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Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Inventory (SCI-FAI)
Summary
What it measures:
Functional walking ability in people with SCI who are ambulatory
Target Population:
People with spinal cord injury (SCI)
Professional Association Recommendations
Recommendations from the APTA Neurology Section's SCI EDGE Taskforce are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.
SCI EDGE:
- Recommended for acute, subacute, and chronic levels of acuity
- Recommended for AIS classification C/D
- Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group for AIS classification A/B
- Not recommended that students learn to administer the tool or be exposed to the tool
- Not recommended for use in intervention research studies
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Date: January 28, 2014
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: Test & Measure
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