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PEDro update (7 June 2021)
PEDro contains 50,914 records. In the 7 June 2021 update you will find: 39,340 reports of randomised controlled trials (38,567 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 10,882 reports of systematic reviews, and 692 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. pedro.org.au
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DiTA update (June 2021)
DiTA was updated on 7 June 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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PEDro update (June 2021)
PEDro was updated on 7 June 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (June 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 7 June 2021. pedro.org.au dita.org.au
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Support for PEDro comes from the Physio Deutschland, Physio Austria, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara and Komora Fizioterapeuta Crne Gore
We thank Physio Deutschland, Physio Austria, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara and Komora Fizioterapeuta Crne Gore who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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Systematic review found that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training
Pelvic floor dysfunction and incontinence are common after pregnancy and childbirth. In the first 3 months after childbirth about one in three women have urinary incontinence and up to one in ten have faecal incontinence. Pelvic floor muscle training is the recommended first-line care to prevent and treat both forms of incontinence. In July 2020…
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Infographic for systematic review that found passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher disability and lower psychological distress and psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Hee et al. The review concluded that passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher levels of disability and low levels of psychological distress. Psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability. Active physical…
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Submit your questions to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
This year we are asking PEDro users to submit their clinical questions to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. The campaign aims to help physiotherapists develop their searching skills on PEDro. Each month we release videos demonstrating how to perform an Advanced Search on PEDro to find the best high-quality research to help answer your clinical…
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“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #4 – Use wildcards (truncation)
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The fourth tip is “Use wildcards (truncation)”. Using wildcards refers to the replacement of a letter or letters of a word with a symbol in order to represent more than one version of that word. There are different wildcards…
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Fourth video of PEDro Advanced Search for the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
Each month in 2021 we will share short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users. The fourth question to be answered is “In musicians with musculoskeletal injuries, does trigger point therapy decrease the time to return to playing an instrument…
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PEDro website is now available in Greek
We are excited to announce that the PEDro website is now available in Greek. This enhancement means that PEDro has 17 language sections: English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Portuguese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Tamil, Arabic, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian and Greek. Users can select their preferred language with the language selector in the…
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DiTA update (3 May 2021)
DiTA contains 2,128 records. In the 3 May 2021 update you will find: 1,922 reports of primary studies, and 206 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
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PEDro update (3 May 2021)
PEDro contains 50,562 records. In the 3 May 2021 update you will find: 39,102 reports of randomised controlled trials (38,352 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 10,771 reports of systematic reviews, and 689 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. pedro.org.au
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DiTA update (May 2021)
DiTA was updated on 3 May 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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PEDro update (May 2021)
PEDro was updated on 3 May 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (May 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 3 May 2021.
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Support for PEDro comes from the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Taiwan Physical Therapy Association and Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund
We thank Australian Physiotherapy Association, Taiwan Physical Therapy Association and Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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PEDro World-Wide Journal Club on using advanced telehealth technology to deliver exercise therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 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 important implications for clinical practice. We hope that facilitating discussion of this research will help physiotherapists to implement the results into their clinical practice. Journal…
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Systematic review found passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher disability and lower psychological distress and psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability
Proven treatments for low back pain only provide modest overall benefits. Matching people to treatments that are likely to be most effective for them may improve clinical outcomes and makes better use of healthcare resources. This systematic review aimed to understand which people with low back pain are most likely to benefit from different treatment…
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Infographic for systematic review that found that aerobic exercise promotes smoking cessation in adults in the short term
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Santos et al. The review concluded that aerobic exercise promotes smoking cessation in adults in the short term. Some suggestions for exercise prescription to promote smoking cessation are included in this infographic. Santos CP, et al. Effectiveness of aerobic exercise on smoking cessation in adults: a systematic…
