Table 2.

Quality appraisal /risks of bias of included studies (PEDro Tool)

Study	Sources/Potential sources of biasa											Score quality
	Eligibility criteria	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Baseline similarity	Blind subject	Blind therapists	Blind accessor	Measures of key outcomes	Intention to treat	Between group	Point measure & variability
Aweto et al. [66]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Bonato et al. [59]	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Dolan et al. [36]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Dudgeon et al. [61]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Dudgeon et al. [60]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Ezema et al. [67]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Farina-tti et al. [68]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod.
Hand et al. [69]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Mangona et al. [70]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
McDermott et al. [65]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Mutimura et al. [77]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Patil et al. [73]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod.
Pedro et al. [76]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Pedro et al. [62]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod.
Perna et al. [72]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6/10 Mod.
Roos et al. [63]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8/10 High
Smith et al. [71]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7/10 Mod
Stringer et al. [75]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Terry et al. [74]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Low
Vingren et al. [64]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5/10 Mod
Zanettiet al [80].	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4/10 Mod
Zanettiet al [44].	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	6/10 Mod.

^aThe quality of the included studies assessed using the PEDro scale