Journal clubs are a great way to translate research into practice. In March 2020 PEDro published a blog that outlined some key features of running a successful journal club. Since then we have released material …
The ability to appraise the quality of randomised controlled trials is an important skill in evidence-based practice. PEDro runs online training for physiotherapists and other health professionals looking to improve their skills in evaluating trials. …
Juvenile arthritis is an umbrella term used for paediatric rheumatic disease, it is an autoimmune condition affecting 1 in 1000 children worldwide. The most common type is juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but the term also includes …
DiTA contains 1,807 records. In the 6 July 2020 update you will find: 1,636 reports of primary studies, and 171 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro contains 47,574 records. In the 6 July 2020 update you will find: 36,964 reports of randomised controlled trials (36,115 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,925 reports …
We thank Australian Physiotherapy Association, American Physical Therapy Association, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Fysioterapeuterna, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes, Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, Associação Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas, UNIFY ČR, and Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų …
Stroke is the third leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of mortality worldwide. Stroke units provide guideline-directed and multi-disciplinary care (medical, nursing, and allied health, including physiotherapy) for patients hospitalised with stroke. …
Last month we summarised the Anekwe et al. The review concluded that early rehabilitation interventions (early mobilisation and/or neuromuscular electrical stimulation) reduce the likelihood of developing intensive care unit-acquired weakness in critically ill patients. Some …
One way of keeping up-to-date with high quality clinical research is to subscribe to an alert service. Randomised controlled trials indicate that, compared to usual information seeking, clinicians who subscribe to an alert service have …
15-22 June 2020 is World Continence Week, a global initiative run by the World Federation of Incontinence Patients with the support of the International Continence Society. Their goal us to help facilitate continence awareness and …
