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 354 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTOther2020Transient changes in paretic and non-paretic isometric force control during bimanual submaximal and maximal contractions.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationDuring maximal bimanual wrist and finger extension, the paretic arm produced greater sustained force than unimanual. During submaximal tasks, bimanual conditions made force output less steady and more repetitive in both arms, with more change in the non-paretic arm.
• SLPNarrative Review2020To Lump or to Split? Possible Subtypes of Apraxia of Speech.AphasiologyThe evidence does not settle whether apraxia of speech is a uniform motor planning problem. Phonetic and prosodic subtypes have some support in progressive forms, but are not established for stroke-based apraxia of speech.
• PTOther2020Comparison of effects of joint flexibility on the lumbo-pelvic rhythm in healthy university students while bending the trunk forward.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy university students with poor flexibility bent forward using more lumbar spine motion and less hip motion than students with normal flexibility, and lower back and hamstring muscle activity stopped at different points in hip flexion.
• SLPSurvey2020The role of emotion regulation and core autism symptoms in the experience of anxiety in autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEmotion regulation problems were linked to higher parent-reported anxiety in young people with autism, in a sample that included those with intellectual disability. The study cannot show that regulation problems caused anxiety.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2020Balance and preference in activity participation for informal caregivers of people with aphasia: A questionnaire study.AphasiologyCaregivers of people with aphasia do fewer social and leisure activities than non-caregivers, but want to do more of the same things everyone else wants: socializing, traveling, and resting. Community integration scores showed no significant difference between the groups.
• PTOTPilot2020Unsupervised low-intensity home exercises as an effective intervention for improving physical activity and physical capacity in the community-dwelling elderly.Journal of physical therapy scienceUnsupervised home exercises increased moderate-intensity activity in older women. Resistance band work also improved lung capacity. Both groups exceeded WHO weekly activity guidelines after six months, suggesting low-intensity home routines are feasible and effective for maintaining activity levels.
• PTOTMeta-Analysis2020Validity and reliability of wearable inertial sensors in healthy adult walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable sensors accurately measure basic walking timing and length. However, they are unreliable for assessing step-to-step variability or symmetry. Clinicians should trust the average numbers but avoid making decisions based on how consistent a patient's gait pattern is using these devices.
• PTOther2020The effects of small and large varus alignment of the foot-ankle complex on lower limb kinematics and kinetics during walking: A cross-sectional study.Musculoskeletal science & practiceDuring treadmill walking, people with larger global foot-ankle varus alignment showed more forefoot inversion at initial contact, more rearfoot-shank eversion, and higher ankle inversion moment. Knee and hip variables did not differ.
• Other2020Forelimb Cortical Stroke Reduces Precision of Motor Control in Mice.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke in mice reduced the precision of their pulling force without changing their maximum strength. The animals made more errors by pulling too hard or too lightly, suggesting this task isolates coordination deficits from weakness.
• PTOTOther2020Guiding functional reorganization of motor redundancy using a body-machine interface.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationHealthy adults using a body-machine interface improved cursor accuracy when the system automatically adapted to their movement patterns. The interface did not improve speed or help them transfer skills to a new task. This suggests adapting the map helps users learn the controls, but does not guarantee broader skill generalization.
• PTNarrative Review2020State of the art: What have the pain sciences brought to physiotherapy?The South African journal of physiotherapyThis is a narrative review about pain science in physiotherapy. It reports no study methods or outcomes, so there is no finding to act on.
• SLPOther2020Verbal fluency as a measure of lexical access and cognitive control in bilingual persons with aphasia.AphasiologyBilingual people with aphasia performed as well as healthy controls when allowed to switch languages freely. However, they struggled significantly more than controls when forced to switch languages for every word. This suggests that rigid language constraints increase cognitive load and hinder word retrieval.
• Other2020Exploiting upper-limb functional principal components for human-like motion generation of anthropomorphic robots.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA new robot control method uses human movement data to generate smooth, human-like arm motions. Simulations show it can avoid obstacles using just one to three motion components, but it has not been tested on patients or in clinical rehabilitation settings.
• SLPCase Series2020Genes Implicated in Rare Congenital Inner Ear and Cochleovestibular Nerve Malformations.Ear and hearingRare DNA variants in candidate genes were found in some children with absent or small cochleovestibular nerves, but not in four families. Device outcomes varied, so these genes are not yet usable predictors.
• PTMeta-Analysis2020Managing shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: a scoping review of conservative treatment interventions.Clinical rehabilitationOnly 21 conservative treatment studies were found for shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users. Exercise was most common, but type and dose remain unclear, and several other treatments have not been tested.
• SLPOther2020Young children's narrative retell in response to static and animated stories.International journal of language & communication disordersTypically developing children aged 3 to 5 told longer stories with more words and more complex sentences after animated videos than static picture books. Story grammar and a sentence and phrase score did not differ. Consider prompt format when assessing narrative retells.
