Who needs chest physiotherapy? Moving from anecdote to evidence

Who needs chest physiotherapy? Moving from anecdote to evidence.

At the beginning of this century, paediatrics was an art. Skills were learnt from a mentor, picking up tips and anecdotes while standing at your master’s side. Now, as practitioners of child health in the final years of this same century, life has changed. Anecdote and word of mouth have lost credibility and are replaced by scientific scrutiny and the rigour of evidence from carefully controlle...

Moving from anecdote to evidence.

Towards evidence-based physiotherapy - research challenges and needs.

143 Editorial The evidence-based practice (EBP) movement has gained ground steadily in physiotherapy over the past decade. Influential researchers and clinicians have argued that physiotherapists have a moral and professional obligation to move away from assessment and treatment methods based on anecdotal testimonies or opinion (Grimmer-Somers 2007). However, the growing volume of high-quality ...

Moving from Evidence to Action

Chest physiotherapy in primary pneumonia.

One hundred and seventy one patients with primary pneumonia entered a single blind, placebo controlled trial of physiotherapy. Treatment was allocated at random, physiotherapy consisting of postural drainage, external help with breathing, percussion, and vibration and the controls receiving advice on expectoration, deep breathing, and how to exercise to avoid thrombosis. Principles of pharmaceu...