From: Vertical traction for lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review
Quality | Summary of findings | |||||||
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Outcome (No. of studies) | RoBa | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecisionb | Publication biasc | No. of participants | Effect size (SMD) with CId | GRADE |
Vertical Traction + Physical Therapy VS Physical Therapy | ||||||||
Pain ST (1) (Prasad 2012 [35]) | Not Serious | Not Serious | Not Serious | Serious | Likely | 19e | −0.14 (−1.03 to 0.76) | LOW |
Activity limitation ST (1) (Prasad 2012 [35]) | Not Serious | Not Serious | Not Serious | Serious | Likely | 19e | −0.31 (−1.21 to 0.58) | LOW |
Vertical Traction + Bed Rest VS Bed Rest | ||||||||
Pain ST (1) (Moret 1998 [34]) | Serious | Not Serious | Not Serious | Serious | Likely | 16 | −1.01 (−2.00 to −0.02) | VERY LOW |
Activity limitation ST (1) (Moret 1998 [34]) | Serious | Not Serious | Not Serious | Serious | Likely | 16 | −0.56 (−1.50 to 0.39) | VERY LOW |
Vertical Traction + Medications VS Medications | ||||||||
Pain ST (1) (Khani 2015 [33]) | Not Serious | Not Serious | Not Serious | Serious | Likely | 50 | −1.13 (−1.72 to −0.54) | LOW |