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 388 OF 704 · NEWEST FIRST

• PTOTSLPOther2021The relationship between changes in deoxy Hb and body composition before and after cycling exercise during unilateral lower extremity occlusion.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn nine healthy young men, higher body water and muscle mass correlated with better blood flow recovery after leg occlusion. This suggests hydration and muscle status may influence circulation, but it is a small pilot with no patients or clinical outcomes.
• PTOTCohort2021Impact of sarcopenia on the progress of cardiac rehabilitation and discharge destination after cardiovascular surgery.Journal of physical therapy scienceSarcopenia delayed cardiac rehab milestones and increased transfer to other facilities, but did not change total hospital stay. Anxiety, depression, and nutrition showed no link to these outcomes. Balance decline predicted transfer.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021Factors facilitating or hindering meaningful staff-client interactions in people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour: A systematic mixed studies review using thematic synthesis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDMeaningful staff-client interactions depend on balancing autonomy with clear boundaries, responding to subtle communication cues, and supporting staff’s emotional regulation. Large services and high staff turnover hinder these relationships, while small, stable teams with shared visions facilitate them.
• OTSLPOther2021How Well Does the Brief Interview for Mental Status Identify Risk for Cognition Mediated Functional Impairment in a Community Sample?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThe Brief Interview for Mental Status missed 95% of community adults with functional cognition impairment. It flagged only 4% of the sample, while the Mini-Cog, Menu Task, and MoCA identified far more. Do not rely on it to screen for daily living problems.
• PTOTSystematic Review2021Effect of Action Observation Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAction Observation Therapy improves motor recovery in stroke and Parkinson's disease, with strong evidence for upper limb function and balance. It shows moderate benefit for orthopedic pain and range of motion. However, it does not help children with cerebral palsy or improve cognition in dementia.
• SLPOther2021Comparisons of the Sensitivity and Reliability of Multiple Measures of Listening Effort.Ear and hearingPupil dilation tracked listening effort best, reacting to both noise levels and sentence difficulty. Self-ratings were sensitive but inflated when tasks were complex. Skin conductance failed to measure effort, though it spiked when participants anticipated poor performance. Dual-task reaction times were unreliable due to practice effects.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Caregiver-Reported Pain Management Practices for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationCaregivers of children and adults with severe cerebral palsy most often treated musculoskeletal pain by changing positions. Massage and stretching were also common. Medication was used frequently but rated no more helpful than these physical approaches.
• OTCohort2021Predicting caregiver burden over the first 4 months after acute traumatic brain injury in Latin America: a multi-country study.Brain injuryCaregiver burden fell across the first 4 months after TBI discharge, but male caregivers and caregivers of patients with poorer social and emotional self-regulation reported higher burden overall.
• PTOTSystematic Review2021Nonsurgical Treatment Options for Muscle Contractures in Individuals With Neurologic Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationNonsurgical treatments for muscle contractures in neurologic disorders showed no convincing benefit. Stretch and robot-assisted therapy improved range of motion by only 3 and 1 degrees, below the 5-degree threshold for clinical importance. Botulinum toxin, electrical stimulation, and physical activity showed no significant effects.
• PTOTOther2021Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: differences by race and ethnicity.Brain injuryAfter inpatient rehab, Hispanic/Latino patients and patients of other race/ethnicity were more likely than White patients to go home rather than subacute care. Black patients did not differ. Predictors varied by group and explained little.
• Survey2021Evidence needs, training demands, and opportunities for knowledge translation in social security and insurance medicine: A European survey.Journal of rehabilitation medicineInsurance physicians across Europe consistently report needing more evidence on mental and musculoskeletal disorders, work capacity, and prognosis. Most find systematic reviews and guidelines trustworthy, but half lack confidence in interpreting studies or applying evidence to cases.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Factors influencing the participation of children with disabilities in the community.Journal of physical therapy scienceFor children with disabilities, needing medical care at home limits the variety of community activities they can join, while poor motor function limits how often they go. Tube feeding and respiratory care specifically blocked trips, events, and playing with other children.
