Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

148 questions · 151 findings · 68 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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No studies found 70 · 46.4%GRADE not reported 14 · 9.3%Very low 9 · 6%Low 34 · 22.5%Moderate 18 · 11.9%High 6 · 4%

Manual therapy, prescribed exercises or both vs placebo

Quality of life · lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for lateral elbow pain 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Vitamin D vs placebo

Quality of life · premenopausal women (age 18–32.7 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and vitamin D for increasing bone mineral density in premenopausal women 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Vitamin D plus calcium vs placebo

Quality of life · premenopausal women (ages 18–36 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and vitamin D for increasing bone mineral density in premenopausal women 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Calcium vs placebo

Quality of life · premenopausal women (age 18−47.3 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and vitamin D for increasing bone mineral density in premenopausal women 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Prefabricated foot orthoses vs shoes

Quality of life · children with asymptomatic flat feet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Custom foot orthoses vs prefabricated foot orthoses

Quality of life · children with asymptomatic flat feet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Custom foot orthoses vs shoes

Quality of life · children with asymptomatic flat feet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs placebo adjunctive therapies

Quality of life · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 82 participants
Moderate

Kinesiotaping vs other conservative treatment

Quality of life · rotator cuff disease

1 finding from 1 review

Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Quality of life · rotator cuff disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · adults aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of glenohumeral osteoarthritis who have not responded to non‐operative treatments

1 finding from 1 review

Shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tear arthropathy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 41 participants
Low

Surgical interventions (exploration and decompression / external neurolysis, internal neurolysis, neurorrhaphy / direct repair, neuroma excision, anastomosis, autologous or allograft nerve grafting or tubulization) vs non‐surgical treatment

Quality of life · Adults with symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis defined as knee pain and radiographic evidence of non‐end stage…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical interventions for symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Arthroscopic surgery vs sclerosing injection

Quality of life · adult participants with patellar tendinopathy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Open surgical excision vs eccentric exercises

Quality of life · adult participants with patellar tendinopathy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs sham

Quality of life · patients with hip osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for hip osteoarthritis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs NSAIDs

Quality of life · patients with hip osteoarthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for hip osteoarthritis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Quality of life · people with neurological conditions1

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Celecoxib vs tNSAIDs

Quality of life · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Celecoxib for osteoarthritis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Celecoxib vs placebo

Quality of life · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Celecoxib for osteoarthritis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Bisphosphonates vs control

Quality of life · adults with GIOP

1 finding from 1 review

Bisphosphonates for steroid‐induced osteoporosis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported