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 378 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• Case-Control2021Interaction of Blood Manganese Concentrations with GSTT1 in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jamaican Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersJamaican children with a missing GSTT1 gene and high blood manganese had over three times the odds of autism compared to controls. This genetic-environmental interaction was absent in children with the gene present. The study is observational and requires replication.
• SLPOther2021Effects of being watched on eye gaze and facial displays of typical and autistic individuals during conversation.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic and typical adults looked less at the confederate's eyes when they believed they were being watched, and both groups changed gaze and facial movement similarly when speaking. At the start of face-to-face conversation, autistic adults looked more at the confederate's eyes.
• PTOTOther202124-hour activity for children with cerebral palsy: a clinical practice guide.Developmental medicine and child neurologyA parent-completed checklist covering sleep and activity for children with cerebral palsy took 5 to 10 minutes on average. Clinicians reviewed it in no more than 2 minutes, and pilot feedback was positive, but validation is still needed.
• PTRCT2020Treatment of scalene muscles with the Ergon technique can lead to greater improvement in hip abduction range of motion than local hip adductor treatment: a study on deep front line connectivity.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn healthy adults with tight hip adductors, one 15-minute Ergon IASTM session increased hip abduction immediately. Treating neck scalenes produced greater gains than local hip adductor treatment.
• PTOther2020Static Ankle Dorsiflexion and Hip and Pelvis Kinematics During Forward Step-Down in Patients With Hip-Related Groin Pain.Journal of sport rehabilitationIn 30 adults with hip-related groin pain, limited ankle dorsiflexion was linked to less ankle motion and more forward pelvic tilt and opposite-side pelvic drop during a step-down. Hip adduction was not linked to limited ankle motion.
• PTOTPilot2020A Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Effects of Table Tennis Training in Parkinson Disease.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationTable tennis training was safe and feasible for people with mild to moderate Parkinson disease, with high attendance and no adverse events. Balance scores showed a non-significant increase, while depression scores and self-reported activity levels significantly improved.
• PTOTOther2020Muscle Thickness of Anterior Mid-Thigh in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Supine and Standing Postures.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationUltrasound measurements of thigh muscle thickness were significantly lower when patients lay down compared to when they stood. For hospitalized patients, supine readings averaged 2.5 cm for men and 2.1 cm for women, versus 3.7 cm and 3.1 cm respectively when standing. Clinicians must account for posture to avoid underestimating muscle mass.
• PTOTSurvey2020Perceived Effect of Socket Fit on Major Lower Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation: A Clinician and Amputee Perspective.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAmputees and clinicians consistently identify socket fit as the biggest barrier to rehabilitation, yet they define it differently. Patients report pain and volume fluctuation, while clinicians focus on gait mechanics. A shared definition is missing, which may prevent effective problem-solving.
• PTCase Report2020The micro-current stimulation of knee acupoints in management of chondromalacia patella: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne policeman with knee cartilage damage reported zero pain after four weeks of micro-current stimulation. He also used a silicone ring and taping during training. The case cannot prove the stimulation alone caused the improvement.
• Other2020The Template for Intervention Description and Replication as a Measure of Intervention Reporting Quality: Rasch Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA single score made from the TIDieR intervention reporting checklist cannot reliably rank how completely studies describe treatment. It basically separates only good and poor reporting, so it should not be treated as a precise quality measure.
• PTOther2020Association between skeletal muscle mass index and lung function/respiratory muscle strength in older adults requiring long-term care or support.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 120 older adults needing long-term care, higher skeletal muscle mass was related to stronger maximum expiratory pressure, not peak flow. This links body muscle mass to breathing muscle strength, but does not prove cause.
• PTOther2020The Asian working group for sarcopenia's new criteria updated in 2019 causing a change in sarcopenia prevalence in Japanese older adults requiring long-term care/support.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn Japanese day-care users needing long-term care/support, the new AWGS 2019 criteria diagnosed sarcopenia in 60.2% versus 53.4% under AWGS 2014. The rise was clear in men, but the female difference was not clear, and prevalence did not differ by age.
