Many physiotherapists have taken up the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have been sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. Most posts have been articles reporting the results of randomised controlled trials. There have also been …
Dr Kate Scrivener is a clinician, researcher and educator in neurological physiotherapy in Sydney, Australia. Kate has expertise in rehabilitation after stroke, with a particular interest in using exercise and technology to empower people with …
The purpose of conducting a randomised controlled trial, or a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, is to determine the size of the treatment effect (or the difference in outcome for the treatments being compared). …
A new partner, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, has joined the PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge. Many physiotherapists have signed up for the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have started sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. We …
Darren Brown is a clinician and academic from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in London, United Kingdom who specialises in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Chelsea and Westminster …
Clinical practice guidelines are useful for clinicians as they summarise the available evidence about management of a health condition. A key feature that distinguishes evidence-based clinical practice guidelines is that the treatment recommendations are based …
Marcelo Rieder is physiotherapy team leader in the trauma intensive care unit at the Grupo Hospitalar Conceição and professor in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy at the Centro Universitário Metodista in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is …
PEDro is an excellent source of high-quality clinical research to answer clinical questions about the effects of physiotherapy interventions. We have put together 10 tips to help you get started or enhance your skills with …
Melissa Locke is a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist, as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists. She is Managing Director and co-owner of Movement Solutions Physiotherapy which operates from four locations in South East Queensland and …
A systematic review brings together the results of individual studies that answer a focused clinical question using rigorous research methods. It is common for systematic reviews to include a statistical procedure called meta-analysis to estimate …
