS UE CAT worked well in orthopaedic patients with upper extremity problems, but most items targeted lower function and missed higher function. Use caution when your patient may have higher upper extremity ability.