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Update of a systematic review found that exercise can prevent falls in older people
In this updated review, the authors included 88 trials (n=19,478 participants) which tested the effect of exercise to prevent falls in older people. Exercise reduced the rate of falls in…
PEDro update (7 November 2016)
PEDro contains 34,984 records. In the 7 November 2016 update you will find: 27,780 reports of randomised controlled trials (27,063 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Funding is related to quality and conduct of musculoskeletal physiotherapy trials
A paper evaluating 210 articles reporting the results of musculoskeletal physiotherapy trials has just been published. Trials that received grant funding were more likely to have multiple departments in the…
Systematic review found that exercise improves clinical outcomes in people with obstructive sleep apnea
Eight articles were included in this systematic review (n=180 participants). Six studies were randomised controlled trials and 2 studies were single group intervention studies. Participants’ ages ranged from 32 to…
PEDro update (4 October 2016)
PEDro contains 34,684 records. In the 4 October 2016 update you will find: 27,557 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,866 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Systematic review found that exercise improves quality of life in people with cancer
In this review, the authors included 16 randomised controlled trials examining the effects of exercise during or after chemotherapy and radiotherapy or after surgery compared with placebo, other treatment or…
PEDro update (5 Sep 2016)
PEDro contains 34,444 records. In the 5 September 2016 update you will find: 27,389 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,705 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
PEDro update (1 August 2016)
PEDro contains 34,136 records. In the 1 August 2016 update you will find: 27,177 reports of randomised controlled trials (26,492 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…