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PEDro celebrates World PT Day!
September 8 marks #WorldPTDay. The theme for this year is #lowbackpain. Globally, low back pain is the single leading cause of disability. In 2020, it affected 619 million people, which is estimated to grow to 843 million by 2050. Despite this, low back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions are not prioritised on the global health…
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Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisations.
We thank Physio Austria, our Bronze Partner who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year. Thank you to our Association Partners Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association, UNIFY ČR in the Czech Republic, and Fysioterapeuterna in Sweden who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year. Thank you…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (October 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 7 October 2024.
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PEDro update (2 September 2024)
PEDro contains 62,314 records. In the 2 September 2024 update you will find: 47,448 reports of randomised controlled trials (46,439 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 14,072 reports of systematic reviews, and 794 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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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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DiTA update (5 August 2024)
DiTA contains 2,487 records. In the 5 August 2024 update you will find: 2,205 reports of primary studies, and 282 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox. dita.org.au
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PEDro update (5 August 2024)
PEDro update (5 August 2024) PEDro contains 61,923 records. In the 5 August 2024 update you will find: 47,355 reports of randomised controlled trials (46,277 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,776 reports of systematic reviews, and 792 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews…
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To celebrate 25 years of PEDro, we explore the dynamic landscape of PEDro usage across the globe over the past 15 years.
This video highlights the top 10 countries annually from 2010 to 2024, with each country’s prominence depicted by varying shades of orange. Darker hues represent higher utilisation rates ranging from 25% to 30%, and the lightest tones signify usage of 5% or less. Witness the ebb and flow of interest in evidence-based practice unfold visually…
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Thank you to our PEDro Supporters
Funding it vital to sustain PEDro. PEDro is proud to announce the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in the UK, is a Silver Partner, who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another 3 years. Our Bronze Partners, Physio Deutschland in Germany, Asociación Española Espanola de Fisioterapeutas in Spain, have just renewed their partnership with…
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Systematic review found that physiotherapy techniques improve pain, sexual function and quality of life of women with pain during or after sexual intercourse (dyspareunia).
This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of physiotherapy compared to pharmacological, psycho-behavioural or no intervention on intensity of perceived pain, sexual function and quality of life in women with dyspareunia. Five databases were searched from inception to May 2023. Included designs were non-randomised trials, randomised trials and quasi-randomised trials. Studies included women with…
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Content on the German, Polish, Chinese, French language PEDro websites has now been updated! Thank you to our collaborators for kindly translating the content.
German: Cordula Braun and Stefan Hegenscheidt https://pedro.org.au/german/ Polish: Maciej Płaszewski, Weronika Krzepkowska, Zbigniew Wroński https://pedro.org.au/polish/ Chinese (simplified): Siya Zhao, Zixin Zhang, Qi Lu https://pedro.org.au/simplified-chinese/ French: Claudia Cote-Picard, Magda Costa Castany, François-Xavier Dessus, Guillaume Galliou, Matthieu Guemann, Erwan le Guenne, Elodie Louvion, Valentin Vaillant https://pedro.org.au/french/
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We are excited to announce that the #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign is now available Polish and Chinese!
The ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. This campaign was inspired by a recent systematic review by Matteo Paci and colleagues (https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab093) that investigated the barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. The review included 29 studies reporting the opinions of nearly 10,000 physiotherapists. Lack of time…
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We are excited to announce that the #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign is now available Polish and Chinese!
The ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. This campaign was inspired by a recent systematic review by Matteo Paci and colleagues (https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab093) that investigated the barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. The review included 29 studies reporting the opinions of nearly 10,000 physiotherapists. Lack of time…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (September 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 2 September 2024. pedro.org.au dita.org.au
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Infographic: Systematic review found that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Santos et al 2023. The review concluded that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term. Some findings are included in this infographic. …
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Infographic: Systematic review found that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Santos et al 2023. The review concluded that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low back pain in the long-term. Some findings are included in this infographic. …
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In celebration of PEDro’s 25th birthday, it is a good time to reflect on its origins and the people behind it.
Listen to this interview with Anne Moseley on the development of PEDro when she was awarded the #WCPT Mildred Elson Award 2019. Anne is one of the four co-founders of PEDro which launched in 1999!
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Help power PEDro into the future! Donate to keep PEDro freely accessible.
For 25 years, PEDro has been the leading global resource for physiotherapy evidence. We provide free, rapid access to the best evidence for better patient outcomes. The volume of physiotherapy evidence is exploding and PEDro needs support from users to keep up. Today, we ask you to become a PEDro Supporter to help power PEDro…
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Content on the Italian language PEDro website has now been updated!
Thank you to our collaborators Francesco Gambino and Roberto Iovine for translating the content into Italian.
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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 users can access a FREE…
