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Our Bronze Partner, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (KNGF), renews their commitment to PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (KNGF) (Netherlands), our Bronze Partner who has just renewed their partnership with PEDro…
DiTA update (3 November 2025)
DiTA contains 2546 records. In this update you will find: 2251 reports of primary studies, and 295 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating…
World COPD Day – November 19, 2025
World COPD Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in collaboration with health care professionals and COPD patient groups throughout the world. This year’s theme…
Call for PEDro Representatives: Help shape the future of physiotherapy evidence
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) is the world’s leading resource for physiotherapy evidence. For more than two decades, PEDro has provided clinicians, researchers and students with rapid access to high-quality,…
Fuel the Future of Physiotherapy Evidence – Support PEDro!
For 26 years, PEDro has been the trusted source of physiotherapy evidence, freely available to clinicians, researchers, and students around the world. Thousands rely on PEDro every day to deliver…
PEDro update (3 November 2025)
PEDro contains 66,595 records. In this update you will find: 49,722 reports of randomised controlled trials (48,737 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale)…
Tune in to PEDroCast – bringing the evidence to you
In case you missed it, last month we released 4 new episodes on PEDroCast. Exercise for falls prevention in community-dwelling people: trial summary Exercise for falls prevention in community-dwelling older…
Systematic review found that training backward walking is as or more effective than forward walking training when improving walking speed after stroke.
Recovery of walking in people following stroke is often the main goal for patients, which is primarily achieved with forward walking training. It is hypothesised that the use of backward…
Big news for physios who love evidence-based practice!
Our newest sponsor, A.T. Still University, offers an online Post-Professional DPT program to help physios stay sharp, current, and confident in their clinical decisions. Explore the program.


