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#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: access full text using links in PEDro
The ‘#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy’ campaign will help you to tackle the four biggest barriers to evidence-based physiotherapy – lack of time, language, lack of access, and lack of statistical…
PEDro celebrates World PT Day
September 8 marks #WorldPTDay. The theme for this year is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint condition impacting 520 million people around the world and is a leading cause…
PEDro update (5 September 2022)
PEDro contains 56,121 records. In the 5 September 2022 update you will find: 42,849 reports of randomised controlled trials (42,094 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (5 September 2022)
DiTA contains 2,378 records. In the 5 September 2022 update you will find: 2,128 reports of primary studies, and 250 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (September 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 5 September 2022.
Systematic review found that every 30 min/week of moderate to vigorous supervised aerobic exercise training in people with type 2 diabetes significantly reduced HbA1c, with the greatest reduction seen with 100 min/week.
Type 2 diabetes is a global public health concern, with increasing incidence and financial burden. Improving glycaemic control (measured by glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c) reduces risks of microvascular complications and cardiovascular…
Infographic for systematic review found that exercise training for colorectal cancer survivors during chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Machado P et al. The review concluded that exercise training for colorectal cancer survivors during chemotherapy reduces cancer-related fatigue compared to non-exercise…
PEDro’s World-Wide Journal Club on the effect of exercise-based programs for preventing non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer) is now available
Welcome to the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club. The purpose of the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is to encourage the global physiotherapy community to read trials, reviews and guidelines that have…
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: language
Language is an important barrier to accessing and implementing evidence-based physiotherapy in many countries, with English being the dominant language used to publish and disseminate evidence-based research and guidelines. This…
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: launch video now available in French
We are excited to announce that the #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign launch video is now available in French. Thank you to Élodie Louvion from Société Française de Physiothérapie for…
