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Infographic for systematic review that found exercise prehabilitation increases preoperative functional capacity and decreases postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Waterland et al. The review concluded that exercise prehabilitation, particularly multimodal approaches, improves preoperative functional capacity and reduces postoperative hospital length of…
Systematic review found that rehabilitation could enable recovery from COVID-19
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. Physiotherapy consensus guidelines were quickly developed to guide acute respiratory management for those with COVID-19. When…
PEDro now contains 52,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 52,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
DiTA update (6 September 2021)
DiTA contains 2,217 records. In the 6 September 2021 update you will find: 1,994 reports of primary studies, and 223 reports of systematic reviews.
PEDro celebrates World PT Day on 8 September 2021
September 8 marks World PT Day 2021. The theme for this year is rehabilitation for long COVID. The start of the pandemic saw many physiotherapists step up to provide high-quality…
PEDro update (6 September 2021)
PEDro contains 52,165 records. In the 6 September 2021 update you will find: 40,243 reports of randomised controlled trials (39,328 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (September 2021)
DiTA was updated on 6 September 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (September 2021)
PEDro was updated on 6 September 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (September 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 6 September 2021.
Call for questions from physiotherapists working in gerontology, neurology or neurotrauma for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
This month we invite physiotherapists to submit a clinical question related to gerontology, neurology or neurotrauma to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. You can submit a question using a form…