Table I.

Quality assessment of selected studies

Study	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total score
Costantino et al., 2011 (26)	×	×	×	×			×	×	×	×	×	8
Saad et al., 2019 (33)	×	×		×				×	×	×	×	6
Kocak, 2019 (34)	×	×	×	×				×	×	×	×	7
Monticone et al., 2004 (35)	×	×		×				×		×	×	5
Moretti et al., 2005 (36)	×	×		×				×	×	×	×	6
Saggini et al., 2015 (37)	×	×		×				×	×		×	5
Senara et al., 2015 (38)	×	×		×				×	×	×	×	6
Yang et al., 2018 (39)	×	×		×				×	×	×	×	6

PEDro, Physiotherapy Evidence Database.

PEDro criteria: 1, eligibility criteria; 2, random allocation; 3, concealed allocation; 4, baseline comparability; 5, blind subjects; 6, blind therapists; 7, blind assessors; 8, adequate follow-up; 9, intention to-treat analysis; 10, between-group comparisons; 11, point estimates and variability provided;

*PEDro score attributed by the authors