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 347 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTRCT2020Group-based music intervention in Parkinson's disease - findings from a mixed-methods study.Clinical rehabilitationThe primary dual-task walking outcome did not improve with group music therapy versus usual care. At three months, self-reported quality of life and fear of falling favoured intervention, but the trial was small and underpowered.
• Other2020The effect of tactile augmentation on manipulation and grip force control during force-field adaptation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationArtificial skin stretch changed force control, not movement paths. Stretch opposite the force-field improved manipulation force adaptation; stretch in the same direction increased grip force modulation and slowed manipulation adaptation. This was a healthy adult lab study, not clinical rehabilitation evidence.
• SLPOther2020Optimizing the Translational Value of Mouse Models of ALS for Dysphagia Therapeutic Discovery.DysphagiaA low-copy ALS mouse model showed slower swallowing and tongue atrophy, while the common high-copy model showed slower swallowing without the same tongue atrophy.
• SLPOther2020Reduced Coordination of Hyolaryngeal Elevation and Bolus Movement in a Pig Model of Preterm Infant Swallowing.DysphagiaExternal neck video reliably identifies swallows in term piglets but fails in preterm piglets, missing up to 10% of swallows and falsely identifying up to 27%. Preterm hyoid movement is smaller and poorly coordinated with bolus flow, so term-validated external metrics do not transfer.
• PTRCT2020Phase I randomized single-blinded controlled study investigating the potential benefit of aerobic exercise in degenerative cerebellar disease.Clinical rehabilitationFor people with degenerative cerebellar disease, four weeks of structured home stationary cycling, with exercise logs and weekly phone calls, was feasible in a small pilot. Compared with no training, ataxia severity, walking speed, and fitness improved.
• SLPCohort2020Neurodevelopmental profile of siblings with Angelman syndrome due to pathogenic UBE3A variants.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRSecond-born siblings with Angelman syndrome were diagnosed earlier than first-born siblings. They showed higher expressive language scores in a small subset, but overall developmental functioning was similar across groups.
• SLPOther2020Respiratory-Swallow Pattern Following Total Laryngectomy.DysphagiaAmong 12 adults after total laryngectomy, the main swallow-breathing pattern did not differ by TEP status or bolus type. The most common pattern was inspiration-swallow-inspiration (50%), not the typical expiration-swallow-expiration.
• SLPOther2020Age Effects on Cochlear Reflectance in Adults.Ear and hearingCochlear reflectance changed with age mainly as hearing thresholds changed. After accounting for thresholds, age effects were not seen except one frequency and level for magnitude.
• SLPPilot2020Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes Towards Autistic Peers?Journal of autism and developmental disordersA 3-minute Sesame Street clip increased children's autism knowledge and desire to interact, and only boys showed an attitude change. A 2:18 minute Arthur clip increased knowledge but did not change attitudes.
• Narrative Review2020Taking the Next Steps in Regenerative Rehabilitation: Establishment of a New Interdisciplinary Field.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThis paper builds a case for regenerative rehabilitation as an interdisciplinary field. It reports no patient outcomes, so it cannot tell therapists whether combining rehabilitation with regenerative medicine helps.
• PTOTCase-Control2020Assessment of bilateral motor skills and visuospatial attention in children with perinatal stroke using a robotic object hitting task.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationChildren with perinatal stroke hit fewer balls than peers with both hands, especially after arterial ischemic stroke. The unaffected hand also showed fewer hits, and attention test scores related to performance.
• SLPOther2020Psychobiological Responses Reveal Audiovisual Noise Differentially Challenges Speech Recognition.Ear and hearingWhen listening to sentences, sound noise hurt recognition more than visual static. As listening got harder, gaze shifted from mouth to eyes; looking at the mouth tracked better recognition.
• PTOTCohort2020Function and Caregiver Support Associated With Readmissions During Home Health for Individuals With Dementia.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn home health for dementia, patients most dependent in mobility and self-care were more likely to be readmitted within 30 days. Cognitive and caregiver support deficits also tracked with readmission, but mobility and self-care links remained after adjustment.
