Strong For Recommendation
Robotic upper limb training should be provided to improve upper limb function in people with tetraplegia.
| Robotic Upper limb training (v no intervention) on upper limb function in people with tetraplegia | |||||||
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| P | People with tetraplegia | Evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Robotic upper limb training should be provided to improve upper limb function in people with tetraplegia. |
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| I | Robotic upper limb training | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (89%) |
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| O | Upper limb function | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends robotic upper limb training to improve upper limb function in people with tetraplegia.
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:
Robotic upper limb training should be provided to improve upper limb function in people with tetraplegia.
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 robotic upper limb training to improve upper limb function in people with tetraplegia based on opinion. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.