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 300 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTCase Report2018Physical therapy in patients over 60 years of age with a massive and irreparable rotator cuff tear: a case series.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients over 60 with massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears improved significantly after 12 weeks of physical therapy. Shoulder function scores rose by 24.9 points and pain dropped by 3.6 points. However, without a control group, these gains cannot be attributed solely to the treatment.
• PTSurvey2018A comparative survey of Nigerian physiotherapists' familiarity with, knowledge of and utilisation of standard outcome measures: 10 years after initial survey.The South African journal of physiotherapyNigerian physiotherapists' familiarity, knowledge and use of standard outcome measures improved from 2006 to 2016, but for most measures, 63.4% to 97.3% of physiotherapists still did not use them.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2018Joint attention in Down syndrome: A meta-analysis.Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with Down syndrome showed joint attention similar to typically developing peers matched on developmental level, and better than peers with other developmental disabilities or autism. This points to using joint attention as a platform for intervention, not evidence it improves language.
• SLPOther2018Listening in Naturalistic Scenes: What Can Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Intersubject Correlation Analysis Tell Us About the Underlying Brain Activity?Trends in hearingBrain scans showed common activity in auditory and frontal regions across listeners, but did not track reported effort or intelligibility. Normally hearing listeners judged speech fully intelligible before it felt effortless, and competing speech raised effort after signal-to-noise ratio was controlled.
• SLPOther2018An Extended Binaural Real-Time Auralization System With an Interface to Research Hearing Aids for Experiments on Subjects With Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingThis research system can simulate noisy rooms and present them through loudspeakers and research hearing aids. Measurements show spatial cues can be distorted, so it is a lab tool, not evidence that hearing aid fitting in virtual rooms helps patients.
• PTOther2018Exoskeleton assistance symmetry matters: unilateral assistance reduces metabolic cost, but relatively less than bilateral assistance.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationUnilateral ankle exoskeleton help on one leg lowered treadmill metabolic cost in healthy men. The same total help split across both legs gave the biggest reduction per unit of assistance, but this was not tested in patients.
• SLPOther2018A "Buildup" of Speech Intelligibility in Listeners With Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingThe improvement in identifying target digits was similar for normal-hearing adults and for hearing-loss adults who received individualized amplification. Listeners improved from the first to the second digit in a five-talker mixture, but hearing-loss listeners made more errors from competing talkers.
• OTOther2018Development of the Japanese version of the Westmead Home Safety Assessment for the elderly in Japan.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTA Japanese home safety checklist for older adults was best supported for 49 items, including stairs, seating, bathroom, bath, toilet, footwear, and floors. The full 71-item version was not fully supported, especially household tasks like laundry, cleaning, cooking, medication, and safety calls.
• PTCase Report2018Alleviation of chronic spine pain and headaches by reducing forward head posture and thoracic hyperkyphosis: a CBP® case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne man with seven years of mid back pain, headaches and dizziness reported 90% improvement after 36 posture correction visits. Several exercises, manual therapy and traction were used together, so no single part can be credited.
• SLPOther2018Turn an Ear to Hear: How Hearing-Impaired Listeners Can Exploit Head Orientation to Enhance Their Speech Intelligibility in Noisy Social Settings.Trends in hearingCochlear implant users made fewer spontaneous head turns than young normal-hearing listeners, and no more than age-matched normal-hearing listeners. Telling them to explore head turns improved speech understanding, but clinic and web advice usually says face the talker head-on.
• OTSurvey2018Correlation between Leisure Activity Time and Life Satisfaction: Based on KOSTAT Time Use Survey Data.Occupational therapy internationalMore daily leisure time was linked to higher life satisfaction in older South Korean adults. Outdoor activities were linked to higher satisfaction; indoor activities were linked to lower satisfaction.
• Other2018Psychometric properties and factor structure of the adapted Self-Regulation Questionnaire assessing autonomous and controlled motivation for healthful eating among youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents.Child: care, health and developmentThe adapted questionnaire did not capture lack of motivation well. Parents who felt providing healthful food was personally valuable had better own diet quality and lower BMI. In older teens, motivation was linked to diet quality, but not younger children.