• PTOTCohort2019Factors influencing life-space mobility change after total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceThree months after total knee arthroplasty, life-space mobility scores rose from 59.6 to 72.8 on a 120-point scale. Narrower baseline life space, operative-side quadriceps strength, and walking or stair confidence were associated with life-space scores.
• SLPOther2019Risk assessment of recordable occupational hearing loss in the mining industry.International journal of audiologyRecordable hearing loss rates were highest in coal mines, then metal/non-metal and stone/sand/gravel mines. Stone/sand/gravel rates increased since 2000, and miners starting after 2000 still had early hearing changes.
• SLPOther2019Autism and family involvement in the right to education in the EU: policy mapping in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.Molecular autismAcross these countries, autism education policy gives parents school choice, but clear roles in deciding support are uneven. SLPs should check local consent and special education needs service rules before assuming families are partners.
• PTOther2019Side-to-side asymmetry in lower limb strength and hamstring-quadriceps strength ratio among collegiate American football players.Journal of physical therapy scienceHamstring-to-quadriceps strength ratios looked normal in collegiate American football players, but side-to-side asymmetry appeared at the faster strength test.
• PTOTOther2019Differences in skill level influence the effects of visual feedback on motor learning.Journal of physical therapy scienceLow-skill learners improved with concurrent feedback but not terminal feedback. High-skill learners showed no improvement with either. Feedback frequency did not matter.
• PTOTCohort2019Correlation between radiographic morphometry and body surface somatometry for foot arches.Journal of physical therapy scienceSurface measurements of the longitudinal arch correlate well with X-ray angles, but surface measures of the transverse arch do not. Clinicians can trust surface assessments for longitudinal arch height but need imaging to accurately assess the transverse arch.
• SLPSystematic Review2019Genetic screening as an adjunct to universal newborn hearing screening: literature review and implications for non-congenital pre-lingual hearing loss.International journal of audiologyAdding genetic screening to standard newborn hearing tests may identify about 1.4% of infants who pass the initial screen but carry hearing-loss mutations. This could catch delayed-onset hearing loss earlier, though it also identifies many carriers who may never develop hearing loss.
• PTOther2019Enhancement of walking ability using a custom-made hinged knee brace in patients who experienced ambient stroke and are in the acute phase.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn people walking soon after stroke, a hinged knee brace with adjustable rubber tubes gave faster walking than no brace or a general hinged knee brace when set to each person's best tube combination. The effect was measured only during short parallel-bar walking.
• PTPilot2019Peroneus longus muscle exhibits pre-programmed anticipatory activity before unilateral abduction of the lower limb while standing: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhen healthy adults quickly lift one leg while standing, the peroneus longus muscle on the supporting leg fires before the hip muscles move the lifted leg. This anticipatory ankle activity helps stabilize the body against the sideways pull of the movement.
• PTOther2019Daily and short-term application of joint movement for the prevention of infrapatellar fat pad atrophy due to immobilization.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn rats, daily 10-minute joint movement during cast immobilization reduced knee extension restriction and fat pad cell shrinkage compared with immobilization alone. The rats still did not reach normal values. This is animal evidence, not a tested human treatment.
• Other2019Mutations in neuroligin-3 in male mice impact behavioral flexibility but not relational memory in a touchscreen test of visual transitive inference.Molecular autismMice with mutations in a synapse gene linked to autism could still infer unseen visual pairs, but made fewer repeated errors and were slower to respond. These are mouse findings, not evidence that therapy should change.
• OTCohort2020Auditory event-related potentials and associations with sensory patterns in children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and typical development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism showed smaller brain responses to unexpected sounds than children with developmental delay or typical development. Weaker responses were linked to sensory under-response and seeking, not over-response.
• PTRCT2020Exercising with Baxter: preliminary support for assistive social-physical human-robot interaction.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOlder adults reported higher exercise and pain levels than younger adults during short robot-game samples, but both groups rated some games as enjoyable and chose favorites for free play.
