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 317 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTNarrative Review2019Safety of long-term electrical peripheral nerve stimulation: review of the state of the art.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationImplanted electrodes outside nerves have remained usable and stable in humans for up to 18 years. Evidence for electrodes inside nerves is limited, and long-term peripheral stimulation safety is supported only for frequencies below 30 Hz.
• PTOTOther2019A study on the sleep quality, pain, and instrumental activities of daily living of outpatients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceOutpatients with chronic stroke who reported worse sleep and more pain had lower independence in daily tasks like grooming and shopping. These factors correlate with daily function, but the study cannot prove they cause the decline.
• PTRCT2019Augmented feedback for powered wheelchair training in a virtual environment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAdding augmented feedback to powered wheelchair simulator training did not improve learning or retention compared with no feedback. Simulator training itself made healthy adults faster in virtual and real driving. Feedback helped speed and accuracy during training.
• Narrative Review2019Recent Advances and New Directions in Measuring Theory of Mind in Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersNo original result is reported. This narrative review discusses limitations of theory of mind tasks for autistic adults and proposed improvements.
• PTOTCohort2019Predictive utility of an adapted Marshall head CT classification scheme after traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryAn adapted Marshall CT classification did not meaningfully predict injury severity or functional outcomes after moderate-severe TBI. It only helped predict whether acute surgery was done, so it should not guide long-term rehabilitation prognosis.
• PTOther2019The validity of spatiotemporal gait analysis using dual laser range sensors: a cross-sectional study.Archives of physiotherapyIn 10 healthy adults, a dual laser gait system did not agree well enough with a standard walkway to be trusted for most timing measures. Stride time and stride length were closest; swing and double support times were poor.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019Are Children Severely Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder Underrepresented in Treatment Studies? An Analysis of the Literature.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism treatment studies increasingly exclude severely affected children. Communication ability is rarely reported, and when it is, dozens of different measures are used. This makes it difficult to know if published trials actually apply to non-verbal or intellectually disabled patients.
• OTSystematic Review2019A systematic review of ayres sensory integration intervention for children with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAyres Sensory Integration delivered by occupational therapists met special education evidence criteria for children with autism, IQ above 65, ages 4 to 12. The positive studies used individualized, play-based ASI with fidelity checks, not isolated sensory protocols.
• PTOther2019Early effects of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on static standing balance in people with subacute stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceWith a knee-ankle-foot brace and a shoe on the unaffected leg, people with subacute stroke stood longer and in more positions than barefoot without the brace. The brace and shoe cannot be separated.
• SLPCohort2019Autism Spectrum Disorder: Incidence and Time Trends Over Two Decades in a Population-Based Birth Cohort.Journal of autism and developmental disordersClinically diagnosed autism kept increasing through 2004, while research-defined autism symptoms plateaued after the late 1990s. This pattern was not consistent with a continued rise in true autism symptoms.
• PTOther2019Provision of public funding for wheelchairs and postural support devices in Japan.Journal of physical therapy scienceJapan's public grant counts show wheelchair grants were 68,900 in 1997 and 22,686 in 2016, while seating furniture grants doubled in 2010. The 2006 drop reflects recording changes, not necessarily patient need.
• PTSystematic Review2019Do alterations in muscle strength, flexibility, range of motion, and alignment predict lower extremity injury in runners: a systematic review.Archives of physiotherapyNo muscle strength, flexibility, range-of-motion, or alignment test reliably predicted running injury across seven studies. Some isolated associations appeared, but they were inconsistent and not strong enough to guide practice.
• PTOther2019Possible Contributions of Ipsilateral Pathways From the Contralesional Motor Cortex to the Voluntary Contraction of the Spastic Elbow Flexors in Stroke Survivors: A TMS Study.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationIn mild-to-moderate stroke, brain stimulation of the uninjured motor cortex produced extra elbow flexor force during light contraction, associated with spasticity, not weakness. It did not appear to contribute to voluntary elbow flexion strength.
• OTOther2019Impairments in cognitive empathy and alexithymia occur independently of executive functioning in college students with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCollege students with autism showed more difficulty identifying and verbalizing emotions and taking another person's perspective than controls. These difficulties were not linked to executive-function test scores.
• PTOther2019Learning and interlimb transfer of new gait patterns are facilitated by distributed practice across days.Gait & postureSplitting treadmill gait practice across two days produced better learning and better transfer to the untrained leg than the same 18 blocks in one day in healthy adults. It suggests spacing sessions may help, but clinical gait effects are not shown.
• SLPSurvey2019An International Survey of Parental Attitudes to Technology Use by Their Autistic Children at Home.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of 388 autistic children and adults reported mainstream tablets and computers at home. Autism-specific apps were rare, and only 5 families reported access to communication devices. Ask what devices and apps families already use before assuming communication technology is in place.
• OTSLPCohort2019Early emergence of discrepancy in adaptive behavior and cognitive skills in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceToddlers with autism or subthreshold autism features and average nonverbal cognition increasingly scored below average on adaptive socialization and daily living by 36 months, while cognitive scores stayed stable. The gap appeared early.
