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DiTA update (3 March 2025)
DiTA contains 2,505 records. In the 3 March 2025 update you will find: 2,218 reports of primary studies, and 287 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
Systematic review found that prehabilitation reduced postoperative pulmonary and all cause complications in patients with sarcopenia or frailty undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery. Prehabilitation with exercise reduced hospital length of stay.
Over 4 in 10 adults over the age of 60 will undergo abdominal surgery at some point in their life, 30% of which will experience post operative complications. Prehabilitation aims…
Looking back at PEDro
Reflecting on 25 years of PEDro, we delved into the archives and found some images from our 15th anniversary celebration! You may recognise some of these faces from our 25th…
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…
Group-based vs individual pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in older women: 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 Dumoulin et al. (2020) found that group-based pelvic…
PEDro now contains 64,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines!
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 64,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
Most trials of physiotherapy for low back pain are from high-income countries and quality is slightly better than in trials from lower income countries
Low back pain is a severe global health problem. Evaluating the effects of interventions using rigorously designed and conducted randomised controlled trials is essential to optimise care. However, it is…
What’s it like to be a PEDro Rater – Lilian Ashraf
To celebrate #PEDroTurns25, we asked our PEDro Raters why they volunteer to rate articles on PEDro. Lilian Ashraf, Physical Therapist, Egypt How long have you been a Rater? About 2…
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…
