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DiTA update (July 2021)
DiTA was updated on 5 July 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (July 2021)
PEDro was updated on 5 July 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (July 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 5 July 2021.
Support for PEDro comes from the American Physical Therapy Association, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Physioswiss, Fysioterapeuterna, Associação Espanola de Fisioterapeutas, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Združenje Fizioterapevtov Slovenije, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association, Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Physiotherapiewissenschaft, Associação Portuguesa de Fisioterapeutas and Macau Physical Therapists Association
We thank the American Physical Therapy Association, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, Physioswiss, Fysioterapeuterna, Associação Espanola de Fisioterapeutas, Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija, Suomen Fysioterapeutit, Združenje Fizioterapevtov Slovenije, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association,…
Call for continence and women’s health questions for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
21-27 June 2021 is World Continence Week. The week aims to raise awareness about the impact of incontinence related issues on daily life and encourages people to seek help to…
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #5 – Use phrase searching
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The fifth tip is “Use phrase searching”. Phrase searching is a strategy that combines…
Fifth 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….
Participants required for a pilot study about PEDro searching
We are looking for 10 volunteers for a pilot study to work out how best to measure PEDro searching skills. The study is conducted at The University of Sydney. Participants…
Systematic review found that pain neurophysiology education may reduce pain and psychological distress in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Musculoskeletal pain is prevalent, disabling and associated with high socioeconomic costs. In the 2000’s there was a paradigm shift in using education to treat musculoskeletal pain. Traditional education strategies focused…
Vote for which infographic you prefer for the systematic review that found that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Brennen et al. The review concluded that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than…