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147 questions · 168 findings · 12 reviews · Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma

No studies found 42 · 25%GRADE not reported 2 · 1.2%Very low 89 · 53%Low 22 · 13.1%Moderate 8 · 4.8%High 5 · 3%

Multi‐component intervention vs exercise

Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community

Multiple component interventions showed no clear difference in number of people sustaining one or more falls compared with exercise (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Multi‐component intervention vs exercise

Number of people who experience a fall that required hospital admission · Older people living in the community

It is very uncertain whether multiple component interventions changes number of people who experience a fall that require hospital admission compared with exercise (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

NMES vs exercise

Knee pain (short term) VAS scale: 0 to 10; higher score = worse pain. · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 4 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 6 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 8 weeks (1 study); not…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

NMES vs exercise

Knee function (short term) · patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (symptoms > 4 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 6 weeks (1 study); symptoms > 8 weeks (1 study); not…

It is very uncertain whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation changes knee function (short term) Arpège function scale (0 to 18; higher… compared with exercise (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Falls · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) changes rate of falls (falls per person‐years) compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people who experienced one or more falls · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) changes number of people who experienced one or more falls compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) vs control (e.g. usual activities)

Number of people sustaining one or more fall‐related fractures · Older people living in the community (trials focusing on people recently discharged from hospital were not included)

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: walking programme (general physical activity) changes number of people who experienced one or more fall‐related fractures compared with control (e.g. usual activities) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review