Strong For Recommendation
Abdominal binders should be provided to improve postural hypotension in people with SCI.
| Abdominal binders v no intervention on postural hypotension in people with SCI | |||||||
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| P | People with SCI who have abdominal muscle paralysis (full or partial). | Evidence recommendation No evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Abdominal binders should be provided to improve postural hypotension in people with SCI. Clinical note: Abdominal binders are only provided in people with abdominal paralysis (partial or full) and may not be suitable for people significant abdominal distension, central adiposity or large abdomens. Abdominal binders may also be provided for purposes other than postural hypotension. |
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| I | Abdominal binders | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (83%) |
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| O | Postural hypotension | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends abdominal binders to improve postural hypotension in people with SCI.
This is a consensus-based opinion statement supported by the opinions of the experts. There are no randomized controlled trials on this topic. The guideline states:
Abdominal binders should be provided to improve postural hypotension in people with SCI.
This statement was formed by considering the opinions of the experts alongside other factors. The other factors that were considered were benefits and harms, values and preferences, resource use, equity, accessibility, and feasibility. This is a consensus-based opinion statement. Consensus-based opinion statements are less robust than evidence-based recommendations. They can be strong or weak.
This is a strong consensus-based opinion statement which means that the guideline panel is confident they can recommend abdominal binders to improve postural hypotension based on opinion. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.