• PTOther2020Effects of head motion on postural stability in healthy young adults with chronic motion sensitivity.Archives of physiotherapyYoung adults with chronic motion sensitivity did not show worse balance than controls while moving their heads horizontally or vertically. Both groups were less stable during head motion than standing still.
• OTCohort2020Introduction of the Purdue Pegboard Test for fine assessment of severity of cervical myelopathy before and after surgery.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe STEF predicted chopstick use better than the Purdue Pegboard Test in cervical myelopathy. The PPT assembly task still correlated with clinician-rated severity, so it may add bilateral hand information.
• PTOTSLPRCT2020Predictors of cognitive development in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren with NF1 and plexiform neurofibromas show widening gaps in math, writing, and executive function over time. Those with parents who also have NF1 or lower parental education decline fastest. Regular school-based assessments and targeted support are critical.
• PTOther2020Changes in Cortical Activation During Dual-Task Walking in Individuals With and Without Visual Vertigo.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPeople with visual vertigo had lower frontal brain activity than controls while walking on flat or uneven ground, with or without a letter task. They walked slower, but made similar letter errors.
• OTRCT2020Selective neural electrical stimulation restores hand and forearm movements in individuals with complete tetraplegia.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationOne cuff electrode around the median or radial nerve produced hand and forearm movements during surgery. Median stimulation created finger, thumb and wrist flexion, sometimes grip patterns. This was proof of concept, not tested for daily use.
• SLPOther2020Grammatical Ability Predicts Relative Action Naming Impairment in Primary Progressive Aphasia.AphasiologyIn people with primary progressive aphasia, poorer grammar was linked to more trouble naming actions than objects. The link was strongest when word meaning knowledge was also lower. This does not show that verb-focused therapy works.
• SLPCase-Control2020An association of intrapartum synthetic oxytocin dosing and the odds of developing autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceHigh cumulative synthetic oxytocin dose (5493 mU or more) was linked to autism overall and in boys; girls showed no link. The study cannot show cause.
• SLPSurvey2020Quantifying compensatory strategies in adults with and without diagnosed autism.Molecular autismAdults with and without autism described multiple ways they manage social situations. Diagnosed adults reported more learned social rules, but diagnosis did not predict these strategies once autistic traits and education were considered.
• PTOTSurvey2020Physical activity guidelines and promotion: An online survey of United Kingdom's prosthetic rehabilitation healthcare professionals.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalUK prosthetic rehabilitation professionals averaged 6.42 of 11 on physical activity guideline knowledge. Physiotherapists scored 7.00, prosthetists/orthotists 6.24, and other professionals 5.89. This was self-report only, so it does not show what patients received.
• SLPOther2020Neural Representation of Loudness: Cortical Evoked Potentials in an Induced Loudness Reduction Experiment.Trends in hearingIn 12 normal-hearing adults, a loud preceding tone made a later identical tone seem quieter. An early brain response, N1-P2, tracked that perceived loudness, while later responses did not.
• OTQualitative2020Focus on autonomy: Using 'Skills for Growing Up' in pediatric rehabilitation care.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineYouth with disabilities and parents found the Dutch Skills for Growing Up checklist useful for choosing personal goals and discussing future autonomy. The study reported experiences, not proof that autonomy or life skills improved.
• PTOTOther2020Does walking the day of total hip arthroplasty speed up functional independence? A non-randomized controlled study.Archives of physiotherapyPatients who walked the day after hip replacement had higher functional independence scores at 3 days than those who started walking the next day. By 7 days only self-care remained higher, and pain and quality of life were similar.
• PTOther2020Reliability of ultrasonographic measurement of the supraspinatus thickness at different angles of shoulder abduction in patients with stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 20 patients after stroke, ultrasound measurements of supraspinatus thickness on both sides were very repeatable when taken 24 hours apart at shoulder abduction of 0°, 30°, and 60°.
• SLPOther2020Benefits of Beamforming With Local Spatial-Cue Preservation for Speech Localization and Segregation.Trends in hearingAdding natural two-ear spatial cues to directional microphone processing helped normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners localize words and understand speech among competing talkers in a lab test.
• SLPCase-Control2020Reduced White Matter Integrity and Deficits in Neuropsychological Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism had lower white matter integrity in long-range tracts and poorer cognitive scores than matched controls. The integrity measures did not track with cognition or symptoms, so they did not explain the deficits.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Early Development of Infants with Turner Syndrome.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPInfants with Turner Syndrome generally scored in the average range for cognition and behavior, but a disproportionate number showed risks in language and motor skills. Gross motor scores were significantly lower than typical peers, and some visual-motor skills appeared to slow between 12 and 24 months.
• PTOTRCT2020A Novel Wearable Device for Motor Recovery of Hand Function in Chronic Stroke Survivors.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairHome use of a device pairing electrical shocks with loud clicks improved hand grasp in chronic stroke survivors. The average gain was small, but responders showed clinically meaningful improvement. Other hand functions and strength did not change.
• PTOther2020Muscle activity of the vastus medialis obliquus during squat motion after static stretching of the tensor fasciae latae.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter static stretching of the tensor fasciae latae, squats showed more vastus medialis obliquus activity relative to vastus lateralis and earlier timing in 19 healthy men. No knee pain, patellar tracking, or clinical outcomes were tested.
