PEDro 10,000 searches per day milestone!
PEDro has reached a new record for the average number of searches performed every day. In March 2019 over 10,000 searches per day were conducted. To answer your clinical question go to the PEDro search …
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13% of physiotherapy guidelines, reviews and trials include a plain-language summary
A plain-language summary is a short and clearly stated version of a study’s results using non-scientific vocabulary. These summaries are useful for both patients and clinicians in the process of shared decision-making. A recent article …
Systematic review identifies 11 consistent recommendations in evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for musculoskeletal pain
This systematic review evaluated recommendations for high-quality care for common musculoskeletal pain sites treated in emergency departments and primary care. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for adult musculoskeletal pain that were written in English and published …
Systematic review found that adding communication techniques did not improve objective physical activity measures in older people
This systematic review evaluated whether adding patient-therapist communication during physiotherapy treatment increased self-reported and objectively-measured physical activity levels in older adults. Randomised controlled trials and clinical controlled trials that investigated the effect of adding therapist …
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth – what is Marcelo Rieder reading?
Marcelo Rieder is physiotherapy team leader in the trauma intensive care unit at the Grupo Hospitalar Conceição and professor in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy at the Centro Universitário Metodista in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is …
#MyPTArticleOfTheMonth resource – how to search PEDro
PEDro is an excellent source of high-quality clinical research to answer clinical questions about the effects of physiotherapy interventions. We have put together 10 tips to help you get started or enhance your skills with …
Introducing the new PEDro logo
PEDro celebrates its 20th birthday in October 2019. To mark this important milestone we have decided to refresh the PEDro logo and web-site. The new logo is now being used, and we will launch the …
PEDro update (6 May 2019)
PEDro contains 43,384 records. In the 6 May 2019 update you will find: 33,928 reports of randomised controlled trials (33,065 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 8,783 reports …
An overview of PEDro
A short article providing an overview of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has recently been published. PEDro is a free, searchable online resource that can be used by physiotherapists to assist their efforts to undertake …
Systematic review found that spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain produces similar effects to therapies recommended by clinical guidelines
This systematic review evaluated the benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain. Randomised controlled trials conducted in adults 18 years and older with more than 50% of …
