Quality ratings of included systematic reviews, evaluated using AMSTAR
| Systematic review | Score per AMSTAR item | Total score | Quality | Search date | ||||||||||
| i | ii | iii | iv | v | vi | vii | viii | ix | x | xi | ||||
| Exercise | ||||||||||||||
| Alba-Martín et al 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Low | Not reported |
| Santos et al 16 | 0 | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Low | September 2014 |
| Combined interventions | ||||||||||||||
| Espí-López et al 20 | 0 | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Low | December 2014 |
| Taping and bracing | ||||||||||||||
| Logan et al 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Low | April 2015 |
| Smith et al 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | High | June 2015 |
| Chang et al 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Low | January 2014 |
High quality: total score ≥7; low quality: total score ≤3.
Scoring: 0, no; 1, yes.
AMSTAR, Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews; CA, cannot assess; i, a priori design; ii, duplicate study selection and data extraction; iii comprehensive literature search; iv, search for grey literature; ix, methods to combine study findings appropriate; v, list of studies included and excluded provided; vi, characteristics of included studies provided; vii, scientific quality assessed; viii, scientific quality used to formulate conclusions; x, publication bias assessed; xi, conflict of interest.