Table 2.

PEDro scores of included studies

Study	Item1	Item2	Item3	Item4	Item5	Item6	Item7	Item8	Item9	Item10	Item11	Total (0 to 10)
Fersum	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	5
Ng	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
O’Keeffe	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	6

Item1 Eligibility criteria (not scored), Item2 Random allocation, Item3 Concealed allocation, Item4 Baseline comparability, Item5 Blind subjects, Item6 Blind therapists, Item7 Blind assessors, Item8 Adequate follow-up, Item9 Intention-to-treat analysis, Item10 Between-group comparisons, Item11 Point estimates and variability, Y YES, N NO. Note: item 1 does not contribute to total score