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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 2009
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Physiotherapy Choices: which treatment is best for me?
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Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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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.
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Oct 2009
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PEDro - The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
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Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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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.
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Oct 2009
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CEBP. Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
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Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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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.
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Chest physiotherapy compared to no chest physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The lungs of people with cystic fibrosis produce excess mucus. This leads to repeated infection and tissue damage in the lungs. It is important to clear the mucus using drugs and chest physiotherapy (CPT). Physiotherapy clears mucus by various technique...
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Feb 2009
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for acute pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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TENS is a form of electrical current that can be applied to the skin with the aim of providing pain relief. The objective of this review was to determine how effective TENS was in relieving acute pain in adults when applied as a sole treatment. The data...
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Jan 2009
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Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pressure ulcers (also known as bed sores, pressure sores and decubitus ulcers) are localised areas of tissue damage caused by excess pressure, shearing or friction forces. Pressure ulcers mainly occur in people who have limited mobility, nerve damage or...
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Dec 2008
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain relief in labour
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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TENS is a device which emits low voltage currents which has been used for pain relief in labour. The way that TENS acts to relieve pain is not well understood. The electrical pulses are thought to stimulate nerve pathways in the spinal cord which block ...
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Nov 2008
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Oscillating devices for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Excess mucus in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis can lead to constant infection and inflammation. This damages the airways and results in a progressive loss in lung function. Chest physiotherapy attempts to clear excess mucus from the lungs of p...
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Nov 2008
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Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Bell's palsy is an acute disorder of the facial nerve, which produces full or partial loss of movement on one side of the face. The facial palsy gets completely better without treatment in most, but not all, people. Physical therapies, such as exercise,...
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Jul 2008
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Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Cancer-related pain is complex and multidimensional but is mostly managed using drug therapy. There is increasing recognition of the need for non-drug approaches and TENS may have a significant role to play. Only two studies met eligibility criteria for...
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Apr 2008
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Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Lymphoedema is the build up of excess fluid in the body tissues because of obstruction of lymphatic drainage back into the bloodstream. The affected limb becomes swollen, distorted in shape with pain, discomfort all of which impair movement and daily ac...
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Feb 2008
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Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is insufficient evidence to conclude that one locomotor training strategy is more effective than another for improving walking ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
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Dec 2007
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Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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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...
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Nov 2007
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Treatment for periodic paralysis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Muscle weakness and attacks of paralysis are two important features of periodic paralyses. Paralytic attacks occur in acute episodes and can be incapacitating. Attacks may last from several hours to several days according to the type of muscle channel i...
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Nov 2007
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Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low-back pain
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Sixty to eighty per cent of people suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Of those who develop acute low-back pain (LBP), up to 30% will go on to develop chronic LBP. The toll on individuals, families and society makes the successful managem...
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Nov 2007
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Rehabilitation for ankle fractures in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ankle fracture is one of the most common fractures of the lower limb, especially in older women and young men. It is generally treated by surgical or non-surgical orthopaedic management, followed by a period of immobilisation to protect the fracture. Be...
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Sep 2007
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