• PTOther2018Effects of McKenzie exercise, Kinesio taping, and myofascial release on the forward head posture.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 28 young adults with forward head posture, McKenzie exercises with myofascial release, McKenzie with Kinesio tape, and all three together reduced ear-to-shoulder distance. All groups received treatment, so it cannot show which part helped.
• PTOTRCT2018Music meets robotics: a prospective randomized study on motivation during robot aided therapy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationLetting 16 healthy people choose and combine sounds in a robot arm game made the task more enjoyable and self-directed than following left/right commands. Removing the screen did not change motivation. This was not stroke patients.
• SLPRCT2018Robot-based intervention may reduce delay in the production of intransitive gestures in Chinese-speaking preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismAfter a training package using a robot, stories, pictures, prompts, teacher and researcher support, and rewards, preschoolers with autism produced symbolic hand gestures more accurately than wait-list peers and matched typical development in new stories at 2 weeks.
• Other2018Cellular stress and apoptosis contribute to the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPost-mortem brain analysis in six autistic males showed elevated cellular stress and cell death markers in the cerebellum, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex compared to controls. These findings describe biological mechanisms in deceased patients and do not provide evidence for any clinical intervention.
• PTOTCase Report2018Effects of manual therapy with functional electrical stimulation on scoliosis curve in children with cerebral palsy.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy received manual therapy and electrical stimulation for three months. Both showed reduced spinal curvature and higher caregiver-reported quality of life scores. This small number of cases cannot prove the treatment works.
• SLPCohort2018Childcare Type and Quality among Subsidy Recipients with and without Special Needs.Infants and young childrenSubsidies let families of children with special needs use more non-parental care and more hours, but did not consistently improve childcare quality. At age 4, fewer subsidized children had adequate overall quality than unsubsidized children, and more were in settings exceeding recommended child-to-caregiver ratios.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Executive function in school-aged children with cerebral palsy: Relationship with speech and language.Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with cerebral palsy showed elevated executive function difficulties regardless of their speech and language abilities. Parents reported significantly higher problem behaviors than expected in typical children. Clinicians should screen for executive function issues in all patients, even those with strong communication skills.
• OTSurvey2018Deep, Surface, or Both? A Study of Occupational Therapy Students' Learning Concepts.Occupational therapy internationalOccupational therapy students' deep and surface learning views were similar, not opposite. Most links did not remain clear when other factors were considered, although more independent study time was linked to stronger agreement across learning statements.
• SLPOther2018Objective Binaural Loudness Balancing Based on 40-Hz Auditory Steady-State Responses. Part I: Normal Hearing.Trends in hearingIn 38 normal-hearing young adults, evoked brain responses tracked loudness balance between ears. The predicted balance was within 5 dB of behavioral balance in 59% of cases and within 10 dB in 85%, but individual variability remained.
• OTSystematic Review2018Occupational Therapy Practice in Sleep Management: A Review of Conceptual Models and Research Evidence.Occupational therapy internationalSleep aids like weighted blankets and Dreampad pillows improved sleep duration and quality in people with autism or hospital patients. Lifestyle changes and cognitive behavioral therapy also helped, but evidence is limited to 11 small studies with mixed designs.
• OTRCT2018Income Relates to Adherence in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Through Parenting Constructs.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPYouth from lower-income families showed poorer diabetes adherence and blood sugar control, and these links were associated with less warm, structured parenting, more diabetes conflict, and less collaborative involvement. Direct links from income to adherence and control were not found.
• OTOther2018Enhancing a Client-Centred Practice with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.Occupational therapy internationalThe COPM interview seemed to help occupational therapists understand client priorities and set collaborative goals, but it appeared to do so only when therapists had strong communication skills, shared power, and supportive settings.
• OTOther2017Development of an Intervention Programme for Selective Eating in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTAfter a two-month parent programme with two sessions, two discussions, and optional interviews, 23 parents reported less difficulty and higher confidence. Child food outcomes improved, but the paper also says these did not change. Without another group, these changes are not proof.