• PTOTRCT2021A comparison between laterally wedged insoles and ankle-foot orthoses for the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized cross-over trial.Clinical rehabilitationAnkle-foot orthoses reduced medial knee load more effectively than lateral wedge insoles in gait lab tests. However, neither device improved patient-reported pain or function significantly more than the other, and overall clinical gains were small for both groups.
• PTSurvey2021Factors that affect the changes in the satisfaction of Japanese physical therapists with their profession over the years.Journal of physical therapy scienceNew Japanese physical therapists reported lower professional satisfaction in 2019 than in 2018. The share who agreed or strongly agreed fell from 76.1% to 65.1%. Wanting to work without delay and feeling the job is worthwhile were most consistently linked with satisfaction.
• SLPOther2021Combining current focusing and steering in a cochlear implant processing strategy.International journal of audiologyCochlear implant users heard sentences in noise better when the processor combined electrical current focusing with steering. Focusing alone did not help. The benefit was larger for users who struggled with the standard monopolar strategy.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Weight outcomes in children with developmental disabilities from a multidisciplinary clinic.Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren under 12 with developmental disabilities had better weight outcomes in a multidisciplinary clinic than typically developing peers, with 54% achieving significant improvement at 12 months. Adolescents with disabilities did not show this benefit. Family-led structure appears key for younger children.
• PTOTQualitative2021Contextualizing the lived experiences of patients with low back pain from different countries according to the ICF framework.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients with back pain in Canada, Botswana and Norway mostly described limits in daily activities, pain, emotions, sleep and energy. Family, health services and work environments also mattered.
• SLPOther2021Optimising word learning in post-secondary students with Developmental Language Disorder: The roles of retrieval difficulty and retrieval success during training.International journal of speech-language pathologyFree recall practice with feedback produced more accurate word forms after 24 hours than cued recall. More successful retrievals during training, especially without phonological cues, were linked to better later word production in students with and without DLD.
• SLPCohort2021Camouflaging in Autism: Examining Sex-Based and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdolescent girls with autism showed fewer repetitive behaviors and more varied vocal tone during social tasks than boys. However, boys and girls had similar social affect scores. Clinicians should not assume girls are less impaired based on standard diagnostic observations alone.
• SLPOther2021How Closely do Machine Ratings of Duration of UES Opening During Videofluoroscopy Approximate Clinician Ratings Using Temporal Kinematic Analyses and the MBSImP?DysphagiaHigh-resolution cervical auscultation signals processed by machine learning detected the timing of upper esophageal sphincter opening within a 3-frame human error tolerance for 82.6% of patient swallows. The system also classified sphincter opening as normal or impaired with 85.7% accuracy compared to clinical ratings.
• SLPCohort2020Language Development From Early Childhood to Adolescence in Youths With Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRFor adolescents with Fragile X Syndrome, maternal commenting is linked to growth in vocabulary but not sentence length. While vocabulary continues to expand, syntax remains flat. Therapists should support responsive interaction for vocabulary gains but use direct instruction to target complex grammar.
• OTSLPCohort2020Development of Neural Response to Novel Sounds in Fragile X Syndrome: Potential Biomarkers.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesBrain responses to novel sounds differed between individuals with Fragile X Syndrome and controls, with higher gamma power in the FXS group. Gamma power correlated with sensory avoidance and sensitivity in males, suggesting it is a reliable marker for clinical trials.
• SLPNarrative Review2020Psychophysiological and Eye-Tracking Markers of Speech and Language Processing in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: New Options for Difficult-to-Test Populations.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesPassive brain activity recordings and eye-tracking allow clinicians to assess language comprehension in minimally verbal patients without requiring them to speak, point, or stay awake. These methods reveal emerging understanding that traditional tests miss, though they currently need specialized equipment and trained staff.
• PTOTQualitative2021Perspectives of individuals with chronic spinal cord injury following novel balance training involving functional electrical stimulation with visual feedback: a qualitative exploratory study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFive people with incomplete spinal cord injury described a balance program using electrical stimulation and visual feedback as helping them feel stronger and more stable. They reported doing more household tasks and going out in the community. They wanted more sessions to keep improving.
