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DiTA update (7 February 2022)
DiTA contains 2,314 records. In the 7 February 2022 update you will find: 2,073 reports of primary studies, and 241 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro update (7 February 2022)
PEDro contains 53,801 records. In the 7 February 2022 update you will find: 41,362 reports of randomised controlled trials (40,717 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (February 2022)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 7 February 2022.
Support for PEDro comes from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
We thank Chartered Society of Physiotherapy who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Systematic review found that some types of exercise are more effective than others for adults with chronic low back pain
Guidelines recommend exercise as first line care for the treatment of chronic low back pain. A Cochrane review summarised in a PEDro blog in November 2021 concluded that exercise therapy…
Infographic for Cochrane review that found that exercise reduces pain more than no treatment in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain
Last month we summarised the Cochrane review by Hayden et al. The review concluded that exercise therapy most likely reduces pain when compared to no treatment (including no or minimal…
You Ask #PEDroAnswers campaign to enhance 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…
More languages for the tenth video of PEDro Advanced Search for the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
Each month in 2021 we have shared short videos illustrating how to use the PEDro Advanced Search to find the best research to answer clinical questions submitted by PEDro users….
DiTA update (6 December 2021)
DiTA contains 2,278 records. In the 6 December 2021 update you will find: 2,040 reports of primary studies, and 238 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and…
PEDro update (6 December 2021)
PEDro contains 53,420 records. In the 6 December 2021 update you will find: 41,069 reports of randomised controlled trials (40,256 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
