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 323 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTRCT2019Combined use of cervical headache snag and cervical snag half rotation techniques in the treatment of cervicogenic headache.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn people with cervicogenic headache and dizziness, combining a C2 headache SNAG with a C1-C2 rotation SNAG gave greater improvement in neck disability, headache impact, and rotation than either technique alone. Dizziness improved in all groups.
• PTOTOther2019Does physical activity differ between youth with and without intellectual disabilities?Disability and health journalYouth with intellectual disabilities averaged 33.5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity daily versus 46.5 minutes in peers, and only 6% met the 60-minute guideline. Their regular activities were similar or more frequent, especially girls, so low time, not lack of participation, was the pattern.
• SLPOther2019Psychometric Evaluation of Social Cognitive Measures for Adults with Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchTwo tests of understanding what others think were the best at separating adults with autism from typically developing adults. Several face and emotion tests also helped, but a cartoon test, a point-light motion test and a trustworthiness test did not separate the groups.
• SLPOther2019The working alliance in stuttering treatment: a neglected variable?International journal of language & communication disordersAdults who felt aligned with their therapist on tasks and goals early in treatment reported better stuttering outcomes six months later. Agreement on what to work on mattered more than the emotional bond alone. This suggests explicitly negotiating therapy tasks and goals may support better results.
• OTCohort2019Depressive symptoms in caregivers immediately after stroke.Topics in stroke rehabilitationDepressive symptoms stayed similar from 2 to 6 weeks, but 57% of caregivers had at least mild symptoms early. Uncertainty, stress, coping, support, income, and stroke-survivor function were linked to symptoms; cortisol was not.
• PTOther2019Effect of toe contact condition during forward stepping on the ground reaction forces during turning movement.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young women whose big and second toes did not contact clearly during a forward step pushed sideways less strongly during turning than women whose toes contacted. The finding is about lab force measures, not fall risk or treatment response.
• SLPOther2019Alleviation of Tinnitus With High-Frequency Stimulation of the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus: A Rodent Study.Trends in hearingHigh-frequency stimulation of the dorsal cochlear nucleus reduced tinnitus-like behavior in rats with noise-induced hearing loss. This did not change hearing thresholds or alter neural activity markers in the brain, suggesting the mechanism is not simple restoration of input or inhibition.
• PTOTCase Report2019A case of an elderly hip disarticulation amputee with rheumatoid arthritis who regained the ability to walk using a hip prosthesis.Journal of physical therapy scienceAn elderly woman with rheumatoid arthritis and a hip amputation learned to walk with a hip prosthesis fitted with easier fastening. This is a single person's course, not evidence that the method works.
• SLPCase Series2019Communication and school readiness abilities of children with hearing impairment in South Africa: A retrospective review of early intervention preschool records.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsChildren with hearing impairment in South African early intervention preschools were identified late, received amplification late, and started services late. Five of eight had delayed communication, and five of eight lacked age-appropriate school readiness.
• PTOTRCT2019A suite of automated tools to quantify hand and wrist motor function after cervical spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA new set of hand and wrist measurement tools reliably quantified muscle force deficits in people with cervical spinal cord injury, matching scores from standard clinical exams. The tools distinguish impaired strength from preserved movement range, offering a precise way to track recovery over time.
• OTOther2019Visual Search Performance Does Not Relate to Autistic Traits in the General Population.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher parent-rated autistic traits were not linked to faster or more efficient visual search. The finding held across reaction times, eye movements, accuracy, and the hardest searches.
• PTOther2019Sexual disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain-a multicenter retrospective analysis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 697 chronic low back pain patients, 11.05% skipped the sexual Oswestry item. Among responders, 37% reported sexual problems and 7% strong limitation. Sexual item scores were associated with total disability; in 112 patients, with activity avoidance and depression.
