Interview with a Russian physiotherapist, soldier, spy and double agent
My name is Olga Capatina. I was born in Moldova, in the North, on the banks of the Dniestr in 1955. My parents were also Moldavian. In fact, they were Romanians before WWII, but after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Moldova became…
America’s first Physical Therapist
Whilst Mary McMillan is lauded as the mother of the American Physical Therapy Association, the nation’s first ‘practitioner’ was more likely Charles Fayette Taylor, who brought the therapeutic exercises and massage of the Swedish Movement Cure to New York half…
A Micro History of Physiotherapy in Italy
If we accept the etymology of physiotherapy as phìsis (natural) therapy, one of the oldest practice might seen in be the use of vapour grottoes in the territory of Sciacca (South of Italy) since the 5th century A.D. In Roman…
Infographic: Systematic review found that home-based rehabilitation is not different from centre based rehabilitation for improving impairments and activity limitations in adults with stroke.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Nascimento et al 2022. The review concluded that the location where exercises take place is less important than the amount and type of exercise. This may have implications for people with limited…
Infográfico: Revisão sistemática descobriu que a reabilitação domiciliar não é diferente da reabilitação em centro de reabilitação para melhorar incapacidades e limitações de atividades em adultos pós-AVC.
No mês passado, resumimos a revisão sistemática de Nascimento et al. 2022. A revisão concluiu que isso indica que o local onde os exercícios são realizados é menos importante do que a quantidade e o tipo de exercício. Isso pode…
Online PEDro training
No matter where you live, you can access online training with PEDro. To participate, simply subscribe and login to the training session whenever it is convenient for you. Online training is currently available in English and Portuguese. The training includes…
Treinamento online PEDro
Você sabia que o PEDro realiza treinamento on-line para fisioterapeutas e profissionais de saúde que procuram melhorar suas habilidades de prática baseada em evidências? Não importa onde você mora, você pode acessar o treinamento on-line PEDro. Para participar, basta inscrever-se…
Systematic review found that aerobic exercise during pregnancy may reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus and gestational hypertension. Interventions were varied and the certainty of the evidence was not assessed.
Commonly occurring pregnancy complications include gestational diabetes mellitus and gestational hypertension. Evidence to date regarding the effects of exercise on pregnancy complications and outcomes is inconsistent. This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of aerobic exercise during pregnancy compared…
A revisão sistemática encontrou que o exercício aeróbico durante a gestação pode reduzir a incidência de diabetes mellitus gestacional e hipertensão gestacional. As intervenções foram variadas e a certeza da evidência não foi avaliada
As complicações comuns na gestação incluem diabetes mellitus gestacional e hipertensão gestacional. Até o momento, as evidências sobre os efeitos do exercício nas complicações e nos resultados da gravidez são inconsistentes. Essa revisão sistemática teve o objetivo de estimar os…
Today is International Translation Day!
PEDro is a global resource of over 59,000 trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions. The PEDro website is currently available in 17 languages and the monthly PEDro newsletters, blogs and social media posts are available in English and Portuguese….