Table 3.

Coding Framework

Quote	Open Coding	Focused Coding	Theme
“At the impairment level it’s usually like manual muscle testing, range of motion. As OT’s I think we look at functional achievements, you know, like they were able to reach a can on this shelf one day, but the next day they were able to reach the high shelf, things like that”	MMT, ROM, Functional Assessment, Tools of the Trade Reaching Height, Low Tech Equipment	Tools of the Trade, Low-tech Assessments	Low-Tech Clinical Practice
“And not to go back to the time management thing, but another one that we all struggle with is not just patient care and documentation and that stuff, but, um, any additional projects, you know, like working on any sort of presentations or research or CPR certification (laughs) - it’s hard to fit that in, so time is really a struggle”	Time Management, Patient Care Responsibilities, Documentation, Additional Projects, Research, CPR Training	Professional Duties, Limited Resources (Time)	Barriers to sEMG Uptake
“I do agree that right before [apatient’s] arm becomes functional, ‘I swear you’re gaining strength, you just have to trust me, I know you can’t use it yet, but…’ So I think it would be great [for them] to see the actual progress”	Return to Function, Trust between therapist and patient, seeing progress, gaining strength	Trust, Seeing Actual Change	Potential Clinical Benefits of sEMG
“I think [the tipping point] is evidence based enough to support the cost. Like, if you said you could buy this one for $200, but, eh, we don’t really know if it’s effective, or you could by the $2000 and research shows that would make a difference”	Buy-In from clinicians, evidencebased, cost of technology, clinical effectiveness	Evidence-Based Technology, Cost and Clinical Effectiveness	Essential Features of sEMG Technology