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 312 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPSurvey2019Prevalence of five lifestyle risk factors among U.S. adults with and without stroke.Disability and health journalStroke survivors are significantly less likely to exercise, smoke, or eat poorly compared to those without stroke. They also cluster multiple risk factors, with higher rates of having 2 to 5 lifestyle risks, suggesting targeted prevention efforts are needed.
• SLPOther2019Development of a Brief Parent-Report Screen for Common Gastrointestinal Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersA 17-item parent report caught 83.6% of children with at least one GI disorder, but only 43.4% of children without one were correctly screened negative. It is not yet validated and does not diagnose constipation, diarrhea, or reflux.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019A systematic review of measures of adherence to physical exercise recommendations in people with stroke.Clinical rehabilitationNo validated tools exist to measure adherence to exercise after stroke. Clinicians currently rely on diaries and surveys with no proven accuracy. Do not assume patient-reported completion matches actual performance, as these methods lack evidence of validity.
• SLPPilot2019Effect of mobile technology featuring visual scene displays and just-in-time programming on communication turns by preadolescent and adolescent beginning communicators.International journal of speech-language pathologyFive beginning communicators took markedly more turns using a tablet app that let researchers snap photos of ongoing activities and add words instantly. The average increase was between 13 and 26 turns per 15-minute session, though it is unclear which feature caused the gain.
• PTOther2019Measuring change in gait performance of children with motor disorders: assessing the Functional Mobility Scale and the Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire walking scale.Developmental medicine and child neurologyIn children with motor disorders in inpatient rehabilitation, the Functional Mobility Scale and Gillette walking scale could detect meaningful gait change. A meaningful change was at least one Functional Mobility Scale level or two Gillette walking scale levels.
• SLPOther2019Measuring treatment response in children with autism spectrum disorder: Applications of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change to the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe Brief Observation of Social Communication Change scoring method applied to standard ADOS videos detected social communication changes in minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder over months. Routine ADOS severity scores did not. This is about measurement, not proof that treatment worked.
• SLPOther2019Do Ratings of Swallowing Function Differ by Videofluoroscopic Rate? An Exploratory Analysis in Patients After Acute Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationRating swallowing videos at a lower frame rate changed how clinicians scored impairment compared to the standard rate. Some measures looked worse at the slower rate, while others looked better. This suggests lower frame rates may distort clinical judgment of swallowing function.
• SLPCase-Control2019Neural self-representation in autistic women and association with 'compensatory camouflaging'.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic women did not show the reduced brain activity for thinking about themselves seen in autistic men. In autistic women, stronger activity for thinking about themselves went with more camouflaging, or masking autistic traits.
• SLPOther2018Savant syndrome has a distinct psychological profile in autism.Molecular autismAutistic adults with savant skills reported more sensory, obsessional and systemising traits than autistic adults without them. They did not differ on social or communication traits.
• SLPOther2018Speech Recognition Abilities in Normal-Hearing Children 4 to 12 Years of Age in Stationary and Interrupted Noise.Ear and hearingChildren aged 4 to 12 needed speech to be louder relative to noise than adults. By 10 to 12 they matched adults in steady noise, but children still gained less benefit from noisy gaps, and most from two-ear cues.
• PTCohort2018Correlation among sarcopenia, malnutrition and activities of daily living in patients with vertebral compression fractures: a comparison based on admission and discharge parameters evaluating these conditions.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 36 older patients with fractured vertebrae, sarcopenia was linked to lower daily living scores and worse walking at discharge. During hospitalization, weight and calf size fell, and more had sarcopenia or malnutrition.
• SLPOther2018The Influence of Hearing Aid Gain on Gap-Detection Thresholds for Children and Adults With Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingHearing aids fitted to the child version of the Desired Sensation Level program (DSL-C) helped adults with hearing loss detect gaps in noise as well as normal-hearing listeners. This fitting method provided more gain than the adult version (DSL-A), restoring audibility better. Compression speed did not change results.