• PTOther2020Contribution of hip and knee muscles to lateral knee stability during gait.Journal of physical therapy scienceLateral knee muscles and some hip muscles showed higher estimated force during walking when a knee model allowed sideways motion than when it did not. This was in 15 healthy men and did not test patients or treatment.
• PTOTOther2020Agreement and Reliability of Clinician-in-Clinic Versus Patient-at-Home Clinical and Functional Assessments: Implications for Telehealth Services.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPatients measuring their own health data at home matched clinicians on average, but individual results varied too widely to be trusted. Only body weight was accurate enough for clinical decisions. Waist size, blood pressure, and fitness tests failed safety checks for remote monitoring.
• PTOTOther2020Quantitative examination of isolated finger flexion associated with function of the flexor digitorum superficialis.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 100 healthy adults, middle and ring fingers flexed more than the index, and small fingers that could flex on their own flexed less than the others; 32.5% of small fingers could not flex on their own.
• OTOther2020Sex Differences in Salience Network Connectivity and its Relationship to Sensory Over-Responsivity in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn autistic youth, girls and boys had similar sensory over-responsivity, but brain connections tied to it differed: in boys, sensory areas; in girls, frontal areas. Anxiety was higher in girls.
• SLPPilot2020A Feasibility Study Involving Recruitment and Screening for Aphasia in Acute Stroke: Emerging Viability of the English Adaptation of the Language Screening Test (LASTen).Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRecruiting 12 acute stroke patients for aphasia screening was feasible, taking one year to meet specific demographic targets. The English adaptation of the Language Screening Test showed strong parallel form reliability. It separated patients with and without aphasia completely, though validation against a gold standard is still needed.
• Other2020Comprehensive Behavioral Phenotyping of a 16p11.2 Del Mouse Model for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA mouse model of a common autism-associated genetic deletion shows lower body weight and grip strength. Males had transient reflex deficits and better high-speed motor coordination. Females showed late-onset memory impairment. These are animal phenotypes, not human treatment outcomes.
• PTOTSystematic Review2020The Effect of Caregiver-Mediated Mobility Interventions in Hospitalized Patients on Patient, Caregiver, and Health System Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationTeaching caregivers to help hospitalized patients move improved patient independence and reduced caregiver burden. Interventions that also encouraged collaboration with staff reduced length of stay. Evidence is low quality because blinding was impossible and studies varied widely.
• PTOTOther2020Implementing a Pain Assessment Survey and Team Approach Method to Effectively Assess and Treat Pain in Poststroke Patients.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAdding a pain survey to admission and using a team approach meant all poststroke patients were discharged pain free. Without it, 31.7% left with pain. This suggests systematic assessment triggers effective treatment, though the study lacked a control group.
• PTOTCohort2020Fall prediction using decision tree analysis in acute care units.Journal of physical therapy scienceA decision tree model predicted inpatient falls with moderate accuracy (AUC 0.7919). Patients with no fall history and no need for transfer assistance had no falls. For those needing transfer help, a Berg Balance Scale score of 51 or higher indicated low fall risk.
• PTOther2020Balance in focus: a simple observational scale to monitor the effect of exercises on static balance in case of childhood flexible flat foot.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter 20 weeks of a combined foot and balance training intervention, navicular drop and heel-rise results improved in 19 children with flexible flat foot. A new quality-based score showed better eyes-closed balance, while standard Berg scores did not change significantly.
• PTCohort2020Performance of Pain Interventionalists From Different Specialties in Treating Degenerative Disk Disease-Related Low Back Pain.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationProvider specialty did not predict how long patients with degenerative disk disease waited for spine surgery or what they paid for injections. However, receiving physical therapy significantly delayed surgery. This suggests that for patients on the path to surgery, concurrent physical therapy is associated with a longer period of non-surgical management.
• PTOTOther2021Does gait bout definition influence the ability to discriminate gait quality between people with and without multiple sclerosis during daily life?Gait & postureChanging how long a pause defines the end of a walking bout alters gait quantity counts but not quality metrics like speed or stride length. For clinicians using wearable data, quality measures remain stable across different bout definitions.