• SLPCohort2021Different Ways of Making a Point: A Study of Gestural Communication in Typical and Atypical Early Development.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism produced fewer pointing gestures than typical peers, specifically using fewer index-finger points and fewer points without touching the object. These morphological differences suggest a delay in reaching the more sophisticated stage of gestural communication.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Efficient and rapid assessment of multiple aspects of frailty using the Kyoto Frailty Scale, developed from the Edmonton Frail Scale.Journal of physical therapy scienceThe Kyoto Frailty Scale, a 9-question self-report derived from the Edmonton Frail Scale, accurately identifies frailty in elderly patients. It requires only 2-3 minutes, offers high sensitivity for screening, and covers physical, cognitive, and social domains without needing clinical tests like the TUG.
• PTOTCohort2021Rehabilitation progress after lower-extremity bypass surgery in patients with peripheral arterial disease with different occlusive lesions.Journal of physical therapy scienceRehabilitation progress after lower-extremity bypass surgery did not differ by the location of the arterial blockage. Patients generally began walking on day 2 and achieved independent walking around day 5, unless they suffered postoperative complications.
• PTCase-Control2021Walking stability in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: an objective assessment using wearable accelerometers and machine learning.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo walked slower, took shorter steps, and had less smooth, more variable gait than healthy controls. Wearable sensors captured these walking changes in a clinic corridor.
• PTOTOther2021Finger orthoses for management of joint hypermobility disorders: Relative effects on hand function and cognitive load.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalWomen with hypermobility disorders completed hand function tests significantly faster when wearing custom silver finger orthoses. However, brain activity measured during the tasks showed no consistent reduction in attentional demand, suggesting the orthoses helped speed but not necessarily mental effort.
• PTOTRCT2021Self-Management to Improve Function After Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the VETPALS Intervention.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe VETPALS self-management program did not improve physical function, which was the primary outcome. However, it did reduce depression and improve satisfaction with health at six months compared to standard education. Participants rated the program highly.
• PTOther2021Validation of smoothness evaluation during standing and sitting motions using an accelerometer.Journal of physical therapy scienceAn accelerometer measured standing and sitting motions in 17 healthy men. Root mean square (RMS) scores consistently rose under unstable conditions, suggesting it detects wobble. Entropy scores were inconsistent, and the two indices did not correlate when instability was introduced.
• PTOTCohort2021Factors characterizing gait performance of patients before and soon after knee arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo weeks after knee replacement, walking speed and Timed Up and Go times worsened for the entire group. Older patients and those with slower pre-surgery walking declined the most. Minimally invasive and unicompartmental surgeries resulted in less decline than conventional total knee replacement.
• SLPOther2021Utility of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Brief Observation of Social and Communication Change for Measuring Outcomes for a Parent-Mediated Early Autism Intervention.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Module 1 children, the ADOS-BOSCC showed no clear difference between parent-mediated therapy and usual care. The ADOS did not outperform it. The measure was reliable, but it did not reveal a larger treatment effect.
• SLPCohort2021Qualification for upper secondary education in individuals with autism without intellectual disability: Total population study, Stockholm, Sweden.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceStudents with autism without intellectual disability were significantly less likely to qualify for upper secondary education than their peers. Comorbid ADHD, female sex, and lower family income further reduced the likelihood of meeting graduation criteria.
• PTRCT2021Effect of vestibular rehabilitation on change in health-related quality of life in patients with dizziness and balance problems after traumatic brain injury: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAdding a 16-session vestibular rehabilitation programme to usual multidisciplinary care improved health-related quality of life scores by 6.5 points more than usual care alone. Patients with higher baseline psychological distress also showed greater quality of life gains.
• PTRCT2021Drop-out from chronic pain treatment programmes: Is randomization justified in biopsychosocial approaches?Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn 575 chronic pain patients, low education, waiting more than 4 months, and being randomized were linked to not starting. Patients who asked for self-hypnosis/self-care and were not randomized were more likely to continue.
• Other2021Pivoting in Context: Using the Forging Alliances in Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research Model to Collaborate During COVID-19.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationThis paper outlines a framework for managing research teams virtually during the pandemic. It offers no clinical findings or patient outcomes, so it does not change how therapists treat patients.
