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DiTA update (6 June 2022)
DiTA contains 2,359 records. In the 6 June 2022 update you will find: 2,111 reports of primary studies, and 248 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisations
Thank you to Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association, Singapore Physiotherapy Association, Deutscher Verband für Physiotherapie, Fysioterapeuterna, Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund, Physio…
PEDro update (6 June 2022)
PEDro contains 55,280 records. In the 6 June 2022 update you will find: 42,272 Reports of randomised controlled trials (41,423 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (June 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 6 June 2022.
Systematic review found that surgical stabilisation for a first-time anterior shoulder dislocation reduces the risk of recurrent instability and need for a future surgery compared to sling immobilisation
Anterior shoulder dislocations are among the most common shoulder injuries in adolescent athletes and often occur after acute trauma. Despite multiple studies comparing rates of recurrent instability after surgical stabilisation…
Infographic for systematic review found that neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves activities of daily living after stroke
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Kristensen MGH et al. The review concluded that neuromuscular electrical stimulation improved activities of daily living but had little impact on functional…
Support for PEDro comes from the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Macau Physical Therapists Association, Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Axxon Physical Therapy in Belgium, Physioswiss, Physiotherapy New Zealand
We thank Australian Physiotherapy Association, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Macau Physical Therapists Association, Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Axxon Physical Therapy in Belgium,…
The #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign has been launched!
Welcome to the ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign. The campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy. This campaign was inspired by a recent systematic…
DiTA update (2 May 2022)
DiTA contains 2,350 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 2,104 reports of primary studies, and 246 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro update (2 May 2022)
PEDro contains 54,650 records. In the 2 May 2022 update you will find: 41,931 reports of randomised controlled trials (41,238 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
