Table 4 Treatment effects of rehabilitation interventions on study outcomes
Outcome | Intervention | Study | Measurement tool | Number | SMD (95% CI) | Quality: score on PEDro scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain | Splints | Rannou, et al. [31] | VAS | 101 | 0.19 (-0.20, 0.58) | 8 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | 97 | 4.24a (3.52, 4.97) | Â |
| Â | Laser | Basford, et al. [22] | 0-5 tenderness | 81 | 0.00 (-0.44, 0.44) | 8 |
| Â | Â | Brosseau, et al. [24] | AUSCAN pain | 86 | 0.33 (-0.10, 0.75) | 10 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | Â | -0.88 (-0.5, 0.35) | Â |
| Â | Heat therapy | Stange-Rezende, et al. [35] | VAS | 45 | 0.09 (-0.32, 0.05) | 6 |
| Â | Exercise | Lefler and Armstrong [30] | 0-6 pain scale | 18 | 0.40 (-0.56, 1.36) | 5 |
| Â | Â | Rogers and Wilder [33] | AUSCAN pain | 46 | -0.04 (-0.45, 0.37) | 4 |
| Â | Massage | Field, et al. [27] | VITAS | 22 | 1.18a (0.26, 2.10) | 3 |
| Â | Acupuncture | Dickens and Lewith [26] | VAS | 13 | NA | 6 |
Hand function | Splints | Rannou, et al. [31] | CHFS | 101 | 1.10a (0.68, 1.52) | 8 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | 95 | 3.73a (3.05,4.40) | Â |
| Â | Laser | Brosseau, et al. [24] | AUSCAN ADL | 86 | 0.08 (-0.34, 0.50) | 10 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | Â | -0.05 (-0.48, 0.37 | Â |
| Â | Heat therapy | Stange-Rezende, et al. [35] | AUSCAN | 45 | 0.20 (-0.27, 0.67) | 6 |
| Â | Exercise | Stamm, et al. [34] | HAQ | 40 | NA | 6 |
| Â | Â | Rogers and Wilder [33] | AUSCAN ADL | 35 | -0.08 (-0.55,0.39) | 4 |
| Â | Acupuncture | Dickens and Lewith [26] | NS | 13 | NA | 6 |
Hand strength | Splints | Rannou, et al. [31] | Pinch (Dy) | 96 | 0.9a (0.5, 1.3) | 8 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | Â | 1.2a (0.8, 1.6) | Â |
| Â | Laser | Basford, et al. [22] | Grasp (Dy) | 81 | 0.01 (-0.4, 0.5) | 8 |
| Â | Â | Brosseau, et al. [24] | Grip (Dy) | 86 | NA | 10 |
| Â | Heat therapy | Stange-Rezende, et al. [35] | Grip (NS) | 45 | 0.00 (-0.4, 0.4) | 6 |
| Â | Â | Favaro, et al. [39] | Grip (S) | 48 | NA | 5 |
| Â | Exercise | Stamm, et al. [34] | Grip (V) | 40 | 4.5a (3.3, 5.7) | 6 |
| Â | Â | Lefler and Armstrong [30] | Grip (Dy) | 18 | 0.7 (-0.13, 1.7) | 5 |
| Â | Â | Rogers and Wilder [33] | Grip (Dy) | 31 | 0.2 (-0.3, 0.7) | 4 |
| Â | Massage | Field, et al. [27] | Grip -10-point scale | 22 | 0.9 (-0.01, 1.7) | 3 |
| Â | Acupuncture | Dickens and Lewith [26] | Pinch (NS) | 13 | NA | 6 |
Range of motion | Splints | Rannou, et al. [31] | KI | 97 | -0.4a (-0.8, -0.03) | 8 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | Â | 3.30a (2.7, 3.9) | Â |
| Â | Laser | Basford, et al. [22] | Goniometer | 81 | 0.00 (-0.4, 0.5) | 8 |
| Â | Â | Brosseau, et al. [24] | Goniometer | 86 | NA | 10 |
| Â | Exercise | Lefler and Armstrong [30] | Goniometer | 18 | NA | 5 |
Stiffness | Laser | Brosseau, et al. [24] | AUSCAN stiffness | 86 | 0.30 (-0.1, 0.7) | 10 |
| Â | Long-term | Â | Â | Â | -0.4 (-0.8, 0) | Â |
| Â | Heat therapy | Stange-Rezende, et al. [35] | AUSCAN stiffness | 45 | -0.04 (-0.3, 0.2) | 6 |
| Â | Exercise | Rogers and Wilder [33] | AUSCAN stiffness | 31 | 3.00 (-45, 51) | 4 |