Table 5: PEDro scale criteria to assign scores to the RCT studies.

Random allocation 1 point Concealed allocation 1 point Baseline similarity 1 point Blinding of participant 1 point Blinding of assessor 1 point Blinding of therapist 1 point Adequate followup (more than 85% of randomized patient report back on follow up) 1 point Between group comparison (not merely within group comparison) 1 point