Response to Letter to Editor: “Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review”

We welcome the comments that Feise and colleagues have made about our systematic review.1 We had noted that Rowe et al2 had examined intrarater and inter-rater reliability with blinded assessors. Intrarater and inter-rater reliability are commonly assessed through analyzing a subset of the data.3 As such, it was unclear whether blinded assessors had evaluated all outcomes, and hence the reason behind our attribution of an unclear rating for detection bias for the Rowe et al study. We appreciate the clarification that Feise and colleagues have provided.
Source: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Source Type: research