Table 1

Search strategy for MEDLINE using the Ovid platform

NSearch term
1exp Exercise/
2exp Physical Fitness/
3exp Physical Exertion/
4exp Physical Therapy Modalities/
5exp Exercise Therapy/
6exp Rehabilitation/
7(rehabilitat$ or fitness$ or exercis$ or physical$ or train$ or physiotherap$ or kinesiotherap$).ti,ab.
8aerobic$.ti,ab.
9(muscle$ adj3 resist$).ti,ab.
10or/1-9
11((overview$ or review or synthesis or summary or cochrane or analysis) and (reviews or meta-analyses or articles or umbrella)).ti. or umbrella review.ab. or (meta-review or metareview).ti,ab.
12(overview$ or reviews).mp. and (systematic or cochrane).ti.
13(reviews adj2 meta).ab.
14(reviews adj2 (published or quality or included or summar$)).ab.
15cochrane reviews.ab.
16(evidence and (reviews or meta-analyses)).ti.
17or/11-16
18and/10,17