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Next PEDro and DiTA updates (June 2021)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on Monday 7 June 2021. pedro.org.au dita.org.au
Support for PEDro comes from the Physio Deutschland, Physio Austria, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara and Komora Fizioterapeuta Crne Gore
We thank Physio Deutschland, Physio Austria, Félag Sjúkraþjálfara and Komora Fizioterapeuta Crne Gore who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Systematic review found that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training
Pelvic floor dysfunction and incontinence are common after pregnancy and childbirth. In the first 3 months after childbirth about one in three women have urinary incontinence and up to one…
Infographic for systematic review that found passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher disability and lower psychological distress and psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Hee et al. The review concluded that passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were…
Submit your questions to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign
This year we are asking PEDro users to submit their clinical questions to the “You Ask #PEDroAnswers” campaign. The campaign aims to help physiotherapists develop their searching skills on PEDro….
“You Ask #PEDroAnswers” search tip #4 – Use wildcards (truncation)
Throughout 2021 we will be sharing some tips on how to use the PEDro Advanced Search. The fourth tip is “Use wildcards (truncation)”. Using wildcards refers to the replacement of…
Fourth 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….
PEDro website is now available in Greek
We are excited to announce that the PEDro website is now available in Greek. This enhancement means that PEDro has 17 language sections: English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Portuguese, German,…
DiTA update (3 May 2021)
DiTA contains 2,128 records. In the 3 May 2021 update you will find: 1,922 reports of primary studies, and 206 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (3 May 2021)
PEDro contains 50,562 records. In the 3 May 2021 update you will find: 39,102 reports of randomised controlled trials (38,352 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
