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#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – the dance of the p-values
One of issues that has prompted statisticians and journals to call for the use of significance testing and hypothesis testing to be discontinued is that p-values are not replicable. That…
PEDro celebrates World Physical Therapy Day
World Physical Therapy Day was on 8 September, the theme for 2019 is chronic pain. Chronic pain is a significant global health burden. It is estimated that 1.5 billion people,…
PEDro update (2 September 2019)
PEDro contains 44,597 records. In the 2 September 2019 update you will find: 34,835 reports of randomised controlled trials (34,015 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Time to move from significance testing to estimation
A Research Note published in the latest issue of the Journal of Physiotherapy argues the case for moving away from significance tests and hypothesis tests in health research. The central…
Systematic review found that exercise may have similar effects to antihypertensive medications in reducing blood pressure
This systematic review evaluated how different types and intensities of exercise compared against different classes and doses of antihypertensive medications in lowering systolic blood pressure levels. The review included randomised…
Lancet series on gender equality, norms and health
One of the United Nation’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals of 2030’ is gender equality. The focus is on equitable access to economic independence, technology, education, as well as general and reproductive…
Changes in the top 10 countries using PEDro over 10 years (2010-2019)
We have animated the 10 countries with the highest PEDro usage each year for the last 10 years. Data are from 2010 to 2019. This video is fascinating to watch….
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Lou James reading?
Lou James (MNZM) is a New Zealand physiotherapist with expertise in oncology. The number of people surviving or living longer after a cancer diagnosis is increasing and is projected to…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – response to the campaign so far
Many physiotherapists have taken up the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have been sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. Most posts have been articles reporting the results of randomised controlled…
PEDro indexes 44,000+ reports
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 44,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on…