• SLPOther2018A Retrospective Estimate of Ear Disease Detection Using the "Red Flags" in a Clinical Sample.Ear and hearingFDA red flags caught 91% of cases of ear disease and screened clear 72% of people without disease. AAO-HNS caught 98% but screened clear only 20% of people without disease.
• SLPOther2018Using Objective Metrics to Measure Hearing Aid Performance.Ear and hearingAggressive wide dynamic-range compression, noise suppression, and frequency lowering in six hearing aids usually lowered lab scores for speech intelligibility and quality. A simple linear setting often scored highest. Clinical benefit for patients was not tested.
• SLPOther2018A Dynamically Focusing Cochlear Implant Strategy Can Improve Vowel Identification in Noise.Ear and hearingCochlear implant users identified vowels better in background noise with dynamic focusing than with monopolar or fixed tripolar strategies. Vowel scores in quiet and spondee scores in noise did not improve.
• PTOther2018Quantity and quality of the peroneus longus assessed using ultrasonography in leg with chronic ankle instability.Journal of physical therapy scienceMuscle size did not differ. In 9 men with chronic ankle instability, the unstable side had weaker ankle eversion. Ultrasound brightness differed, but the paper gives inconsistent direction.
• PTOTSystematic Review2018Trends in robot-assisted and virtual reality-assisted neuromuscular therapy: a systematic review of health-related multiplayer games.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThirteen studies suggest multiplayer robot or virtual reality games can make rehabilitation more enjoyable and may raise physical effort, but the evidence is too small and mixed to choose a mode or prove better recovery.
• SLPCase-Control2018Links between looking and speaking in autism and first-degree relatives: insights into the expression of genetic liability to autism.Molecular autismPeople with autism and their parents show slower naming and different eye movement patterns during a rapid naming task. These basic language processing differences link to repetitive behaviors and narrative ability, suggesting they may reflect underlying genetic risk for autism.
• SLPCohort2018Optimizing Clinical Interpretation of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Infants.Ear and hearingInfant DPOAE results should be read against infant-specific cut-offs, not adult norms. Passing both emission level and signal-to-noise ratio at 3 of 5 or 3 of 4 frequencies best indicates normal cochlear function.
• OTRCT2018Effects of a virtual reality video game exercise program on upper extremity function and daily living activities in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdding Wii video-game exercise to usual stroke therapy did not improve standard arm/hand test scores more than usual therapy alone. The daily-living questionnaire showed a group difference, but the paper's numbers for it are unclear.
• PTSLPCohort2018Association between gait and cognition in an elderly population based sample.Gait & postureIn healthy, highly educated older adults, walking speed showed no link to cognition. Only longer stride length related to faster processing speed and better naming. Do not assume a patient's normal walking speed rules out early cognitive changes in this group.
• PTOther2018Overground walking with a robotic exoskeleton elicits trunk muscle activity in people with high-thoracic motor-complete spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with high-thoracic motor-complete spinal cord injury showed more trunk muscle activity with Ekso walking using a walker or handrails than with Lokomat walking using harness and handrails. This is a muscle activity finding, not proven clinical benefit.
• PTOTOther2018Machine learning algorithms for activity recognition in ambulant children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMachine learning models accurately identified brisk walking and sedentary time in children with cerebral palsy using wrist or hip sensors. Combining both locations improved accuracy. Comfortable walking was often misclassified as brisk walking, so current models cannot reliably distinguish walking speeds.
• PTOther2018The relationships between compensatory stepping thresholds and measures of gait, standing postural control, strength, and balance confidence in older women.Gait & postureStrength, balance confidence, single-leg stance, and obstacle crossing were linked to older women's ability to recover with a step, but no single standard test captured it.
• PTCohort2019Functional performance and safety of bone-anchored prostheses in persons with a transfemoral or transtibial amputation: a prospective one-year follow-up cohort study.Clinical rehabilitation40 adults with socket-related amputation problems who had bone-anchored prosthesis implantation and rehabilitation reported better comfort, quality of life and daily walking distance over one year. Measured walking tests improved less clearly.
