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World Day for Safety and Health at Work

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. …

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Infographic: Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity or no exercise.

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bai et al 2023. The review concluded that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs …

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PEDro update (8 April 2024)

PEDro contains 60,969 records. In the 8 April 2024 update you will find: 46,699 Reports of randomised controlled trials (45,665 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,486 reports …

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Happy WHO World Health Day 2024

Today is the 76th anniversary of the World Health Organization and this year’s theme is ‘My health, my right’.     Inform your clinical practice with up-to-date evidence. Sign up to receive evidence delivered straight to …

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Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to no exercise or regular physical activity. The certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to very low.

A decline in physical function and mobility and loss of skeletal muscle are commonly associated with aging and lead to increased falls risk. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of a structured exercise …

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