Acute ankle sprains are common injuries in sports and other recreational activities. A majority of sprains are grade I (mild stretching without macroscopic ligament tear) or grade II (partial ligament tear without complete rupture). This …
Introduction This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of app-based interventions compared to usual care or no intervention on pain, physical function, quality of life, safety, and cost-effectiveness in people with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis affects …
We are celebrating an exciting milestone – 27 years of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)! For 27 years, PEDro has been helping physiotherapists, students, educators and researchers around the world find and use the best …
PEDro is supported by a global community of dedicated volunteers who generously give their time and expertise to help make high-quality physiotherapy evidence more accessible. Our PEDro rater network spans more than 26 countries and …
International Day of Older Persons aims to raise awareness about the contributions of older people and the challenges they face in an ageing world, as well as encouraging societies to create supportive environments to enable …
PEDro contains 70,384 records. In this update you will find: 52,061 reports of randomised controlled trials (50,044 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 17,462 reports of systematic reviews, …
Approximately 55-75% of people experience reduced upper limb function following stroke. Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (mCIMT) involves using the affected limb intensively over multiple weeks, while restricting the use of the non-affected limb. Intensive, …
On 8 September, the global physiotherapy community comes together to celebrate World PT Day and recognise the important contributions physiotherapists make to the health and wellbeing of people around the world. World Physiotherapy has created …
A recent publication from Ferreira AM et al aimed to map the profile of current research on fracture management. Using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, PEDro to access high-quality evidence evaluating the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions, …
