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 301 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPOther2018Emotional Responses to Pleasant Sounds Are Related to Social Disconnectedness and Loneliness Independent of Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingHearing loss alone was not associated with social disconnectedness or loneliness. People who found pleasant sounds less pleasant reported more disconnectedness and loneliness.
• PTOther2018Development and validation of a modified performance-oriented mobility assessment tool for assessing mobility in children with hypophosphatasia.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineThe modified POMA-G is a reliable and valid tool for assessing gait impairment in children with hypophosphatasia aged 5 to 15. It scores step length, symmetry, continuity, trunk sway, and stance from video, showing strong agreement between raters and correlation with functional measures.
• OTCohort2018Influence of study population definition on the effect of age on outcomes after blunt head trauma.Brain injuryOlder adults after blunt head trauma had better 1-month functional recovery and fewer post-concussion symptoms than younger adults, whether or not they met TBI criteria.
• Meta-Analysis2018Case-control meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation and autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismBlood DNA methylation showed no genome-wide significant differences between children with autism and controls, though 48 sites reached suggestive significance. These findings do not provide a diagnostic marker or clinical target for therapists.
• Survey2018Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: what do parents of youth athletes know about it?Brain injuryAbout 38% of parents of youth athletes reported being somewhat or very familiar with CTE. Most preferred information from doctors or nurses, especially handouts, and few had received school or sports programme materials.
• SLPOther2018Contrasting Effects of Pressure Compensation on TEOAE and DPOAE in Children With Negative Middle Ear Pressure.Trends in hearingPressure compensation helped TEOAE pass more often in children with negative middle ear pressure. It did not improve DPOAE pass rates in Study 1, though Study 2 found a 2 to 3 dB DPOAE gain in qualifying ears.
• SLPOther2018Pupil Responses of Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury During Processing of Speech in Noise.Trends in hearingAdults with brain injury but normal hearing scores understood speech in noise worse than age-matched normal-hearing adults. They reported more effort, but pupil measures did not show greater peak effort. Visual language scores were similar.
• PTRCT2018Symptoms-modifying effects of electromotive administration of glucosamine sulphate among patients with knee osteoarthritis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoIn knee OA, glucosamine cream applied by massage, iontophoresis, or both produced different 12-week joint-space changes, but groups differed at baseline. Pain ratings fell in all groups, so this does not show one approach is clearly better.
• PTSystematic Review2018The efficacy of kinesiology taping for improving gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.The South African journal of physiotherapyIn children with cerebral palsy, adding trunk kinesiology taping to physiotherapy improved sitting gross motor function in pooled trials, but standing results were inconsistent and the trials were small, unblinded and not concealed.
• Other2018Sociability deficits after prenatal exposure to valproic acid are rescued by early social enrichment.Molecular autismMale mice prenatally exposed to valproic acid that were housed with saline-treated peers after weaning showed social interaction similar to controls. The same housing did not reverse repetitive behavior, reduced exploration, or depression-related immobility.
• PTRCT2018Effect of muscle energy technique with and without strain-counterstrain technique in acute low back pain - A randomized clinical trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoAdding strain-counterstrain to muscle energy technique did not improve pain, disability or lumbar motion more than muscle energy technique alone after the second session. Both groups improved, but there was no significant difference between them.
• PTOther2018Reliability and validity of a new clinical test for assessment of the sacroiliac joint dysfunction.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoA new prone test for suspected sacroiliac joint pain gave consistent results between clinicians and compared well with other bedside tests. But the study had no true diagnostic standard, so it cannot yet be trusted to diagnose SIJ dysfunction.
• SLPOther2018Response to text-based social cues in the formation of causal attributions in adults with traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryAdults with chronic TBI were less likely to match their reasons for a crime to the questionnaire letterhead than uninjured adults. Written materials may need to make context explicit.
