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Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisations. We thank Lietuvos Kineziterapeutų Draugija, Panhellenic Physiotherapists’ Association and AXXON Physical Therapy in Belgium who have just renewed their partnership…
Systematic review found that physical activity may improve cognitive functioning in people who had childhood cancer.
Individuals affected by childhood cancer may experience long-term cognitive impairments. Although exercise has been recommended for other cancer-related symptoms, the effect of physical activity on cognitive functioning in those affected…
PEDro now contains 60,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 60,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
Infographic: Systematic review found that physical exercise interventions showed significant effects on the reduction in depressive symptoms in people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Kim et al 2023. The review concluded that physical exercise interventions showed significant effects on the reduction in depressive symptoms in people…
World COPD day on 15 November
This year’s Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) theme is ‘Breathing is Life – Act Earlier’. World COPD Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive…
PEDro satellite centres contribute to developing the PEDro and DiTA databases. Meet PEDro Singapore.
Earlier this year the PEDro Steering committee announced the global expansion of the PEDro and DiTA databases and launched the PEDro satellite centres. The four satellite centres that are currently…
DiTA update (6 November 2023)
DiTA contains 2,440 records. In the 6 November 2023 update you will find: 2,169 reports of primary studies, and 271 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro update (6 November 2023)
PEDro contains 60,230 records. In the 6 November 2023 update you will find: 46,097 Reports of randomised controlled trials (44,808 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (November 2023)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 6 November 2023.
Systematic review found that physical exercise interventions showed significant effects on the reduction in depressive symptoms in people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, which results in both motor and non-motor impairments. Depression is one of the most common non-motor symptoms for people with Parkinson’s Disease, ranging from…
