Background
CPRs assist clinicians in making a diagnosis, prognosis or matching patients to optimal intervention based on a set of predictor variables that have been documented from a patient’s history, physical examination and in some situations available diagnostic tests. Within the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, a number of CPRs have been derived to target the most effective interventions for a given condition (Stanton 2010, [1]). The aim of this systematic review is to identify and critically appraise the CPRs in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice.