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Systematic review found that spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain produces similar effects to therapies recommended by clinical guidelines
This systematic review evaluated the benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain. Randomised controlled trials conducted in adults 18 years and older…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Melissa Locke reading?
Melissa Locke is a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist, as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists. She is Managing Director and co-owner of Movement Solutions Physiotherapy which operates from four locations…
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – how to read a systematic review
A systematic review brings together the results of individual studies that answer a focused clinical question using rigorous research methods. It is common for systematic reviews to include a statistical…
Nominate a trial for PEDro’s top 5 trials in 2014-2019
PEDro will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in October 2019. To mark this important milestone we want to identify 5 of the most important randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy published…
PEDro indexes 43,000+ reports
We are pleased to announce that PEDro has just achieved a new milestone for the amount of evidence. There are now 43,000+ reports of trials, reviews and guidelines indexed on…
PEDro update (1 April 2019)
PEDro contains 43,040 records. In the 1 April 2019 update you will find: 33,658 reports of randomised controlled trials (32,844 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
PEDro’s how to videos have 100,000+ views
We are pleased to announce that the PEDro YouTube Channel has reached a new milestone! There have been over 100,000 views of PEDro instructional and promotional videos so far! The…
PEDro scale online training is available in English and Portuguese
You may be interested to know that PEDro provides online training for the PEDro scale. In this online training we provide a definition, detailed description, and answers to frequently asked…
QUADAS, QUADAS-2 and DAQS provide unreliable estimates of quality of studies of diagnostic accuracy in physiotherapy
PEDro is currently working on a new database that will index studies and reviews that evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests used by physiotherapists. Called DiTA, this new database project…
Systematic review found that exercise prevents falls in older people living in the community
A recently published Cochrane review evaluates the benefits and harms of exercise interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. This review included randomised controlled trials evaluating…