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Systematic review found that exercise alone or combined with education probably reduces future low back pain intensity and disability in working aged adults
Low back pain is the leading cause of global disability and a common reason for absence from work, reduced productivity and seeking care. Prevention strategies are required to reduce the…
Infographic for systematic review that found resisted and progressive exercise reduces pain and dysfunction, but non-resisted or non-progressive exercise does not, in people with rotator cuff related shoulder pain
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Naunton et al. The review concluded that resisted and progressive exercise reduces pain and dysfunction, but non-resisted or non-progressive exercise does not,…
Meet the people behind PEDrinho
Since 2015 PEDro has communicated to users via newsletters, blogs, Facebook and Twitter in both English and Portuguese. This September 2020 issue is our 61st newsletter! The Portuguese communication channels…
New PEDro website has been launched
We are excited to announce that the new PEDro website has been launched. The PEDro website is available in 13 languages (English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Portuguese, German, French, Spanish,…
PEDro World-Wide Journal Club on exercise for rotator cuff related shoulder pain is now available
Welcome to the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club. The purpose of the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is to encourage the global physiotherapy community to read trials, reviews and guidelines that have…
PEDro now contains 48,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 48,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on…
DiTA update (7 September 2020)
DiTA contains 1,850 records. In the 7 September 2020 update you will find: 1,675 reports of primary studies, and 175 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (8 September 2020)
PEDro contains 48,252 records. In the 8 September 2020 update you will find: 37,454 reports of randomised controlled trials (36,636 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
PEDro honours the adaptability and resilience of physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic for World Physiotherapy Day
2020 has been an exceptional year for the global physiotherapy community, who have risen to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating both resilience and adaptability. The American Psychological Society…
DiTA update (September 2020)
DiTA was updated on 7 September 2020. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
