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Large clinical trial in women with urinary incontinence found that biofeedback in conjunction with pelvic floor training is not superior to pelvic floor muscle training alone
Urinary incontinence is a significant issue, affecting one in three women worldwide. In a blog for #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth back in October 2019, women’s health physiotherapist and exercise scientist Professor Kari Bø…
Systematic review found that aerobic exercise promotes smoking cessation in adults in the short term
Smokers tend to have unhealthy habits, including being physically inactive. The combination of smoking and physical inactivity increases the risk of developing chronic diseases. Aerobic exercise may assist smokers to…
Infographic for systematic review that found that exercise therapy delivered using advanced telehealth technology may improve exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bonnevie et al. The review concluded that exercise therapy delivered using advanced telehealth technology may improve exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of…
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign calls on physiotherapists in Spain and Italy to submit a question
Physiotherapists from around the globe are submitting their clinical questions to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. We invite all physiotherapists to join in. This month we are calling on physiotherapists…
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #2 – Don’t enter search terms for each element of the PICO question
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The second tip is “Don’t enter search terms for each element of the PICO…
Second video of PEDro Advanced Search for the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
Each month in 2021 we will share short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users….
DiTA now contains 2,000+ primary studies and systematic reviews
We are pleased to announce that DiTA has just achieved an important milestone. There are now 2,000+ articles reporting the results of primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating the accuracy…
Call for expressions of interest for positions on the PEDro Steering Committee
PEDro and DiTA are managed by a Steering Committee that works with an Advisory Committee. Collectively, these groups are known as the PEDro Partnership. The primary roles of the PEDro…
DiTA update (1 March 2021)
DiTA contains 2,037 records. In the 1 March 2021 update you will find: 1,836 reports of primary studies, and 201 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (1 March 2021)
PEDro contains 49,927 records. In the 1 March 2021 update you will find: 38,630 reports of randomised controlled trials (37,897 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…