PEDro celebrates World Physical Therapy Day
World Physical Therapy Day was on 8 September, the theme for 2019 is chronic pain. Chronic pain is a significant global health burden. It is estimated that 1.5 billion people, around 20% of the world’s …
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PEDro update (2 September 2019)
PEDro contains 44,597 records. In the 2 September 2019 update you will find: 34,835 reports of randomised controlled trials (34,015 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,089 reports …
Time to move from significance testing to estimation
A Research Note published in the latest issue of the Journal of Physiotherapy argues the case for moving away from significance tests and hypothesis tests in health research. The central reason is that p-values and …
Systematic review found that exercise may have similar effects to antihypertensive medications in reducing blood pressure
This systematic review evaluated how different types and intensities of exercise compared against different classes and doses of antihypertensive medications in lowering systolic blood pressure levels. The review included randomised controlled trials that were conducted …
Lancet series on gender equality, norms and health
One of the United Nation’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals of 2030’ is gender equality. The focus is on equitable access to economic independence, technology, education, as well as general and reproductive healthcare for all. The Lancet …
Changes in the top 10 countries using PEDro over 10 years (2010-2019)
We have animated the 10 countries with the highest PEDro usage each year for the last 10 years. Data are from 2010 to 2019. This video is fascinating to watch. Keep your eye on “Brazil”!
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Lou James reading?
Lou James (MNZM) is a New Zealand physiotherapist with expertise in oncology. The number of people surviving or living longer after a cancer diagnosis is increasing and is projected to rise to 21.7 million by …
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – response to the campaign so far
Many physiotherapists have taken up the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have been sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. Most posts have been articles reporting the results of randomised controlled trials. There have also been …
PEDro indexes 44,000+ reports
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 44,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
PEDro update (5 August 2019)
PEDro contains 44,309 records. In the 5 August 2019 update you will find: 34,619 reports of randomised controlled trials (33,782 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,004 reports …
