Next PEDro and DiTA updates (June 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 6 June 2022.
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Systematic review found that surgical stabilisation for a first-time anterior shoulder dislocation reduces the risk of recurrent instability and need for a future surgery compared to sling immobilisation
Anterior shoulder dislocations are among the most common shoulder injuries in adolescent athletes and often occur after acute trauma. Despite multiple studies comparing rates of recurrent instability after surgical stabilisation and non-operative sling immobilisation for …
Infographic for systematic review found that neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves activities of daily living after stroke
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Kristensen MGH et al. The review concluded that neuromuscular electrical stimulation improved activities of daily living but had little impact on functional motor performance after stroke compared …
Support for PEDro comes from the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Macau Physical Therapists Association, Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Axxon Physical Therapy in Belgium, Physioswiss, Physiotherapy New Zealand
We thank Australian Physiotherapy Association, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Macau Physical Therapists Association, Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Axxon Physical Therapy in Belgium, Physioswiss and Physiotherapy New Zealand …
The #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign has been launched!
Welcome to the ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign. The campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. This campaign was inspired by a recent systematic review by Matteo Paci and …
DiTA update (2 May 2022)
DiTA contains 2,350 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 2,104 reports of primary studies, and 246 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
PEDro update (2 May 2022)
PEDro contains 54,650 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 41,931 reports of randomised controlled trials (41,238 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 12,010 reports …
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (May 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 2 May 2022.
Choosing the best randomised controlled trials to inform practice
Selecting the best research to read is one aspect of evidence-based practice. Randomised controlled trials estimate the difference in outcomes between an intervention and a comparator for a sample of participants. But are all trials …
Systematic review found that neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves activities of daily living after stroke
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and is typically associated with loss of motor function and reduced ability to perform activities of daily living. Electrical stimulation is recommended in clinical guidelines, but previous systematic …
