Table 1.

Methodologic Assessment of Included Studies With Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scores

Author	Random Allocation?	Concealed Allocation?	Baseline Comparability?	Blind Participants?	Blind Therapists?	Blind Assessors?	Follow-Up?	Intention-to-Treat Analysis?	Group Comparisons?	Point and Variability Measures?	Cumulative Score (Maximum = 10)
Draper50	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Draper and Ballard51	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Durmus et al52	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Dursun et al53	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Kirnap et al54	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Levitt et al55	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	3
Yilmaz et al56	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Yip and Ng49	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Cumulative score	7/8	0/8	6/8	0/8	0/8	1/8	7/8	0/8	8/8	8/8	4.625