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What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Dennis Boer
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Dennis Boer, Geriatric physiotherapy, PhD student How long have you been a Rater? I have been rating scientific articles for PEDro since December 2022, so it’s now almost 2 years. What do you enjoy about rating? By rating, I…
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PEDro update (3 February 2025)
PEDro contains 64,098 records. In the 3 February 2025 update you will find: 48,292 reports of randomised controlled trials (47,293 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 14,990 reports of systematic reviews, and 816 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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DiTA update (3 February 2025)
DiTA contains 2503 records. In the 3 February 2025 update you will find: 2218 reports of primary studies, and 285 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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Next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 3 March 2025.
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Cognitive functional therapy for chronic low back pain: PEDro Top 25 Trials spotlight
As part of PEDro’s 25th anniversary, we identified the Top 5 trials published between July 2019 to August 2024. A trial by Kent et al. (2023) found that cognitive functional therapy can produce large and sustained improvements for people with chronic low back pain. Read more on PEDro. These 5 trials were combined with the…
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Systematic review found that early weight-bearing after ankle fracture surgery improves ankle function, allows earlier return to daily life, and does not increase complications compared to later weight-bearing
Ankle fractures are common injuries that often require open reduction and internal fixation surgery. Post-operative rehabilitation protocols traditionally recommend late weight-bearing to avoid complications. Recently, early weight-bearing has been explored as an alternative approach to potentially accelerate recovery. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of early weight-bearing compared to late weight-bearing on function,…
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Help PEDro Keep Delivering World-Class Physiotherapy Evidence!
For 25 years, PEDro has been the go-to resource for physiotherapists worldwide, offering free access to the latest research and evidence that improve patient outcomes. But with the growing volume of physiotherapy evidence, we need your support to continue providing this essential service. You can make a difference by donating just $5 – the price…
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Celebrating 25 Years of PEDro: A Reflection on Impact and Global Collaboration
It has been 25 years since we launched the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). PEDro is a free database of over 63,000 trials, reviews and guidelines to inform physiotherapy practice. Now used in over 200 countries and searched every 10 seconds, PEDro has become an essential resource for clinicians, researchers, and educators worldwide. To celebrate this…
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Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank the American Physical Therapy Association, APTA our Bronze Partner for their 2024 partnership with PEDro. Thank you for your financial support! You can also help keep PEDro running by making a donation.
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🌟 A Huge Thank You to our 2024 Volunteer PEDro translators! 🌟
PEDro is available in 17 languages. In 2024, PEDro was supported by volunteer translators to make PEDro content accessible across language groups. These physiotherapists generously donated their time and expertise to update the website content. Our volunteer translators help to advance evidence-based physiotherapy across the globe. 💙 To all our 2024 PEDro translators, thank you…
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🌟 A Huge Thank You to Our 2024 Volunteer Raters! 🌟
In 2024, PEDro was supported by the dedication of an incredible team of volunteer PEDro raters from across 26+ countries and language groups. Our raters generously donated their time and skills to assess trials indexed in PEDro. PEDro raters help to make PEDro unique! 💙 To all our 2024 assessors, thank you for your commitment,…
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Next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 3 February 2025.
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PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club on telerehabilitation consultations with a physiotherapist for chronic knee pain is now available
Journal clubs are a great way to translate research into practice. The idea is for physiotherapists to use resources provided by PEDro as the basis for running a local journal club with their peers. This PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is about one of PEDro’s Top 25 Trials – telerehabilitation consultations with a physiotherapist for chronic…
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Telerehabilitation consultations with a physiotherapist for chronic knee pain are not inferior to traditional in-person care: PEDro Top 25 Trials spotlight
As part of PEDro’s 25th anniversary, we identified the Top 5 trials published between July 2019 to August 2024. A trial by Hinman et al. (2024) found that telerehabilitation consultations were non-inferior to in-person consultations for pain and function in people with chronic knee pain consistent with osteoarthritis. Read more on PEDro. These 5 trials…
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Help PEDro Keep Delivering World-Class Physiotherapy Evidence!
For 25 years, PEDro has been the go-to resource for physiotherapists worldwide, offering free access to the latest research and evidence that improve patient outcomes. But with the growing volume of physiotherapy evidence, we need your support to continue providing this essential service. You can make a difference by donating just $5 – the price…
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Celebrating 25 years of PEDro!
It was great to celebrate what PEDro has achieved since its launch in 1999, at the PEDro Asia West Pacific event. Join us for an online event in the American, European and African regions. Americas: Tues 10 Dec, 4pm, EDT https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/celebrating-25-years-of-pedro-america-region-tickets-1057682108659 Europe: Wed 12 Dec, 10am, GMT https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/celebrating-25-years-of-pedro-european-region-tickets-1057690433559 Africa: Tues 17 Dec, 11am, CAT https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1096900201029
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DiTA update (2 December 2024)
DiTA contains 2,499 records. In the 2 December 2024 update you will find: 2,215 reports of primary studies, and 284 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 (2 December 2024)
PEDro contains 63,680 records. In the 2 December 2024 update you will find: 48,111 reports of randomised controlled trials (46,955 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 14,762 reports of systematic reviews, and 807 reports of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit…
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Systematic review found that physiotherapy specific exercise approaches improved body posture, trunk deformity, and quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
Idiopathic scoliosis is a S-shaped curvature of the spine, defined as having a Cobb angle of 10 degrees or more. Without treatment, progressive spinal deformities can limit cardiorespiratory function, coordination, balance, and quality of life. Non-surgical approaches to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis include conventional rehabilitation (eg. braces, and standard care ) or physiotherapy scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE)…
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Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. Thank you to our Association Partner Macau Physical Therapy Association who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year. Thank you for your financial support! You can also help keep PEDro running by making a donation: https://pedro.org.au/english/about/donate/
