Los 15 ensayos mas significativos en fisioterapia

Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) cumple 15 años, y con motivo de esta ocasión publica los 15 ensayos mas relevantes en fisioterapia a su criterio. Estos son:

1. Efficacy of traction for non-specific low back pain: a randomised clinical trial (1995)
2. Comparison of stratified primary care management of low back pain with current best practice (STarT Back): a randomised controlled trial (2011)
3. The effectiveness of the McKenzie method in addition to first-line care for acute low back pain: a randomized controlled trial (2010)
4. Assessment of diclofenac or spinal manipulative therapy, or both, in addition to recommended first-line treatment for acute low back pain: a randomised controlled trial (2007)
5. Randomised controlled trial for evaluation of fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain (1995)
6. Mobilisation with movement and exercise, corticosteroid injection, or wait and see for tennis elbow: randomised trial(2006)
7. Ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shock wave therapy for plantar fasciitis. A randomized controlled trial (2002)
8. Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports: cluster randomised controlled trial (2005)
9. Additional task-related practice improves mobility and upper limb function early after stroke: a randomised controlled trial (2004)
10. Effect of constraint-induced movement therapy on upper extremity function 3 to 9 months after stroke: the EXCITE randomized clinical trial (2006)
11. Physiotherapy for Bell’s palsy (1958)
12. An early rehabilitation intervention to enhance recovery during hospital admission for an exacerbation of chronic respiratory disease: randomised controlled trial (2014)
13. Early physical and occupational therapy in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients: a randomised controlled trial(2009)
14. Single blind, randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation, vaginal cones, and no treatment in management of genuine stress incontinence in women (1999)
15. High-intensity functional exercise program and protein-enriched energy supplement for older persons dependent in activities of daily living: a randomised controlled trial (2006)