Table 4.
Results of the methodological quality appraisal for the clinical practice guidelines
| Title | Year | Domain 1 | Domain 2 | Domain 3 | Domain 4 | Domain 5 | Domain 6 | Overall quality | Recommendation of use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese medicine for frozen shoulder: An evidence-based guideline | 2023 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 92.7% | 100.0% | 58.3% | 75.0% | 91.7% | Yes = 0; Yes with modifications = 2 |
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons management of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty) evidence-based clinical practice guideline | 2021 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 94.8% | 100.0% | 81.3% | 100.0% | 83.3% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| Formulation of Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) clinical practice guideline for the management of low back pain - The revised 2019 edition | 2022 | 100.0% | 72.2% | 66.7% | 80.6% | 41.7% | 87.5% | 75.0% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| Evidence-based clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care: Diagnosis & treatment of low back pain | 2020 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 95.8% | 55.6% | 66.7% | 75.0% | 91.7% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| Non-surgical interventions for lumbar spinal stenosis leading to neurogenic claudication: A clinical practice guideline | 2021 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 94.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
| VA/DoD clinical practice guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain | 2022 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 88.5% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 91.7% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
| National clinical guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset neck pain or cervical radiculopathy | 2017 | 83.3% | 83.3% | 88.5% | 97.2% | 37.5% | 100.0% | 75.0% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| National clinical guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy | 2017 | 94.4% | 94.4% | 96.9% | 94.4% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 75.0% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| Evidence Based (GRADE Approach) Korean Medicine clinical practice guidelines of manual acupuncture for the treatment of shoulder pain | 2017 | 100.0% | 94.4% | 97.9% | 77.8% | 31.3% | 75.0% | 91.7% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the non-surgical management of hip & knee osteoarthritis | 2020 | 83.3% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 94.4% | 83.3% | 75.0% | 91.7% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
| Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: Assessment and management | 2020 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
| Acupuncture for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A clinical practice guideline | 2023 | 88.9% | 88.9% | 83.3% | 94.4% | 58.3% | 100.0% | 75.0% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| PEER simplified chronic pain guideline: Management of chronic low back, osteoarthritic, and neuropathic pain in primary care | 2022 | 75.0% | 63.9% | 76.0% | 100.0% | 41.7% | 75.0% | 58.3% | Yes = 0; Yes with modifications = 2 |
| Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians | 2017 | 69.4% | 72.2% | 87.5% | 94.4% | 43.8% | 75.0% | 66.7% | Yes = 0; Yes with modifications = 2 |
| Osteoarthritis in over 16s: Diagnosis and management | 2022 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 84.4% | 66.7% | 35.4% | 87.5% | 75.0% | Yes = 1; Yes with modifications = 1 |
| Neck pain: Revision 2017 clinical practice guidelines | 2017 | 77.8% | 80.6% | 91.7% | 100.0% | 62.5% | 100.0% | 83.3% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
| Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis | 2018 | 100.0% | 94.4% | 85.4% | 100.0% | 68.8% | 100.0% | 91.7% | Yes = 2; Yes with modifications = 0 |
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