Table 4.

PEDro scale rating.

Study (Number)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. Eligibility Criteria	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
2. Random Allocation	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
3. Concealed Allocation	✓	✓						✓	✓
4. Group similiar at baseline	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
5. Blinded subjects	✓			✓	✓
6. Blinded theparist	✓			✓
7. Blinded assesors	✓			✓				✓
8. Less than 15% dropouts	✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
9. Intention-to-treat analysis	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
10. Between-group comparisons	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
11. Point measure and variability	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PEDro Score	11	7	7	9	7	7	7	9	8