• RCT2019A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial of Immersive Virtual Reality Treatment with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Specific Phobias in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and a specific phobia who received immersive virtual reality plus CBT showed greater real-life phobia improvement than those waiting, but most did not clearly improve and standard anxiety questionnaires did not show the same change.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Molecularly confirmed Kabuki (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome patients demonstrate a specific cognitive profile with extensive visuospatial abnormalities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with Kabuki syndrome show a specific cognitive profile with severe visuospatial weaknesses but relative strengths in language. These deficits persist even when compared to IQ-matched controls, indicating a distinct neurocognitive pattern rather than general intellectual disability.
• SLPQualitative2019Speech therapy students' perceptions of authentic video cases in a theory module on child language disorders.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsStudents said authentic video cases helped them remember child language theory and understand the profession. They asked for short clips, clear viewing tasks, and varied examples to avoid feeling overwhelmed by real clinical videos.
• PTCase Series2019Physical therapy in patients with complex regional pain syndrome type I after distal radius fracture: a case series.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn older adults with complex regional pain syndrome after wrist fracture, a six-week physical therapy program significantly reduced pain and improved hand function. Grip strength did not improve significantly, so patients may still struggle with force despite feeling less pain.
• OTOther2019Detection of movement onset using EMG signals for upper-limb exoskeletons in reaching tasks.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn 10 healthy people, EMG detectors caught forward reaching starts 81.1% of the time and avoided false starts 96.2% of the time. Return-to-rest detection was poorer, catching 60.9% of starts.
• PTOTOther2019Relationships between grip strength, dexterity, and fine hand use are attenuated by age in children 3 to 13 years-of-age.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn children 3 to 13, grip strength and fine hand use scores are higher at older ages. After age is accounted for, tests are not strongly related, so one test cannot replace another.
• PTSurvey2019Meeting the 24-hr movement guidelines: An update on US youth with autism spectrum disorder from the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchYouth with autism were less likely than peers to meet activity and screen-time guidelines. Children with autism were also less likely to meet the sleep guideline. For adolescents, sleep was similar to peers.
• PTOther2019Characteristics of counter-movements in sport climbing: a comparison between experienced climbers and beginners.Journal of physical therapy scienceExperienced climbers moved their center of gravity farther horizontally than beginners and showed different joint angles, while beginners held more elbow flexion. This describes movement differences, not evidence that injury prevention was tested.
• PTOther2019Estimation of the ankle power during the terminal stance of gait using an inertial sensor.Journal of physical therapy scienceA single inertial sensor on the fibular head estimated ankle push-off power during terminal stance in 20 limbs of 13 healthy male participants. Vertical acceleration and body weight gave an equation, but the method was not tested in patients.
• Case-Control2019A Novel Approach to Dysmorphology to Enhance the Phenotypic Classification of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Study to Explore Early Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn children with ASD, 17.1% were classified as having many dysmorphic physical features, compared with 4.6% of population controls. The difference remained after excluding known genetic disorders and major birth defects.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019The Effect of Frailty on Discharge Location for Medicare Beneficiaries After Acute Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFrail Medicare patients were less likely to go to inpatient rehab than non-frail patients with similar stroke severity. They were instead sent to skilled nursing facilities or home. This suggests pre-stroke frailty, not just stroke severity, drives discharge location.
• PTOther2019Evaluating gluteus maximus maximal voluntary isometric contractions for EMG normalization in male rugby players.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor rugby players, prone hip extension and single leg squat produced similar gluteus maximus muscle activity, while standing gluteal squeeze produced significantly less. Use prone or squat positions for testing, not squeezing while standing.
• SLPCohort2019Do parents provide a helping hand to vocabulary development in bilingual children?Journal of child languageWhen parents turned bilingual children's gestures into words, those words were more likely to enter the child's spoken vocabulary. This held for bilingual and monolingual children. English-dominant bilingual children showed the clearest gain in English.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2019The usefulness and acceptability of a personal health record to children and young people living with a complex health condition: A realist review of the literature.Child: care, health and developmentPersonal health records for children and young people were reported to support self-advocacy, knowledge, and communication, but use was uneven and depended on training, clear purpose, and service support.
