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The description and implementation fidelity of exercise intervention in physical therapy clinical trials interventions need to be better reported.

Researchers must include more information about the interventions, including infrastructure, dose, and adherence.

Implementation fidelity can be improved by providing detailed information about provider skills, how treatment is delivered, methods to ensure patient's understanding and ability to perform the exercise.

MSK pain in children and adolescents is highly prevalent, yet instruments are scarce to measure MSK pain outcomes in children.

The Pediatric MSK Pain Impact summary score is a short and easy instrument to assess MSK pain impact in school-aged children (aged 9 to 12) with MSK pain.

The result of internal consistency was limited, and the construct validity showed borderline estimates of adequacy. However, the discriminative validity results showed that the instrument differentiates between children with frequent and infrequent MSK pain.

This is a factor analysis of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the WAI questionnaire.

The various WAI versions, completed online, have adequate measurement properties.

The general construct validity of work ability can be evaluated using shorter versions of the WAI.

The WAI is a good questionnaire to evaluate the work ability of Brazilian workers.

There are 1779 physical activity trials in the physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro).

The mean (SD) PEDro score was 5.3 (1.5) points out of 10, reflecting ‘fair to poor’ quality.

Journal impact factor is weakly correlated with trial quality (0.21, p < 0.001).

We make five recommendations to improve future trial quality.

Knowledge regarding predictive factors is essential in patients with FAIS.

iHOT-33, a normal FV and BMI can predict the iHOT-33 delta score.

Muscle strength and joint mobility were not prognostic factors.

This study helps to align patients’ expectations with their potential outcome.

The HMob scale showed excellent internal consistency and reliability.

The HMOB scale presents concurrent validity with the FSS and FIM scales.

The HMOB scale can be used in daily practice to measure mobility in hospital.

Non-invasive therapies are first-line interventions for lateral elbow tendinopathy.

Acupuncture and BMV are effective for disability in the short-term.

The long-term effects of non-invasive intervention are unknown.

Clinicians should be cautious in decision making as the evidence is still unclear.

The minimal important difference (MID) of the PASS was 3.0 points.

The MID helps in interpreting the clinical values of treatment outcomes.

The MID is crucial for patient-centered and evidence-based practice