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. 2024 Mar 25;42:e2023093. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023093

Table 6. Muscle structure effects, cost-effectiveness assessment, and recommended procedure techniques.

Muscle structure effects
SRN Year (country) Type Sample (age)* RP Adverse events
90 2021 (South Korea) CT 15 (2–12) NI NI
91 2019 (South Korea) CT 14 (2–10) P discomfort, decline in general condition, headache, dry mouth, pain at the injection site, viral infection, dizziness, back pain, and fatigue
92 2019 (Belgium) CT 67 (7–11) P NI
93 2018 (Australia) PC 11 (5–13) NI A
94 2017 (Turkey) PC 12 (6–14) NI A
95 2014 (Brazil) SR 480 (1.5–16) POT NI
96 2014 (South Korea) PC 13 (4–8) P A
97 2022 (Belgium) PC 26 (2–9) P A
Cost-effectiveness assessment
4 2020 (Netherlands) CES 60 (NI) P NI
Recommended procedural techniques
98 2018 (USA) SC 307 (NI) NI NI
99 2018 (Turkey) CT 25 (3–16) P A
100 2018 (USA) CT 14 (4–13) NI A
101 2018 (USA) RC 249 (5–9) NI NI
102 2017 (Thailand) CS 116 (30–46) NI NI
103 2016 (Netherlands) PC 75 (4–18) NI NI
104 2013 (Netherlands) CT NI NI NI
105 2020 (France) CT 59 (5–11) NI NI

*Years. SRN: study reference number; RP: rehabilitation program; CT: clinical trial; NI: not informed; P: physiotherapy; PC: prospective cohort; A: absent; SR: systematic review; POT: physiotherapy and occupational therapy; CES: cost-effectiveness study; SC: specialists’ consensus; RC: retrospective cohort; CS: case series.