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 308 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• Other2019The Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: Implications for Improvements in Research Design, Reporting, Replication, and Synthesis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThere are no patient results to act on. This is a proposed framework for describing rehabilitation treatments, not evidence that any treatment works.
• PTPilot2019Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and typical development differ in characteristics of dynamic postural control: A preliminary study.Gait & postureIn 10 children with ASD, 8 controls and 10 with DCD, children with ASD moved side-to-side more slowly than controls or children with DCD, while children with DCD had less fluid front-to-back movement. This is preliminary, not a tested treatment.
• SLPQualitative2019Making the future together: Shaping autism research through meaningful participation.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic people and allies said autism research should be shaped by autistic people from the start, not only as participants. Five themes emerged: respect, authenticity, challenging assumptions, infrastructure, and empathy.
• OTCohort2019Bidirectional relationships between bullying, victimization and emotion experience in boys with and without autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn autistic boys, higher anger and lower guilt tracked with more later bullying, while victimization tracked with more anger and fear. Fear was linked to victimization more strongly in boys without autism. These are links, not treatment effects.
• PTCohort2018Economic value of orthotic and prosthetic services among medicare beneficiaries: a claims-based retrospective cohort study, 2011-2014.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationLower-limb prosthesis users had total Medicare payments similar to matched non-users. Lower-limb and spinal orthosis users had lower total payments, and prosthesis users had fewer hospitalizations.
• PTOther2018Energy storing and return prosthetic feet improve step length symmetry while preserving margins of stability in persons with transtibial amputation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 15 men with transtibial prostheses, ESAR feet increased push-off work and made intact steps longer, improving step length symmetry. A stability measure at toe-off was unchanged, so symmetry improved without a measured loss of stability.
• OTSurvey2018They Don't Care About Us! Care Personnel's Perspectives on Ambient Assisted Living Technology Usage: Scenario-Based Survey Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesCare staff imagined an ambient assisted living system and mostly accepted emergency-related monitoring, but rejected cameras, microphones, and routine monitoring. Disabled people’s care staff were least accepting.
• PTOther2018Economic benefits of microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees: a modeling study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMicroprocessor knees were modeled to be cost-effective and to cut major injurious falls by 79%, but total costs were higher and this is not trial evidence.
• OTSLPCohort2018Sensory features as predictors of adaptive behaviors: A comparative longitudinal study of children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.Research in developmental disabilitiesEarly parent-reported muted responses and exaggerated responses were linked to lower daily living and overall adaptive skills years later in both autism and other developmental disability groups. Parent-reported sensory seeking was linked to lower adaptive skills in autism but higher in other disabilities.
• Case Series2018Classification of injuries observed in functional classes of self-injurious behaviour.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAmong 64 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and self-injury, automatically reinforced self-injury was linked to more severe head injuries; socially reinforced self-injury was linked to more severe torso and extremity injuries.
• PTOTCohort2018Association of Muscle Strength and Walking Performance in Adult Patients With Pompe Disease.Physical therapyHip and knee strength, age, sex, BMI, and ventilator use predict walking ability in adults with Pompe disease. A nomogram using these factors matched observed walking status in 66% of cases, helping clinicians identify patients at risk of overload or underload.
• PTOTRCT2018Virtual reality analgesia for burn joint flexibility: A randomized controlled trial.Rehabilitation psychologyVirtual reality did not increase range of motion during self-directed burn joint exercises. It did lower pain intensity, unpleasantness, and time thinking about pain, and made exercises more fun.
• PTCase Report2018Importance of long-term motor function evaluation after prednisolone treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn three boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, motor tests improved over long-term follow-up after prednisolone dose increases, except one rising-from-floor result. Because only treated cases were reported, prednisolone cannot be shown to have caused the improvement.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A 2018 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationStart physical therapy within the first month of life for infants with congenital muscular torticollis. This guideline emphasizes that early intervention leads to faster resolution and reduces the need for surgery, while recommending a comprehensive approach that includes parent education and environmental adaptations.
• PTOTCohort2018Improved quality of life following constraint-induced movement therapy is associated with gains in arm use, but not motor improvement.Topics in stroke rehabilitationAfter constraint-induced movement therapy, better daily use of the weaker arm tracked with better quality of life. Objective motor test gains did not track the same way, so carry-over into everyday tasks may matter more than test scores alone.
• RCT2018Impact of Pathways Triple P on Pediatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Maltreated Children.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren in child welfare cases who received a 14-week home parenting program reported quality of life more than 6 points higher than children receiving usual services. Parents also reported higher scores.
• SLPOther2018Mobile technology use and skills among individuals with fragile X syndrome: implications for healthcare decision making.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRParents of individuals with fragile X syndrome reported high device ownership and frequent online health information seeking. In-person assessments showed six adults could use basic tablet functions with prompting, but advanced navigation and typing proved difficult. Engagement was moderate for assessment tasks and high for familiar free-play apps.