• PTOTSystematic Review2021What are the effects of different modes of exercise training for intermittent claudication? - A Cochrane Review summary with commentary.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAlternative exercise modes showed little to no difference compared to supervised walking for pain and walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication. Evidence was low due to bias and small samples. Alternative modes may help when walking is not an option.
• PTOther2021The effects of ageing on functional capacity and stretch-shortening cycle muscle power.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn the oldest-old adults (76-81 years), lower-limb jump power was closely tied to walking speed, unlike in younger older adults.
• PTOTOther2021Added-value of spasticity reduction to improve arm-hand skill performance in sub-acute stroke patients with a moderately to severely affected arm-hand.NeuroRehabilitationAdding botulinum toxin to standard arm-hand therapy showed no group-level benefit once spontaneous recovery was accounted for. However, individual results varied: three patients improved arm capacity, seven improved function, and three showed no benefit, suggesting patient selection is key.
• PTOTOther2021Does pre-operative physical rehabilitation improve the functional outcomes of patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery?Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients who improved their walking distance before GI cancer surgery maintained it four weeks after, while those who deteriorated lost about 15% of it. However, this pre-operative gain did not reduce post-operative complications or improve quality of life scores compared to those who did not improve.
• PTOTSLPOther2020A Psychometric Evaluation of the Motor-Behavioral Assessment Scale for Use as an Outcome Measure in Rett Syndrome Clinical Trials.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesThe revised Motor-Behavioral Assessment Scale works best as a single total score rather than separate subscales. Its 24 items reliably capture overall Rett syndrome severity, correlating strongly with clinical status and genetic mutation type, making it a valid outcome measure for trials.
• SLPOther2020Inhibitory Control of Lexical Selection in Adults who Stutter.Journal of fluency disordersAdults who stutter showed a larger delay naming pictures with multiple word options than fluent adults, suggesting difficulty selecting words. However, their general ability to suppress unrelated distractions was intact. This points to a specific language planning issue, not a global attention deficit.
• Other2020The eIF4E homolog 4EHP (eIF4E2) regulates hippocampal long-term depression and impacts social behavior.Molecular autismIn mice, removing a specific brain protein caused social deficits and altered synaptic plasticity, mimicking autism traits. This links genetic mutations found in some autistic people to brain mechanisms, but does not offer a treatment or change clinical practice for human patients.
• SLPOther2020Stuttering therapy through telepractice in Turkey: A mixed method study.Journal of fluency disordersTelepractice and in-person stuttering therapy in Turkish adults reduced stuttering similarly for spontaneous speech and telephone calls; reading showed a difference, but most severity measures did not differ. Nine of ten telepractice participants found it suitable.
• SLPCohort2020Associations Between Measures of Auditory Function and Brief Assessments of Cognition.American journal of audiologyIn older adults, MoCA tracked more cognitive domains than MMSE or AQT. Poor ability to sequence sounds was linked to MoCA failure. Hearing loss rarely predicted cognition, and the paper does not show that hearing aids improve cognitive scores.
• SLPCohort2020Combined frequency-tagging EEG and eye-tracking measures provide no support for the "excess mouth/diminished eye attention" hypothesis in autism.Molecular autismBoys with autism looked at faces just as much as typical boys did, focusing on the eyes rather than the mouth. Brain scans showed no difference in how they processed these features. The idea that autistic people avoid eyes is not supported by this data.
• SLPOther2020Visual exogenous and endogenous attention and visual memory in preschool children who stutter.Journal of fluency disordersPreschoolers who stutter tracked moving shapes less accurately than non-stuttering peers and remembered them less well, even without language demands. Both groups did worse when the target was less distinctive.
• SLPCohort2021Characterizing the early vocabulary profiles of preverbal and minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism producing 1-10 words used a higher proportion of verbs than typically developing toddlers with the same vocabulary size. They used fewer animal, people, and sound-effect words, and more food and drink words. Both groups still showed a noun bias.
• PTCohort2021"Fit for work and life": an innovative concept to improve health and work ability of employees, integrating prevention, therapy and rehabilitation.Journal of rehabilitation medicineWorkplace rehabilitation participants improved work ability and had less sick leave at follow-up. Prevention gains were small; rehabilitation gains were medium. The programme bundled many services, so no single therapy can be credited.