• PTCohort2018Long-term physical and mental health outcomes associated with traumatic brain injury severity in post-9/11 veterans: A retrospective cohort study.Brain injuryVeterans with moderate/severe TBI still reported worse somatization, PTSD, and depression after accounting for other factors. Mild TBI mostly did not. Overall health and current pain were not different after adjustment.
• PTOTRCT2018Effects of shoulder strapping in patients with stroke: A randomised control trial.The South African journal of physiotherapyShoulder strapping did not significantly improve pain, subluxation, tone, or motor function compared to standard care. While some non-significant trends favoured longitudinal strapping, the trial found no statistical evidence that either strapping technique changes clinical outcomes in stroke patients.
• Other2018Role of miR-146a in neural stem cell differentiation and neural lineage determination: relevance for neurodevelopmental disorders.Molecular autismThis microRNA was higher in child ASD brain samples and pushed human neural stem cells toward neuron-like changes during differentiation. This is lab evidence about early brain development, not a therapy tested in patients.
• PTSurvey2018Perceived readiness for hospital discharge: Patients with spinal cord injury versus physiotherapists.The South African journal of physiotherapyOverall discharge readiness was similar between patients and physiotherapists. Patients rated coping and expected home support higher, while physiotherapists rated patients as more stressed and rated knowledge items differently.
• SLPOther2018Multimodal and Spectral Degradation Effects on Speech and Emotion Recognition in Adult Listeners.Trends in hearingSeeing the talker's face helped normal-hearing adults repeat degraded speech and identify emotions, especially when the audio was very distorted. Emotion recognition stayed near perfect with visual cues.
• PTPilot2018The effects of warm water immersion on blood pressure, heart rate and heart rate variability in people with chronic fatigue syndrome.The South African journal of physiotherapyBlood pressure did not differ between people with chronic fatigue syndrome and controls before, during, or after warm-water immersion. Heart rate was higher in the CFS group after immersion, and heart-rhythm variation was lower only before immersion. The study was too small to show benefit.
• PTRCT2018Technical development of transcutaneous electrical nerve inhibition using medium-frequency alternating current.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn eight healthy adults, medium-frequency current applied through the skin over the median nerve briefly reduced touch sensitivity, pain sensitivity, and finger force; stronger at higher intensity. It showed immediate nerve inhibition, not treatment benefit for spasticity or pain.
• OTSystematic Review2018Orthotic management of fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint following traumatic injury: A systematic review.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTNo orthosis type was shown to be better for post-traumatic PIPJ flexion contracture. Splint and exercise programmes improved motion, but the splint alone cannot be credited and studies were too varied to guide a choice.
• PTOther2018Validation of wearable visual feedback for retraining foot progression angle using inertial sensors and an augmented reality headset.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA wearable system using inertial sensors and an augmented reality headset tracked foot angle with accuracy matching a laboratory setup. It provided visual feedback that helped healthy adults hit target angles at a similar rate to the lab system, offering a cheaper, portable alternative for gait retraining.
• PTCase Report2018The effects of a home-based sensorimotor program on executive and motor functions in children with ADHD: a case series.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo boys with ADHD improved on attention and motor tests after a 12-week home sensorimotor program. Because they also received weekly sensory integration and speech therapy, it is impossible to know if the home exercises caused the gains.
• OTPilot2018Engaging persons with disabilities as community teachers for experiential learning in occupational therapy education.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTOccupational therapy students who took part in a programme with community teachers reported less anxiety and changed assumptions about what people with disabilities could do. Their attitudes improved after the programme, but there was no control group.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2018Self-reported sex differences in high-functioning adults with autism: a meta-analysis.Molecular autismAutistic adults self-reported similar social, language and special-interest symptoms regardless of sex, but autistic women self-reported more sensory and motor symptoms than autistic men. Screening tools may miss these differences in women.
