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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Roberto Napoli
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Roberto Napoli, Virtus – Fisioterapia in movimento How long have you been a Rater? I started rating in 2022 and usually rate 2 papers a month. What do you enjoy about rating? I like reading papers about sport…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Valentin Vaillant
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Valentin Vaillant, Pedagogical manager, Institut de formation en Masso-kinésithérapie de la région sanitaire de Lille LinkedIn How long have you been a Rater? I have been a PEDro Rater for 3 years. What do you enjoy about rating?…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Mia Nyvang
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Mia Nyvang, Physiotherapist at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Denmark LinkedIn How long have you been a Rater? Since 2017. What do you enjoy about rating? I mostly enjoy the detective work in finding…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Llanos de la Iglesia Avila
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Llanos de la Iglesia Avila, Fisioterapeuta, Osteópata, Posturóloga How long have you been a Rater? My name is Llanos de la Iglesia, I am a physiotherapist and osteopath, and I have been collaborating as a PEDro rater since 2021.…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Gerardo Candoni
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Gerardo Candoni ResearchGate How long have you been a Rater? I have been collaborating with PEDro for 4 years. What do you enjoy about rating? What I enjoy most about collaborating is being able to connect with physical…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Vivien Toiron
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Vivien Toiron, Student, University of Sydney LinkedIn How long have you been a Rater? I have been a rater for one year and a half. What do you enjoy about rating? I enjoy being exposed to various subjects…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Megha Sheth
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Megha Sheth, S.B.B. College of Physiotherapy How long have you been a Rater? Almost a year. What do you enjoy about rating? It’s interesting to read the articles and exciting to rate them. Why did you start…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Dr Deborah Deserri
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Dr Deborah Deserri, Professoressa a contratto a titolo gratuito How long have you been a Rater? Since 2023. What do you enjoy about rating? It allows me to be constantly trained and to help my students to be…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Roberto de Sousa Bezerra da Silva
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Roberto de Sousa Bezerra da Silva LinkedIn How long have you been a Rater? I have been evaluating since March 11, 2024. What do you enjoy about rating? In addition to being able to choose the number of…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Dr Eva Uršej
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Dr Eva Uršej, Physiotherapist at Klinika Doktor24, Master of Sports Education, Ass. Prof. at Faculty of Health Care Angela Boškin LinkedIn | ResearchGate How long have you been a Rater? I learned about the possibility of becoming a PEDro Rater…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Monica Castiglioni
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Monica Castiglioni, Fisioterapista at ASL CN1 How long have you been a Rater? I have been evaluating since February 2022. What do you enjoy about rating? It’s a good way to keep updated about what is being studied…
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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Peter Stubbs
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Peter Stubbs, Senior Lecturer at University of Technology Sydney How long have you been a Rater? 1 year What do you enjoy about rating? I enjoy reading the most up to date literature with acritical eye knowing that…
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How to become a PEDro Rater?
PEDro Raters typically have a background in physiotherapy, or a related field, and a strong interest in evidence-based practice and help shape the physiotherapy profession. This includes clinicians, educators, academics and students. Register and complete the PEDro Training Program. This is an online self-paced course that typically takes 3-6 hours to complete depending on your…
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What are the benefits of PEDro rating?
An article on the benefits of being a Rater was published in the Editorial Fandim JV, Crowe-Owen L, Romanyshyn M, Chan SWW. Reasons to become a volunteer Rater for the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). Journal of Physiotherapy 2022;68(4): 215-217. Some benefits of becoming a PEDro Rater are summarised below. Giving back to the physiotherapy profession…
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PEDro rating over 25 years – Similarities and differences
PEDro is unique. Each clinical trial indexed on PEDro is assessed for methodological quality by at least two independent PEDro-trained Raters. This month, we highlight the invaluable contribution of Raters to PEDro. For 25 years, PEDro Raters have been critical in helping PEDro users rapidly access the best available evidence by using the PEDro Scale…
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Are you recently graduated or embarking on a new physiotherapy practice?
PEDro has partnered with Cliniko! Cliniko provides practice software for busy clinics and allied health practitioners across more than 70 countries. The Cliniko platform can help you manage individual and group bookings, scheduling, treatment notes, invoices, reporting, automated appointment reminders, and includes integrated telehealth software all in the one platform. For a limited time, PEDro…
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Last chance to nominate a trial for PEDro’s Top 25 Trials!
To celebrate PEDro’s 25th anniversary we are looking to expand PEDro’s Top 20 Trials to the Top 25 Trials. Nominations close 11 August 2024. You can help us by nominating a trial published between July 2019 – August 2024. Eligible trials: – Randomised controlled trial – Evaluate the effects of a physiotherapy intervention – Primary…
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DiTA update (2 September 2024)
DiTA contains 2,489 records. In the 2 September 2024 update you will find: 2,206 reports of primary studies, and 283 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Systematic review found that preoperative respiratory muscle training reduces the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and pneumonia and length of hospital stay following open cardiac surgery.
This systematic review aimed to estimate the effect of preoperative respiratory muscle training (RMT) compared to no intervention on the incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC), post-operative length of stay, respiratory muscle strength and duration of mechanical ventilation in people following elective open cardiac surgery. Guided by a prospectively registered protocol, database searches were conducted…
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Systematic review found physiotherapy management was effective for reducing pain in women with dyspareunia when compared to control or no intervention.
Some findings are included in this infographic. Fernandez-Perez P, Leiros-Rodriguez R, Marques-Sanchez MP, Martinez-Fernandez MC, de Carvalho FO, Maciel LYS. Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in women with dyspareunia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Womens Health 2023;…