• PTRCT2019Correlations between patient-perceived outcome and objectively-measured biomechanical change following Total Knee Replacement.Gait & postureIn 22 patients after total knee replacement, those whose reported function improved also showed less osteoarthritic gait pattern. Agreement held for Oxford Knee Score and Knee Outcome Survey, not pain change.
• PTOther2019Post-stroke deficits in the step-by-step control of paretic step width.Gait & postureIn chronic stroke, paretic steps showed weaker step-by-step adjustment of step width to body motion than non-paretic steps. The paretic foot landed farther from the pelvis and balance margin varied more, but no one fell.
• OTSLPCohort2019Growth mixture models of adaptive behavior in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMost high school students with autism showed teacher-reported gains in communication, daily living, and socialization, but their scores stayed below age expectations. Students in programs rated higher for independence were more likely to be in the improving groups.
• SLPCohort2018The Acoustic Environments in Which Older Adults Wear Their Hearing Aids: Insights From Datalogging Sound Environment Classification.American journal of audiologyOlder first-time hearing aid users spent most logged wear time in quiet or moderate speech-only settings. Noise-group users wore aids less daily, and average use fell from 7.0 to 4.4 hours over follow-up.
• SLPOther2018Automatic extraction of abnormal lip movement features from the alternating motion rate task in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.International journal of speech-language pathologyLip movement during rapid /ba/ repetition changed before speaking rate and intelligibility fell in ALS. Irregular timing of lip cycles was one of the most sensitive early signs, and slower repetition rate may help predict coming speech loss.
• SLPQualitative2018Self-report of self-disclosure statements for stuttering.Journal of fluency disordersMost adults who stutter said their own disclosure statements explained stuttering, but most chose simple statements like 'I stutter' when selecting prewritten options. They most often disclosed in job interviews and at conversation starts. SLPs reported helping clients with tailored statements that explain stuttering.
• OTOther2018Friendship Quality, Friendship Quantity, and Social Participation in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury.Seminars in speech and languageAdults with TBI had less social participation than matched peers, but their friendships were rated as high quality and their number of friends was not clearly lower. Most still had at least one close friendship their friend also valued.
• PTOther2019Influence of ocarina practices on lung function of healthy middle-aged females in Korea.Journal of physical therapy scienceOcarina club members had higher one-second exhalation and exhalation ratio percent predicted than non-practitioners, while total forced breath did not differ. In 70 healthy Korean women aged 40 and above, this one-time comparison is not proof that ocarina improves lung function.
• PTOTOther2019A postural unloading task to assess fast corrective responses in the upper limb following stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA robotic arm test that removes a background load gave steadier results in healthy people and identified more stroke-related arm control problems than a test that adds a load, especially trouble slowing the arm.
• PTOTOther2019Dysfunction, activity limitations, participation restriction and contextual factors in South African women with pelvic organ prolapse.The South African journal of physiotherapySouth African women awaiting prolapse surgery reported poor quality of life mainly through emotional, social and sleep problems. Physical activity limits were not the main issue. Many had heart disease or depression and rarely exercised, suggesting these lifestyle factors need addressing before pelvic floor therapy.
• PTRCT2019Effects of Taekkyon training on balance control during stair descent in community-dwelling older adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults who took part in a Taekkyon programme showed greater increases in foot-pressure movement while going downstairs than those who received wellness education. The study did not show fewer falls.
• PTOTSurvey2019Global Consensus From Clinicians Regarding Low Back Pain Outcome Indicators for Older Adults: Pairwise Wiki Survey Using Crowdsourcing.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesClinicians ranked returning to 80% of prior daily activities, independent walking, and grocery shopping as the most important low back pain outcomes for older adults. Pain scores and straight-leg raise ranked low.
• PTCase Report2019Reduction of Scheuermann's deformity and scoliosis using ScoliBrace and a scoliosis specific rehabilitation program: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceKyphosis fell from 79° to 63°, scoliosis from 30° to 25°, disability and pain were lower after a custom brace, heel lift, ScoliRoll stretching and strengthening exercises in a 26-year-old man. Single case, not proof the brace caused improvement.
• SLPCohort2019Swallow Screen Associated With Airway Protection and Dysphagia After Acute Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationA nurse-administered 3-oz water screen missed many swallowing problems in 48 acute stroke patients: 15 of 35 who passed still had dysphagia on fluoroscopy. Failed screens were associated with airway protection impairment, but passing did not rule out dysphagia.
• SLPOther2019Achieved Gain and Subjective Outcomes for a Wide-Bandwidth Contact Hearing Aid Fitted Using CAM2.Ear and hearingParticipants with hearing loss reported better communication and satisfaction with a contact hearing aid that amplified up to 10 kHz than with unaided listening. Because the studies were unblinded and had no control, these ratings cannot prove the device worked.
• PTOTCohort2019Predictors of Work-Related Disability During Early Phases of Breast Cancer Treatment.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationWomen with breast cancer who stayed working had more work-related disability than matched controls. Across the analysed sample, disability decreased over time, and physical problems were more closely linked to work difficulty than mood or cognition.