• PTOther2019An injury profile of basketball players in Accra, Ghana.The South African journal of physiotherapyTackling attempts caused 32 injuries (42.67%) and the knee had 16 injuries (21.33%) among 273 male basketball players in Accra. 64 injuries (85.33%) received no treatment, and 36 competition players and 20 training players returned immediately with pain or limping.
• SLPOther2019Listener Factors Explain Little Variability in Self-Adjusted Hearing Aid Gain.Trends in hearingIn 30 adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, self-adjusted hearing aid gain varied widely, and age, gender, hearing thresholds, experience, noise tolerance, real-ear measures, and adjustment time explained little of that difference. Clinicians cannot predict who will want more or less gain.
• SLPOther2019The Cantonese Hearing in Noise Test for Children.Trends in hearingCantonese-speaking children's speech understanding in noise improved with age, reaching adult levels around 10 to 13 years. The new CHINT-C sentence lists were consistent, and age-specific norms are available.
• Other2019Support staff's perceptions of discontinuing antipsychotics in people with intellectual disabilities in residential care: A mixed-method study.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSupport staff often believed antipsychotics controlled behaviour, yet many were willing to reduce doses. They wanted a clear plan, safety scenarios, and team support before stopping.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019Effectiveness of medication reviews in identifying and reducing medication-related problems among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDMedication reviews identified many problems in people with intellectual disabilities, but evidence that they actually reduce these problems or improve health is weak. Reviews led to fewer drugs and lower doses, but no study measured patient well-being or long-term outcomes.
• OTOther2019Effects on activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living independence in patients with Alzheimer's disease when the main nursing caregiver consciously provides only minimal nursing care.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn hospitalized patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, those whose main caregiver reported providing only minimal help were more independent in basic and instrumental daily living. In moderate disease, only instrumental independence was higher; severe disease was not tested.
• SLPOther2019Visual Speech Benefit in Clear and Degraded Speech Depends on the Auditory Intelligibility of the Talker and the Number of Background Talkers.Trends in hearingSeeing the talker's mouth improved word understanding, but the benefit was not fixed. It varied with background talkers and talker intelligibility. In Experiment 2, degraded speech gave more benefit overall, and a hard-to-understand talker gave more benefit than a clear talker for clear speech.
• SLPQualitative2019A Qualitative Exploration of the Female Experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic females and mothers described wanting friends but struggling to make or keep them, camouflaging social difficulties to fit in, and sensory overload or anxiety as major daily burdens. These are reported experiences, not tested outcomes.
• SLPOther2019Comparison of Amplitude Modulated Sounds and Pure Tones at the Tinnitus Frequency: Residual Tinnitus Suppression and Stimulus Evaluation.Trends in hearingAmplitude-modulated sounds produced a non-significant trend for stronger tinnitus suppression than pure tones at high loudness. These sounds were rated significantly more pleasant than pure tones. The suppression effect was temporary, fading within three minutes of the stimulus ending.
• PTOTOther2019Employment Concerns and Associated Impairments of Women Living With Advanced Breast Cancer.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMost women with advanced breast cancer had stopped working by the study. Many reported reduced productivity and need for rest. Lower function and more symptoms were linked to work distress, but this cross-sectional study cannot show what causes job loss.
• SLPOther2019Effects of Tinnitus on Cochlear Implant Programming.Trends in hearingTinnitus mostly disrupted cochlear implant programming when setting lower-level sounds. Patients confused test sounds with tinnitus, and lower-level settings were 1.7 dB higher in tinnitus users. Upper-level settings and the range between them did not differ.
• Cohort2019Familial risk of autism alters subcortical and cerebellar brain anatomy in infants and predicts the emergence of repetitive behaviors in early childhood.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchInfants with an older sibling diagnosed with autism showed larger subcortical and cerebellar brain volumes at 4-6 months. These early structural differences correlated with repetitive behaviors observed at 36 months, suggesting brain anatomy changes precede behavioral symptoms in high-risk groups.
