| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PICOS | Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcomes, and Study design |
| PEDro | Physiotherapy Evidence Database |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| CK | Creatine kinase |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| VO2max | Maximal oxygen uptake |