Cochrane Review Group
Back and Neck
53 systematic reviews in Back and Neck ask 767 questions. 19.4% have no studies to answer them, 21.9% rest on very low certainty evidence and 23.8% reach moderate or high certainty.
Reviews
53
Questions
767
current versions
No studies
19.4%
Moderate or high
23.8%
No 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.
Thinnest evidence
All no studies and very low questions| 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 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) 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 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 |
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 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 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 |
Reviews 53
Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents
CochraneSoF table
21 questions
Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients
CochraneSoF table
10 questions
Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non‐specific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
8 questions
The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non‐specific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
15 questions
Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain
CochraneSoF table
7 questions
Yoga for chronic non‐specific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
22 questions
Systemic corticosteroids for radicular and non‐radicular low back pain
CochraneSoF table
17 questions
Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain
CochraneSoF table
5 questions
Therapeutic ultrasound for chronic low back pain
CochraneSoF table
14 questions
Epidural corticosteroid injections for lumbosacral radicular pain
CochraneSoF table
4 questions
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for acute low back pain
CochraneSoF table
10 questions
Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
14 questions
Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non‐specific low back pain: prognostic factor review
CochraneSoF table
4 questions
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic neck pain
CochraneSoF table
4 questions
Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for subacute low back pain
CochraneSoF table
10 questions
Back Schools for chronic non‐specific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
28 questions
Acupuncture for neck disorders
CochraneSoF table
11 questions
Back schools for acute and subacute non‐specific low‐back pain
CochraneSoF table
27 questions
Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis
CochraneSoF table
9 questions
Motor control exercise for chronic non‐specific low‐back pain
CochraneSoF table
26 questions
Motor control exercise for acute non‐specific low back pain
CochraneSoF table
14 questions
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for chronic low back pain
CochraneSoF table
6 questions
Paracetamol for low back pain
CochraneSoF table
6 questions
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for sciatica
CochraneSoF table
4 questions
Surgical options for lumbar spinal stenosis
CochraneSoF table
15 questions