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15 years of tracking physiotherapy evidence on PEDro, where are we now?

scientific article published in April 2015

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Manipulation With Mobilization for Recent Onset Neck Pain

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

A critical review of methods used to determine the smallest worthwhile effect of interventions for low back pain ⬇️

scientific article published on October 19, 2011

A description of the trials, reviews, and practice guidelines indexed in the PEDro database.

scientific article published on 17 July 2008

A guide to interpretation of studies investigating subgroups of responders to physical therapy interventions.

scientific article published on 21 May 2009

A multifactorial intervention for frail older people is more than twice as effective among those who are compliant: complier average causal effect analysis of a randomised trial.

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A new method for measuring passive length-tension properties of human gastrocnemius muscle in vivo

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

A non-invasive, 3D, dynamic MRI method for measuring muscle moment arms in vivo: demonstration in the human ankle joint and Achilles tendon.

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

A novel weight-bearing strengthening program during rehabilitation of older people is feasible and improves standing up more than a non-weight-bearing strengthening program: a randomised trial.

scientific article published in January 2007

A post-hospital home exercise program improved mobility but increased falls in older people: a randomised controlled trial.

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A randomized controlled trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability after usual care for hip fracture.

scientific article published in May 2004

A randomized trial assessing the effects of 4 weeks of daily stretching on ankle mobility in patients with spinal cord injuries

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A randomized trial of preexercise stretching for prevention of lower-limb injury.

scientific article published in February 2000

A randomized, controlled clinical trial of a treatment for shoulder pain

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

A simple but reliable method for measuring 3D Achilles tendon moment arm geometry from a single, static magnetic resonance scan.

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A simple tool predicted probability of falling after aged care inpatient rehabilitation

scientific article published on 19 January 2011

Advice or exercise for chronic whiplash disorders? Design of a randomized controlled trial

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Analysis of randomised trials with long-term follow-up.

scientific article published on 29 May 2018

Answer to the letter to the editor of J. Hebert et al. concerning “Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, Herbert RD, McAuley JH (2008) Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: a randomised controlled trial. Ep

scientific article published on 29 July 2008

Are muscles mechanically independent?

scientific article published on 17 April 2008

Association between physical activity and risk of bleeding in children with hemophilia.

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Author Response

Author response to Liebergall

scientific article published on 10 June 2014

Balance and recovery from a perturbation are impaired in people with functional ankle instability

scientific article published on 01 July 2007

Behavior of human gastrocnemius muscle fascicles during ramped submaximal isometric contractions.

scientific article published on September 2016

CAPs editors' response

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

CENTRAL, PEDro, PubMed, and EMBASE are the most comprehensive databases indexing randomized controlled trials of physical therapy interventions.

scientific article published on 09 December 2010

Can rate of recovery be predicted in patients with acute low back pain? Development of a clinical prediction rule

scientific article published on 29 April 2008

Case-control studies

scientific article published on 28 September 2017

Change in length of relaxed muscle fascicles and tendons with knee and ankle movement in humans

scientific article published on 01 March 2002

Changes in pennation with joint angle and muscle torque: in vivo measurements in human brachialis muscle

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Changes in recruitment of transversus abdominis correlate with disability in people with chronic low back pain

scientific article published on 26 May 2009

Characteristics of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain Presenting to Primary Care in Australia

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Clinical rule predicts patients likely to benefit from spinal manipulation

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Cochrane reviews used more rigorous methods than non-Cochrane reviews: survey of systematic reviews in physiotherapy.

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Cohort studies of aetiology and prognosis: they're different

scientific article published on 05 November 2014

Commentary to: Effect of Schroth exercises on curve characteristics and clinical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Community-based InterVentions to prevent serIous Complications (CIVIC) following spinal cord injury in Bangladesh: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

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Comparison of general exercise, motor control exercise and spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized trial

scientific article published on 23 January 2007

Comparison of measurements of medial gastrocnemius architectural parameters from ultrasound and diffusion tensor images

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Complementary research paradigms.

scientific article published in January 2004

Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis

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Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis

scientific article (publication date: 17 March 2010)

Contralateral effects of unilateral resistance training: a meta-analysis.

