Recommendations for research
The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.
1 Effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation in adults
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation programmes in adults with complex rehabilitation needs after a traumatic injury?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on intensive rehabilitation programmes .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B.1: physical interventions for people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury.
2 Effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation in children and young people
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation programmes in children and young people with complex rehabilitation needs after a traumatic injury?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on intensive rehabilitation programmes .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B.1: physical interventions for people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury.
3 Thoracic lumbar sacral orthoses in older people
What are the benefits and harms of using thoracic lumbar sacral orthoses in older people with thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on splinting and orthotics .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B.1: physical interventions for people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury.
4 Self-management materials
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes combined with self-management materials, compared with rehabilitation programmes alone, in people with complex rehabilitation needs after a traumatic injury?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on guided self-managed rehabilitation .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review B.3: psychological and psychosocial interventions for people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury.
5 Length of bed rest after spinal cord injury
What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of short-term bed rest compared with long-term bed rest on functional outcomes in people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury that involves the spinal column or spinal cord injury?
For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on maintaining mobility and movement .
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C.3: specific programmes and packages in spinal cord injury for people with complex rehabilitation needs after traumatic injury.