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 .
Reviewed October 2011
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58 Resources Found
| Title: |
PEDro - The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
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Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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| 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. |
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Jan 2012 |
| Title: |
CEBP. Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
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| Publisher: |
Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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| 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. |
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Jan 2012 |
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Physiotherapy Choices: which treatment is best for me?
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| Publisher: |
Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)
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| 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. |
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Dec 2011 |
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain management in labour
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
TENS is a device that emits low-voltage currents and which has been used for pain relief in labour. The way that TENS works is not well understood. The electrical pulses are thought to stimulate nerve pathways in the spinal cord which block the transmis... |
| Date: |
Jun 2011 |
| Title: |
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for acute pain
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
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... |
| Date: |
Jun 2011 |
| Title: |
Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
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,... |
| Date: |
Feb 2011 |
| Title: |
Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
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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Sep 2010 |
| Title: |
Alexander technique for chronic asthma
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
During an asthma attack, the airways narrow, causing breathing problems, wheezing and coughing. Asthma can be caused by allergies, pollens, stress or air pollution and can be fatal. The Alexander Technique is a form of physical therapy involving a serie... |
| Date: |
Aug 2010 |
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Heated, humidified air for the common cold
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
The common cold is the most common infection in human beings. Considered trivial, it causes no complications but leads to significant work absenteeism due to discomfort caused by its symptoms.The disease is diagnosed by the symptoms. Treatments are main... |
| Date: |
Jul 2010 |
| Title: |
Interventions for improving mobility after hip fracture surgery in adults
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| 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 and restrict weight bearing. Then various strategies to improve mobility, including gait retrainin... |
| Date: |
Jul 2010 |
| Title: |
Vagus nerve stimulation for partial seizures
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Vagus nerve stimulator is a device that is effective as add-on treatment for drug-resistant partial epilepsy. Epilepsy is a disorder where recurrent seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges from the brain. Most seizures can be controlled by... |
| Date: |
Jun 2010 |
| Title: |
The Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is caused by a rapid change in head movement. The person feels they or their surroundings are moving or rotating. Common causes are head trauma or ear infection. BPPV can be caused by debris in the semicircula... |
| Date: |
May 2010 |
| Title: |
Interventions for treating chronic ankle instability
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Chronic ankle instability is common after an acute lateral ankle sprain. Initial treatment is conservative, either with bracing or neuromuscular training. However, if symptoms persist and the ligaments on the outside of the ankle are elongated or torn, ... |
| Date: |
May 2010 |
| Title: |
Conservative prevention and management of pelvic organ prolapse in women
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Pelvic organs, such as the uterus, cervix, bladder or bowel, may protrude into the vagina because of weakness in the tissues that normally support them. The symptoms that they cause vary, depending on the type of prolapse. Conservative methods, such as ... |
| Date: |
May 2010 |
| Title: |
Interventions for cellulitis and erysipelas
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
This review looks at interventions for the skin infections 'cellulitis' and 'erysipelas'. These two terms are now considered different presentations of the same condition by most experts, so they are considered together for this review. For simplicity w... |
| Date: |
May 2010 |
| Title: |
Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low-back pain
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is an intervention that is widely practiced by a variety of health care professionals worldwide. The effectiveness of this form of therapy for the management of chronic low-back pain has come under dispute. Low-back pai... |
| Date: |
Dec 2009 |
| Title: |
Physical activity programs for promoting bone mineralization and growth in preterm infants
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Babies born too early (premature babies) are often cared for in a fashion that minimizes physical activity in order to reduce stress and stress-related complications. However, lack of physical activity might lead to poor bone development and growth as s... |
| Date: |
Nov 2009 |
| Title: |
Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Many patients who have had a stroke have difficulties with walking, and improving walking is one of the main goals of rehabilitation. Electromechanical-assisted gait training uses specialist machines to assist walking practice. This review of 17 trials,... |
| Date: |
Oct 2009 |
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