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PEDro update (August 2020)
PEDro was updated on 3 August 2020. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
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Support for PEDro comes from the Physiotherapy New Zealand, Physio Austria, and Združenje Fizioterapevtov Slovenije
We thank Physiotherapy New Zealand, Physio Austria, and Združenje Fizioterapevtov Slovenije who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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Systematic review found that antenatal pelvic floor muscle training can prevent urinary incontinence
Pelvic floor dysfunction and incontinence are common after pregnancy and childbirth. In the first 3 months after childbirth about one-third of women have urinary incontinence and up to one-tenth have faecal incontinence. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended to prevent and treat incontinence. A recent systematic review aimed to assess the effects of pelvic floor…
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Infographic for systematic review that found that stroke patients who receive stroke unit care are more likely to be alive, independent, and living at home at 1 year post-stroke
Last month we summarised the Langhorne et al. The review concluded that stroke patients who receive stroke unit care are more likely to be alive, independent, and living at home 1 year after the stroke. Some suggestions for providing stroke unit care are in this infographic. Langhorne P, et al. Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care…
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The PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is being used by the global physiotherapy community
Journal clubs are a great way to translate research into practice. In March 2020 PEDro published a blog that outlined some key features of running a successful journal club. Since then we have released material for two journal clubs: Constraint induced movement therapy after stroke and Exercise for falls prevention in community dwelling older people.…
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PEDro scale training program available online
The ability to appraise the quality of randomised controlled trials is an important skill in evidence-based practice. PEDro runs online training for physiotherapists and other health professionals looking to improve their skills in evaluating trials. The training is available anywhere in the world, and can be completed at your own pace, whenever suits you. Our…
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PEDro celebrates Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month July 2020
Juvenile arthritis is an umbrella term used for paediatric rheumatic disease, it is an autoimmune condition affecting 1 in 1000 children worldwide. The most common type is juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but the term also includes juvenile lupus, vasculitis, juvenile myositis and juvenile scleroderma. Physiotherapists provide pain management, land and aquatic based exercise therapy, braces and…
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DiTA update (6 July 2020)
DiTA contains 1,807 records. In the 6 July 2020 update you will find: 1,636 reports of primary studies, and 171 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
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PEDro update (6 July 2020)
PEDro contains 47,574 records. In the 6 July 2020 update you will find: 36,964 reports of randomised controlled trials (36,115 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,925 reports of systematic reviews, and 685 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. pedro.org.au
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Support for PEDro comes from the Australian Physiotherapy Association, American Physical Therapy Association, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Fysioterapeuterna, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes, Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, Associação Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas, UNIFY ČR, and Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija
We thank Australian Physiotherapy Association, American Physical Therapy Association, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, Fysioterapeuterna, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Association Luxembourgeoise Des Kinésithérapeutes, Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, Associação Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas, UNIFY ČR, and Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
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Systematic review found that stroke patients who receive stroke unit care are more likely to be alive, independent, and living at home at 1 year post-stroke
Stroke is the third leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of mortality worldwide. Stroke units provide guideline-directed and multi-disciplinary care (medical, nursing, and allied health, including physiotherapy) for patients hospitalised with stroke. This systematic review aimed to estimate the effect of stroke unit care compared to an alternate form of inpatient care…
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Infographic for systematic review that found that early rehabilitation interventions reduce the likelihood of developing intensive care unit-acquired weakness in critically ill patients
Last month we summarised the Anekwe et al. The review concluded that early rehabilitation interventions (early mobilisation and/or neuromuscular electrical stimulation) reduce the likelihood of developing intensive care unit-acquired weakness in critically ill patients. Some suggestions for providing early mobilisation and/or neuromuscular electrical stimulation are in this infographic. Anekwe DE, et al. Early rehabilitation reduces…
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PEDro and DiTA’s Evidence in your inbox helps you keep up-to-date with the latest research
One way of keeping up-to-date with high quality clinical research is to subscribe to an alert service. Randomised controlled trials indicate that, compared to usual information seeking, clinicians who subscribe to an alert service have greater familiarity with research articles (Jenssen et al 2014; Tanna et al 2011). PEDro’s Evidence in your inbox is an…
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PEDro celebrates World Continence Week 15-22 June 2020
15-22 June 2020 is World Continence Week, a global initiative run by the World Federation of Incontinence Patients with the support of the International Continence Society. Their goal us to help facilitate continence awareness and promote a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. Physiotherapists help to improve the quality of life of those with bladder and bowel…
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Time to start thinking about physiotherapy beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in some countries presents an opportunity to reflect on what we have learnt so far and how we can shape the future. Madeleine Albright, the United States of America’s first female Secretary of State, made this point very eloquently in a recent interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Late Night…
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PEDro World-Wide Journal Club on exercise for falls prevention in community-dwelling older people 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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PEDro indexes 47,000+ reports
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 47,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro. pedro.org.au
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PEDro update (3 June 2020)
PEDro contains 47,188 records. In the 3 June 2020 update you will find: 36,693 reports of randomised controlled trials (35,876 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 9,811 reports of systematic reviews, and 684 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. pedro.org.au
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DiTA update (1 June 2020)
DiTA contains 1,784 records. In the 1 June 2020 update you will find: 1,616 reports of primary studies, and 168 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
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Support for PEDro comes from the Deutscher Verband für Physiotherapie, Physioswiss, Associação Espanola de Fisioterapeutas, Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara, Macau Physical Therapists Association, and Cambodian Physical Therapy Association
We thank Deutscher Verband für Physiotherapie, Physioswiss, Associação Espanola de Fisioterapeutas, Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara, Macau Physical Therapists Association, and Cambodian Physical Therapy Association who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