• PTPilot2021Individualized Aerobic Exercise in Neuromuscular Diseases: A Pilot Study on the Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness to Improve Physical Fitness.Physical therapyA 4-month individualized home exercise program for neuromuscular disease was feasible, with 84% completing it and few adverse events. Participants who finished showed improved fitness markers, but without a control group, this cannot prove the treatment works.
• PTOther2021Evaluation of Pragmatic Telehealth Physical Therapy Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Physical therapyIn an outpatient physical therapy practice, 85% of 4548 sessions during shelter-in-place were telehealth, all therapists used it, and 254 of 270 surveyed patients were at least satisfied. Clinical outcomes were not measured.
• PTOTPilot2021Cardiovascular Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Bimanual Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationCombining brain stimulation with hand therapy did not improve heart rate or blood pressure control in children with cerebral palsy. The study was too small to confirm any benefit, and the treatment did not change autonomic function as hypothesized.
• PTOther2020An epidemic of new-born photography poses: the potential dangers of passive end range positioning during induced sleep in 0-14-day-old neonates: a scoping review.Journal of physical therapy scienceWhite noise can induce sleep and modulate pain, which may allow passive end-range neck positions in newborn photography. Post-mortem studies link extreme extension or rotation to vertebral artery compression, but no study tested this in living babies.
• PTOTSLPOther2020The Effect of Vibration Therapy on Walking Endurance in Children and Young People With Cerebral Palsy: Do Age and Gross Motor Function Classification System Matter?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationChildren and young people with cerebral palsy walked 12% further on average after 20 weeks of vibration therapy. Those with limited mobility (GMFCS levels III and IV) saw the largest percentage gains, increasing by 40% and 57% respectively. Age did not significantly change the absolute benefit.
• PTNarrative Review2020Proposing a new algorithm for premanipulative testing in physical therapy practice.Journal of physical therapy sciencePremanipulative vascular tests like deKleyn’s do not reliably identify patients at risk for cervical artery dissection. Screening should focus on medical history and symptoms of spontaneous events first. Mechanical tests may only assess tolerance to movement once spontaneous risks are ruled out.
• PTOTSLPOther2020Reliability and Validity of the Modified Heckmatt Scale in Evaluating Muscle Changes With Ultrasound in Spasticity.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThe Modified Heckmatt scale reliably grades muscle fibrosis on ultrasound in patients with spasticity. Agreement was good for both experts and residents, and scores matched quantitative analysis closely. This makes it a practical bedside tool for assessing muscle quality before botulinum toxin injections.
• PTOTNarrative Review2020Physical Examination of the Ankle: A Review of the Original Orthopedic Special Test Description and Scientific Validity of Common Tests for Ankle Examination.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo single ankle special test reliably diagnoses ligament tears. Sensitivity ranges from 32% to 100% depending on the test and method, and many lack any accuracy data. Diagnosis requires combining test results with patient history and signs, not relying on one maneuver.
• Other2020Autism-associated variants of neuroligin 4X impair synaptogenic activity by various molecular mechanisms.Molecular autismIn cells, autism-linked neuroligin 4X variants impaired inhibitory synapse formation through misfolding or excessive cleavage. Chemical chaperones or ADAM10 inhibitors restored synapse formation in these variants, but no patients were tested.
• PTOTOther2020Validation of Persian Version of Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThe Persian Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation works well for measuring pain, specific tasks, and usual activities separately. Clinicians should report these three subscales rather than a single total score to capture distinct aspects of disability.
• PTOTCase Report2020Twenty-four-hour ambulatory oximetry monitoring in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for assisting in the discharge instruction on activities of daily living: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceOne patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis desaturated during bathing without feeling short of breath. Specific movement and breathing instructions reduced the time his oxygen saturation stayed below 90% from 14.3% to 7.7%.
• OTSLPCohort2020Sex Differences in Social Participation of High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchHigh school students with autism had very low social participation regardless of sex. On average, they had 8 interactions in two weeks with only two peers. Females did not have more friends or interactions than males, though they texted and called friends more often.
• PTOTSLPOther2020Retracted articles in rehabilitation: just the tip of the iceberg? A bibliometric analysis.Archives of physiotherapyRetracted rehabilitation articles are increasing, but they remain rare at about 0.1% of publications. Most retractions appear in non-open-access journals, and many flawed studies continue to be cited years after withdrawal, risking patient harm.