• PTOTRCT2018Effectiveness of falls prevention intervention programme in community-dwelling older people in Thailand: Randomized controlled trial.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoA four-month physiotherapist-delivered home-based programme combining balance exercise, falls advice and a booklet did not reduce falls in community-dwelling older people in Thailand.
• SLPOther2018Spatial Release From Informational Masking: Evidence From Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy.Trends in hearingSeparating target and masker speech did not change frontal oxygen responses overall, but right frontal responses were stronger in the separated condition. Actively listening to speech in a competing talker background raised frontal responses compared with passive listening.
• SLPOther2018Data-Driven Approach for Auditory Profiling and Characterization of Individual Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingPoor speech-in-noise performance may reflect more than high-frequency hearing loss. Temporal and binaural processing deficits can form separate profiles. This profiling method is not yet clinically validated.
• SLPOther2018What Keeps Older Adults With Hearing Impairment From Adopting Hearing Aids?Trends in hearingOlder adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss who did not use hearing aids reported fewer hearing problems in quiet, less technology commitment, lower socioeconomic status, and slightly worse health than matched users. Self-reported hearing problems in quiet were most strongly linked to hearing aid use.
• SLPQualitative2018Why Is Tinnitus a Problem? A Qualitative Analysis of Problems Reported by Tinnitus Patients.Trends in hearingTinnitus patients gave 994 problem statements, grouped into 18 domains. Reduced quality of life and Fear were the largest domains, with 125 and 107 codes. Constant awareness, annoyance and inability to concentrate were also common.
• OTCase Series2018Use of parametric speaker for older people with dementia in a residential care setting: A preliminary study of two cases.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTIn two residents with dementia, a ceiling-mounted directional speaker playing favorite music reduced wandering and agitation only while the music was on. There was no lasting effect after the session ended, and no change in overall dementia stage.
• PTSurvey2018Knowledge, attitude and practice of physiotherapists towards health promotion in Ghana.The South African journal of physiotherapyMost Ghanaian physiotherapists surveyed reported positive attitudes and health promotion practices, but knowledge gaps remained: 91 of 91 said they would educate clients on diet and exercise, while only 27% had after-degree workshop training.
• OTOther2018Effects of object size and distance on reaching kinematics in patients with schizophrenia.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTPatients with mild schizophrenia reached slower and less directly than healthy controls. Larger objects made reaching faster and more forceful; farther objects made it slower but more direct. Occupational therapists may use object size and distance to grade reaching tasks.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018The role of biopsychosocial factors in the rehabilitation process of individuals with a stroke.Work (Reading, Mass.)Patients who started rehab more than 16 weeks after stroke, had no family care support, or were single or widowed showed significantly less improvement in mobility and daily activities. Depression and low self-efficacy at admission also predicted poor outcomes. Younger age under 55 was unexpectedly linked to lower efficacy.
• SLPCase-Control2018Symptom severity in autism spectrum disorder is related to the frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: a retrospective case-control study.Molecular autismIn children with autism, more severe maternal nausea and vomiting during pregnancy was associated with more severe social and communication difficulties. Children of mothers who reported daily nausea and vomiting had the most severe symptoms. This retrospective report cannot show cause.
• PTOTCohort2018Skin breakdown of the feet in patients with spina bifida: Analysis of risk factors.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineMyelomeningocele diagnosis and higher neurologic lesion levels significantly increase the risk of foot skin breakdown in children with spina bifida. Ambulation status was not an independent risk factor, contradicting the hypothesis that walking causes these wounds.
• OTSurvey2017Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in Malaysia.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTOccupational therapy graduates in Malaysia reported high overall work motivation. Private-sector graduates reported higher motivation than public-sector graduates. Motivation did not differ by job, experience, or gender.
• SLPOther2018Dissociations in the neural substrates of language and social functioning in autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults and adolescents with autism self-rated lower language and social communication than controls, especially social engagement, while self-rated language scores were within normal range. In autism, lower pragmatic language and social engagement were linked to thinner cortex in separate left frontal regions.
