Evidence-based healthcare begins with asking the ‘right’ clinical question then acquiring high-quality clinical research that answers the question. These steps are difficult if there is a lack of understanding of study design features for high-quality …
Whiplash associated disorder (WAD), caused by sudden cervical spine hyperflexion and hyperextension during motor vehicle accidents, is commonly associated with ongoing symptoms. This systematic review aimed to summarise and appraise the quality of the evidence …
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank our Bronze Partners Physiotherapy New Zealand and Félag Sjúkraþjálfara in Iceland who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year. Thank …
Systematic review found that preoperative respiratory muscle training reduces the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and pneumonia and length of hospital stay following open cardiac surgery. Read more on PEDro. Cursino de Moura JF, Oliveira …
This systematic review aimed to estimate the effect of preoperative respiratory muscle training (RMT) compared to no intervention on the incidence of post-operative pulmonary complications (PPC), post-operative length of stay, respiratory muscle strength and duration …
We thank Physio Austria, our Bronze Partner who have just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year. Thank you to our Association Partners Taiwan Physical Therapy Association, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association, UNIFY ČR in …
PEDro update (5 August 2024) PEDro contains 61,923 records. In the 5 August 2024 update you will find: 47,355 reports of randomised controlled trials (46,277 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using …
This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of physiotherapy compared to pharmacological, psycho-behavioural or no intervention on intensity of perceived pain, sexual function and quality of life in women with dyspareunia. Five databases were …
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Santos et al 2023. The review concluded that moderate certainty evidence that “stand-alone” exercise is acceptable to pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain and prevents episodes of low …
