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.

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• Qualitative2022Coping strategies used by mothers and fathers following diagnosis of congenital heart disease.Child: care, health and developmentParents of children with congenital heart disease described many coping strategies, including advocating for care, seeking emotional support, acceptance, and religion. Some also vented, distracted themselves, denied the diagnosis, or used substances.
• PTOther2022Correlation between ankle plantar flexion strength and degree of body sway.Journal of physical therapy scienceStronger ankle plantar flexion was linked to less body sway in 21 healthy young men. Handheld devices measured both. The link was moderate, not perfect. Do not assume this applies to older patients or women without testing them first.
• SLPOther2022The influence of race on parental beliefs and concerns during an autism diagnosis: A mixed-method analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents' belief that a child had ASD before diagnosis differed by race, from 80.3% of White parents to 40.8% of Asian parents. Communication concerns were common, but their relation to clinician-rated severity varied by race.
• SLPQualitative2022Positive and differential diagnosis of autism in verbal women of typical intelligence: A Delphi study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceExpert clinicians agreed standard autism tools often miss adult women of typical intelligence. They rely on long assessments, third-party history, and subtle social cues like empathy gaps to distinguish autism from trauma or borderline personality disorder.
• SLPCohort2022Diagnostic Yield of Targeted Hearing Loss Gene Panel Sequencing in a Large German Cohort With a Balanced Age Distribution from a Single Diagnostic Center: An Eight-year Study.Ear and hearingTargeted gene panel sequencing diagnosed 25% of a large, age-balanced German hearing loss cohort. Diagnostic yield rose to 42% in early-onset cases but fell to 12% in late-onset cases. Adding more genes to the panel did not significantly increase the diagnosis rate.
• PTOther2022Characteristics of gaze tracking during movement analysis by therapists.Journal of physical therapy scienceHow widely therapists' gaze moved while watching a hemiplegic gait video varied with years of experience. A model classified 72.2% of therapists by a 10-year experience cutoff. This small study did not test patient outcomes.
• PTCase Report2022Effects of kinesthetic illusion induced by visual stimulation on the ankle joint for sit-to-stand in a hemiparesis stroke patient: ABA' single-case design.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn one stroke patient, conventional physiotherapy plus 5 minutes of a video that made the paralyzed ankle appear to move for 5 days was followed by better weight-bearing symmetry and ankle dorsiflexion, but not faster sit-to-stand. The video's separate effect is unclear.
• PTOTSLPOther2022The reliability and effectiveness of shoulder joint evaluation by ultrasonography in stroke patients: deltoid muscle thickness, acromion-humeral distance, acromion-lesser tuberosity distance.Journal of physical therapy scienceUltrasound reliably measures deltoid thickness, acromion-humeral distance, and acromion-lesser tuberosity distance in stroke patients. Hemiplegic deltoid thickness was significantly lower than the non-hemiplegic side at 0, 30, and 60 degrees of abduction. This supports using ultrasound to objectively assess shoulder subluxation risk.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Temporal virtual reality-guided, dual-task, trunk balance training in a sitting position improves persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: proof of concept.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA single 10-minute virtual reality balance session improved dizziness scores and balance in people with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness. This proof-of-concept study cannot confirm the virtual reality alone caused the change, as all participants also took medication and did daily home exercises.
• PTSurvey2022Determining a preventive strategy for ankle sprain injury through a questionnaire survey of coaches of junior high school basketball teams.Journal of physical therapy scienceMost junior high basketball coaches in Japan do not use the official injury prevention program, even if they know about it. None reported collaborating with medical staff. Coaches cite lack of time and tactical priorities as barriers to implementing simple ankle sprain prevention training.
• PTSystematic Review2022Effective Interventions for Improving Functional Movement Screen Scores Among "High-Risk" Athletes: A Systematic Review.International journal of sports physical therapySix-week to eight-week exercise programs improved Functional Movement Screen scores by an average of 3.28 points. Supervised training worked while video-only did not. Foot strengthening showed mixed results depending on the exercise. Most studies lacked control groups, so natural improvement cannot be ruled out.
