Table 1.
Study quality on the PEDro scale: acute adaptations to vibration
| PEDro scale items | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon et al30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||||
| Cheng et al38 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | ||||
| Dickin et al34 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||||
| Eklund and Steen31 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | ||||||||
| Krause et al32 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||||
| Leonard et al15 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||||
| Park et al35 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||||
| Singh et al33 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||||
| Tardieu et al37 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||||
| Tupimai et al36 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||||
| Score per item/average score | 9 (10) | 2 (10) | 0 (10) | 10 (10) | 3 (10) | 0 (10) | 1 (10) | 7 (10) | 10 (10) | 5 (10) | 9 (10) | 5 |
Notes: Ten cross-section studies investigating the acute effect of vibration therapy on neuromuscular and functional parameters. The bottom line illustrates the relative number per PEDro item and the overall average score. 1, Eligibility criteria and source of participants; 2, random allocation; 3, concealed allocation; 4, baseline comparability; 5, blinded participants; 6, blinded therapists; 7, blind assessors; 8, adequate follow-up; 9, intention-to-treat analysis; 10, between-group comparisons; 11, point estimates and variability. Item 1 does not contribute to the total score.