Equipment to support the shoulder (v no intervention) on shoulder subluxation (prevention) in people with SCI at risk of shoulder subluxation
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Strong For Recommendation
Equipment to support the shoulder such as wheelchair armrests or shoulder support devices should be provided to prevent and treat shoulder subluxation.
| Equipment to support the shoulder (v no intervention) on shoulder subluxation (prevention) in people with SCI at risk of shoulder subluxation | |||||||
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| P | People with SCI at risk of shoulder subluxation | Evidence recommendation No evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Equipment to support the shoulder such as wheelchair armrests or shoulder support devices should be provided to prevent and treat shoulder subluxation. Clinical note: Equipment to support the shoulder includes wheelchair armrests or pillows under the elbows. |
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| I | Supportive equipment | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (83%) |
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| O | Shoulder subluxation | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends equipment to support the shoulder such as wheelchair armrests or shoulder support devicesĀ to prevent and treat shoulder subluxation.
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:
Equipment to support the shoulder such as wheelchair armrests or shoulder support devices should be provided to prevent and treat shoulder subluxation.
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 equipment to support the shoulder such as wheelchair armrests or shoulder support devices to prevent and treat shoulder subluxation based on opinion.
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