Table 2. Risk of bias assessment with PEDro scale.
| Author (Year) | Eligibility | Random allocation | Concealed allocation | Baseline comparability | Blinding subjects | Blinding therapist | Blinding assessors | Adequate follow-up | Intention-to-treat analysis | Between-group statistical comparison | Point measures and measures of variability | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Pazi et al. (2018) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | 6 |
| Jeba & Joshi (2016) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
| Kvam (1997) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 4 |
| Puggina & Da Silva (2015) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Scartelli (1982) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | 3 |
| Wong, Mak & Mok (2018) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | 5 |