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Contralateral effects of unilateral strength training: evidence and possible mechanisms.

scientific article published on November 2006

Core journals of evidence-based physiotherapy practice

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Core journals that publish clinical trials of physical therapy interventions.

scientific article published on 19 August 2010

Dealing with heterogeneity in clinical trials

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

Determining skeletal muscle architecture with Laplacian simulations: a comparison with diffusion tensor imaging.

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Development of a tool for prediction of falls in rehabilitation settings (Predict_FIRST): a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

Do psychological characteristics predict response to exercise and advice for subacute low back pain?

scientific article published in September 2009

Do voluntary strength, proprioception, range of motion, or postural sway predict occurrence of lateral ankle sprain?

scientific article published on 18 August 2006

Does 12 weeks of regular standing prevent loss of ankle mobility and bone mineral density in people with recent spinal cord injuries?

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Does hand-behind-back range of motion accurately reflect shoulder internal rotation?

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Does spinal manipulative therapy help people with chronic low back pain?

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Does surgery followed by physiotherapy improve short and long term outcome for patients with atraumatic shoulder instability compared with physiotherapy alone? - protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

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EXACT: exercise or advice after ankle fracture. Design of a randomised controlled trial.

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Effect of Transducer Orientation on Errors in Ultrasound Image-Based Measurements of Human Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Fascicle Length and Pennation.

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Effect of extensor muscle activation on the response to lumbar posteroanterior forces

scientific article published on 01 May 1993

Effect of wrist position on thumb flexor and adductor torques in paralysed hands of people with tetraplegia

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Effective physiotherapy.

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Effectiveness of joint mobilisation after cast immobilisation for ankle fracture: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial [ACTRN012605000143628].

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Effects of 6 months of regular passive movements on ankle joint mobility in people with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial

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Effects of ankle dorsiflexion range and pre-exercise calf muscle stretching on injury risk in Army recruits

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Effects of eccentric exercise on passive mechanical properties of human gastrocnemius in vivo

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Effects of real and imagined training on voluntary muscle activation during maximal isometric contractions

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Effects of splinting on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 22 November 2006

Effects of stretching before and after exercising on muscle soreness and risk of injury: systematic review.

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Efficacy of manipulation for non-specific neck pain of recent onset: design of a randomised controlled trial

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Estimation of transient increases in bleeding risk associated with physical activity in children with haemophilia.

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Exercise, not taping, improves outcomes for patients with anterior knee pain

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Fatigue contributes to the strength training stimulus.

scientific article published in September 1994

Feasibility of short message service to document bleeding episodes in children with haemophilia ⬇️

scientific article published on June 11, 2012

Fitness and quality of life in children with haemophilia.

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Four weeks of daily stretch has little or no effect on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Gastrocnemius Muscle Contracture After Spinal Cord Injury

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Guest Editorial

HIGHLIGHTED TOPIC: THE PASSIVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MUSCLE

scientific article published on 09 November 2018

History-dependence of muscle slack length following contraction and stretch in the human vastus lateralis

scientific article published on 31 March 2018

How does passive lengthening change the architecture of the human medial gastrocnemius muscle?

scientific article

How little pain and disability do patients with low back pain have to experience to feel that they have recovered?

scientific article published on 13 March 2010

How to estimate treatment effects from reports of clinical trials. I: Continuous outcomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

How to estimate treatment effects from reports of clinical trials. II: Dichotomous outcomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Imperfect placebos are common in low back pain trials: a systematic review of the literature.

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In vivo passive mechanical behaviour of muscle fascicles and tendons in human gastrocnemius muscle-tendon units

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Incidence and predictors of contracture after spinal cord injury--a prospective cohort study.

