Table 1.

Summary of PEDro score

Inclusion study	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
Anke I. R. Kottink 2012[29]	√	—	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	6
C.V. Shendkar 2015	√	—	—	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	6
CHAD I. LAIRAMORE 2014[31]	√	√	√	√	√	√	—	√	√	√	√	9
Dorit Kunkel 2012[32]	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	—	√	√	√	7
Dujović SD 2017[33]	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
Emilie HUTIN 2023[34]	√	—	—	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	5
Francois Bethoux 2014[35]	√	√	—	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	6
G. Morone 2012[36]	√	—	—	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	6
Gunes Yavuzer 2006[37]	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
Gunes Yavuzer 2007 [37]	√	√	√	√	√	—	√	√	√	√	√	9
Hwang-Jae Lee 2013	√	√	—	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	9
Ingrid A. Wilkinson 2014	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
Janis J. Daly 2011	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
JH Burridge 1997	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Jovana Kojović 2009	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Junhyuck Park 2014	√	√	—	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	7
Kenji Hachisuka 2020	√	√	—	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	6
Kyoung-sim Jung 2020	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	8
Lisa Salisbury 2013	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Maijke van Bloemendaal 2021	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Min-Kwon Cho 2015	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Patricia M. Kluding 2014	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
Shamay SM Ng 2009	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	8
Sheffler LR 2015	√	√	√	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	7
Shuji Matsumoto 2023	√	√	—	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	7
Tsubasa Mitsutake 2019	√	—	—	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	5
Yangjin Lee 2022	√	√	√	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	7
Yea-Ru Yang 2018	√	√	—	√	—	—	√	√	√	√	√	7
Yijung Chung 2014	√	—	—	√	—	—	—	√	√	√	√	5

#1:eligibility criteria; 2:randomly allocated; 3:assigning concealment; 4:similar at baseline; 5:blinding of all subjects;

6:blinding of all therapists; 7:blinding of all assessors; 8:measures of at least one key outcome; 9:intention to treat;

10:Comparison between groups; 11:point measures and measures of variability