Table 2

Physiotherapy Evidence Database table for included reviews

Trial	Eligibility criteria specified	Random allocation	Concealed allocation to groups	Groups similar at baseline	Blinding of all subjects	Blinding of therapists who administered therapy	Blinding of assessors who measured at least one key outcome	Measures obtained for more than 85% of subjects/ adequate follow-up	Intention to treat analysis	Between group statistical comparisons reported	Both point measures and measures of variability reported	PEDro score
Behere et al51	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Buttner et al39	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Field et al40	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Field et al41	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Hallgren et al56	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Ikai et al52	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Ikai et al53	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Jindani et al42	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Lin et al, 201554	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Mitchell et al43	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Prathikanti et al44	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Reinhardt et al45	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Sarubin et al55	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Uebelacker et al46	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Uebelacker et al47	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Van der Kolk et al49	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Varambally et al50	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Visceglia et al19	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Weinstock et al48	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5