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Systematic review found that physical therapy interventions including aerobic exercise and multimodal approaches are beneficial in treating adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion
This systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions compared to alternative treatments in adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion. Articles were included if they were randomized…
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It promotes the prevention of…
Infographic: Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity or no exercise.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bai et al 2023. The review concluded that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function,…
PEDro update (8 April 2024)
PEDro contains 60,969 records. In the 8 April 2024 update you will find: 46,699 Reports of randomised controlled trials (45,665 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using…
New PEDro partner!
PEDro is proud to introduce a new partner, Cliniko. Thank you for supporting PEDro!
Happy WHO World Health Day 2024
Today is the 76th anniversary of the World Health Organization and this year’s theme is ‘My health, my right’. Inform your clinical practice with up-to-date evidence. Sign up to…
We thank Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija who has just renewed their partnership with PEDro for another year.
Funding is vital to sustain PEDro Support for PEDro comes from the following global physiotherapy organisation. We thank Latvijas Fizioterapeitu Asociācija who has just renewed their partnership with PEDro for…
PEDro celebrates the World Day for Physical Activity 2024!
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the World Day for Physical Activity and this year’s theme is “Have a Good Time! Be Active!”. Exercise impacts many health conditions and is…
Next PEDro and DiTA updates (April 2024)
The next PEDro and DiTA updates are on 8 April 2024.
Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to no exercise or regular physical activity. The certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to very low.
A decline in physical function and mobility and loss of skeletal muscle are commonly associated with aging and lead to increased falls risk. This systematic review aimed to examine the…
