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Thank you to PEDro volunteers and staff during 2019
PEDro received assistance from a large number of volunteers during 2019. These physiotherapists have donated time and skills to confirm that articles are eligible for indexing in PEDro, apply search…
Who used PEDro and DiTA in 2019?
In 2019 PEDro answered over 3-million questions posed by users from 216 countries. The countries with the highest PEDro usage were Brazil (26%), United States of America (8%), Spain (8%),…
PEDro’s how to videos have 150,000+ views
We are pleased to announce that the PEDro YouTube Channel has reached a new milestone! There have been over 150,000 views of PEDro instructional and promotional videos so far! The…
Most commonly accessed articles in PEDro in 2019
In 2019, PEDro answered more than 3,000,000 questions. That means a new search was performed every 10 seconds, on average. Although PEDro contains more randomised controlled trials than systematic reviews…
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…
DiTA update (3 February 2020)
DiTA contains 1,563 records. In the 3 February 2020 update you will find: 1,409 reports of primary studies, and 154 reports of systematic reviews. dita.org.au
PEDro update (3 February 2020)
PEDro contains 45,973 records. In the 3 February 2020 update you will find: 35,826 reports of randomised controlled trials (34,970 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
PEDro celebrates #WorldCancerDay on 4 February 2020
4 February 2020 is World Cancer Day. Created in 2000, World Cancer Day has grown into a positive movement to raise awareness for cancer prevention and treatment world wide. This…
Systematic review found that aerobic and/or resistance exercise reduces cardiovascular risk factors in people with stroke or transient ischaemic attack
People who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) have an increased risk of a second cardiovascular event (eg, stroke, heart attack) and commonly exhibit cardiovascular risk factors…