• PTOTOther2018Clinical assessment of balance using BBS and SARAbal in cerebellar ataxia: Synthesis of findings of a psychometric property analysis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoThe Berg Balance Scale and SARA balance sub-score are free, take 15-20 minutes, and accurately separate patients who use walking aids from those who do not. Cut-offs of less than 44 on the Berg or more than 5 on the SARA identify aid users with high accuracy.
• Other2018Modeling the neuropsychiatric manifestations of Lowe syndrome using induced pluripotent stem cells: defective F-actin polymerization and WAVE-1 expression in neuronal cells.Molecular autismNeurons grown from boys with Lowe syndrome showed disorganized F-actin and WAVE-1, unlike an engineered OCRL knockout line. This is a cell model, not a clinical outcome.
• OTOther2018Concordance of assessments of clients' mental and behavioral health with in vivo assessment of work performance.Work (Reading, Mass.)Clients' self-reported mental and behavioral health did not track providers' observed work performance ratings. Providers' ratings of clients' mental health did track their work performance ratings moderately. Provider and client mental health ratings did not line up.
• SLPCohort2018Effect of Tinnitus and Duration of Deafness on Sound Localization and Speech Recognition in Noise in Patients With Single-Sided Deafness.Trends in hearingCompared with normal-hearing listeners, people with single-sided deafness had clearly worse localization and speech-in-noise scores. Tinnitus was associated with worse localization and some speech-in-noise scores. Longer deafness was associated with better localization, not better speech-in-noise.
• Other2018Characterization and structure-activity relationships of indenoisoquinoline-derived topoisomerase I inhibitors in unsilencing the dormant Ube3a gene associated with Angelman syndrome.Molecular autismSeveral cancer-drug compounds reactivated the silenced paternal copy of Ube3a in mouse neurons. Indotecan looked most promising in cells, but the paper gives no human Angelman patient data, safety, or therapy outcomes.
• Other2018Resveratrol ameliorates prenatal progestin exposure-induced autism-like behavior through ERβ activation.Molecular autismIn rats, prenatal progestin lowered brain ERβ and social interaction, and resveratrol given before or after birth reversed these changes. This is animal data, not evidence that resveratrol treats autism in people.
• SLPOther2018Assessing the Acoustic Characteristics of Rooms: A Tutorial with Examples.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsMeasured clinical therapy rooms met the 35 dBA classroom noise standard, but corridor gaps could make conversations audible. Check room reverberation, background noise, and door gaps before sessions.
• Other2018Blast-induced brain injury in rats leads to transient vestibulomotor deficits and persistent orofacial pain.Brain injuryRats exposed to a blast brain injury had short-lived balance and walking problems, but facial pain signs lasted weeks. They did not show lasting anxiety-like behaviour.
• OTQualitative2018Optimizing implementation of interventions in agriculture for occupational upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders: Results of an expert panel.Work (Reading, Mass.)Consultants identified attitude, knowledge and culture as key drivers for implementing upper limb injury prevention in farms. Barriers included employer denial of work-related causes and worker reluctance to use aids due to peer pressure, rather than technical issues.
• OTQualitative2018Development and Content Validity of the Participation and Sensory Environment Questionnaire.Occupational therapy in mental healthParents and caregivers of young children with autism spectrum disorder described sensory environments as both barriers and facilitators to daily participation, and their effort to support activities varied with how meaningful the activity was. A draft questionnaire was built from these themes.
