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Systematic review found that exercise improves maternal cardiorespiratory fitness and health during pregnancy
Prenatal exercise reduces the serious complications of pregnancy (eg, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension) without increasing the risk of having a miscarriage, preterm delivery or low birth weight baby. While pregnant…
Infographic for systematic review that found exercise reduces the rate of falls in people 60 years and older living in the community
Last month we summarised the Sherrington et al systematic review. The review concluded that exercise interventions reduce the rate of falls by 23% in community dwelling individuals aged over 60…
PEDro celebrates World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March 2020
21 March 2020 is #WorldDownSyndromeDay. This year’s theme is #WeDecide, a campaign encouraging all people with Down Syndrome to participate fully in decision making that affects their lives. Physiotherapists who…
The PEDro World-Wide Journal Club will be launched in April 2020
We are pleased to announce a new PEDro initiative for 2020. Starting in April, PEDro will be hosting a World-Wide Journal Club. The purpose of this journal club is to…
Journal clubs are a great way to translate research into practice
Journal clubs are a continuing professional development activity where health professionals meet to appraise and discuss research articles. These discussions aim to facilitate the translation of research evidence into clinical…
PEDro social media highlights from 2019
We found the four social media posts that PEDro users most engaged with in 2019. In case you missed the posts, we provide a brief description and links to the…
Videos for the PEDro Top 20 Trials
Back in 2014 when PEDro was celebrating its 15th anniversary we decided to identify the 15 most important physiotherapy trials. We added 5 more trials to this list to celebrate…
Podcasts now available for the PEDro Top 5 Trials from 2014-2019
Last year we announced the PEDro Top 5 Trials from 2014-2019. The trials were nominated by PEDro users, and an independent panel of international trialists judged the nominations received. PEDro…
PEDro indexes 46,000+ reports
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 46,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on…
DiTA update (2 March 2020)
DiTA contains 1,669 records. In the 2 March 2020 update you will find: 1,515 reports of primary studies, and 76 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au