The Role of Biofeedback in Patellofemoral Pain Conservative Treatment: A Systematic Review
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsPlease see the attachment.
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Dear reviewer thank you for the time spent for our systematic review.
We make a lot of changes, following your evaluable suggestions.
We hope you will appreciate numerous changes performed. We are proud to consider further suggestions to improve the article, if you retain necessary.
Thank you again
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsThank you for the opportunity to review this manuscript. It presents a very careful revision of the literature on a troubling topic. However, I have some comments and suggestions presented below.
2. Materials & Methods
Line 52. Please explain the acronym CEBM.
Line 59. Please explain the acronym MSK.
Line 61. Please explain a little more the “types of biofeedback treatments”. For example, in the last sentence “These studies were compared to those treatments taken alone”, it is not easily understood to which treatments you refer to.
Line 66. Please explain the acronyms in all the paragraph.
Line 84. Please explain the acronym PICO
3. Results
Figure 1. In the reports excluded: inclusion criteria n=2, to which criteria do you refer exactly? For example, type of study has been included previously.
Please, include in the legend of the Table in Appendix A the explanation of the acronyms used. Please add the number of the reference in column 1 of the table in Appendix A.
Line 173. Please revise the syntax. We do not understand to which associations do you refer to. Do you mean variability in the feedback techniques included in the exercise protocols?
Please add the number of the reference in column 1 of the Tables 2, 3 y 4.
Line 193. Please correct the style of the reference 33.
Lines 195-203. Please add the explanation of the acronyms in the text. I know that in this case you have included them in the legend of the table, but the explanation must also appear the first time they are included in the text.
Lies 254-259. Please, explain the acronyms EF and IF.
7. Conclusion
Please, add some words at the start of the conclusions regarding the effects on pain and functionality.
Comments on the Quality of English Language
Moderate editing of English language required
Author Response
Dear Reviewer thank you for your evaluable considerations and suggestions
Here you will find a point-by-point revision:
Materials and Methods
Q1) Line 52. Please explain the acronymus CEBM
A1) Done
Q2) Line 59. Please explain the acronym MSK.
A2) Changed in musculoskeletal
Q3) Line 61. Please explain a little more the “types of biofeedback treatments”. For example, in the last sentence “These studies were compared to those treatments taken alone”, it is not easily understood to which treatments you refer to.
A3) the sentence has been modified
Q4) Line 66. Please explain the acronyms in all the paragraph.
A4) All acronyms have been explained
Q5) Line 84. Please explain the acronym PICO
A5) The acronym has been explained
3. Results
Q6) Figure 1. In the reports excluded: inclusion criteria n=2, to which criteria do you refer exactly? For example, type of study has been included previously.
A6) The inclusion criteria of those 2 studies were not complete and did not meet the estabished criteria of our systematic review
Q7) Please, include in the legend of the Table in Appendix A the explanation of the acronyms used. Please add the number of the reference in column 1 of the table in Appendix A.
A7) Done
Q8) Line 173. Please revise the syntax. We do not understand to which associations do you refer to. Do you mean variability in the feedback techniques included in the exercise protocols?
A8) We mean the variability of feedback techniques. The phrase has been modified
Q9) Please add the number of the reference in column 1 of the Tables 2, 3 y 4.
A9) Done
Q10) Line 193. Please correct the style of the reference 33.
A10) Done
Q11) Lines 195-203. Please add the explanation of the acronyms in the text. I know that in this case you have included them in the legend of the table, but the explanation must also appear the first time they are included in the text.
A11) Done
Q12) Lies 254-259. Please, explain the acronyms EF and IF.
A12) Done
7. Conclusion
Q13) Please, add some words at the start of the conclusions regarding the effects on pain and functionality.
A13) A sentence has been added
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsNothing to add.