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PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club
PEDro has indexed over 60,000 clinical trials, reviews and guidelines over the last 25 years. To help stay on top of the latest evidence the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club encourages our global physiotherapy community to read trials, reviews and guidelines that have important implications for clinical practice. Journal clubs are a great way to help…
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Using PEDro to answer your clinical questions
This year PEDro has been informing physiotherapy practice for 25 years! It is a free database of over 60,000 trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions. This means there’s a lot of research for you to look through to find what you’re looking for. Luckily, PEDro has tutorials and resources to help you refine…
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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. You can help us by nominating a trial published between July 2019 – 2024. Eligible trials: Randomised controlled trial Evaluate the effects of a physiotherapy intervention Primary report published in a peer reviewed journal between…
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Celebrating 25 years of PEDro!
PEDro will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October 2024. As part of the celebrations we will be sharing: PEDro resources Using PEDro to answer your clinical questions #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club PEDro Scale Training Program Stay up-to-date with the latest research with PEDro PEDro’s history Reflect on PEDro’s origins and…
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Systematic review found that physical therapy interventions including aerobic exercise and multimodal approaches are beneficial in treating adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion
This systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions compared to alternative treatments in adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion. Articles were included if they were randomized controlled-trials, had participants who were athletes under the age of thirty who had an acute or chronic sport-related concussion, and the intervention was physical therapy,…
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Make sure you stay up-to-date with the latest physiotherapy evidence by subscribing to the ‘Ergonomics and occupational health’ Evidence in…
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Infographic: Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity or no exercise.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bai et al 2023. The review concluded that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity or no exercise. Some findings are included in this infographic. …
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PEDro update (8 April 2024)
PEDro contains 60,969 records. In the 8 April 2024 update you will find: 46,699 Reports of randomised controlled trials (45,665 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,486 reports of systematic reviews, and 784 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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New PEDro partner!
PEDro is proud to introduce a new partner, Cliniko. Thank you for supporting PEDro!
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Happy WHO World Health Day 2024
Today is the 76th anniversary of the World Health Organization and this year’s theme is ‘My health, my right’. Inform your clinical practice with up-to-date evidence. Sign up to receive evidence delivered straight to your inbox.
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We thank Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija who has just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Funding is vital to sustain PEDro Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija who has just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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PEDro celebrates the World Day for Physical Activity 2024!
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the World Day for Physical Activity and this year’s theme is “Have a Good Time! Be Active!”. Exercise impacts many health conditions and is fun. Inform your clinical practice with up-to-date evidence. Sign up to receive evidence delivered straight to your inbox.
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (April 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 8 April 2024.
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Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to no exercise or regular physical activity. The certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to very low.
A decline in physical function and mobility and loss of skeletal muscle are commonly associated with aging and lead to increased falls risk. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of a structured exercise program for older adults following surgery for a hip fracture. Eight databases were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published…
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PEDro statistics
An analysis of the contents of PEDro in the 5 February 2024 update is presented on this page. These data will be updated annually, so the next update is planned for February 2025. On 5 February 2024 PEDro contained 60,567 reports of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. There were 46,430…
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International Women’s Day 8 March ‘Count her in: Invest in women. Accelerate progress’
Inform your clinical practice with PEDro and improve the health of women. Sign up to receive the latest evidence delivered straight to your inbox.
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DiTA update (4 March 2024)
DiTA contains 2,462 records. In the 4 March 2024 update you will find: 2,185 reports of primary studies, and 277 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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PEDro update (4 March 2024)
PEDro contains 60,777 records. In the 4 March 2024 update you will find: 46,546 Reports of randomised controlled trials (45,481 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 13,449 reports of systematic reviews, and 782 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (March 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 4 March 2024.