• PTRCT2019A secondary analysis of data from the OPTICARE randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of extended cardiac rehabilitation on functional capacity, fatigue, and participation in society.Clinical rehabilitationCardiovascular health did not improve. Added group exercise and lifestyle counseling to cardiac rehab and follow-up gave 12.49 metres more on the 6-minute walk at 12 months and fewer fatigue cases, but no lasting walking gain or participation benefit. Phone counseling did not help.
• Other2019Haploinsufficiency of autism causative gene Tbr1 impairs olfactory discrimination and neuronal activation of the olfactory system in mice.Molecular autismIn mice with one copy of the autism-linked Tbr1 gene removed, detecting and getting used to a smell were normal, but telling a new smell from a familiar one was impaired. A drug called D-cycloserine given before testing improved discrimination in these mice.
• PTOTRCT2019Dynamic Lycra® orthoses as an adjunct to arm rehabilitation after stroke: a single-blind, two-arm parallel group, randomized controlled feasibility trial.Clinical rehabilitationNo clear benefit was seen when adding dynamic Lycra orthoses to usual arm rehabilitation after stroke. The usual-care group showed more improvement on several arm outcomes, and wear was linked to skin, swelling and discomfort problems.
• PTOther2019Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of six musculoskeletal preparticipatory screening tests.The South African journal of physiotherapyOnly the one-legged hyperextension and bridge-hold tests showed substantial to excellent agreement between two physiotherapists. Several other tests were inconsistent, so screening results should not be treated as standalone evidence.
• OTRCT2019Clinical and cost effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitationGroup memory rehabilitation plus usual care did not produce a clinically important improvement in self-reported everyday memory compared with usual care alone at the main follow-up. Some objective and goal attainment outcomes favoured it, but the primary patient-reported memory result was not positive.
• PTRCT2019Effects of increased daily physical activity on mental health and depression biomarkers in postmenopausal women.Journal of physical therapy scienceDepression scores did not differ between groups after 8 weeks of increased daily activity in postmenopausal women. Serum BDNF and serotonin rose in the active group, but oxidative stress markers did not improve.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2019Selection bias on intellectual ability in autism research: a cross-sectional review and meta-analysis.Molecular autismAutism research samples were mostly people without intellectual disability, so evidence may not apply to autistic patients who also have ID.
• SLPOther2019Characteristics of Bone-Conduction Devices Simulated in a Finite-Element Model of a Whole Human Head.Trends in hearingBone-conduction devices attached directly to bone produced greater inner-ear vibration at high frequencies than skin-attached devices in a head model. The skin-attached Adhear was lowest across most frequencies. It was not a patient study.
• PTOther2019Reliability of novice and experienced physiotherapists using the normalized navicular height truncated and the foot posture index-6 for classifying static foot posture in adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 3 hours of training, a novice physiotherapist classified static foot posture in 30 healthy young adults as consistently as an expert. The NNHt and FPI-6 tests also gave stable results when the novice remeasured feet on the 8th day.
• Other2019Predicting wrist kinematics from motor unit discharge timings for the control of active prostheses.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPredicting wrist movement from decomposed motor unit activity was more accurate than predicting it from conventional EMG features in normally-limbed adults and a man with a transradial amputation. This is offline prediction evidence, not a tested prosthesis outcome.
• PTOTPilot2019Age-related changes in postural control for wearing shoes using different process of leg-raising processes in the sitting position: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy older men moved their center of pressure farther and used more trunk and hip muscle effort than younger men when crossing a leg to put on shoes. The easiest, fastest way was lifting the leg slightly without hands.
• PTOTRCT2019Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Balance Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationVirtual reality balance games were not better than traditional home exercise programs for people with chronic traumatic brain injury. Both groups improved similarly over 24 weeks, so neither approach is superior for treating balance deficits.