PEDro World-Wide Journal club on cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback vs usual care for low back pain (RESTORE) is now available!
Welcome to the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club. The purpose of the PEDro World-Wide Journal Club is to encourage the global physiotherapy community to read trials, reviews and guidelines that have important implications for clinical practice. We hope that facilitating discussion…
Justina Wilson – Twice the Fellow
The following obituary of Justina Wilson was published in the British Medical Journal in 1950. Whilst incorrect in some minor areas and lacking in others, it nevertheless demonstrates her extraordinary physiotherapy and medical achievements, and tells of a life fully…
Swedish Gymnastics at the Olympic Games
The Swedish gymnastics of Pehr Henrik Ling consisted of four branches: military (fencing), medical (physiotherapy), pedagogical (physical education) and aesthetic (dance). For the latter two, the system emphasised floor exercises along with “Swedish bars” (attached to a wall), balance beam,…
Physiotherapy’s First War
The First World War is considered the turning point for the institutionalisation and expansion of the physiotherapy profession. The sheer volume of injured personnel created by the mechanisation of arms, combined with emerging government social responsibility, facilitated support for a…
An East German Student’s First Patient Massage
My vocational training as a physiotherapist in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) offered me my first internship in 1968 at a Saxon Thermal Bath, a leading spa facility in the GDR for rheumatic diseases, specialising in ankylosing spondylitis, but also…
Help PEDro Keep Delivering World-Class Physiotherapy Evidence!
For 25 years, PEDro has been the go-to resource for physiotherapists worldwide, offering free access to the latest research and evidence that improve patient outcomes. But with the growing volume of physiotherapy evidence, we need your support to continue providing…
Ajude o PEDro a continuar oferecendo evidência científica em Fisioterapia com excelência!
Há 25 anos, o PEDro tem sido o recurso de referência para fisioterapeutas em todo o mundo, oferecendo acesso gratuito à estudos e evidências científicas mais recentes que auxiliam na melhora dos desfechos dos pacientes. Com o crescente volume de…
Uma revisão sistemática encontrou que o treinamento de equilíbrio e as atividades aquáticas apresentaram a maior melhora no equilíbrio dinâmico em pacientes pós-AVC, em comparação com outros programas de exercícios de reabilitação.
Esta revisão sistemática teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos de programas de exercícios de reabilitação sobre o equilíbrio dinâmico em pessoas com mais de 6 meses após o AVC. A recuperação do equilíbrio e do controle postural após um AVC…