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- Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
- An overview of systematic reviews examining the quantitative sensory testing-derived hypoalgesic effects of manual therapy for musculoskeletal pain
| Ref ID | 1051 |
| First Author | L.J. Rodgers |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2024 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37908101/ |
| Keywords |
Pain Musculoskeletal Low methodological quality |
| Problem(s) |
Single reviewer / lack of double checking Insufficient literature searches Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 29 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 29 included reviews only 1 (3%) was judged to be high quality using AMSTAR 2 assessments with 17 (57%) deemed critically low quality. Only 3 reviews (10.3%) reported a comprehensive literature search; 14 (48.2%) did not perform data extraction in duplicate; 22 (75.8%) did not provide a list of excluded studies; 28 (96.5%) reviews reported on the sources of funding for the included studies. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? |