• SLPOther2018The COMiT'ID Study: Developing Core Outcome Domains Sets for Clinical Trials of Sound-, Psychology-, and Pharmacology-Based Interventions for Chronic Subjective Tinnitus in Adults.Trends in hearingFor tinnitus trials, core outcomes differ by treatment. Sound trials: ability to ignore, concentration, sense of control, sleep, intrusiveness. Psychology trials: acceptance, mood, negative thoughts and beliefs, control, intrusiveness. Drug trials: intrusiveness, loudness. These are trial reporting standards, not proof treatments work.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2018Dynamics of an orthopaedic team: Insights to improve teamwork through a design thinking approach.Work (Reading, Mass.)Staff in one orthopaedic unit described fragmented handovers, hierarchy hindering nurse input, and stress from ward mergers. They suggested shared screens and empathy-building shadowing. These are proposed ideas, not tested interventions, so do not change practice based on this alone.
• PTOther2018Six-Minute Walk Test as a Predictive Measure of Exercise Capacity in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journalIn 18 adults with type 2 diabetes and depression, longer 6-minute walk distance was associated with higher predicted exercise capacity, but the sample was too small to confirm it as a validated substitute for graded testing.
• PTOTPilot2018Pain and health status in adults with myelomeningocele living in Sweden.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineMost adults with myelomeningocele in this Swedish pilot reported pain, and women were more likely than men to say it interfered with work. Women and older participants rated their current health lower. Many needed follow-up referrals.
• OTCohort2018Age and factors associated with self-clean intermittent catheterization in patients with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineIn 64 spina bifida patients with transition data, median age at self-catheterization independence was 9 years, and 71.9% were independent by age 10. After age 10, Medicaid and thoracic spinal lesions were linked with less self-catheterization independence.
• SLPCohort2018Patterns of Decline in Naming and Semantic Knowledge in Primary Progressive Aphasia.AphasiologyPeople with nonfluent/agrammatic PPA lost naming fastest overall, but those starting with high scores declined slower. Speech-language rehabilitation was associated with slower action-naming and semantic decline, not proof it works.
• OTOther2018Influence of functional mobility and manual function on play in preschool children with cerebral palsy.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTPreschool children with CP scored lower than typical peers in all play areas. Worse mobility and hand use were associated with poorer movement and object play, but not pretend play or social participation.
• PTRCT2018Effect of exercise therapy combined with branched-chain amino acid supplementation on muscle strengthening in persons with osteoarthritis.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoAdding branched-chain amino acids to unsupervised home exercises did not significantly improve hip muscle strength or walking speed compared to a placebo. However, the amino acid group showed significantly greater strength improvement in the non-operated leg, suggesting a potential benefit for the healthy side.
• Other2018Using structured data entry systems in the electronic medical record to collect clinical data for quality and research: Can we efficiently serve multiple needs for complex patients with spina bifida?Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineA real-time EHR flow sheet captured 316 pediatric spina bifida urodynamics with 3% missing cells, and analysis took under 2 hours. It reports efficient data collection, not better patient outcomes.
• PTOther2018Determining the reliability of craniocervical flexion test in asymptomatic individuals.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoIn 60 asymptomatic people, the craniocervical flexion test gave consistent scores when the same trained therapist repeated it after one week, and when two trained therapists tested each person.
• Other2018The development of a lifetime care model in comprehensive spina bifida care.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineThe program's effect was not tested. The work describes a spina bifida care model and clinic counts, not evidence that it improves care.
• SLPCase-Control2018Event-related potential (ERP) correlates of face processing in verbal children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their first-degree relatives: a family study.Molecular autismBrain responses to faces did not reliably separate verbal children with autism from controls or their unaffected siblings. Differences appeared only with certain EEG setups, so this does not change assessment or therapy.
• SLPOther2018Current Focusing to Reduce Channel Interaction for Distant Electrodes in Cochlear Implant Programs.Trends in hearingCochlear implant programs that focused only electrodes with suspected channel interaction did not improve speech perception over the monopolar control program. Focusing the wrong electrodes, those near the modiolus, made hearing worse. Selection matters.
• Narrative Review2018Autism spectrum disorder: prospects for treatment using gene therapy.Molecular autismNo autism gene therapy is available in this review. It only discusses future possibilities from animal studies.