Evaluation and Synthesis of Physiotherapy Protocols for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS): A Scoping Review.
Céline Berguerand, Noemie Rossi, Rahel Caliesch
PMID 40574967WHAT IT FOUND
Physiotherapy protocols for FAIS often lack enough detail to use directly.
Across 31 protocols, reporting was often incomplete, with missing session counts, progression, or adherence checks.
Key findings
01Twenty-five studies yielded 31 physiotherapy protocols for FAIS.
02Reporting scores were low: TIDieR average was 5.58 of 12, and CERT average was 7.35 of 19.
03Only 13 of the 31 protocols mentioned an adherence assessment method.
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What it does not show
The review included many case studies and case series, so it describes practice, not effects. Protocol reporting scores were judged with TIDieR and CERT, and the authors state these ratings are not entirely objective. There is no agreed cut-off for what counts as good enough reporting on these checklists. Only protocols for people aged 16 years or older with FAIS were included, so it does not apply to younger patients. Some protocols referred to other articles, so the review selected the best-presented version rather than every original report.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflict of interest and received no specific grant.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that any FAIS protocol works. It maps how protocols are reported, not their effects.