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Systematic review found that prehabilitation reduced postoperative pulmonary and all cause complications in patients with sarcopenia or frailty undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery. Prehabilitation with exercise reduced hospital length of stay.
Over 4 in 10 adults over the age of 60 will undergo abdominal surgery at some point in their life, 30% of which will experience post operative complications. Prehabilitation aims to reduce recovery time and …
Help PEDro Keep Delivering World-Class Physiotherapy Evidence!
For 25 years, PEDro has been the go-to resource for physiotherapists worldwide, offering free access to the latest research and evidence that improve patient outcomes. But with the growing volume of physiotherapy evidence, we need …
Most trials of physiotherapy for low back pain are from high-income countries and quality is slightly better than in trials from lower income countries
Low back pain is a severe global health problem. Evaluating the effects of interventions using rigorously designed and conducted randomised controlled trials is essential to optimise care. However, it is unclear which countries are undertaking …
Systematic review found that early weight-bearing after ankle fracture surgery improves ankle function, allows earlier return to daily life, and does not increase complications compared to later weight-bearing
Ankle fractures are common injuries that often require open reduction and internal fixation surgery. Post-operative rehabilitation protocols traditionally recommend late weight-bearing to avoid complications. Recently, early weight-bearing has been explored as an alternative approach to …
Help PEDro Keep Delivering World-Class Physiotherapy Evidence!
For 25 years, PEDro has been the go-to resource for physiotherapists worldwide, offering free access to the latest research and evidence that improve patient outcomes. But with the growing volume of physiotherapy evidence, we need …
Funding is vital to sustain PEDro
Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank the American Physical Therapy Association, APTA our Bronze Partner for their 2024 partnership with PEDro. Thank you for your financial support! You can …
🌟 A Huge Thank You to our 2024 Volunteer PEDro translators! 🌟
PEDro is available in 17 languages. In 2024, PEDro was supported by volunteer translators to make PEDro content accessible across language groups. These physiotherapists generously donated their time and expertise to update the website content. …
Lee et al. (2024) infographic
Systematic review found the use of acupuncture improved pain and cervical spine extension range of motion compared to no acupuncture in people with whiplash associated disorder. Read more on PEDro. …
