This study is conducted to investigate the effects of low load Blood Flow Resistance exercise to improve strength and transfer in lower cervical spinal cord injury patientsCervical Spinal Cord injury patients have very less window of opportunity towards functional mode of life. In complete cervical spinal cord injuries only few muscles of upper limb are completely innervated and it is a need to gain maximum output and advantage out of that. Through conventional strength training it is possible to make him do unsupported sitting and transfer But with BFR-RE it may have a possibility to do this procedure in less time than the conventional strength training and patient will save cost of hospital stay as he may timely discharge from hospital early
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
16
strengthening protocol but with Blood flow restriction technique .Standard BFR Application: a standard pressure (used for all patients) for e.g. 180 mmHg; a pressure relative to the patient's systolic blood pressure, for e.g. 1.2 - or 1.5-fold greater than systolic blood pressure.40% cuff pressure as percentage of LOP.(4) And performing BFR-RE with low load exercises. So 30% of 1 RPM would be enough 4 times a week for 6 week
Resistance exercise 75 repetitions across four sets of exercises, with30 repetitions in the first set and 15 repetitions in each subsequent set. 4 times a week for 6
Lahore general Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
VAS- Visual Analogue Scale
To measure the intensity of pain
Time frame: 6th week
MAS- Modified Ashworth Scale
To measure the muscular hypertrophy and increased tone. Usually used to measure increased tone in spasticity but also used to measure hypertrophy resulted from normal muscles adaptations.
Time frame: 6th week
QIF-SF -- Quadriplegia Index Of Functionality-Small Form
To the transfer and functional ability in tetraplegic patients.
Time frame: 6th week
Hand Held Dynamometer
To measure the strength objectively and To measure the minor but notable changes in strength change which cannot be detected by MMT
Time frame: 6th week
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