Table 2.

Results of methodological quality assessment of included studies—Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro).

Study	Item											Total
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Bade M et al. 2016 [18]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Cai C et al. 2017 [19]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
Fukuda TY et al. 2021 [20]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Jeong UC et al. 2015 [21]	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Kendall KD et al. 2014 [22]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Kim B and Yim 2020 [23]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	9
Lee SW et al. 2014 [24]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6

PEDro questionnaire items → 1: eligibility criteria; 2: random assignment; 3: hidden allocation; 4: baseline comparison; 5: blind subjects; 6: blind therapist; 7: blind evaluators; 8: adequate follow-up; 9: intention-to-treat analysis; 10: comparison between groups; 11: point estimates and variability.