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 379 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• SLPPilot2021Digital Behavioral Phenotyping Detects Atypical Pattern of Facial Expression in Toddlers with Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThe Rhymes video on a tablet best predicted whether toddlers had autism, but the tool is preliminary and not ready for clinic use.
• SLPCase-Control2021Autistic Traits Mediate Reductions in Social Attention in Adults with Anorexia Nervosa.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with current anorexia nervosa looked less at faces in a social video than recovered adults or controls. The difference was associated with higher autistic-trait scores, not with anorexia alone.
• SLPCohort2021Specialized primary care medical home: A positive impact on continuity of care among autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in a specialized medical home had better continuity of care than those on Medicare, but similar to privately insured adults. This suggests the model helps under-resourced groups reach consistent primary care, matching the access seen in private insurance.
• SLPPilot2021Brief Report: What Diagnostic Observation Can Teach Us About Disruptive Behavior in Young Children with Autism.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAn adapted observation tool elicited significantly more disruptive behavior in young autistic children than standard autism diagnostic testing. Most children showed high disruptive behavior scores during this specific observation, even when standard tests reported none.
• OTQualitative2021Safe environments-Through the eyes of 9-year-old schoolchildren from a socially vulnerable area in Sweden.Child: care, health and development9-year-olds in a vulnerable Swedish area defined safety by what they could see and do: bright, clean, colourful spaces with fun activities and trusted people nearby. They felt unsafe in dark, dirty, isolated places or where they risked physical harm.
• SLPRCT2021Mutual Gaze: An Active Ingredient for Social Development in Toddlers with ASD: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent coaching that targets mutual gaze improved social engagement more than coaching that targets communication or usual community services. Neither active coaching method improved total communication scores compared to each other, though both showed benefits over usual care.
• PTSurvey2021Increased prevalence of non-communicable physical health conditions among autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults reported more long-term physical health conditions than non-autistic adults, especially autistic females for asthma, arrhythmias, low blood pressure, prediabetes, and cardiovascular conditions. These are self-reported survey findings, not diagnoses.
• PTOther2021Readiness to Change is Related to Real-World Walking and Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Stroke.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPeople with chronic stroke who reported being more ready to become regularly active took more daily steps and had fewer depressive symptoms. Readiness was not linked to walking speed, endurance, balance confidence, other health problems, or body mass index.
• PTOTOther2021Effects of prolonged walking with body borne load on knee adduction biomechanics.Gait & postureCarrying 30 kg increased knee adduction moment by 37%, a magnitude linked to osteoarthritis risk. Walking for 60 minutes increased knee adduction angle by 24%. Neither load nor duration changed biomechanical variability. These findings suggest military load carriage stresses the medial knee.
• PTOTCohort2021Comparison of forward and backward postural perturbations in mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease.Gait & posturePeople with Parkinson's disease showed no difference from controls in the number of steps taken to recover balance after backward or forward perturbations. However, a detailed analysis of body sway identified a distinct difference during forward stepping, suggesting subtle motor control issues that standard step counts miss.
• PTOTCohort2020Relation of chair rising ability to activities of daily living and physical activity in Parkinson's disease.Archives of physiotherapyParkinson's patients who need to push off the chair with their arms have significantly lower independence and physical activity than those who rise normally. This simple observation helps identify who needs extra support, though it reflects existing decline rather than predicting future loss.
• Narrative Review2020Examining Conductive Education: Linking Science, Theory, and Intervention.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThis is a theoretical review of conductive education and motor-control principles. It reports no original methods or results, so it does not provide new evidence to change practice.
• PTOTCohort2020Factors Associated With Prolonged Length of Stay and Failed Lower Limb Prosthetic Fitting During Inpatient Rehabilitation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationDespite prescreening, 21.4% of amputees failed prosthetic fitting. Above-knee amputation and low initial function predicted longer stays. Dependence in dressing and unhealed skin predicted fitting failure. Age and sex did not predict outcomes.