• SLPOther2018Pupillometry Reveals That Context Benefit in Speech Perception Can Be Disrupted by Later-Occurring Sounds, Especially in Listeners With Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingContext reduced listening effort in quiet, especially before sentence end for normal-hearing listeners. For cochlear implant users, the effort benefit came late and was weakened by sounds after the sentence, so quiet tests may not reflect everyday listening.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2018Adoption of Stroke Rehabilitation Technologies by the User Community: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStakeholders agreed 10 priorities for stroke rehabilitation technology and 3 steps to improve adoption: an annual exhibition, a stakeholder network, and a consumer rater website.
• SLPSurvey2018Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults.Molecular autismAutistic adults had higher suicide risk scores than general population adults. Masking autism traits, unmet support needs, and non-suicidal self-injury were associated with higher risk after controlling for depression and anxiety.
• SLPOther2018Perceptual Differences Between Low-Frequency Analog and Pulsatile Stimulation as Shown by Single- and Multidimensional Scaling.Trends in hearingCochlear implant users perceive analog and pulsatile stimulation as having different sound qualities. The difference is not about pitch height. Raising the pulse rate does not make pulsatile sounds match analog ones, so the gap comes from something other than the gaps between pulses.
• Pilot2018The effect of linguistic background on rapid number naming: implications for native versus non-native English speakers on sideline-focused concussion assessments.Brain injuryHealthy non-native English speakers named King-Devick numbers more slowly than native English speakers and had longer pauses between eye movements. The more dominant they were in their first language, the longer the pauses.
• SLPOther2018Potential Consequences of Spectral and Binaural Loudness Summation for Bilateral Hearing Aid Fitting.Trends in hearingHearing-impaired listeners perceived broad binaural sounds as louder than normal-hearing listeners after narrowband loudness normalization. Audiogram type and monaural tests did not predict individual loudness summation, so bilateral hearing aid fitting rules with fixed gain reductions may not capture individual loudness needs.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2018Designing robot-assisted neurorehabilitation strategies for people with both HIV and stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with both HIV and stroke face overlapping cognitive and motor deficits that current assessments often miss. Robot-assisted systems offer a way to quantify these joint impairments and deliver consistent care in low-resource settings, though no specific protocol is yet proven.
• OTCase-Control2018Bilateral reaching deficits after unilateral perinatal ischemic stroke: a population-based case-control study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationChildren with arterial perinatal stroke showed reaching deficits in both arms, especially the weaker side. Children with venous infarction showed fewer deficits. The better arm can be impaired, so hand function assessment should look beyond the paretic side.
• OTOther2017Relationship between Motor Coordination, Cognitive Abilities, and Academic Achievement in Japanese Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTChildren with neurodevelopmental disorders scored lower on motor coordination than peers. Better manual dexterity and balance were linked to better reading, writing, and arithmetic, but the study did not show motor training improves school skills.
• OTSystematic Review2017The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Attention on Individuals with ADHD: A Systematic Review.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTMindfulness training was linked to better attention in adults with ADHD, and to parent or teacher reported attention gains in adolescents and children. The evidence came from only nine small, varied studies, so it is not proof.
• PTOTCohort2017Factors Affecting Mortality and Hospital Admissions after Hip Surgery among Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture in Hong Kong - Review of a Three-Year Follow-Up.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTThree years after hip fracture surgery, 33.4% of these older patients had died and 71.7% had been readmitted. Male patients, delayed surgery, low albumin, cognitive impairment, and assisted walking or low discharge independence flagged higher risk.
• OTPilot2017Effects of an Oral-Pharyngeal Motor Training Programme on Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Hong Kong: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTChildren's face and mouth function scores improved after the training. Tongue endurance did not improve clearly, and the tongue strength result is unclear because the text and table disagree.
• OTCase Series2017Effect of Passive Limb Activation by Functional Electrical Stimulation on Wheelchair Driving in Patients with Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Case Study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTFunctional electrical stimulation to the affected forearm helped a stroke patient with left neglect drive farther during wheelchair practice, but did not help the other and did not last after stopping.