• PTOTCase-Control2022Tailored patient self-management and supervised, home-based, pulmonary rehabilitation for mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn mild-to-moderate COPD, a four-week home program with weekly physiotherapist visits improved breathing comfort, walking distance, and diaphragm movement compared to usual care. Gains in breathing comfort and walking distance held at two-month follow-up, though inspiratory muscle strength declined slightly.
• SLPSurvey2022Neurological impairment and disability in children in rural Kenya.Developmental medicine and child neurologyThe share of children aged 6 to 9 years with any neurological impairment in rural Kenya fell from 61.0 to 44.7 per 1000 between 2001 and 2015. Epilepsy and hearing problems fell; cognitive and visual problems did not.
• OTSLPCohort2021Work and well-being: Vocational activity trajectories in young adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchYoung adults with autism or other developmental delays tended to keep the same work or education path from ages 18 to 28. Those in independent activities had higher reported well-being than the No Activities and Volunteer groups.
• SLPCohort2021Agreement among instruments of quantitative evaluation of the hard palate in children.CoDASHard palate width measurements agree well across different tools, but depth measurements do not. Clinicians cannot rely on calipers or bow dividers for palatal depth. Digital calipers are the most practical choice for width, while CBCT is preferred for accurate vertical assessment.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2021Relation of sensory processing and stomatognical system of oral respiratory children.CoDASMouth-breathing children showed significantly more sensory processing dysfunction than nasal-breathing peers, especially in balance and movement. This may contribute to head movements and food escape during eating. Screen for sensory issues in mouth-breathers who struggle with mealtimes.
• OTSLPOther2021Child Psychological Functioning During the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPDuring lockdown, children's internalizing problems linked to parent depression and poor attachment security. Externalizing problems linked to family chaos and dysfunction. Children's COVID-19 anxiety tracked with their own fear of being alone and their parents' anxiety, not family income.
• Other2021Insulin-like growth factor-2 does not improve behavioral deficits in mouse and rat models of Angelman Syndrome.Molecular autismIGF-2 did not improve motor, communication, or cognitive deficits in mouse and rat models of Angelman Syndrome. Despite earlier reports of benefit, this study found no robust behavioral rescue and caution against assuming EEG changes translate to clinical improvement.
• SLPCohort2021Masticatory function in elderly compared to young adults.CoDASOlder adults chewed more strokes and took longer than young adults, yet scored lower on masticatory function. Among older adults, those who used dental prostheses had higher masticatory scores.
• SLPOther2021Treatment clinical trial - three types - for children with fluency disorders and stuttering.CoDASPositive progress on stuttering measures was recorded in 12 of 19 Green Program children, 17 of 25 Yellow Program children, and 36 of 49 Red Program children. The study did not report a control group, so the treatment effect is uncertain.
• Narrative ReviewRacial, Ethnic, and Sociodemographic Disparities in Diagnosis of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPThe paper reviews why children of color and low-income families face delays in autism diagnosis, citing barriers like provider bias, lack of specialists, and culturally insensitive screening tools. It calls for systemic changes and better provider training but offers no new clinical evidence or tested interventions.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Regional cerebral blood perfusion changes in chronic stroke survivors as potential brain correlates of the functional outcome following gamified home-based rehabilitation (IntelliRehab)-a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn eight chronic stroke survivors, three months of gamified home rehabilitation improved arm function scores. Brain blood flow changed in specific regions, but these changes did not correlate with the functional gains. The study cannot prove the software caused the improvement, as all participants also received conventional rehabilitation.
• PTOther2022Detection of Low Back Physiotherapy Exercises With Inertial Sensors and Machine Learning: Algorithm Development and Validation.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesA machine learning system using three wearable sensors correctly identified McKenzie exercises and good sitting posture in healthy people. It does not yet work for patients with low back pain or those performing exercises incorrectly.
• PTOTQualitative2022"It's second best": A mixed-methods evaluation of the experiences and attitudes of people with musculoskeletal pain towards physiotherapist delivered telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.Musculoskeletal science & practicePeople with musculoskeletal pain viewed telehealth as valuable but second-best to in-person care. They valued convenience and safety but struggled with physical assessment and lacking hands-on treatment. Many preferred a hybrid model where video supports follow-up rather than replacing clinic visits.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022"Hidden gains"? Measuring the impact of mindfulness-based interventions for people with mild traumatic brain injury: a scoping review.Brain injuryMindfulness-based interventions for mild traumatic brain injury show significant improvements in coping, somatic symptoms, and emotional health. However, studies rarely measure physical function, sleep, or pain catastrophizing. Qualitative reports suggest benefits in daily life and sleep that quantitative tests missed.