• PTCohort2020Evaluation of a chest rehabilitation project in Nepal using the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test.Journal of physical therapy scienceCommunity COPD rehabilitation in Nepal was followed by improved quality-of-life scores after the intervention, but the project had no control group and mixed many supports, so the effect of chest rehabilitation alone cannot be separated.
• PTOTCohort2020Evolution of service metrics and utilisation of objective discharge criteria in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: a retrospective cohort study with historical control in a public hospital physiotherapy department.Archives of physiotherapyA phase-based ACL rehabilitation program increased physiotherapist use of objective outcome measures and lengthened treatment duration, but did not improve rehabilitation completion rates or patient-reported knee function compared to standard care.
• PTOTPilot2020The SitLess With MS Program: Intervention Feasibility and Change in Sedentary Behavior.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA 15-week telerehabilitation program helped people with MS reduce daily sitting time by about 48 minutes. Participants found it acceptable and feasible, with no increase in fatigue, though the study lacked a control group to confirm the intervention caused the change.
• PTOTSLPOther2020Sleep Assessments for Children With Severe Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNo single sleep assessment captures all relevant domains for children with severe cerebral palsy undergoing postural care. Clinicians should pair the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children with actigraphy to track changes over months, as no individual instrument met all suitability criteria.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2020Complications After Dual Placement of a Baclofen Pump and Ventricular Shunt in Individuals With Severe Brain Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn 9 patients with severe brain injury who received both a baclofen pump and a ventricular shunt, 8 experienced complications. Most issues occurred within 4 days of the second implant. The authors recommend testing the first system, starting baclofen slowly, and monitoring closely.
• PTOTOther2020Effects of Visual Feedback During Recumbent Stepping in Individuals With Chronic Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationEleven people with chronic stroke improved sit-to-stand speed and fast-walking stride length after eight sessions on a recumbent stepper that displayed real-time left-right effort. Because there was no control group, it is impossible to say whether the visual feedback itself caused these gains.
• SLPCase-Control2020Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchToddlers with autism showed typical physiological arousal to frustration but significantly lower arousal to threatening objects than typically developing peers. Their skin conductance decreased in response to fear probes, suggesting they may not perceive these nonsocial threats as dangerous.
• PTOTRCT2020Comparison of Relative Benefits of Mirror Therapy and Mental Imagery in Phantom Limb Pain in Amputee Patients at a Tertiary Care Center.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationBoth mirror therapy and mental imagery reduced phantom limb pain over 12 months. Mirror therapy produced a greater reduction in pain scores, dropping from 7.07 to 2.74, compared to mental imagery, which dropped from 7.85 to 5.87.
• PTOTCohort2020Kinematic Measures of Bimanual Performance are Associated With Callosum White Matter Change in People With Chronic Stroke.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn chronic stroke, poorer bimanual movement quality links to reduced integrity in the corpus callosum, not the main motor tract. This suggests the brain's bridge between hemispheres drives coordination problems, offering a specific target for bimanual therapy.
• PTOther2020Cross-cultural adaptation of the Healthcare Provider-Patient Activation Scale to Japanese.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Japanese version of the provider-activation scale was understandable but showed a strong bias toward extreme positive ratings. This limits its usefulness for distinguishing therapist attitudes, so it requires modification before clinical use.
• PTRCT2021Investigating Therapies for Freezing of Gait Targeting the Cognitive, Limbic, and Sensorimotor Domains.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairProprioceptive training improved lab-measured freezing of gait, but cognitive training results were inconsistent and anxiety-focused CBT worsened freezing. The small sample size means these findings are preliminary and should not change clinical practice yet.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021Can Yoga or Physical Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Improve Depression and Anxiety Among Adults From a Racially Diverse, Low-Income Community? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationYoga and physical therapy did not significantly reduce depression or anxiety compared to education in the full group. However, participants with moderate symptoms at baseline saw meaningful improvements in both conditions after 12 weeks of either treatment.