• SLPSurvey2020A Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence and Factors Associated With Tinnitus and/or Hyperacusis in Children.Ear and hearingTinnitus was reported by 66.9% of children, but only 23.2% of all children found it bothersome and 15.6% had clinically significant tinnitus; 14.6% reported hyperacusis.
• OTCase Report2020Affordable passive 3D-printed prosthesis for persons with partial hand amputation.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalA custom passive 3D-printed partial hand prosthesis let one patient perform 12 of 14 grasp tests and hold 700 g, but it needed the other hand to set each grasp and was tested in only one patient.
• PTSLPQualitative2020Quality of health care according to people with Down syndrome, their parents and support staff-A qualitative exploration.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPeople with Down syndrome and their parents and support staff said good care means clear communication, trust, treating the whole person, and coordinated services. They also reported rude staff, health problems not taken seriously and appointment difficulties.
• PTRCT202020-kHz alternating current stimulation: effects on motor and somatosensory thresholds.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation20 kHz electrical stimulation over the median and ulnar nerves reduced handgrip strength during and just after stimulation, slightly raised the force needed to detect light touch, and did not change pressure pain threshold in healthy volunteers.
• PTOther2020The feasibility of vigorous resistance exercise training in adults with intellectual disabilities with cardiovascular disease risk factors.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID11 of 19 adults with intellectual disabilities and cardiovascular risk factors who finished a 24-week resistance programme reached vigorous training intensity. Among finishers, attendance was 73%, 5 of 24 dropped out, and no programme-related adverse events were reported except muscle soreness.
• PTOTSurvey2020Physical activity types among US adults with mobility disability, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2017.Disability and health journalWalking was the most common activity among US adults with mobility disability, reported by 34.0%. Nearly 60% were inactive. Those who walked were more likely to meet aerobic guidelines, while those doing other exercises were more likely to meet muscle-strengthening guidelines.
• SLPCohort2020Masking Release for Speech-in-Speech Recognition Due to a Target/Masker Sex Mismatch in Children With Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingChildren with hearing loss benefit less than peers with normal hearing when target and background talkers are different sexes. They still gain some clarity from the voice mismatch, but the advantage is smaller than in normal-hearing children.
• SLPOther2020The quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency.Journal of child languageIn English toy play, mothers with limited self-rated proficiency used fewer different words, shorter utterances, and less varied verbs than native or proficient non-native speakers. The study did not measure child language outcomes.
• PTSurvey2020The relationship between Parkinson's disease symptoms and caregiver quality of life.Rehabilitation psychologyParkinson's symptoms were linked to lower caregiver quality of life, especially mobility problems, emotional well-being, and non-motor symptoms. Female caregivers and caregivers of male patients reported more strain, anxiety, and depression.
• PTOther2020A computational model to design neural interfaces for lower-limb sensory neuroprostheses.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationComputer models of two sciatic nerve shapes suggest a TIME with 20 sites or a FINE with 16 or 20 sites could activate more separate nerve bundles, three TIME implants may be enough, and bipolar stimulation gave better model results. No patient outcomes were tested.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Association of Neck Range of Motion and Skin Caliper Measures on Dysphagia Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer and Effects of Neck Stretches and Swallowing Exercises.DysphagiaBetter neck movement and skin pliability correlate with less severe swallowing issues in head and neck cancer survivors. However, a 12-week program of neck stretches and swallowing exercises did not improve these physical measures or objective swallowing outcomes, despite patients reporting better quality of life.
• SLPOther2020Limitations of the Envelope Difference Index as a Metric for Nonlinear Distortion in Hearing Aids.Ear and hearingThe Envelope Difference Index is not a reliable way to judge nonlinear distortion in hearing aids. Linear frequency changes can raise it as much as clipping does, so it cannot separate linear from nonlinear processing.
