Effect of Adaptive Seating Systems on Postural Control and Activity Performance: A Systematic Review

Department of Physical Therapy (Mr Acharya), Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal; Community-Based Rehabilitation (Ms Karki) International Nepal Fellowship, Mugu, Nepal; Faculty of Physical Therapy (Dr Prasertsukdee), Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand; School of Medical Sciences (Dr Reed), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences (Dr Rawal), Central Queensland University, Sydney, Australia; Nepal Health Research Council (Ms Baniya), Kathmandu, Nepal; Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre (Dr Boyd), Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Correspondence: Bishnu Dutta Acharya, PT, MSc, Department of Physical Therapy, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Chandanath Municipality, Jumla, Karnali, Nepal ([email protected]).

Grant Support: Training on systematic review was funded for capacity building by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence, The Australian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trails network.

At this time the article was written by Bishnu Dutta Acharya, a student of the Master of Science Programme in Physical Therapy (International Programme) at Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

Bishnu Dutta Acharya undertook this study under the external supervisor of Professor Roslyn N. Boyd to develop the concept, registration at PROSPERO, data analysis, and preparation of the manuscript. Arpita Karki, Prem Laxmi Baniya, and Bishnu Dutta Acharya reviewed articles and undertook quality assessments. Saipin Prasertsukdee, Darren Reed, and Lal Rawal reviewed articles, and were involved in drafting the manuscript and reviews of drafts.

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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