Intervention | Outcome measure | High quality* | Low quality* | Best evidence synthesis |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manipulation of sacroiliac joint | Hamstring flexibility | = 26 | Limited | |
Isokinetic testing | = 26 | Limited | ||
Slump stretching | Missed games | + 27 | Limited | |
Actovegin injection therapy | Time to RTS | + 28 | Limited | |
Adverse effects | = 28 | Limited | ||
Stretching exercises | Time to RTS | + 29 | Limited | |
Hamstring flexibility | + 29 | Limited | ||
NSAIDs | Pain score | = | Limited | |
Isokinetic testing | = 30 | Limited | ||
Agility and trunk stabilisation versus stretching and resistance exercises | Time to RTS reinjury | = 31 | Limited | |
+ 31 | Limited |
↵* High quality studies are studies with PEDro score ≥ 6; low quality studies are studies with PEDro score <6.
+, Positive effect of intervention on outcome measure; =, no effect of intervention on outcome measure.
NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database; RTS, return to sport.