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The International Spinal Cord Injury Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Basic Data Set was used to capture time spent on activity and impairment directed categories of exercises and training.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants attended a median (interquartile range) of 8.3 (6.2 to 11.4) hours of physiotherapy and occupational therapy per week. 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