• OTPilot2022Assistive Robots for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Exploratory Task-Based Evaluation Study With an Early-Stage Demonstrator.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost people with ALS rated an early-stage robot arm in a lab as relevant and easy to control, but they said it was too large, needed caregiver setup, and was not ready for home use.
• PTCase Report2022Improving the cervical lordosis relieves neck pain and chronic headaches in a pediatric: a Chiropractic Biophysics® (CBP®) case report with a 17-month follow-up.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 10-year-old boy reported his neck pain dropped from 9/10 to 0/10 and headaches became rare after chiropractic treatment. X-rays showed his neck curve changed from -2.3° to -25.2°. This describes one person, not a proven pattern.
• SLPSurvey2022Anthropomorphic tendencies in autism: A conceptual replication and extension of White and Remington (2019) and preliminary development of a novel anthropomorphism measure.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceHigher autistic traits in the general population predicted greater adult anthropomorphism, but the link to childhood anthropomorphism depended on how traits were measured. Sex was a stronger predictor than autistic traits. The original questionnaire failed measurement checks, so a new nine-item version is proposed.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022The diagnostic trajectory of developmental coordination disorder in the Netherlands: Experiences of mothers.Child: care, health and developmentMothers of children with DCD were mostly satisfied with the diagnosis, yet 40% found the process stressful and it took about three years. Satisfaction depended heavily on the diagnosing professional's manner and the support provided after the diagnosis.
• PTOTCase Series2022Multisite Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation for Walking and Autonomic Recovery in Motor-Incomplete Tetraplegia: A Single-Subject Design.Physical therapyTwo men with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury walked three times farther when transcutaneous spinal stimulation was added to locomotor training. Improvements in walking, balance, and bowel function lasted for months after the stimulation stopped.
• OTSystematic Review2022Cognitive rehabilitation in people with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of emerging virtual reality-based approaches.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAcross 17 small studies of 226 people with autism, virtual reality training often reported improved attention, memory, executive skills, or daily skills, but only nine showed clear gains. Evidence is too uneven to change routine practice.
• Other2022Brief Report: Preferred Processing of Social Stimuli in Autism: A Perception Task.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoth adults with autism and adults without autism recognized people images faster than animal or object images. Adults with autism were slower overall, but not specifically worse with people images.
• PTOther2022eHealth Interventions to Support Self-Management in People With Musculoskeletal Disorders, "eHealth: It's TIME"-A Scoping Review.Physical therapyThe most common eHealth self-management interventions for musculoskeletal disorders were internet-based, and most combined eHealth with face-to-face care; 50% of reported outcomes improved, but effectiveness cannot be concluded.
• PTOTCohort2022Degree of Safety Against Falls Provided by 4 Different Prosthetic Knee Types in People With Transfemoral Amputation: A Retrospective Observational Study.Physical therapyFluid-controlled prosthetic knees were linked to a higher rate of falls than microprocessor knees in people with transfemoral amputation during inpatient rehab. Antidepressants and antiepileptics carried even larger fall risks than any knee type.
• PTCase-Control2022Association Among Pelvic Girdle Pain, Diastasis Recti Abdominis, Pubic Symphysis Width, and Pain Catastrophizing: A Matched Case-Control Study.Physical therapyWider pubic symphysis and wider abdominal muscle separation during a curl-up were associated with postpartum pelvic girdle pain. Pain catastrophizing, linea alba stability, and abdominal separation at rest were not.
• SLPSurvey2022Use of open-ended questionnaires to examine the effects of tinnitus and its relation to patient-reported outcome measures.International journal of audiologyWhen people with tinnitus listed problems, their wording differed from when they listed life effects. Problem lists used more hearing and social words. Life-effect lists used more first-person and negative emotion words. Together they add detail to standard questionnaires.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Differences in preoperative function and outcome of patients with versus without sarcopenia after total hip arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy scienceSarcopenia was found in 2 of 25 hip arthroplasty patients. These two patients had lower muscle mass and grip strength, and both needed transfer to a convalescent hospital rather than going home. No statistical comparison was possible.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Intrauterine drug exposure as a risk factor for cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyInfants with intrauterine drug exposure had a 5.2% rate of cerebral palsy, ten times higher than the general population. Even after excluding very preterm infants, the rate remained significantly elevated. These children warrant high-risk developmental surveillance regardless of other medical complications.
