Background Manual therapy (MT) and exercise have been extensively used to treat people
with musculoskeletal conditions such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The evidence …

Background The Cochrane risk of bias (CROB) tool and Physiotherapy Evidence Database
(PEDro) scale are used to evaluate risk of bias of randomized controlled trials. We assessed …

We report a meta-analysis of virtual reality (VR) interventions for anxiety and depression
outcomes, as well as treatment attrition. We included randomized controlled trials comparing …

Background Increasing protein intake has been suggested as an effective strategy to
ameliorate age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. Current reviews assessing the …

Background The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from systematic reviews, to
summarise the effects of rehabilitation interventions for improving balance in stroke …

Objective There is debate on how the methodological quality of clinical trials should be
assessed. We compared trials of physical therapy (PT) judged to be of adequate quality …

(1) Background: Rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy causes pain and functional limitation of the
shoulder. Physical exercises are effective therapies but there is no consensus on which …

Background Recent methodologic evidence suggests that lack of blinding in randomized
trials can result in under-or overestimation of the treatment effect size. The objective of this …

Many reviews referred to as 'systematic reviews' in ecology are not consistent with best
practice in that they generally lack appropriate critical appraisal of included studies. This …

Objective This paper presents a unified framework for assessment of the methodological
quality of analytic study designs. Study Design and Setting A systematic review of 393 …