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We have read with interest the article entitled “A systematic review of adults’ sitting balance assessments in neurological and neuromuscular condition” by Alammar & Alammar published in the Neurosciences journal.1 The study discusses new assessment tools to evaluate sitting balance in people with neurological and neuromuscular conditions to be recommended for rehabilitation clinical practice. The review included people with stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), and multiple sclerosis (MS). As a result, the authors highlighted the clinical importance and the psychometric properties of the Function in Sitting Test (FIST) among people with stroke and MS. However, the authors claimed no access to the article related to the use of the FIST in people with SCI and therefore, did not fully discuss the use and the psychometric properties of the FIST among people with SCI in their review.1 We would like to point out that the FIST was used among people with SCI showing appropriate reliability and validity properties. The paper related to the use of the FIST in people with SCI entitled “Reliability and validity of the function in sitting test among non-ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury” was published in a peer-review journal “The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine” and therefore, is accessible for researchers and clinicians.2 Through the publisher, the article is available for individual purchase or can be obtained through an institutional membership. A request for access to the article was not received by the corresponding author. It is unclear what barriers the authors faced in an attempt to access the paper. Regardless, the information related to the use of the FIST among people with SCI was not present in this review. Nonetheless, we would like to highlight that the FIST was satisfactorily used among people with SCI and presented with good psychometric properties and recommended for further exploration in this population.2 In brief, the FIST was able to assess all the important components of sitting posture including static, proactive and reactive components with an integration of the sensorial function.2 Therefore, the FIST represents an appropriate clinical sitting balance posture assessment among people with SCI. In addition, the FIST presented with an excellent test-retest reliability (ICC=0.95, p<0.001) and a minimal detectable changeMDC of 4 points.2 The FIST also showed a satisfactory Correspondence

A systematic review of adults’ sitting balance assessments in neurological and neuromuscular conditions