• Cohort2019Differences in Length of Stay and Costs Between Comparable Hospitalizations of Patients With Spina Bifida With or Without Pressure Injuries.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn comparable spina bifida hospitalizations, pressure injuries were associated with 1.2 extra days in hospital and $1,182 higher costs. The study cannot tell whether the injuries caused the longer stays or costs.
• SLPOther2019Parent-Reported Communication Abilities of Children with Sotos Syndrome: Evidence from the Children's Communication Checklist-2.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported marked communication difficulties in most children with Sotos syndrome, similar overall to children with Williams syndrome. Language structure and pragmatic skills were both impaired, with particular problems in context use and nonverbal communication.
• SLPCohort2019Intracochlear Electrocochleography: Response Patterns During Cochlear Implantation and Hearing Preservation.Ear and hearingDrops in electrical cochlear responses during cochlear implant insertion did not reliably predict hearing loss. Recordings succeeded in 28 of 36 subjects, and waveform phase or nerve and hair cell changes helped explain drops in preserved hearing.
• PTOTRCT2019Evaluation of biomechanical gait parameters of patients with Cerebral Palsy at three different levels of gait assistance using the CPWalker.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWalking with the CPWalker robot slowed children down and shortened their stride compared to walking without it. The device restricted movement, reducing speed and pelvic motion during use, with no immediate carryover to unassisted walking.
• PTPilot2019A resistance exercise set for a total body workout for adults with intellectual disabilities, a pilot study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDA seven-exercise resistance set without weight machines was completed and correctly performed by all participants who attended the second session, and participants liked the exercises. The pilot showed feasibility, but did not test weights, strength, fitness, or a training programme.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Use of Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Services and Hospital Readmission Following Ischemic Stroke in the United States.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn Medicare claims for 88,826 older adults after ischemic stroke, more hospital physical therapy was linked to lower 30-day readmission. Occupational therapy and speech-language therapy showed no such link, so this does not prove these treatments prevent readmission.
• PTCase Report2019Improving posture to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's: a CBP® case report with a 21 month follow-up.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne man with Parkinson's, taking carbidopa-Levodopa and mirapex, reported less pain, better walking and posture after 38 sessions combining exercises, adjustments, traction, platform work, walking practice and a heel lift. No single part can be credited.
• SLPOther2019Bimodal Hearing or Bilateral Cochlear Implants? Ask the Patient.Ear and hearingStandard clinic tests failed to distinguish between bimodal hearing and bilateral implants, but a complex noise test showed bilateral users performed better. Asking patients if they need a second implant predicted their performance in this noise accurately, with no false positives.
• SLPOther2019Atypicalities of Gesture Form and Function in Autistic Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersVerbally fluent autistic adults used co-speech gestures differently from controls: more turn-taking gestures, more gestures coders interpreted less confidently, and more single-handed gestures. Gesture size and added information did not differ.
• SLPNarrative Review2019The World Health Organization's hearing-impairment grading system: an evaluation for unaided communication in age-related hearing loss.International journal of audiologyAcross five large datasets, older adults' self-reported and unaided speech-recognition scores got worse as WHO-proposed hearing grades moved from slight/mild to severe. The normal and slight/mild grades often looked similar.
• Narrative Review2019Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of motor impairment following traumatic brain injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationNo actionable finding is reported.
• SLPCohort2019A population-based examination of maltreatment referrals and substantiation for children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSubstantiated maltreatment was similar overall: 3.9% of children with autism and 3.4% of controls. Referrals were higher: 17.3% versus 7.4%. Many autism referrals were screened out before further action.
• SLPCohort2019Brief Report: Challenging Behaviors in Toddlers and Preschoolers with Angelman, Prader-Willi, and Williams Syndromes.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported toddlers and preschoolers with Angelman or Williams syndromes had more overall behavior concerns than comparison children, especially attention, withdrawal, and autism spectrum problems. Prader-Willi toddlers looked similar to comparison children overall.
• SLPCase Report2019The impact of morphophonological patterns on verb production: evidence from acquired morphological impairment.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsIn one person with aphasia, past-tense verb errors varied with how common the verb's sound-change pattern was. Regular verbs were easier when their pattern matched common English patterns. Irregular verb accuracy did not show this pattern, but more typical regular errors were more likely.
• PTCohort2019An International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF)-based investigation of movement impairment in women with pelvic organ prolapse.The South African journal of physiotherapyWomen awaiting pelvic organ prolapse surgery showed poor pelvic floor and abdominal muscle function, with low endurance and incorrect activation. Pelvic floor and abdominal measures correlated moderately, suggesting clinicians should assess and treat both muscle groups together rather than the pelvic floor alone.
• SLPOther2018Gestational age and birth weight variations in young children with language impairment at an early communication intervention clinic.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAt an early communication clinic, almost 40% of children assessed for language concerns were born preterm or with low birth weight. Most were late preterm. Their language delay was no worse than full-term referred peers, but genetic conditions and global developmental delay were more common.
• PTOther2019Stand-up test overestimates the decline of locomotor function in taller people: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Kameda Health Study.Journal of physical therapy scienceTaller people are more likely to be rated as having early locomotor decline on the stand-up test, even after accounting for age, weight and waist size. The two-step test does not show this height effect.