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Systematic review found that physiotherapy specific exercise approaches improved body posture, trunk deformity, and quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
Idiopathic scoliosis is a S-shaped curvature of the spine, defined as having a Cobb angle of 10 degrees or more. Without treatment, progressive spinal deformities can limit cardiorespiratory function, coordination,…
Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. Thank you to our Association Partner Macau Physical Therapy Association who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year….
PEDro update (4 November 2024)
PEDro contains 63,271 records. In the 4 November 2024 update you will find: 47,912 reports of randomised controlled trials (46,760 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Lee et al. (2024) infographic
Systematic review found the use of acupuncture improved pain and cervical spine extension range of motion compared to no acupuncture in people with whiplash associated disorder. Read more on PEDro….
PEDro Top 25 Trials Announced!
To celebrate PEDro’s 25th birthday we have identified the five most important randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy published in the years 2019-2024, to add to PEDro Top 20 trials. The…
World COPD day on 20 November
This year’s Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) theme is ‘Know Your Lung Function’. World COPD Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease…
DiTA update (4 November 2024)
DiTA contains 2,494 records. In the 4 November 2024 update you will find: 2,210 reports of primary studies, and 284 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro now contains 63,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 63,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Jânio Luiz Correia
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Jânio Luiz Correia, PhD Student, University of Pernambuco, Brazil How long have you been…
