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PEDro update (1 February 2021)

PEDro contains 49,685 records. In the 1 February 2021 update you will find: 38,461 reports of randomised controlled trials (37,732 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 10,536 reports …

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Large clinical trial found that screening for fall risk and targeted exercise or multifactorial intervention did not result in fewer fractures than advice by mail alone in community-dwelling older people

Community screening and therapeutic prevention strategies may reduce the incidence of falls in older people. The effects of these measures on the incidence of fractures are unknown. The PreFIT trial aimed to estimate the effects …

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Infographic for systematic review that found that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Mehrholz et al. The review concluded that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke. Some suggestions for providing electromechanical- or robot-assisted training …

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