Outcomes of the five times sit-to-stand test could determine lower limb functions of ambulatory people with spinal cord injury only when assessed without hands.

Conclusion: Upper limb involvement could confound the outcomes of the FTSST. The present findings suggest the use of FTSST without hands to determine the lower limb functions of ambulatory individuals with SCI. PMID: 32808892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research