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 al 51	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Buttner et al 39	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Field et al 40	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Field et al 41	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Hallgren et al 56	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Ikai et al 52	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Ikai et al 53	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Jindani et al 42	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 al 43	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Prathikanti et al 44	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Reinhardt et al 45	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Sarubin et al 55	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Uebelacker et al 46	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Uebelacker et al 47	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Van der Kolk et al 49	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Varambally et al 50	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	6
Visceglia et al 19	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Weinstock et al 48	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5