• OTOther2019Effects of a self-management training for people with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDOverall independence did not change after a self-management training, but participants made progress on personal goals and support needs were lower at follow-up.
• SLPOther2019Registers in Infant Phonation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationThree typical infants spontaneously shifted within one vocalization from modal voice to loft-like high-pitched or pulse-like rasping voice. For SLPs, pitch alone may not identify these qualities.
• SLPOther2019Development and Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q).Journal of autism and developmental disordersA 25-item self-report camouflaging questionnaire measured three behaviours in autistic and non-autistic adults: learning social skills, hiding autistic traits, and forcing yourself to fit in. Higher total scores were linked to anxiety, depression in autistic adults, and lower wellbeing.
• Qualitative2019Autism Scientists' Reflections on the Opportunities and Challenges of Public Engagement: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism researchers describe public engagement as difficult because autistic individuals hold fundamentally conflicting views on autism. They also report that socio-communicative traits make compromise rare. However, these same traits are valued for analytical rigor in research.
• SLPRCT2019Vocal function exercises for normal voice: With and without semi-occlusion.International journal of speech-language pathologyIn women with normal voice, only the traditional semi-occluded exercise posture produced a clear increase in how long they could sustain a sound after six weeks. The reduced occlusion posture did not improve clearly, and the open vowel posture did not improve clearly.
• SLPOther2019Perception of Cry Characteristics in 1-Month-Old Infants Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers rated four one-month-old cries from infants later diagnosed with autism as more distressing, less typical, and more painful than matched control cries. Parent group did not change ratings. Only four autism cries were studied, so this is not a screening tool.
• SLPRCT2019Therapists' Adaptations to an Intervention to Reduce Challenging Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Publicly Funded Mental Health Services.Journal of autism and developmental disorders95% of therapists made adaptations while delivering AIM HI to children with autism. They commonly changed language, slowed the pace, added other approaches, and involved teachers. The study did not show whether these adaptations improved challenging behavior.
• SLPCohort2019Discourse recovery after severe traumatic brain injury: exploring the first year.Brain injuryNarrative discourse improved across the first year after severe traumatic brain injury, but scores stayed below matched healthy controls at 12 months. About one third improved faster, and many reached normal range. Education and post-traumatic amnesia duration were linked to recovery.
• SLPOther2019Nonverbal Visual Sequential Learning in Children With Cochlear Implants: Preliminary Findings.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants learned the hidden visual pattern as well as children with normal hearing. They were slower to respond overall, which may reflect processing speed rather than a learning deficit.
• PTOTSystematic Review2018Assistive Technology for the Upper Extremities After Stroke: Systematic Review of Users' Needs.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStroke survivors, carers and clinicians prioritise upper-limb assistive devices that are easy to use, fit home life, support real tasks, and feel safe. Cost, evidence and trust decide adoption.
• SLPOther2018Evaluation of Speed and Accuracy of Next-Generation Auditory Steady State Response and Auditory Brainstem Response Audiometry in Children With Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingASSR estimated hearing thresholds faster than ABR in children. ASSR thresholds were lower than ABR and matched ABR only at 4000 Hz, so ASSR may save time but should not be assumed to replace ABR for all frequencies.
• PTOTOther2018A Tablet-Based Interactive Movement Tool for Pediatric Rehabilitation: Development and Preliminary Usability Evaluation.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSeven pediatric therapists found the prototype movement toy hard to operate: selecting games, configuring keys, and moving panels caused frequent failures. They liked its head, foot, and tactile options, but changes are needed before testing with children.
• SLPCohort2018Comparisons of IQ in Children With and Without Cochlear Implants: Longitudinal Findings and Associations With Language.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants scored in the average range on school-age IQ tests, but below hearing peers. Their IQ scores were more closely linked to spoken language than to hearing status or mother's education.
