Effects of Exercise on Spinal Deformities and Quality of Life in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Table 1

Methodological classification assessed by PEDro scale.

Criteria	Monticone et al. (2014) [43]	Kuru et al. (2015) [44]	Diab (2012) [45]	Noh et al. (2014) [46]	Negrini et al. (2006) [47]	Negrini et al. (2006) [48]	Weiss and Klein  (2006) [49]	Weiss et al. (2002) [50]	Negrini et al. (2008) [51]	Cumulative score
Random allocation?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	4
Concealed allocation?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	4
Baseline comparability?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	8
Blind participants?	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1
Blind therapists?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0
Blind assessors?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2
Follow-up?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9
Intention-to-treat analysis?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	9
Group comparisons?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	7
Point and variability measures?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	7
Cumulative score	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	5.7^†

Out of the 10 total studies.
^†Maximum score of 10.