Cochrane · systematic review · CD009331
Passive movements for the treatment and prevention of contractures
Prabhu, RKR, Swaminathan, N, Harvey, LA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
InjuriesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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.
Questions and results
Short‐term effects on spasticity, pain and joint mobility
Population: patients with or at risk of contractures
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Spasticity Tallied Modified Ashworth Scale | no estimate extracted | 121 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Pain Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors With Limited Ability to Communicate Scale from: 0 to 24 | no estimate extracted | 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Joint mobility Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion. Scale from 0 to 120 | no estimate extracted | 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |