In a PEDro blog in April 2021 we highlighted that Rachael Cowan and her co-authors had won the PEDro prize for the best trial presented at the World Physiotherapy Congress 2021. This factorial randomised trial …
Competency in evidence-based practice can be enhanced with training, especially when training is multifaceted, clinically integrated, and includes an assessment component. However, training programs incompletely address the five steps of evidence-based practice (ask, acquire, appraise, …
Read moreTraining in evidence-based practice may reduce barriers to implementation
Urinary incontinence is a significant issue, affecting one in three women worldwide. In a blog for #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth back in October 2019, women’s health physiotherapist and exercise scientist Professor Kari Bø highlighted the results of a …
Some trials are ground-breaking and grab a great deal of attention. Others fail to excite. What makes them different? A recent descriptive study published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice offers some insights. The study aimed …
Last month we summarised the PreFIT clinical trial by Lamb et al. The trial concluded that screening for fall risk and targeted exercise or multifactorial intervention did not result in fewer fractures than advice by …
Community screening and therapeutic prevention strategies may reduce the incidence of falls in older people. The effects of these measures on the incidence of fractures are unknown. The PreFIT trial aimed to estimate the effects …
In a blog for #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth back in October 2019, Kari Bø highlighted the results of a randomised controlled trial that was presented at the International Continence Society’s annual conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chantale Dumoulin led …
Some trials are ground-breaking and grab a great deal of attention. Others fail to excite. What makes them different? A recent editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine featured the PEDro Top 5 …
To celebrate PEDro’s 20th birthday we identified the five most important randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy published in the years 2014-2019. We invited PEDro users to nominate randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy for consideration. Nominations …
Read moreVideos for PEDro Top 5 Trials 2014-2019 now available in Portuguese
Last year 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. We created short videos to explain …
Read moreVideos for PEDro Top 5 Trials in 2014-2019 now available in Spanish
