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Vote for which infographic you prefer for the systematic review that found that exercise-based prevention programs may reduce the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer) players
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Lemes et al. The review concluded that exercise-based prevention programs may reduce the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer) players….
DiTA now contains 2,200+ primary studies and systematic reviews
We are pleased to announce that DiTA has just achieved an important milestone. There are now 2,200+ articles reporting the results of primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating the accuracy…
DiTA update (2 August 2021)
DiTA contains 2,200 records. In the 2 August 2021 update you will find: 1,984 reports of primary studies, and 216 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (2 August 2021)
PEDro contains 51,742 records. In the 2 August 2021 update you will find: 39,938 reports of randomised controlled trials (39,060 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
DiTA update (August 2021)
DiTA was updated on 2 August 2021. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
PEDro update (August 2021)
PEDro was updated on 2 August 2021. For latest guidelines, reviews and trials in physiotherapy visit Evidence in your inbox.
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (August 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 2 August 2021.
Support for PEDro comes from Axxon, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, UNIFY ČR and Singapore Physiotherapy Association
We thank Axxon, Società Italiana di Fisioterapia, UNIFY ČR and Singapore Physiotherapy Association who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Call for questions from physiotherapy students for “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
The “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign aims to encourage physiotherapists and physiotherapy students to develop their searching skills and perform more database searching to find high-quality research to inform practice. The…
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #6 – Don’t use Boolean operators
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The sixth tip is “Don’t use Boolean operators”. Boolean operators connect your search terms…
