PEDro social media highlights from 2021
We found the five social media posts that PEDro users most engaged with in 2021. In case you missed them, we provide a brief description and links to the original posts below. First short video …
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PEDro now contains 54,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 54,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro. pedro.org.au
DiTA update (7 March 2022)
DiTA contains 2,333 records. In the 7 March 2022 update you will find: 2,090 reports of primary studies, and 243 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests …
PEDro update (7 March 2022)
PEDro contains 54,098 records. In the 7 March 2022 update you will find: 41,559 reports of randomised controlled trials (40,933 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 11,836 reports …
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (March 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 7 March 2022.
Thank you to PEDro volunteers and staff during 2021
PEDro received assistance from a large number of volunteers during 2021. These physiotherapists have donated time and skills to confirm that articles are eligible for indexing in PEDro, apply search codes, and rate trials indexed …
Shared decision making is an important part of evidence-based physiotherapy
Shared decision making is a collaborative process that involves patients and physiotherapists making health-related decisions together after discussing and considering several things: the available options for treatment; the benefits and harms of each treatment option; …
Physiotherapy journal editors now expect authors to use estimation methods
In a previous PEDro blog, physiotherapists were encouraged to stop using null hypothesis statistical tests in clinical research. Such tests involve the reporting of p-values and the interpretation of results as statistically significant or non-significant. …
Physiotherapists are continuing to fight COVID-19 with updated recommendations
The PEDro team pays tribute to physiotherapists and other healthcare workers who are providing frontline care during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Your bravery, dedication and expertise have more than earned the gratitude of …
Infographic for review that found that some types of exercise are more effective than others for adults with chronic low back pain
Last month we summarised the review by Hayden et al. The review concluded that Pilates, McKenzie therapy, functional restoration and core strengthening exercise therapies were more effective than other types of exercise therapy for reducing …