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Independent evaluation of a clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulative therapy: a randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

Intense pain soon after wrist fracture strongly predicts who will develop complex regional pain syndrome: prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 19 November 2013

Interpreting Effectiveness Evidence in Pain: Short Tour of Contemporary Issues

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Intrinsic predictors of lateral ankle sprain in adolescent dancers: a prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on January 2008

Introducing CAPs

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Making inferences about muscle forces from clinical observations

Management of chronic knee pain.

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Manual vibration increases expiratory flow rate via increased intrapleural pressure in healthy adults: an experimental study

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials

scientific article published on 02 November 2012

Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging

scientific article published on 01 June 2003

Measuring changes in muscle stiffness after eccentric exercise using elastography.

scientific article published on 16 January 2012

Mechanisms of increased passive compliance of hamstring muscle-tendon units after spinal cord injury.

scientific article published on 31 July 2012

Methodological quality of randomized trials published in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 1999-2013.

scientific article published on July 2015

Minimal force transmission between human thumb and index finger muscles under passive conditions

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Mobility-related disability three months after aged care rehabilitation can be predicted with a simple tool: an observational study

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Models containing age and NIHSS predict recovery of ambulation and upper limb function six months after stroke: an observational study.

scientific article published in September 2013

Modified constraint-induced therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A feasibility study

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Modified constraint-induced therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized trial

scientific article published on 16 September 2011

More than skin deep

scientific article published on 01 January 2002

Motor Control Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 05 November 2009

Muscle architecture in children with cerebral palsy and ankle contractures: an investigation using diffusion tensor imaging

scientific article published on 15 June 2019

Myofascial force transmission between the human soleus and gastrocnemius muscles during passive knee motion.

scientific article published on 21 June 2012

Observation and analysis of hemiplegic gait: stance phase

scientific article published on January 1993

Observation and analysis of hemiplegic gait: swing phase

article published in 1993

On "Identifying items to assess methodological quality..." Armio-Olivo A, Cummings GC, Fuentes J, et al. Phys Ther. 2014;94:1272-1284

scientific article published on 01 December 2014

Optimisation of isometric strength training intensity

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Optimization of prophylaxis for hemophilia A.

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

Outcome measures measure outcomes, not effects of intervention

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

PEDro scale can only rate what papers report

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

PEDro: a database of randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Pain and dorsiflexion range of motion predict short- and medium-term activity limitation in people receiving physiotherapy intervention after ankle fracture: an observational study

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Passive Mechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Muscles of People With Ankle Contracture After Stroke

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Passive changes in muscle length

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Passive dorsiflexion flexibility after cast immobilization for ankle fracture.

scientific article published in March 2007

Passive elongation of muscle fascicles in human muscles with short and long tendons.

scientific article published in December 2017

Passive mechanical properties of gastrocnemius in people with multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 30 January 2009

Passive mechanical properties of human gastrocnemius muscle tendon units, muscle fascicles and tendons in vivo

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Passive mechanical properties of human gastrocnemius muscle-tendon units.

scientific article published on 10 April 2012

Passive mobilisation of shoulder region joints plus advice and exercise does not reduce pain and disability more than advice and exercise alone: a randomised trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Passive stretching does not enhance outcomes in patients with plantarflexion contracture after cast immobilization for ankle fracture: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published in June 2005

Patient and clinician treatment preferences do not moderate the effect of exercise treatment in chronic whiplash-associated disorders

scientific article published on 28 January 2008

Patterns of physical activity in children with haemophilia.

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Pelvic floor muscle training increases pelvic floor muscle strength more in post-menopausal women who are not using hormone therapy than in women who are using hormone therapy: a randomised trial

scientific article published on 15 June 2018

People with low back pain typically need to feel 'much better' to consider intervention worthwhile: an observational study.

scientific article published in January 2009

Physiotherapist-directed exercise, advice, or both for subacute low back pain: a randomized trial

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Predicting attrition in basic military training

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Prediction of outcome after ankle fracture.

scientific article published on December 2005

Prevalence of joint contractures and muscle weakness in people with multiple sclerosis.

scientific article published on 18 November 2013

Prevalence of motor impairment in residents of New South Wales, Australia aged 55 years and over: cross-sectional survey of the 45 and Up cohort

