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AdultPTChronic Pain
Some acute pain transitions to chronic pain but why this occurs is not fully elucidated. This research article examined the immune system response via transcriptomic analysis in human and animal immune cell models. The authors found that inflammatory ...
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AdultPTDementia
Researchers in the United Kingdom reviewed accelerometer derived step data from nearly 80,000 individuals. They analyzed the volume and intensity of walking in the subjects over 7 years and determined the association between walking and dementia. The ...
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AdultOTCancer
The authors established a multidisciplinary early childhood clinic to support infants and toddlers receiving cancer treatment. The access to occupational therapy (OT) in this population is unknown. To describe the access to OT for infants and toddler ...
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AdultOTDEI with Adult Clients
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other dissident gender and sexuality (LGBTQIA+) population is prone to experiencing violence and social deprivation. Although occupational therapy (OT) research and practice has a ...
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AdultSLPMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
Previous studies have found a connection between developmental stuttering and insomnia. This study aims to determine if individuals with and without a stutter are affected by the four symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These results are impor ...
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AdultSLPVoice
The Therapy Program for Management of Chronic Cough (TMCC) and Comprehensive Vocal Rehabilitation Program (CVRP) are both used to improve laryngeal sensations and symptoms for people with chronic refractory cough (CRC). This study aims to determine i ...
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AdultOTFall RiskParkinson’s
Fear of falling avoidance behavior (FFAB) is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and has been shown to be a significant predictor of falls. The objectives of the study were to determine what activities are most avoided due to FFAB among people with ...
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AdultOTDEI with Adult Clients
Poverty disproportionally affects persons with disabilities, elderly individuals, and racial minorities. Leisure, play, and rest are not prioritized in either service for or research with people living in poverty. This study aims to examine the facil ...
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This article reviews the history of using the term fluency when talking about stuttering. However, it has been determined the term fluency is not fully inclusive, misleading, limits the subjective experience for people who stutter and continues the p ...
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AdultSLPAphasiaBrain InjuryStroke
This scoping review describes how person-centered care (PCC) manifests in speech therapy research and treatment for adult patients. This review included 134 published articles from 1996 to 2020 and identified the implementation, effects, and limitati ...
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AdultPTOrthopaedicsStrains
The biochemical effects of cryotherapy are largely unknown. This study evaluated how a clinically practical dose of cryotherapy impacted the metabolic and transcriptome activity within skeletal muscle in eight healthy male subjects by taking muscle b ...
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AdultPTStroke
Researchers were curious about the impact of education and incidence of a transient ischemic attack or TIA on exercise habits for individuals after discharge from a TIA. They found that despite significant evidence that those who have had a TIA are s ...
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AdultPTOrthopaedicsShoulders
There are many unknowns regarding the optimal way to rehabilitate traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations (ASDs). This randomized controlled trial compared neuromuscular exercises compared to self-managed, home-based standard of care shoulder exerci ...
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AdultPTStroke
Researchers in Florida investigated individuals who had a stroke in the last several weeks. They trialed backward walking in a randomized selection of participants. These subjects participated in additional therapy that consisted of backward walking ...
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AdultOTCOPDCOVID-19DEI with Adult ClientsRespiratory Care
Recent discussion around pulse oximetry measurement has highlighted the inaccuracies in patients with dark skin pigmentation. Although evidence in the 1990s pointed to the decreased reliability of pulse oximetry readings among Black patients, no sign ...
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The Autistic community has asserted that they value neurodiversity-positive approaches rather than behavioral interventions for Autistic children; however, little is known about what that would look like in occupational therapy (OT). Insufficient att ...
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AdultSLPBrain InjuryChronic PainMemoryNervous System Conditions
This prospective study compared cannabis use, dependence level, and cognitive abilities from childhood until midlife. Those midlife individuals with long-term cannabis use were found to have cognitive deficits and smaller hippocampal volume. Addition ...
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AdultSLPDysphagiaStroke
This is the first known research article addressing poststroke depression for patients with poststroke dysphagia for Medicare patients. The results found patients with poststroke dysphagia were slightly more likely to have post-stroke depression (PSD ...
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AdultPTKneesOrthopaedics
Many people suffer from low bone density which places them at increased risk of fracture. This research article review discusses findings from a randomized controlled trial which examined the effect of different frequencies of hopping for improving b ...
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AdultPTMultiple Sclerosis
Forty-five individuals with multiple sclerosis had their cognitive function assessed with tests of prospective memory, retrospective memory, working memory, and processing speed. Analysis was performed to determine the relationship between these cogn ...
