Australia’s Proto-Physio
Physiotherapy emerged from nursing and hospitals in the United Kingdom, and later physical education and the military in the United States. In contrast, physiotherapy began in Australia in private practice. Predominantly British migrants brought their skills and knowledge in the…
Ballistic resistance training for traumatic brain injury – trial summary
In this episode, we explore a randomised trial led by Prof Gavin Williams on ballistic resistance training for people with traumatic brain injury. Prof Williams provides a summary of the trial in this episode, which is part of our PEDro…
The Mexican Rehabilitation Institute, 1960 – 1983
The Mexican Rehabilitation Institute was founded in 1960 in Mexico City; responding to the social need for comprehensive rehabilitation for people with motor disabilities. The Institute was established as a civil society, receiving contributions from the Mexican government, private companies,…
Job Market Pulse – 2025 – Year Ten Report
In 2015, UpDoc Media released its first ever salary and job market outlook report — which incidentally was the first concerted place for Physical Therapy to find its answer to… The post Job Market Pulse – 2025 – Year Ten…
Angel of Summerdown: Physiotherapy’s Forgotten Benefactor
This story begins with the unusually named Almeric Paget Massage Corps. Located in the United Kingdom, the Corps was formed to serve in the First World War. It was the forerunner of physiotherapy services for wounded servicemen; and its’ success…
Atualização do DiTA (7 de abril de 2025)
O DiTA possui 2.510 registros. Nesta atualização você encontrará: 2.221 estudos de acurácia diagnóstica 289 revisões sistemáticas. Acesse Evidência no seu e-mail para os mais recentes estudos originais e revisões sistemáticas de estudos de acurácia diagnóstica. The post Atualização do…
PEDro talks with Prof Jennifer Alison
To celebrate 25 years of PEDro, we interviewed physiotherapists from around the globe to talk about their physiotherapy journey. In this video, we talk to Prof Jennifer Alison (Respiratory Physiotherapy, Sydney School of Health Sciences; Professor Allied Health, Sydney Local Health District). *Please…
PEDro conversa com Profa Jennifer Alison
Para comemorar os 25 anos do PEDro, entrevistamos fisioterapeutas de todo o mundo para falar sobre sua jornada na fisioterapia. Neste vídeo, conversamos com a Profa Jennifer Alison (Fisioterapia Respiratória, Escola de Ciências da Saúde de Sydney; Professor Allied Health, Distrito Sanitário…