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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
767 questions in 53 reviews · Back and Neck
current versionsNo studies 149 · 19.4%Ungraded 41 · 5.3%Very low 168 · 21.9%Low 226 · 29.5%Moderate 156 · 20.3%High 27 · 3.5%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Cobb angle · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 52 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Angle of trunk rotation – PSSE plus other non‐surgical vs other non‐surgical · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Subjective evaluation (SAQ General) – PSSE plus bracing vs bracing alone · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 34 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Subjective evaluation (SRS‐22 Self‐Image) – PSSE plus bracing vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 34 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Quality of life (SRS‐22 Total score) – PSSE plus bracing vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 34 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs bracing Cobb angle – PSSE vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs bracing Subjective surface measurements (SRS‐22 Self‐Image) – PSSE vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs bracing Quality of life (SRS‐22 Total score) – PSSE vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Physiotherapeutic scoliosis‐specific exercises (PSSE) vs general therapeutic exercises (GTE) Cobb angle · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 192 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Physiotherapeutic scoliosis‐specific exercises (PSSE) vs general therapeutic exercises (GTE) Angle of trunk rotation · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 138 participants | Moderate |
Summary of findings table ‐ Physiotherapeutic scoliosis‐specific exercises (PSSE) vs general therapeutic exercises (GTE) Number progressed > 5° Cobb angle · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.19 [0.07, 0.52] | 1 study · 110 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Angle of trunk rotation · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 45 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Physiotherapeutic scoliosis‐specific exercises (PSSE) vs general therapeutic exercises (GTE) Subjective surface measurement · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 168 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Physiotherapeutic scoliosis‐specific exercises (PSSE) vs general therapeutic exercises (GTE) Quality of life (SRS‐22 Total score) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 168 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Objective surface measurements (waist asymmetry) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 45 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Subjective evaluation (SAQ General) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 16 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Subjective evaluation (SRS‐22 Self‐Image) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 16 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise vs no treatment Quality of life (SRS‐22 Total score) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 61 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Cobb angle ‐ PSSE plus bracing vs bracing · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 84 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Cobb angle – PSSE plus other non‐surgical vs non‐surgical · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical intervention Cobb angle ‐ GTE plus other non‐surgical vs non‐surgical · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Phillips 2021 · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs or… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 973 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR NICE CG176 · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 270 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR Leonard 2019 · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs or… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4091 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Davies 2016 · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs or… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 270 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR NEXUS · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 4038 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Canadian C‐Spine Rule · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 973 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR PECARN retrospective · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 5064 participants | Moderate |
Intervention NR Leonard de novo · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 4091 participants | Low |
Intervention NR PEDSPINE criteria · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 12537 participants | Very low |
Intervention NR NICE CG56 · children (aged 0 to < 18 years) who underwent blunt trauma evaluation in the emergency department Index test: CDRs… Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 270 participants | Very low |
Exercise therapy vs sham/placebo treatment Pain · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 299 participants | Very low |
Exercise therapy vs sham/placebo treatment Functional status · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | MD 2 | 1 study · 299 participants | Very low |
Exercise therapy vs sham/placebo treatment Perceived recovery · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exercise therapy vs sham/placebo treatment Adverse events · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exercise therapy vs no treatment Pain · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 157 participants | Very low |
Exercise therapy vs no treatment Functional statusOswestry Disability Index (0–50, higher is worse) or Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (0–24, higher is worse) · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 157 participants | Very low |
Exercise therapy vs no treatment Perceived recovery · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Exercise therapy vs no treatment Adverse events · acute non‐specific LBP Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
McKenzie therapy vs minimal intervention Pain intensity: short‐term (closest to 2 weeks) NRS (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no pain) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 328 participants | Low |
McKenzie therapy vs manual therapy Adverse events · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
McKenzie therapy vs other interventions Pain intensity: short‐term (closest to 2 weeks) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
McKenzie therapy vs other interventions Pain intensity: intermediate‐term (closest to 3 months) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
McKenzie therapy vs other interventions Disability: short‐term (closest to 2 weeks) ODI (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no disability) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Very low |
McKenzie therapy vs other interventions Disability: intermediate‐term (closest to 3 months) ODI (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no disability) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 25 participants | Very low |
McKenzie therapy vs other interventions Adverse events · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
McKenzie therapy vs minimal intervention Pain intensity: intermediate‐term (closest to 3 months) NRS (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no pain) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 180 participants | Low |
McKenzie therapy vs minimal intervention Disability: short‐term (closest to 2 weeks) RMDQ (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no disability) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 328 participants | Low |
McKenzie therapy vs minimal intervention Disability: intermediate‐term (closest to 3 months) RMDQ (scale from 0‐100, 0 is no disability) · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 180 participants | Low |
McKenzie therapy vs minimal intervention Adverse events · patients with non‐specific acute and subacute low back pain The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain (2023) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |