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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
🌟 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…
