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Meet the PEDro Founders

Welcome to PEDroCast! The official podcast of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). In this episode, Geraldine Wallbank (PEDro Manager) chats with the PEDro Founders, Dr Anne Moseley, Prof Cathie Sherrington, Prof Rob Herbert and Prof …

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PEDro update (3 March 2025)

PEDro contains 63,510 records. In the 3 March 2025 update you will find: 48,528 reports of randomised controlled trials (47,428 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 15,161 reports …

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DiTA update (3 March 2025)

DiTA contains 2,505 records. In the 3 March 2025 update you will find: 2,218 reports of primary studies, and 287 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …

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Systematic review found that prehabilitation reduced postoperative pulmonary and all cause complications in patients with sarcopenia or frailty undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery. Prehabilitation with exercise reduced hospital length of stay.

Over 4 in 10 adults over the age of 60 will undergo abdominal surgery at some point in their life, 30% of which will experience post operative complications. Prehabilitation aims to reduce recovery time and …

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