• PTOTRCT2020Effects of dynamic exercise utilizing PNF patterns on the balance of healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceSix weeks of PNF pattern exercise improved several balance measures within the training group, but no measure differed significantly from the control group between groups. Do not expect this exercise to outperform doing nothing in healthy adults.
• OTOther2020Sensory Processing Patterns and Fusiform Activity During Face Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism who avoided sensory input more showed stronger activity in a face-processing brain area during a face-memory task. Controls did not show this pattern. It is a small observational link, not evidence that treatment changes face processing.
• PTSurvey2020School-Based Physical Therapy Services: Predicting the Gap Between Ideal and Actual Embedded Services.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationSchool-based PTs estimate they provide fewer embedded services than they believe are ideal, especially for students with moderate disabilities. Billing practices, district contracts, and inferred family preferences predict this gap, suggesting administrative and social factors limit practice more than clinical need.
• SLPSystematic Review2020Definitions of Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal in Research for Autism: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDefinitions of nonverbal and minimally verbal autism varied widely across intervention studies, often without clear measures. The reviewed studies were too inconsistent to combine.
• SLPOther2020Translation and adaptation of three English tinnitus patient-reported outcome measures to Spanish.International journal of audiologySpanish versions of three tinnitus questionnaires were created using rigorous guidelines. Field testing with 15 adults showed most items were understood easily, though some words caused minor confusion. These tools are now available for assessing Spanish-speaking patients.
• PTOTCohort2020Motor Function in School-Aged Children With Positional Plagiocephaly or Brachycephaly.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationSchool-aged children who had moderate to severe positional skull deformation as infants scored lower on motor tasks, especially strength and agility. Those with mild deformation did not differ consistently from controls.
• SLPOther2020Sensorineural Hearing Loss Diminishes Use of Temporal Envelope Cues: Evidence From Roving-Level Tone-in-Noise Detection.Ear and hearingListeners with sensorineural hearing loss relied more on sound-level cues and less on envelope timing cues when detecting tones in noise, especially at 4 kHz. This was a lab task, not a hearing aid trial.
• PTOTNarrative Review2020Coaching approaches in early intervention and paediatric rehabilitation.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCoaching in early intervention is not one method. The review argues the word should mean collaborative, family-centred coaching, not parent training, and says therapists need more than 4 days of supported education to change how they work.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2020Indications of sole lift and foot orthoses in the management of mild idiopathic scoliosis-a review.Journal of physical therapy scienceSole lifts may help functional scoliosis if the sacrum is level with the hips, but custom foot orthoses have little evidence for structural curves. Most leg length differences in scoliosis are functional, not anatomical, so lifts can worsen the spine.
• PTRCT2020Lessons learned from conducting a pragmatic, randomized, crossover trial on robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy (PeLoGAIT).Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineRobot-assisted gait training did not improve a common walking ability test compared with usual care in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. The trial stopped early, so this does not prove the robot does not help.
• SLPOther2020An Acoustic Characterization of Prosodic Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder and First-Degree Relatives.Journal of autism and developmental disordersListeners reliably picked out atypical intonation in autism, yet objective acoustic measurements of pitch variability and rhythm showed no group differences. Speech rate was the only acoustic feature distinguishing both individuals with autism and their unaffected parents with broad autism phenotype traits.
• SLPOther2020Validation of a Self-Fitting Method for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids.Trends in hearingSelf-fitting and audiologist fitting produced no clear difference in hearing aid benefit after a month. Self-fitting users chose gain close to audiologist settings and preferred their own sound slightly.
• PTCase-Control2020Functional movement assessment by means of inertial sensor technology to discriminate between movement behaviour of healthy controls and persons with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationInertial sensors distinguished knee osteoarthritis from healthy controls during walking, lunges, squats and stairs, but not sit-to-stand. People with knee osteoarthritis showed less knee flexion and trunk and pelvis rotation, with limited links to pain or fear of movement.
• SLPRCT2020Children's Response Bias and Identification of Misarticulated Words.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRPreschoolers accepted common speech sound substitutions as real words more than uncommon substitutions. Adding nonsense word anchors or a blank hiding option lowered their tendency to choose the real object picture.
• PTCohort2020Use of the pedometer in the evaluation of the effects of rehabilitation treatment on deambulatory autonomy in patients with lower limb arthroplasty during hospital rehabilitation: long-term postoperative outcomes.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 48-hour pedometer gave consistent readings. After 8 weeks of lower-limb kinesitherapy, walking training, balance training, bike training, and hydrokinesitherapy, daily walking rose from 2,070 to 3,100 m per day; components cannot be separated.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Intellectual and developmental disability and COVID-19 case-fatality trends: TriNetX analysis.Disability and health journalPeople with intellectual and developmental disabilities had similar overall death rates from COVID-19, but died at younger ages. Those aged 18-74 had higher case-fatality rates than peers without disabilities, while rates for those over 75 were similar.