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Systematic review found that cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy are associated with higher treatment success compared to no intervention for children with functional abdominal pain disorders.
Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) can be divided into four subcategories (functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal migraine and functional abdominal pain not otherwise specified). These painful conditions can severely…
PEDro now contains 56,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone. There are now 56,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on PEDro.
Infographic for systematic review found that every 30min/week of moderate to vigorous supervised aerobic exercise training in people with type 2 diabetes significantly reduced HBA1C, with the greatest reduction seen with 100min/week
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Jayedi A et al. The review concluded that for people with type 2 diabetes every 30 min/week of supervised moderate to vigorous…
Online PEDro training
No matter where you live, you can access online training with PEDro. To participate, simply subscribe and login to the training session whenever it is convenient for you. Online training…
#PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy: launch video now available in Italian
We are excited to announce that the #PEDroTacklesBarriers to evidence-based physiotherapy campaign launch video is now available in Italian. Thank you to Leonardo Pelliciari, Francesco Ferrarello and Michele Marelli from…
#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.