• PTOTSurvey2021The effects of COVID-19 restrictions on physical activity and mental health of children and young adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.Disability and health journal61% of parents of children and young adults with physical or intellectual disabilities reported negative physical changes, and over 90% reported worse mental health during UK lockdown. Median sitting time increased from 2 to 4 hours daily to 4 to 6 hours daily.
• Case-Control2021Are Mental Health, Family and Childhood Adversity, Substance Use and Conduct Problems Risk Factors for Offending in Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic offenders reported more total risk factors for offending than non-offenders and typically developed offenders. However, no single factor like substance use or childhood adversity clearly separated autistic offenders from other groups, suggesting a complex accumulation of risks rather than one specific cause.
• PTOTOther2021Validation of IMU-based gait event detection during curved walking and turning in older adults and Parkinson's Disease patients.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationShank-mounted sensors accurately detect foot contacts during straight and curved walking in older adults and people with Parkinson's or stroke. Detection fails during turns, missing many steps and creating false ones. Do not trust sensor data from turning without manual checks.
• PTRCT2021Effect of assist-as-needed robotic gait training on the gait pattern post stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAfter six weeks in inpatient stroke rehabilitation, adding assist-as-needed robotic gait training to conventional therapy did not improve the main measure of walking smoothness more than conventional therapy. Both groups walked faster and had similar recovery.
• PTOTOther2021Performance in complex life situations: effects of age, cognition, and walking speed in virtual versus real life environments.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationVirtual reality shopping tasks did not replicate real-world walking patterns, showing slower speeds and different gait variability. However, they accurately captured age-related differences in cognitive performance and task efficiency, suggesting VR is better suited for assessing thinking strategies than gait mechanics.
• OTSLPCohort2021Brief Report: Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Minimally Verbal Status in Individuals with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 404 adolescents/adults with ASD, 155 who were minimally verbal at age four to five were verbal later. Always minimally verbal status was associated with lower daily living skills and lower parent college completion and family income.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021START-Play Physical Therapy Intervention Impacts Motor and Cognitive Outcomes in Infants With Neuromotor Disorders: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.Physical therapyInfants with significant motor delays showed short-term gains in sitting, fine motor skills, and problem solving with START-Play. Infants with mild delays showed no benefit and some negative long-term motor trends. The study was underpowered, so results are tentative.
• SLPCohort2021Cross-lagged model of bullying victimization and mental health problems in children with autism in middle to older childhood.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceFor children with autism, being bullied led to higher anxiety and withdrawal a year later. However, bullying did not predict later aggression or hyperactivity. The reverse was also not true: mental health problems did not predict future bullying.
• PTOTOther2021Novel velocity estimation for symmetric and asymmetric self-paced treadmill training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA new treadmill algorithm accurately estimates walking speed for people with asymmetric gaits, such as those using a knee brace. It removes the need for smoothing or position control, allowing researchers to measure true self-selected speed without artificial noise.
• PTOther2021Reductions in Cardiac Structure and Function 24 Months After Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationLonger time since spinal cord injury was linked to smaller left ventricle dimensions, volumes, and mass, and to lower stroke volume and cardiac output, while ejection fraction and diastolic function did not change.
• SLPOther2021Dehydration and Estrous Staging in the Rat Larynx: an in vivo Prospective Investigation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSevere dehydration reduced vocal fold hyaluronan in rats, but estrous cycle stage had no effect. This animal model does not prove that hydration or menstrual cycle changes affect human voice quality or tissue structure.
• SLPCohort2021The role of early social motivation in explaining variability in functional language in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEarly social motivation predicts expressive language two years later in toddlers with autism, but only through a specific chain: social motivation leads to intentional communication, which leads to receptive language, which finally leads to expressive language. Targeting word production alone may miss the mechanism.
• PTCase Report2020The treatment of dizziness by improving cervical lordosis: a Chiropractic BioPhysics® case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA woman with idiopathic dizziness reported her dizziness handicap score changed from 56 to 12 after a year of combined chiropractic care with instrument adjusting, electrical stimulation, cryotherapy, exercise, cervical traction, manipulation and a home orthotic. No single component can be credited.
