Systematic Reviews of Physiotherapy

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of physiotherapy.

For reviews of evidence on the use of physiotherapy for specific conditions, you can also search the Physiotherapy Evidence Database of the CEBP. Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy [Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)] .

Reviewed September 2008

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Title:	Physiotherapy Choices: which treatment is best for me?
Publisher:	Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
Description:	Physiotherapy Choices is a database designed for use by consumers of physiotherapy services, including patients, their friends and families, health service managers, and insurers. The database provides a catalogue of the best research evidence of the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions.
Date:	Nov 2008

Title:	PEDro - The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Publisher:	Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
Description:	PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Date:	Nov 2008

Title:	CEBP. Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
Publisher:	Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
Description:	The Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy was established by a small group of clinical and academic physiotherapists. It is based at the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. The Centre's mission is to maximise the effectiveness of physiotherapy services by facilitating the clinical application of the best available evidence.

Title:	Chest physiotherapy compared to no chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Excess production of mucus leads to recurrent infection and tissue damage in lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. It is important to clear secretions using medications and chest physiotherapy (CPT). Physiotherapy clears secretions by various drainage a...
Date:	Feb 2000

Title:	Chest physiotherapy for reducing respiratory morbidity in infants requiring ventilatory support
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is not enough evidence to determine whether active chest physiotherapy is of benefit to neonates on mechanical ventilation. Babies who require mechanical ventilation are at risk of lung collapse from increased secretions. Chest physiotherapy (patt...
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Physiotherapy interventions for ankylosing spondylitis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Physiotherapy for ankylosing spondylitisHow well does physical therapy work for treating ankylosing spondylitis and how safe is it?To answer this question, scientists working with the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group found and analyzed 11 studies testing ...
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	Chest physiotherapy for preventing morbidity in babies being extubated from mechanical ventilation
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Mechanical ventilation (machine-assisted breathing) increases a baby's lung secretions. Chest physiotherapy (tapping or vibrating on the chest) is thought to clear the baby's lungs, and is often done when taking the baby off the ventilator (extubation)....
Date:	Jan 2002

Title:	Physiotherapy for Parkinson's disease: a comparison of techniques
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review will compare the benefits of one form of physiotherapy versus another for people with Parkinson's disease. Relevant trials were identified by electronic searches of 21 medical literature databases, various registers of clinical trials and an...
Date:	Nov 2000

Title:	Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is a high prevalence of shoulder disorders in the community. Shoulder disorders can result in considerable pain and disability. Physiotherapy is often the first line of treatment for shoulder disorder. Twenty-six trials presented sufficient data t...
Date:	Feb 2003

Title:	Conventional chest physiotherapy compared to other airway clearance techniques for cystic fibrosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Excess production of mucus leads to recurrent infection and tissue damage in lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. It is important to clear secretions using medications and various chest physiotherapy techniques. Studies included in this review to date ...
Date:	Nov 2004

Title:	Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cystic fibrosis (CF) causes frequent respiratory infection and blocks the airways with mucus secretions. Chest physiotherapy is frequently used to try to clear these secretions out of the lungs. Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) devices provide pressur...
Date:	Dec 2005

Title:	Physiotherapy versus placebo or no intervention in Parkinson's disease
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review will compare the benefits of physiotherapy versus placebo (sham treatment) or no treatment for people with Parkinson's disease. Relevant trials were found by electronic searches of 21 medical literature databases, various registers of clinic...
Date:	Mar 2001

Title:	Physiotherapy treatment approaches for the recovery of postural control and lower limb function following stroke
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	A stroke interrupts the blood flow to the brain, often leading to damage to some brain functions. This can cause paralysis of some parts of the body or other difficulties with various physical functions. Physiotherapy is an important part of rehabilitat...
Date:	Oct 2006

Title:	Interventions for treating chronic ankle instability
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Chronic ankle instability is common after an acute lateral ankle sprain. Initial treatment is conservative, either with bracing or physiotherapy, but if symptoms persist and the ligaments on the outside ankle are elongated or torn, a surgical interventi...
Date:	May 2006

Title:	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive modality with very few adverse effects that is used in physiotherapy for control of pain. Seven studies using TENS in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were identified for this revi...
Date:	Aug 2000

Title:	Mobilisation strategies after hip fracture surgery in adults
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	The aim of care after surgery for hip fracture is to get people safely back on their feet and walking again. Initially, people may be asked to rest in bed, restrict weight bearing, or restrict particular activities. Then various mobilisation strategies,...
Date:	Oct 2006

Title:	Electrotherapy for neck disorders
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	We cannot make any definitive statements on the effects of electrotherapy for people with acute or chronic mechanical neck disorders (MND). Based on this review of 11 trials and 525 people with MND, the current evidence on Galvanic current (direct or pu...
Date:	Jan 2005

Title:	Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	A prolapsed lumbar disc (also called a 'slipped' or 'herniated' disc) is thought to be the most common cause of sciatica (pain or numbness spreading over the buttocks or legs caused by a 'pinched' or compressed nerve in the lower back). Many patients ar...
Date:	Jan 2002

Title:	Spinal manipulative therapy for low-back pain
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review of 39 trials found that spinal manipulation was more effective in reducing pain and improving the ability to perform everyday activities than sham (fake) therapy and therapies already known to be unhelpful. However, it was no more or less ef...
Date:	Oct 2003

Title:	Manipulation and Mobilisation for Mechanical Neck Disorders
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review of 33 trials did not favour manipulation or mobilisation done alone or in combination with various other physical medicine agents. It was unclear if manipulation and mobilisation performed in combination were beneficial, but when compared to...
Date:	Oct 2003

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