• PTSLPCase Report2020Cervical Dystonia Caused by Chronic Nonunion C2 Fracture: A Case Report.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA man with neck twisting and swallowing difficulty had an undiagnosed cervical fracture. Botulinum toxin improved symptoms temporarily, but surgery to fuse the spine resolved the dystonia, pain, and dysphagia completely. This case suggests ruling out structural causes before assuming idiopathic dystonia.
• PTOTSystematic Review2020To stimulate or not to stimulate? A rapid systematic review of repetitive sensory stimulation for the upper-limb following stroke.Archives of physiotherapyRepetitive sensory stimulation showed immediate gains in grip and hand function in small trials, but these benefits did not persist after weeks of treatment. There is no evidence to support its routine use for upper-limb recovery after stroke.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2020Effect of Early Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation for Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationEarly interdisciplinary rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury showed no clear overall benefit. Some studies reported better function or cognition, but the review included only four low-quality studies and found no strong evidence.
• PTCohort2020Accuracy of long head of the biceps tendon palpation by physical therapists; an ultrasonographic study.Journal of physical therapy sciencePhysical therapists accurately located the biceps tendon in less than half of palpations. Neither tested shoulder position improved accuracy. Most misses occurred medially. Do not rely on palpation alone to confirm biceps pathology or guide injections.
• PTOTCase-Control2020Relation of Musculoskeletal Strength and Function to Postural Stability in Ambulatory Adults With Cerebral Palsy.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn adults with cerebral palsy, leg strength and hip bone shape relate to balance. Bone density at the hip does not. Low hip bone density in this group is common and should not be assumed to be the main driver of poor balance.
• SLPCase-Control2020Individuals With Autism Have No Detectable Deficit in Neural Markers of Prediction Error When Presented With Auditory Rhythms of Varied Temporal Complexity.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWhen hearing simple and complex auditory rhythms, autistic participants and non-autistic participants showed the same brain response to unexpected timing changes. This gives no evidence that basic auditory timing prediction is impaired in autism.
• PTOther2020The association between medication use and gait in adults with intellectual disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdults with intellectual disabilities who could walk unaided and took five or more medicines had shorter steps than adults not taking five or more medicines, and more time with both feet down. Those taking antipsychotic medicines also had more time with both feet down.
• PTRCT2020Effects of In-Bed Cycle Exercise in Patients With Acute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAdding early in-bed cycling to usual stroke care did not improve walking distance, disability, or hospital stay compared to usual care alone. The study was underpowered, so a benefit in milder stroke cases cannot be ruled out.
• SLPNarrative Review2020Approaches to Understanding Multisensory Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIndividuals with autism often process sight and sound less effectively together, especially with complex speech. This may hinder social communication. However, therapies targeting these sensory links are still in early research stages and not yet proven to improve core symptoms.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Screening Program for People With Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAn interdisciplinary screening program for Parkinson’s disease was feasible and sustainable. It identified high fall risk and soft speech, leading to 98% of participants being referred to rehabilitation services, though only half started care within the system.
• PTOther2020Development of a database for educating athletes in university sports.Journal of physical therapy scienceA database made ankle sprain handouts for student athletic trainers take 3 minutes 44 seconds on average, versus 7 minutes 58 seconds with paper. They rated it easier and more possible to keep using. It did not test athlete recovery.
• PTQualitative2021Implementing patient direct access to musculoskeletal physiotherapy in primary care: views of patients, general practitioners, physiotherapists and clinical commissioners in England.PhysiotherapyPatients found direct access acceptable, but many did not understand it and still needed GP advice. Poor awareness, confusing forms, lost promotion, poor record sharing, and waiting bottlenecks blocked use.
• PTSLPCase Report2021ATP1A3 variants and slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia without paroxysmal or episodic symptoms in children.Developmental medicine and child neurologyTwo children had slowly worsening cerebellar ataxia and mild to moderate intellectual disability, without paroxysmal attacks. Both carried new de novo ATP1A3 variants. No episodic signs were reported.