Understanding frames: A UK survey of parents and professionals regarding the use of standing frames for children with cerebral palsy.

It was a convenience sample, and the authors could not calculate response rates, so it may not represent all UK clinicians or parents. Physiotherapists dominated the professional responses, while fewer orthopaedic surgeons and paediatricians responded than expected, so views of other groups may be underrepresented. Responders may have had stronger views or more experience with standing frames than nonresponders. Parents reported their children's views, and children themselves were not surveyed. Professionals were asked about GMFCS IV and V, but parents answered about their own child; some parents had children with better mobility, which may explain differences. The questionnaire did not separate standing for therapeutic range of movement from standing for functional mobility.

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Do not read the reported benefits as proof that standing frames improve bone density, hip position, bladder or bowel function. This survey recorded perceptions, prescribing practice and barriers; it did not test outcomes or compare children who used frames with those who did not.