• PTOTOther2020Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Transfer Assessment Instrument Questionnaire as a Self-Assessment Measure.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWheelchair users scoring their own transfers missed few deficits, often rating themselves lower than clinicians. Total scores became acceptable only after watching video of their transfer. Use self-assessment to spot obvious errors, not to grade subtle movement quality.
• PTOther2020Biomechanical analysis of the pitching characteristics of adult amateur baseball pitchers throwing standard and lightweight balls.Journal of physical therapy scienceAdult amateur pitchers threw heavier balls slower. They did not experience significantly higher elbow or shoulder joint torque, but their pitching efficiency decreased, meaning they generated less speed for the same joint stress.
• PTCase-Control2020Does facet joint morphology affect the development of spondylolysis?Journal of physical therapy scienceJunior athletes with L5 spondylolysis had L4/L5 facet joints oriented more in the coronal plane than athletes without spondylolysis. This study cannot show that the orientation caused the defect.
• PTOther2020Forms of direction change during walking and effect on movement and reaction time.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young adults shortened their step just before turning 45° or 90°, and their reaction time to an audio cue was delayed for those turns compared with straight walking. The study did not test older adults, patients, or fall outcomes.
• PTCase Series2020Deep heat therapy system with resonant cavity applicator for articular cartilage in knee osteoarthritis.Journal of physical therapy scienceA prototype device heated deep knee cartilage in three healthy men without warming the skin or causing burns. It did not test pain or function in osteoarthritis. This shows the machine works physically, not that it treats patients.
• Other2020Associations Among Diurnal Salivary Cortisol Patterns, Medication Use, and Behavioral Phenotype Features in a Community Sample of Rett Syndrome.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesSixteen of 30 girls and women with Rett syndrome showed a morning-to-evening cortisol decrease of less than 50% on at least one day. Some medications and behavior features were linked to cortisol patterns, but the study had no comparison group.
• Narrative Review2020Autism spectrum disorder at the crossroad between genes and environment: contributions, convergences, and interactions in ASD developmental pathophysiology.Molecular autismNo original patient outcomes or intervention results are reported, so there is nothing here to change therapy practice.
• OTCohort2020Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Multimorbidity in Adults With Acquired Brain Injury at Admission to Staged Community-Based Rehabilitation.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation72.2% of adults entering staged community brain injury rehabilitation had a chronic condition, and 35.4% had conditions across two or more body systems. Older age was the only factor linked to conditions affecting multiple body systems.
• PTOTPilot2020The association between systemic inflammation and the time spent in posture and movement during daytime in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lower weight.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 11 underweight COPD patients, more walking time linked to lower muscle mass but higher inflammation. Standing time linked to higher inflammation. The authors suggest increasing activity in this group might worsen inflammation, so low-intensity exercise and nutrition are preferred.
• PTOTCohort2020Does age of patients with gastrointestinal cancer impact postoperative physical function and quality of life? A prospective study using the new Japanese elderly standard.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients aged 75 or older had shorter walking distance, weaker knee extension, and lower physical functioning and mental health at 4 weeks after surgery. Body mass index fell in all age groups, but knee force and walking distance did not change overall.
• Narrative Review2021How Robust is the Evidence for a Role of Oxidative Stress in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities?Journal of autism and developmental disordersWhile many studies link oxidative stress to autism and intellectual disability, this review finds most rely on flawed biomarkers and methods. Clinicians should treat current evidence as tentative because the literature lacks robust, validated measurements.
• PTCohort2021Increased satellite cell apoptosis in vastus lateralis muscle after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAfter ACL reconstruction and early rehabilitation, satellite cells in the thigh muscle were less numerous and showed more programmed cell death, while signs of satellite cell activation did not change. This is a muscle cell finding, not proof that rehabilitation was harmful.