Table 1. Characteristics of papers included in review.
| Paper | Authors and year of publication | PEDro score | Design |
| 1 | Hamlyn C et al. 201212) | 8/10 | Clinical trial |
| 2 | Iglisias MEL et al. 201213) | 7/10 | Clinical trial |
| 3 | Qiu F et al. 201214) | 5/10 | Clinical trial |
| 4 | Hatto et al. 201115) | 7/10 | Clinical trial |
| 5 | Wang CC, Yang WH. 201116) | 3/10 | Clinical trial |
| 6 | Sungkarat et al. 201117) | 7/10 | Clinical trial |
| 7 | Hatton AL et al. 200918) | 8/10 | Clinical trial |
| 8 | Hijmans JM et al.200819) | 5/10 | Clinical trial |
| 9 | Palluel E et al. 200820) | 5/10 | Clinical trial |
| 10 | Perry SD et al. 200821) | 6/10 | Clinical trial |
| 11 | Geffen JAV et al. 200722) | 5/10 | Clinical trial |
| 12 | Priplata AA et al. 200623) | 5/10 | Clinical trial |