• PTRCT2018The impact of manual spinal traction therapy on the pain and Oswestry disability index of patients with chronic back pain.Journal of physical therapy scienceManual spinal traction reduced pain and disability more than machine-based intermittent traction in patients with chronic back pain. Both groups received identical standard physiotherapy alongside their assigned traction method.
• Other2018Regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces for real-time, proportional control of a Neuroprosthetic hand.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn rats, a nerve implanted into a muscle graft produced electrical signals that activated a prosthetic hand. The hand activated with leg movement, and larger signals were associated with faster hand movement.
• PTOther2018Reliability of sagittal vertical axis measurement and association with measures of age-related hyperkyphosis.Journal of physical therapy scienceSagittal vertical axis measurement was highly reliable in older adults with hyperkyphosis. It did not track Cobb angle kyphosis, and more men than women had abnormal sagittal balance at a 5 cm threshold.
• PTOther2018Structural validity of Balance Evaluation Systems Test assessed using factor and Rasch analyses in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 140 stroke patients who could walk unaided, a shorter 25-item balance test grouped into four areas described their balance better than the full 36-item test. It may help therapists target gait, standing, stepping reactions, and sitting limits.
• PTSurvey2018The investigation of the educational needs on the job competence for physical therapist assistant in the students of Quang Tri medical college in Vietnam.Journal of physical therapy science17 Vietnamese physical therapist assistant students identified counseling and education as the highest educational need, even though they rated it least important, because self-assessed current level was lowest.
• PTOTSLPOther2018The effect of comprehensive physiotherapy-based rehabilitation on stooped posture in Parkinson's disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn Parkinson's patients with stooped posture, inpatient comprehensive physiotherapy improved trunk bending angles significantly more than usual home care. However, the rehabilitation group received intensive multi-disciplinary therapy, so the specific contribution of physiotherapy alone cannot be separated.
• PTQualitative2018The Use of Telerehabilitation Technologies for Cardiac Patients to Improve Rehabilitation Activities and Unify Organizations: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesProfessionals described a shared cardiac telerehabilitation plan as tying hospital and community care together. Regular meetings and common patient data were described as supporting a joint team, and patients were seen as active partners.
• SLPOther2018Development of a Novel Bone Conduction Verification Tool Using a Surface Microphone: Validation With Percutaneous Bone Conduction Users.Ear and hearingA new forehead-mounted microphone measures bone conduction device output on the patient's skin. It matched the standard skull simulator method for percutaneous users, offering a way to verify devices where skin or implants block traditional testing.
• PTOther2018Correlation between skeletal muscle mass index and parameters of respiratory function and muscle strength in young healthy adults according to gender.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy young adults, skeletal muscle mass correlated with respiratory function in both genders, but only men showed correlations with respiratory muscle strength. Women’s muscle mass related to lung capacity but not strength. This links body composition to breathing mechanics, differing by sex.
• PTCohort2018Longitudinal changes and body composition assessment using bioelectrical impedance in elderly patients with mild disequilibrium and different care needs.Journal of physical therapy scienceDuring follow-up, women with mild disequilibrium and higher care needs had whole-body muscle mass decrease, while women with lower care needs had lower-leg muscle mass increase. The study did not compare exercise with no exercise.
• PTCase Series2018Experimental comparisons of passive and powered ankle-foot orthoses in individuals with limb reconstruction.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn three service members with limb reconstruction, a powered ankle-foot orthosis did not consistently lower walking metabolic cost. It increased push-off power and ankle motion, but all preferred their daily orthoses.
• SLPCohort2019Tinnitus Severity Is Related to the Sound Exposure of Symphony Orchestra Musicians Independently of Hearing Impairment.Ear and hearingSymphony musicians with higher lifetime sound exposure reported more severe tinnitus, even when their hearing tests were normal. The severity of the ringing was linked to the noise level they faced, not to measurable hearing loss.