• PTOther2018Factors that determine kinematic coupling behavior of calcaneal pronation/supination and shank rotation during weight bearing: ananalysis based on foot bone alignment using radiographic images.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy adults standing, how much the lower leg rotated as the heel moved was associated with foot bone alignment on X-rays. Several foot alignment angles tracked this link. It does not show that changing the arch changes movement.
• PTRCT2018Vision-based assessment of parkinsonism and levodopa-induced dyskinesia with pose estimation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn nine people with Parkinson’s disease and troublesome dyskinesia, a camera-based system estimated dyskinesia severity from videos of selected tasks. It worked better for talking tasks than drinking tasks and poorly identified normal movement, so it is not ready for clinical use.
• PTOther2018Clinical method to assess shoulder strength related to front crawl swimming power in male collegiate swimmers.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn male collegiate front crawl swimmers, shoulder extensor strength in maximum abduction was related to swimming power. Internal rotator strength and side-to-side differences were not, so this dry-land test mainly reflects extension strength.
• OTRCT2018Control within a virtual environment is correlated to functional outcomes when using a physical prosthesis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFaster virtual limb completion times were associated with better physical prosthesis test scores after a 6-week home trial with occupational therapy, custom pattern recognition prosthesis use, practice and recalibration.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2018Comparison of maternal beliefs about causes of autism spectrum disorder and association with utilization of services and treatments.Child: care, health and developmentMothers’ causal beliefs were linked to service use. Believing environmental, vaccine, or medication causes was linked to more complementary and alternative medicine, and not knowing a cause was linked to more conventional medication. Ask families what they believe.
• PTSystematic Review2018The role of exercise testing in predicting successful ambulation with a lower extremity prosthesis: a systematic literature review and clinical practice guideline.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne-leg cycling and arm cycling tests can help judge prosthetic walking success. In this review, sustaining 50% of predicted maximum oxygen consumption predicted walking 100 m, and 30 W on arm cycling predicted ambulation with a prosthesis.
• PTRCT2018Sensor-based postural feedback is more effective than conventional feedback to improve lumbopelvic movement control in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationSensor-based avatar feedback during one lumbopelvic movement control session produced larger immediate lumbar and hip movement control gains than mirror or no feedback in adults with chronic low back pain and healthy adults. Long-term effects were not tested.
• Survey2019The Measurement of Adult Pathological Demand Avoidance Traits.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe adult self-report scale for PDA traits gave consistent scores and linked to autism features, but it matched more closely with antagonism and emotional instability. In community adults, higher scores also tracked more self-reported delinquent acts.
• SLPPilot2019Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceShort 2-minute play videos rated by five people produced stable scores linked to autism severity and language. The method was not ready to identify autism on its own.
• PTOther2019Distinct Patterns of Fiber Type Adaptation in Rat Hindlimb Muscles 4 Weeks After Hemorrhagic Stroke.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationFour weeks after hemorrhagic stroke, rats had persistent stepping errors and tibialis anterior muscle shifts toward slower fibers, without general muscle atrophy. This is animal physiology, not evidence that any therapy works.
• OTCase-Control2019Early life influences on child weight outcomes in the Study to Explore Early Development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMaternal overweight/obesity before pregnancy and excess gestational weight gain were linked to preschool overweight/obesity across ASD, DD, and typical development. Children with ASD had the highest frequency of rapid infant weight gain, and it was linked to their overweight/obesity. No intervention was tested.
• SLPCohort2019Autism spectrum disorder symptoms from ages 2 to 19 years: Implications for diagnosing adolescents and young adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregiver-reported social-communication symptoms often decreased from age 2 to 19, especially when phrase speech emerged. Minimally verbal participants improved less, and facial expression problems persisted. Caregiver interview scores may miss adult ASD symptoms.
• Case-Control2019Family history of immune conditions and autism spectrum and developmental disorders: Findings from the study to explore early development.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMothers with asthma or eczema/psoriasis during pregnancy were more likely to have children with ASD or other developmental disorders than general-population controls. Children with ASD were also more likely to have eczema/psoriasis or allergy history. Maternal allergies were not linked.
• SLPOther2019Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder Can Use Language to Update Their Expectations About the World.Journal of autism and developmental disordersToddlers with autism looked longer when an animal moved contrary to what they had just heard, like typical toddlers. In a simple eye-tracking task, spoken cues could update expectations about a hidden scene.
• SLPQualitative2019Neurodivergent intersubjectivity: Distinctive features of how autistic people create shared understanding.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults playing video games together often shifted topics and assumed shared cultural references. These moves could fragment conversation, but also build humour and rapport quickly. Apparent miscoordination may be a different way of relating.
• PTNarrative Review2018Powered ankle-foot orthoses: the effects of the assistance on healthy and impaired users while walking.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPowered ankle-foot orthoses can reduce walking effort in healthy lab users, but effects vary by device and person. Evidence is sparse for impaired walkers, so do not expect a standard clinical benefit.
