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 randomised controlled trials evaluating scoliosis-specific …
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 June 2019. The abstract for …
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 back pain. Five databases (PubMed, …
PEDro will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October 2019. To mark this important milestone we want to identify 5 of the most important randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy published in the years 2014-2019. High-quality randomised …
Associate Professor Anne Moseley was recently interviewed at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy 2019 Congress in Geneva about the value of PEDro. At the Congress she received the prestigious Mildred Elson award for her …
Dr Kate Scrivener is a clinician, researcher and educator in neurological physiotherapy in Sydney, Australia. Kate has expertise in rehabilitation after stroke, with a particular interest in using exercise and technology to empower people with …
The purpose of conducting a randomised controlled trial, or a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, is to determine the size of the treatment effect (or the difference in outcome for the treatments being compared). …
A new partner, Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie, has joined the PEDro #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge. Many physiotherapists have signed up for the #MyPTArticleOfTheMonth challenge and have started sharing their reading with the global physiotherapy community. We …
PEDro contains 43,951 records. In the 1 July 2019 update you will find: 34,361 reports of randomised controlled trials (33,522 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 8,906 reports …
This Cochrane systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation compared to standard care for adults with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. Randomised controlled trials recruiting participants aged 18 years and older …
