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. 2012 Nov;35(6):503–526. doi: 10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000058

Table 2.

PT treatment variables, for full sample and three subgroups

C5-8 T1-9 AIS D SCIRehab study sample
AIS A, B AIS A, B n = 158 n = 1032
n = 78 n = 158
Length of rehabilitation stay – days, mean (SD) 65.9 (42.5) 46.2 (23.5) 32.4 (20.6) 55.7 (36.6)
Clinician experience – PT, years, mean (SD) 4.9 (4.0) 5.6 (5.0) 4.6 (4.2) 5.3 (4.9)
Patient participation score – PT, mean (SD) 5.0 (0.6) 5.1 (0.7) 5.2 (0.6) 5.1 (0.6)
PT hours in specific treatments, mean (SD)
 Airway/respiratory management 0.4 (1.1) 0.1 (0.4) 0.0 (0.3) 0.2 (1.0)
 Aquatic exercise 0.8 (2.3) 0.6 (1.8) 0.9 (2.5) 1.0 (2.5)
 Assessment 1.6 (1.4) 1.5 (1.5) 2.2 (1.8) 2.1 (2.0)
 Bed mobility 4.5 (3.9) 2.8 (2.2) 0.7 (1.1) 2.4 (2.7)
 Classes provided by PT 0.4 (0.8) 0.3 (0.7) 0.2 (0.5) 0.4 (0.9)
 Education 2.0 (2.2) 1.3 (1.4) 0.4 (0.9) 1.5 (1.9)
 Equipment evaluation, provision, and education 2.8 (2.6) 2.4 (2.7) 0.8 (1.5) 2.6 (3.1)
 Gait 0.0 (0.3) 0.3 (1.6) 7.7 (6.1) 2.7 (5.7)
 Interdisciplinary conferences (on patient's behalf) 2.9 (2.4) 2.1 (2.0) 1.6 (1.6) 2.5 (2.5)
 Musculoskeletal treatment modalities 2.1 (3.5) 0.9 (1.9) 0.7 (1.9) 1.7 (3.4)
 Pre-gait 0.1 (0.3) 0.1 (0.7) 1.1 (1.8) 0.6 (1.4)
 Skin management 0.8 (0.9) 0.3 (0.6) 0.1 (0.2) 0.5 (1.0)
 Therapeutic exercise – balance 3.2 (3.4) 2.4 (2.1) 2.0 (2.0) 2.3 (2.5)
 Therapeutic exercise- endurance 3.6 (6.8) 2.3 (4.1) 1.9 (3.8) 2.9 (5.5)
 Therapeutic exercise – ROM/Stretching 9.9 (7.7) 6.1 (4.3) 2.2 (3.3) 7.9 (8.1)
 Therapeutic exercise – strengthening 11.1 (10.1) 8.1 (8.5) 9.5 (8.1) 10.5 (9.9)
 Transfers 8.5 (4.8) 8.7 (4.5) 2.7 (3.1) 7.0 (5.1)
 Upright activities 2.3 (2.6) 1.4 (1.8) 0.6 (1.2) 2.0 (2.4)
 Wheelchair mobility – manual 3.7 (4.4) 8.0 (7.4) 1.1 (2.0) 4.2 (5.9)
 Wheelchair mobility – power 2.5 (3.3) 0.3 (0.8) 0.4 (1.1) 1.4 (2.5)
 Wound care 1.3 (5.2) 0.2 (1.4) 0.2 (1.5) 0.2 (2.1)