What do systematic reviews say?

Function (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = better function)f · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Overall pain (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = less pain)a · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Function (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = better function)f · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Function (change from baseline) Shoulder Disabilty Questionnaire 0‐100 (lower scores = better function) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Function (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = better function)f · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Overall pain (change from baseline) Shoulder Pain and Disability Questionnaire (SPADI, 0‐100) (lower scores = less pain)a · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Multidimensional function FIQ Total Score. Scale 0‐100 (lower scores indicate greater health) · adults with fibromyalgia

Physical function · adults with fibromyalgia

Pain Self reported measures FIQ pain, SF‐36 bodily pain and VAS (transformed range 0 to 100, higher scores mean more pain) · adults with fibromyalgia

Stiffness · adults with fibromyalgia

SLICC scores (damage index) Scale: from 0 to 48 (lower is better) · patients with neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

Disease activity · patients with neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

Quality of life SF‐36 item Scale from: 0 to 100 (Lower scores mean worse quality) · patients with osteoarthritis

Functional disability at 3 months ‐ not measured · Adults with lateral elbow pain

Pain 0 to 100 visual analogue scale and 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less pain) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

Function/disability 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less disability) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

Pain 0 to 100 visual analogue scale and 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less pain) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

Multidimensional function FIQ Total Score. Scale 0‐100 (lower scores indicate greater health) · patients with fibromyalgia