• PTOther2018Body Position Affects Ultrasonographic Measurement of Diaphragm Contractility.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journalDiaphragm ultrasound measurements changed significantly when healthy young adults moved from lying down to sitting and standing. A physical therapist with minimal training achieved excellent reliability. However, this study only tested healthy people, so it does not yet show how position affects diaphragm function in ICU patients.
• OTOther2018Relationship between frontal assessment battery scores and activities of daily living/instrumental activities of daily living ability in older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceHigher FAB scores were strongly related to higher ADL/IADL functional age in 85 Japanese older adults. Mean FAB score was 9.1 points and mean functional age was 6.3 years, but this is association, not proof.
• SLPCohort2018Oral microbiome activity in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSaliva microbial activity differed between children with autism and typical or developmentally delayed children. Some patterns tracked communication and gut problems, not ADHD or daily living. This is an association, not a test of treatment.
• PTCohort2018The risk of major cardiovascular events for adults with transfemoral amputation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOverall, adults with transfemoral amputation were no more likely to have a major cardiovascular event than matched controls, but those with dysvascular amputation had a four-fold higher risk. Prosthesis was not associated with a difference in cardiovascular event risk.
• Case-Control2018Na+ , K+ -ATPase activity in children with autism spectrum disorder: Searching for the reason(s) of its decrease in blood cells.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism had lower sodium-potassium pump activity in white blood cells than typically developing children. The study did not find a clear reason from oxidative markers, metals, a natural pump inhibitor, or membrane lipids.
• PTSLPRCT2018Prenatal nutrition, stimulation, and exposure to punishment are associated with early child motor, cognitive, language, and socioemotional development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Child: care, health and developmentHigh caregiver stimulation was associated with higher reported cognitive/language scores, verbal and physical punishment with lower reported socioemotional scores, and prenatal vitamin A with lower reported motor scores in 198 Tanzanian children.
• PTOTRCT2018Dissociating motor learning from recovery in exoskeleton training post-stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMovement smoothness during Armeo Spring training improved in a fast phase and a slow phase. The early fast change was not a good marker of reduced impairment; only the slower change was associated with Fugl-Meyer score improvement. Initial exoskeleton scores are poor recovery markers.
• PTNarrative Review2018Wearable Movement Sensors for Rehabilitation: A Focused Review of Technological and Clinical Advances.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationWearable movement sensors can track gait and activity outside clinics, but their clinical use is uneven and many devices lack validation. Check the specific sensor before relying on it.
• SLPCohort2018The autism spectrum phenotype in ADNP syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn ADNP syndrome, all eleven participants had intellectual disability, but only seven met autism criteria. Social communication severity tracked verbal IQ, and repetitive sensory-motor behavior stood out.
• PTOTOther2018Factors influencing the physical activity in daily life of male patients with different levels of severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceFactors linked to daily steps differed by COPD stage. A daily routine went with higher steps at every stage; stage 4 also tracked mood and quality of life. Daily steps themselves did not differ clearly across stages.
• PTOTNarrative Review2018Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Poststroke Motor Recovery: Challenges and Opportunities.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationtDCS is not ready for routine poststroke motor recovery. The review says efficacy data are mixed, optimal dose is unclear, and patient selection, safety, and trial design issues remain.
• PTRCT2018The effects of mirror neuron system-based self-observation training on lower limb muscle activity and dynamic balance in patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding video self-observation to general rehabilitation increased lower limb muscle activity and improved timed walking and balance tests more than general rehabilitation alone, in chronic stroke patients who could walk without assistance.
• PTRCT2018Effect of orange polarized light on post burn pediatric scar: a single blind randomized clinical trial.Journal of physical therapy scienceMedical color polarized light and orange filtered polarized light added to pulsed ultrasound, deep friction massage and range-of-motion exercises was reported to improve pediatric burn scar scores more than those treatments alone.
• PTOther2018The effects of a balloon-blowing exercise in a 90/90 bridge position using a ball on the pulmonary function of females in their twenties.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn small groups of young women, a four-week bridge with hip lift, ball between the knees, raised arm, and balloon blowing increased breathing capacity and peak flow; diaphragmatic exercise control did not.
• PTOTOther2018Differences in activities of daily living between people with subacute stroke who received knee-ankle-foot and ankle-foot orthoses at admission.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke inpatients prescribed KAFO were more dependent in daily activities at admission than those prescribed AFO. Bed, chair and wheelchair transfer scores, lower-limb motor stage and total independence were linked to which orthosis was chosen.
• PTOther2018Kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic characteristics during quiet standing on a balance exercise assist robot.Journal of physical therapy scienceQuiet standing on the balance robot moved the body center more and required more hip, knee and ankle movement than standing on the floor. Without handlebars, sway was greatest and several muscles worked hardest. This was healthy men, not patients.
• Other2019Skilled Nursing Facility Participation in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative: A Retrospective Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationBefore Medicare bundled payments began, skilled nursing facilities that triggered episodes had shorter stays and fewer 90-day readmissions than non-participants. Facilities that took financial risk had lower figures too, but only episode-triggering facilities showed differences that stood out.