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PEDro update (8 October 2019)
PEDro contains 44,926 records. In the 8 October 2019 update you will find: 35,088 reports of randomised controlled trials (34,278 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
A reminder to guide practice using information from the full-text (not abstract) of research articles
Earlier this year a study assessed the accuracy of abstracts of articles reporting the results of randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy interventions for low back pain. The main findings were…
Systematic review found that neuromuscular training reduces anterior cruciate ligament injury in female athletes
This systematic review compared neuromuscular training to any other intervention for preventing anterior cruciate injury in female athletes. Women were the focus of this evaluation because they are about three…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Cornelia Barth reading?
Cornelia A Barth is a physiotherapist with Master of Science qualifications from University College London. She spent the last decade in humanitarian missions in countries in Africa and the Middle…
#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…