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PEDro celebrates World PT Day on 8 September 2021
September 8 marks World PT Day 2021. The theme for this year is rehabilitation for long COVID. The start of the pandemic saw many physiotherapists step up to provide high-quality…
PEDro update (6 September 2021)
PEDro contains 52,165 records. In the 6 September 2021 update you will find: 40,243 reports of randomised controlled trials (39,328 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (September 2021)
DiTA was updated on 6 September 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (September 2021)
PEDro was updated on 6 September 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (September 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 6 September 2021.
Call for questions from physiotherapists working in gerontology, neurology or neurotrauma for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
This month we invite physiotherapists to submit a clinical question related to gerontology, neurology or neurotrauma to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. You can submit a question using a form…
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #7 – If you get too many search results …
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The seventh tip is “If you get too many search results …”. After asking…
Seventh 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….
Meet the people behind PEDro
Since 1999 PEDro has been providing rapid access to the best research evaluating the effects of physiotherapy interventions. PEDro is coordinated by a small group of physiotherapists who form the…
Systematic review found that exercise prehabilitation increases preoperative functional capacity and decreases postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer
Prehabilitation aims to promote physical and psychological health and address modifiable risk factors prior to surgery to improve postoperative outcomes. There are conflicting results regarding the effectiveness of prehabilitation in…
