Strong For Recommendation
Standing training should be provided to improve the ability to stand in people with SCI (who have motor function in the lower limbs).
| Standing training (v no intervention) on ability to stand 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 No evidence recommendation Reason: No RCTs | Strong opinion statement FOR Standing training should be provided to improve the ability to stand in people with SCI (who have motor function in the lower limbs). Clinical note: This statement includes standing training for people with SCI that have sufficient muscle strength to actively participate in standing training. |
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| I | Standing training | ||||||
| C | No intervention | Consensus-based opinion statement Strong for (95%) |
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| O | Ability to stand | ||||||
The Australian and NZ SCI Physiotherapy guideline committee recommends standing training to improve the ability to stand in people with SCI (who have motor function in the lower limbs).
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:
Standing training should be provided to improve the ability to stand in people with SCI (who have 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 standing training to to improve the ability to stand based on opinion. To learn more about the research related to this intervention go to the clinicians tab on this website.