Questions Arise Over Scientific Reviews of Exercise-Based Addiction Interventions
A new scientific review argues that the wide number of methodological concerns and knowledge gaps in the literature prevents the development of clinical recommendations for exercise-based interventions for substance abuse populations. The researchers found several methodological concerns and gaps in knowledge, and the methodological quality of the systematic reviews was generally judged to be critically low. The researchers emphasized the need for future research to focus on improving the quality of systematic reviews and increasing the number of high-quality clinical trials.