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study.

scientific article published on 7 July 2008

Prognosis of chronic low back pain: design of an inception cohort study

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Prognosis of conservatively managed anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review.

scientific article published on January 2007

Prognosis of physical function following ankle fracture: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Provocative wrist tests and MRI are of limited diagnostic value for suspected wrist ligament injuries: a cross-sectional study

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Psychological and socioeconomic status, complications and quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries after discharge from hospital in Bangladesh: a cohort study

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Publish or be damned

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Publishing code: an initiative to enhance transparency of data analyses reported in Journal of Physiotherapy

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

Randomisation in clinical trials.

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Randomised trial of the effects of four weeks of daily stretch on extensibility of hamstring muscles in people with spinal cord injuries

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Randomized controlled trial of exercise for chronic whiplash-associated disorders

scientific article published on 09 October 2006

Rating the quality of trials in systematic reviews of physical therapy interventions.

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Rehabilitation After Immobilization for Ankle Fracture: The EXACT Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on October 2015

Relationship between spinal stiffness and outcome in patients with chronic low back pain

scientific article published on 04 March 2008

Reliability and robustness of muscle architecture measurements obtained using diffusion tensor imaging with anatomically constrained tractography

scientific article published on 30 January 2019

Reported quality of randomized controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions has improved over time.

scientific article published on 08 December 2010

Researchers should make data freely accessible

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Resistance training for strength: effect of number of sets and contraction speed.

scientific article published in September 2005

Rest length and compliance of non-immobilised and immobilised rabbit soleus muscle and tendon

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Risk of Recurrence of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Sensitivity of twitch interpolation

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Shaking when stirred: mechanisms of physiological tremor ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2012

Specific stabilisation exercise for spinal and pelvic pain: a systematic review.

scientific article published on January 2006

Straight leg raise test high reliability is not a motor memory artefact

scientific article published in January 1994

Stress relaxation of human ankles is only minimally affected by knee and ankle angle

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Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contracture: an abridged republication of a Cochrane Systematic Review

scientific article published on 14 March 2017

Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise

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Ten years of evidence to guide physiotherapy interventions: Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)

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Test-Retest Reliability of a Procedure for Measuring Extensibility of the Extrinsic Finger Flexor Muscles

scientific article published on 01 October 1994

The Cumberland ankle instability tool: a report of validity and reliability testing

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

The McKenzie Method for the management of acute non-specific low back pain: design of a randomised controlled trial [ACTRN012605000032651].

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The effect of an exercise intervention on aerobic fitness, strength and quality of life in children with haemophilia (ACTRN012605000224628).

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The effect of motor control exercise versus placebo in patients with chronic low back pain [ACTRN012605000262606].

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The effect of position of immobilisation on resting length, resting stiffness, and weight of the soleus muscle of the rabbit.

scientific article published in May 1993

The effectiveness of the McKenzie method in addition to first-line care for acute low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

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The passive mechanical properties of muscle and their adaptations to altered patterns of use

The prognosis of acute and persistent low-back pain: a meta-analysis

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There is little choice

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

There is not yet strong evidence that exercise regimens other than pelvic floor muscle training can reduce stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review.

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There was evidence of convergent and construct validity of Physiotherapy Evidence Database quality scale for physiotherapy trials.

scientific article published on 20 February 2010

Triggers for Preeclampsia Onset: a Case-Crossover Study

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Twitch interpolation in human muscles: mechanisms and implications for measurement of voluntary activation

scientific article published on 01 November 1999

Voluntary activation of human elbow flexor muscles during maximal concentric contractions

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Warm-up reduces delayed onset muscle soreness but cool-down does not: a randomised controlled trial.

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What constitutes authorship?

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

When and how should new therapies become routine clinical practice?

scientific article published on 23 January 2009

When is a further clinical trial justified?

scientific article published on 13 September 2012

da Costa and colleagues' criticism of PEDro scores is not supported by the data

scientific article published on 9 July 2013

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