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Welcome to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign to develop your searching skills
An essential element of evidence-based practice is searching to find the best high-quality research to answer your clinical questions. Despite the importance of searching, just one in three physiotherapists perform…
DiTA update (11 January 2021)
DiTA contains 1,917 records. In the 11 January 2021 update you will find: 1,719 reports of primary studies, and 198 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (11 January 2021)
PEDro contains 49,279 records. In the 11 January 2021 update you will find: 38,160 reports of randomised controlled trials (37,414 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (January 2021)
DiTA was updated on 11 January 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (January 2021)
PEDro was updated on 11 January 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (January 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 11 January 2021. pedro.org.au dita.org.au/
Support for PEDro comes from the Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
We thank Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Systematic review found that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke
Improving walking is one of the main goals of rehabilitation after stroke. Electromechanical or robotic devices allow people with stroke with impaired walking to participate in intensive, high repetition, walking…
Infographic for systematic review that found Tai Chi probably improves physical and mental health in people with knee osteoarthritis
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Hu et al. The review concluded that Tai Chi can improve physical and mental health in people with knee osteoarthritis. Some suggestions…
PEDro website is now available in Ukrainian, Polish and Romanian
We are excited to announce that the PEDro website is now available in Ukrainian, Polish and Romanian. This enhancement means that PEDro has 16 language sections: English, simplified Chinese, traditional…