• OTSLPCohort2020Differences in anxieties and social networks in a group-matched sample of autistic and typically developing students transitioning to university.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic students starting university reported more worries and distress than matched peers, despite similar academic ability. They had smaller social networks but perceived similar support levels. Social anxiety, not just autism traits, linked to daily living and social distress.
• Other2020Developing a measure of blind patients' interactions with their healthcare providers.Disability and health journalBlind patients can report how healthcare providers view them through a new survey. It separates general healthcare experience from perceptions of being pitied or seen as incompetent. This may help clinicians notice patient concerns, but it does not prove any interaction improves care.
• SLPPilot2020Integrating an Adapted, Low-Intensity Program to Promote Early Childhood Development in Routine Health Visits in Rural India: A Feasibility Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPCaregivers at a rural Indian clinic found a brief play-and-talk session feasible and useful, and reported more story-telling, singing, and play with babies after receiving it. Without a control group, this does not prove the session caused the change.
• SLPOther2019Visual and verbal semantic productions in children with ASD, DLD, and typical language.Journal of communication disordersWhen children with autism or developmental language disorder defined new words, they used more meaning details first shown visually than children with typical language did. Details shown in pictures and words together increased by session 2 and held steady. Data came from 36 children.
• PTOther2019Change in muscle thickness during exercise to stabilize the hip joint against a load in the ventral direction of the femoral head.Journal of physical therapy scienceA load pushing the femoral head forward made anterior gluteus minimus thickness decrease. Its change was greater than the anterior gluteus medius and tensor fascia latae. This was in 10 healthy men, not people with excess femoral head translation.
• PTOTSLPRCT2019Ultrasound irradiation before high-load exercise reduces muscle rigidity associated with delayed-onset muscle soreness.Journal of physical therapy scienceUltrasound before exercise reduced muscle stiffness two days later compared to sham, but did not lower pain scores. The stiffness reduction was a relative difference between groups, not a prevention of the exercise-induced increase itself.
• SLPOther2019The blowfish effect: children and adults use atypical exemplars to infer more narrow categories during word learning.Journal of child languageWhen a new word was paired with an unusual example, children and adults assumed the word meant that narrow type, not the whole category. For a four-year-old, a blowfish labeled 'fep' likely meant 'blowfish', not 'fish'.
• SLPQualitative2019Qualitative research methods to investigate communication within a group aural rehabilitation intervention.International journal of audiologyTen older Hispanic/Latino adults and their partners described hearing loss as an emotional struggle, not just a physical deficit. They moved from denial to advocacy, sharing strategies with family. Observation revealed communication breakdowns that standardized questionnaires missed, suggesting clinicians should probe daily interactions rather than relying solely on self-reported disability scores.
• PTOther2019Mobility performance among community-dwelling older Filipinos who lived in urban and rural settings: A preliminary study.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liaoUrban-dwelling older Filipinos walked faster, rose from a chair faster, and walked farther in six minutes than rural-dwelling peers. Scores varied by age and sex, but the urban-rural gap remained. This is preliminary and should not be used as fixed reference values.
• PTOther2019Immediate effect of pulsed high-intensity neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser on staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeruginosa growth: an experimental study.Journal of physical therapy sciencePulsed Nd:YAG laser reduced bacterial colony counts on lab plates. It reported larger reductions at higher energy settings. This was not a patient study, so it does not show laser can treat infected wounds.
• PTOther2019Analysis of lower extremity side-reaching motion in junior high school baseball players.Journal of physical therapy scienceLonger side reaches in junior high baseball players were associated with more hip abduction and trunk side bending. The paper did not test pitching performance or injury, so it cannot guide treatment changes.
• OTCohort2020Hand Extension Robot Orthosis (HERO) Grip Glove: enabling independence amongst persons with severe hand impairments after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn one session, the HERO Grip Glove helped 11 stroke survivors with severe hand impairment extend fingers, grasp blocks, bottles, forks, and pens, but participants were only moderately satisfied and often needed arm or hand support.