Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines
For the physiotherapy management of people with Spinal Cord Injury
Our Mission
To provide clear guidance on the physiotherapy management of
adults with Spinal Cord Injury across the continuum of care.
The Australian and New Zealand SCI Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Guidelines Team
The development of the Australian and New Zealand Physiotherapy Guidelines for people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) was coordinated by Dr Joanne Glinsky and Professor Lisa Harvey of the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia and The Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney Australia.
About this guideline
The objective of this guideline is to provide clear guidance on the physiotherapy management of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) across the continuum of care. It contains evidence recommendations and consensus-based opinion statements for over 100 questions related to the physiotherapy management of people with SCI. The questions addressed in this guideline are presented in the PICO format, namely, Participant, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome.
The Australian and New Zealand Physiotherapy Guidelines for people with SCI was funded by icare NSW, National Injury Insurance Scheme Queensland, Transport Accident Commission Victoria, and Lifetime Support Authority South Australia.
Acknowledgement of Country – The Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines team acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Honouring Te Tiriti – Ethical approval, including Māori consultation through University of Otago, Christchurch, Te Komiti Whakarite (Canterbury District Health Board), and through Māori consultation (Counties Manukau District Health Board) was obtained for Phase 1 of the study. In developing these guidelines, we were committed to meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti and reflect the principles of tino rangatiratanga, equity, active protection, options, and partnership.