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280 questions · 282 findings · 22 reviews · Musculoskeletal

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No studies found 87 · 30.9%GRADE not reported 5 · 1.8%Very low 43 · 15.2%Low 94 · 33.3%Moderate 35 · 12.4%High 18 · 6.4%

Balneotherapy vs drug treatment

Adverse events Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Balneotherapy vs placebo

Physical disability Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Balneotherapy vs placebo

Tender joints Number of painful joints Scale from 0 to 28 · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 45 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs placebo

Swollen joints Number of swollen joints Scale from 0 to 28 · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 45 participants
Very low

Balneotherapy vs placebo

Withdrawal due to serious adverse events Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Balneotherapy vs placebo

Adverse events Not reported · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Balneotherapy (or spa therapy) for rheumatoid arthritis 2015 · 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 land‐based exercise therapy

Quality of life ‐ total · 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
10 studies · 1483 participants
Very low

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

Participant‐reported global assessment‐ total · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to… probably leads to higher participant‐reported global assessment‐ total compared with land‐based exercise therapy (moderate certainty).

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
RR 1.37 [1.15, 1.62]
5 studies · 840 participants
Moderate

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

Radiographic joint changes · 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
1 study · 156 participants
Low

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

Adverse events · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to… showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with land‐based exercise therapy (low certainty).

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
RR 1.33 [0.78, 2.27]
8 studies · 1542 participants
Low

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

Withdrawals due to adverse events · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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
Studies not reported
No studies found

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

Pain ‐ total · 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
41 studies · 3322 participants
Low

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

Physical function · 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
41 studies · 3323 participants
Very low

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Any measure of 'substantial' pain relief · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in pain relief > 50%a compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.1 [0.62, 1.94]
1 study · 74 participants
Low

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Pain Multiple scalese translated to VAS 0–10 (10 was severe pain)f · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in pain Multiple scalese translated to VAS 0–10 (10 was severe pain)f compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 608 participants
Moderate

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Functional outcomes · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy probably leads to higher function Multiple scalese translated to Constant 0–100 scale (100… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.62 [0.13, 1.11]
9 studies · 612 participants
Moderate

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Participant‐reported success · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in participant‐reported success compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.59 [0.87, 2.91]
6 studies · 287 participants
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

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Number of participant withdrawals due to adverse events or treatment intolerance · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in number of participant withdrawals due to adverse events or treatment… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.43, 1.31]
7 studies · 581 participants
Low

Shock wave therapy vs placebo

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · rotator cuff disease

Shock wave therapy may leads to higher number of participants experiencing any adverse event compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.61 [2, 6.52]
5 studies · 295 participants
Low