Appendix 1. Advanced search procedures and results obtained from data bases
The details of the keywords utilized and the manner of searching is summarized in the tables below. This was adapted from: Downs SH, Black N. The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 1998 Jun 1;52(6):377-84.
Appendix 1 a. Search strategy for CINAHL data base
# Query Limiters/Expanders Last Run Via Results
S13 S11 AND S12 Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
297
S12 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8
Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
572
S11 S9 OR S10 Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
298,702
S10 pain* Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
280,654
S9 MH Pain+ Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
182,677
S8 (spin## n2 reflex##) Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
290
S7 spin## mediated
reflex## Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
0
S6 RIII Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
61
S5 withdrawal reflex## Expanders - Apply
equivalent subjects Interface - EBSCOhost
Research Databases 123
Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
S4 flex* reflex## Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
167
S3 (flex* n2 withdrawal
n2 reflex##) Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
20
S2 (nocicept* n2 withdrawal* n2 reflex##)
Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
43
S1 (nocicept* n2 flex* n2
reflex##) Expanders - Apply equivalent subjects Search modes - Boolean/Phrase
Interface - EBSCOhost Research Databases Search Screen - Advanced Search
Database - CINAHL with Full Text
120
Appendix 1 b. Search strategy for PeDRO data base
# PeDRO Search Strategy Results
1 nocicept* flex* reflex* pain* 2
2 nocicept* withdrawal* reflex* pain* 0
3 flex* withdrawal* reflex* pain* 0
4 flex* reflex* pain* 11
5 withdrawal reflex* pain* 0
6 RIII pain* 1
7 spin* mediated reflex* pain* 0
8 spin* reflex* pain* 23
Appendix 1 c. Search strategy for OVID MEDLINE data bases
# Ovid MEDLINE Search Strategy Results
1 (nocicept* adj2 flex* adj2 reflex??).tw,kf. 394
2 (nocicept* adj2 withdrawal* adj2 reflex??).tw,kf. 186
3 (flex* adj2 withdrawal adj2 reflex??).tw,kf. 106
4 flex* reflex??.tw,kf. 1182
5 withdrawal reflex??.tw,kf. 1246
6 RIII.tw,kf. 1252
7 spin?? mediated reflex??.tw,kf. 4
8 (spin?? adj2 reflex??).tw,kf. 2751
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 6038
10 exp pain/ 380804
11 pain*.tw,kf. 658807
12 10 or 11 803154
13 9 and 12 1255
14 limit 13 to english language 1177
15 14 not (exp animals/ not exp humans/) 612
Appendix 1 d. Search strategy for Cochrane Clinical Answers, Cochrane Central Register for Clinical Trials, and Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews
# Cochrane Databases Search Strategy Results
1 (nocicept* adj2 flex* adj2 reflex??).ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 113
2 (nocicept* adj2 withdrawal* adj2 reflex??).ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 36
3 (flex* adj2 withdrawal adj2 reflex??).ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 3
4 flex* reflex??.ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 181
5 withdrawal reflex??.ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 81
6 RIII.ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 126
7 spin?? mediated reflex??.ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 1
8 (spin?? adj2 reflex??).ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 141
9 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 475
10 exp pain/ 46179
11 pain*.ab,hw,kw,sh,ti,tx. 170328
12 10 or 11 177691
13 9 and 12 233
14 limit 13 to English language [Limit not valid in CCA, CDSR; records were retained] 186
15 14 not (exp animals/ not exp humans/) 175
16 limit 15 to yr="2010 -Current" 96
Appendix 1 e. Search strategy for Embase data base
# Searches Results
1 (nocicept* adj2 flex* adj2 reflex??).tw. 501
2 (nocicept* adj2 withdrawal* adj2 reflex??).tw. 231
3 (flex* adj2 withdrawal adj2 reflex??).tw. 105
4 flex* reflex??.tw. 1295
5 withdrawal reflex??.tw. 1447
6 RIII.tw. 885
7 spin?? mediated reflex??.tw. 4
8 (spin?? adj2 reflex??).tw. 2975
9 or/1-8 6179
10 pain/ 297671
11 exp musculoskeletal pain/ 142365
12 chronic pain/ 57960
13 pain*.tw. 959251
14 or/10-13 1077604
15 9 and 14 1421
16 limit 15 to english language 1325
17 limit 16 to medline 98
18 16 not 17 1227
19 18 not ((exp animals/ or exp animal experimentation/ or nonhuman/) not exp human/) 740
20 limit 19 to yr="2010 -Current" 418