Reporting and Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Evaluating Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the methodological and reporting quality of the published systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) that looked at the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on tendinopathies and to summarize its effectiveness.

Methods

A search of PubMed, Scopus, PEDro, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, and REHABDATA was conducted. SRs/MAs that assessed the effectiveness of ESWT for treating tendinopathy were included. The methodological and reporting quality of the eligible SRs/MAs were assessed using AMSTAR-2 and the PRISMA checklist. In addition, the ROBIS tool was applied to evaluate the risk of bias (RoB).

Results

Eighteen SRs/MAs were included. The overall methodological quality was "critically lo

SUBMITTER: Shahabi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632692 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature