Interaction* between modalities and populations
| Education (95% CI) | Electrotherapeutic modalities (95% CI) | Mechanical modalities (95% CI) | Multimodal modalities (95% CI) | Other modalities (95% CI) | Passive therapy (95% CI) | Therapeutic exercise (95% CI) | Overall† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External causes | NA | 0.20 (−0.34 to 0.74) (4 comparisons) | NA | 1.08 (0.36 to 1.8) (2 comparisons) | NA | 0.62 (−0.48 to 1.72) (1 comparison) | 0.86 (0.27 to 1.45) (3 comparisons) | 0.62 (0.26 to 0.98) (10 comparisons) |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | 2.30 (1.33 to 3.27) (1 comparison) | 0.55 (0.39 to 0.71) (52 comparisons) | 0.89 (0.49 to 1.28) (10 comparisons) | 0.49 (0.24 to 0.73) (20 comparisons) | 0.84 (−0.25 to 1.91) (1 comparison) | 0.39 (0.16 to 0.62) (25 comparisons) | 0.79 (0.65 to 0.92) (70 comparisons) | 0.64 (0.56 to 0.74) (179 comparisons) |
| Neoplasms | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.05 (0.41 to 1.69) (3 comparisons) | 1.05 (0.37 to 1.74) (3 comparisons) |
| Nervous system | NA | 0.97 (0.41 to 1.53) (4 comparisons) | 1.06 (0.05 to 2.06) (1 comparison) | NA | NA | 0.48 (−0.18 to 1.14) (3 comparisons) | 0.34 (−0.3 to 0.98) (3 comparisons) | 0.67 (0.31 to 1.03) (11 comparisons) |
| Other | 2.24 (1.08 to 3.39) (1 comparison) | 0.18 (−0.42 to 0.78) (4 comparisons) | 0.76 (−0.28 to 1.8) (1 comparison) | NA | NA | 0.65 (0.46 to 1.75) (1 comparison) | 0.20 (−0.29 to 0.69) (5 comparisons) | 0.46 (0.11 to 0.81) (12 comparisons) |
| Pregnancy/childbirth | 0.59 (−0.39 to 1.57) (1 comparison) | 2.18 (0.8 to 3.55) (1 comparison) | NA | 0.23 (−0.81 to 1.27) (1 comparison) | NA | 1.15 (0.06 to 2.25) (1 comparison) | 0.68 (0.22 to 1.14) (5 comparisons) | 0.75 (0.37 to 1.13) (9 comparisons) |
| Overall† | 1.67 (1.05 to 2.28) (3 comparisons) | 0.55 (0.41 to 0.70) (65 comparisons) | 0.89 (0.54 to 1.24) (12 comparisons) | 0.53 (0.30 to 0.77) (23 comparisons) | 0.84 (−0.27 to 1.94) (1 comparison) | 0.44 (0.23 to 0.64) (31 comparisons) | 0.75 (0.63 to 0.87) (89 comparisons) | 0.65 (0.57 to 0.73) (224 comparisons) |
Estimates presented as standardised mean differences (SMD) with SE as covariate and 95% CIs.
*Including both main effects and interaction.
†Only main effects estimates.
NA, not available (no comparisons available).