Niek Koenders (physical therapist and PhD student at Radboudumc, Nijmegen), Ward Heij (physical therapist and PhD student at Radboudumc, Nijmegen) and Mitchell van Doormaal (physical therapist and policy advisor at the Royal Dutch Society for …
Back in 2014 when PEDro was celebrating its 14th anniversary we decided to identify the 15 most important physiotherapy trials. We added 5 more trials to this list to celebrate PEDro’s 20th anniversary in 2019. …
Last month we announced the PEDro Top 5 Trials from 2014-2019. The trials were nominated by PEDro users, and an independent panel of international trialists judged the nominations received. PEDro has partnered with PT Pintcast …
PEDro contains 45,451 records. In the 2 December 2019 update you will find: 35,465 reports of randomised controlled trials (34,643 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,318 reports …
The PEDro prize was awarded to the person who presents the best report of a randomised controlled trial at the TRANSFORM2019 Physiotherapy Conference. The award recognises the achievements of researchers who conduct high quality, clinically …
This systematic review of individual patient data investigated the effects of exercise on cancer-related fatigue and moderators of exercise interventions. Randomised controlled trials in the Predicting OptimaL cAncer Rehabilitation and Supportive care (POLARIS) database were …
Last month we summarised the Oliveira et al systematic review. The review concluded that interventions using activity trackers improve physical activity levels and mobility among older people. Some suggestions for using activity trackers with older …
The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy publish a regular feature called “evidence in practice”. The latest evidence in practice article provides a great overview of confidence intervals. Confidence intervals span a range of …
Mireille Landry has a BScPT from Queen’s University, an MSc from the University of Toronto, a Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy from Sport Physiotherapy Canada, and is a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist through the International …
Last month we explained the logic of studies of diagnostic test accuracy. Studies of diagnostic test accuracy involve comparing the findings of the index test to a reference test. The degree of concordance of the …
