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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…
PEDro update (5 August 2019)
PEDro contains 44,309 records. In the 5 August 2019 update you will find: 34,619 reports of randomised controlled trials (33,782 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
Systematic review found that scoliosis-specific exercise may reduce spinal curvature
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of scoliosis-specific exercises compared with other non-surgical interventions for adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis. Studies were eligible if they were…
Keeping up-to-date with clinical research: an evaluation of PEDro’s “Evidence in your inbox”
The PEDro team presented a paper evaluating the impact of “Evidence in your inbox” at the 13th International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress in Kobe, Japan in…
Allocation concealment and intention-to-treat analysis do not influence the treatment effects of physiotherapy interventions in low back pain trials
A recently published meta-epidemiological study has evaluated if allocation concealment and intention-to-treat analysis influence the size of treatment effects of randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy interventions for people with low…
