Strong For Recommendation
Sitting balance training should be provided to improve the ability to sit in people with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs.
| Sitting training (v no intervention) to improve the ability to sit in people with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs | |||||||
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| P | People with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs | Evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Sitting balance training should be provided to improve the ability to sit in people with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs. |
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| I | People with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (78%) |
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| O | Ability to sit | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends sitting training to improve sitting in people with SCI who have lower limb motor function.
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:
Sitting balance training should be provided to improve the ability to sit in people with SCI and motor function in the lower limbs.
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 sitting training to improve sitting in people with SCI who have lower limb motor function based on opinion. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.