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.
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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 …
Systematic review found that scoliosis-specific exercise may reduce spinal curvature
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of scoliosis-specific exercises compared with other non-surgical interventions for adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis. Studies were eligible if they were randomised controlled trials evaluating scoliosis-specific …
Keeping up-to-date with clinical research: an evaluation of PEDro’s “Evidence in your inbox”
The PEDro team presented a paper evaluating the impact of “Evidence in your inbox” at the 13th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress in Kobe, Japan in June 2019. The abstract for …
Allocation concealment and intention-to-treat analysis do not influence the treatment effects of physiotherapy interventions in low back pain trials
A recently published meta-epidemiological study has evaluated if allocation concealment and intention-to-treat analysis influence the size of treatment effects of randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy interventions for people with low back pain. Five databases (PubMed, …
Nominate a trial for PEDro’s Top 5 Trials in 2014-2019
PEDro will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October 2019. To mark this important milestone we want to identify 5 of the most important randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy published in the years 2014-2019. High-quality randomised …
Anne Moseley reflects on the value of PEDro at #WCPT2019
Associate Professor Anne Moseley was recently interviewed at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy 2019 Congress in Geneva about the value of PEDro. At the Congress she received the prestigious Mildred Elson award for her …
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Kate Scrivener reading?
Dr Kate Scrivener is a clinician, researcher and educator in neurological physiotherapy in Sydney, Australia. Kate has expertise in rehabilitation after stroke, with a particular interest in using exercise and technology to empower people with …
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – 95% confidence intervals explained
The purpose of conducting a randomised controlled trial, or a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, is to determine the size of the treatment effect (or the difference in outcome for the treatments being compared). …
PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge spreads to Dutch-speaking physiotherapists
A new partner, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, has joined the PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge. Many physiotherapists have signed up for the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have started sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. We …