• PTOTOther2021Validity and Acceptability of Wearable Devices for Monitoring Step-Count and Activity Minutes Among People With Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCommercially available activity monitors performed poorly for people with multiple sclerosis. They gave inaccurate step counts and failed to measure activity time. Participants distrusted devices that seemed wrong, which reduced their motivation to use them. Do not rely on these specific consumer devices for clinical monitoring in this population.
• SLPOther2021Multiprofessional screening protocol for dysphagia in patients with HIV infection: elaboration and content validity.CoDASA new 16-item screening questionnaire for swallowing problems in HIV patients was judged clear and relevant by experts and hospital staff. It passed content validation but has not yet been tested on actual patients to see if it accurately detects dysphagia.
• SLPCohort2021Language Variation in the Writing of African American Students: Factors Predicting Reading Achievement.American journal of speech-language pathologyAfrican American students' writing was not penalized for using African American English forms. Instead, general grammatical errors ungrammatical in any dialect predicted lower reading scores. Assess overall language ability, not dialect use, to identify students needing support.
• SLPRCT2021Immediate effects of red (660 nm) and infrared (808 nm) photobiomodulation therapy on fatigue of the orbicularis oris muscle: a randomized clinical study.CoDASRed and infrared laser therapy did not reduce lip muscle fatigue during a sustained lip protrusion task in healthy women. No immediate effect was found.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Differences in the production and perception of communicative kinematics in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults produced gestures with different timing and recognized them with equal accuracy but slower speed than neurotypical adults. Complex, repetitive gestures helped neurotypical recognition but hindered autistic recognition. This reflects different processing strategies rather than a deficit in understanding gestures.
• SLPCase-Control2021Relationships Among Personality, Daily Speaking Voice Use, and Phonotrauma in Adult Female Singers.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRSingers with vocal fold nodules scored higher on social dominance and lower on self-control than healthy singers. These personality traits helped distinguish the groups. However, the study design cannot prove these traits caused the voice problems.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers of autistic children reported severe stress from lost therapies and school closures. Parents managed by creating new routines and connecting online. Telehealth helped some families but failed those with limited access or complex needs. The review found no evidence that these remote adaptations actually improved child or parent outcomes.
• SLPCase-Control2021Overconnectivity of the right Heschl's and inferior temporal gyrus correlates with symptom severity in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPreschoolers with low-functioning autism showed stronger structural connections in the right auditory and visual processing regions. This overconnectivity correlated with more severe social communication symptoms, though global brain network measures did not differ from typically developing children.
• PTOther2022Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Two-dimensional Frontal Plane Knee Measurements during Multi-directional Cutting Maneuvers.International journal of sports physical therapyA cheap phone-camera test for knee collapse during sharp turns matched gold-standard motion capture well for 90-degree cuts, but not for 30-degree cuts. It was highly reliable when repeated. Use it to screen athletes for high-angle cutting risk, not shallow turns.
• PTNarrative Review2022Current Views of Scapular Dyskinesis and its Possible Clinical Relevance.International journal of sports physical therapyThis paper reviews how to examine scapular dyskinesis but reports no intervention outcomes. It suggests focusing on motor control rather than strength, but these are expert recommendations, not tested interventions.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Physiotherapy-assisted prone or modified prone positioning in ward-based patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.PhysiotherapyIn 13 frail ward patients with COVID-19, physiotherapy-assisted prone or side-lying positioning raised oxygen saturation by 4% and lowered oxygen flow needs after 15 minutes. Modified positions enabled participation for those unable to lie fully flat.
• SLPOther2022Effect of Noise Reduction on Cortical Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Variance due to Individual Noise Tolerance.Ear and hearingNoise reduction improved speech understanding for listeners with low noise tolerance but worsened it for those with high tolerance. Overall accuracy slightly decreased. Neural activity suggested reduced processing effort in difficult noise, but this did not translate to better behavioral performance for the group.