Table 2.

PEDro scale score for the studies included in this systematic review.

Study	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
Akbari et al. (2006) [33]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Coroian et al. (2018) [29]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Dehno et al. (2021) [30]	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
Fernandes et al. (2015) [32]	-	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2
Fernandez et al. (2016) [34]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Flansbjer et al. (2008) [35]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	5
Mun et al. (2019) [36]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Lattouf et al. (2021) [37]	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Patten et al. (2013) [31]	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7

Range: 0–10. Item 1 is not used in the method score. Item 1: Eligibility criteria; Item 2: Random allocation; Item 3: Concealed allocation; Item 4: Baseline similarity; Item 5: Subject blinding; Item 6: Therapist blinding; Item 7: Assessor blinding; Item 8: >85% follow-up; Item 9: Intention-to-treat analysis; Item 10: Between-group statistical comparison; and Item 11: Point and variability measures.