This study is conducted to assess the effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation Vs limb loading exercises on hand grip strength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute cervical spinal cord injury.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is based on the concept that rehabilitative training recruits neuronal systems spinal cord injury that remain intact after the injury to take over the impaired function.Working in the field of rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured, presents many challenges. Every patient presents a new and specific challenge. The tetraplegics more so than the paraplegics as the result of loss of active function of their upper extremities in addition to loss of function in the trunk and lower extremities. This study will be conducted to assess the effects of functional electrical stimulation versus limb loading exercises on hand grip strength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute spinal cord injury. trength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute spinal cord injury. The study will be randomized clinical trial. Participants will be randomly allocated in to two groups each group will have ten participants.. This study will be conducted in two Hospitals in Punjab pakistan. The group A Will receive functional electrical stimulation .The group B will receive upper limb loading exercises .Both groups will be given 30-45 min session 5 days per week for 8 weeks. The outcomes will be measured before and after giving treatment by using modified Action Research Arm Test (ARAT),Hand held dynamometry , Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT). The results will be calculated by using SPSS 23 version . Statistical tests will be applied according to the normality of the data either it will be parametric or non-parametric.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
The group A will receive functional electrical stimulation 30-45 min session 5 days per week for 8 weeks.
The group B will receive Upper Limb Loading Exercises 30-45 min session 5 days per week for 8 weeks.
Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur
Chak Four Hundred Fifty-four, Punjab Province, Pakistan
RECRUITINGModified Action Research Arm Test
The ARAT has excellent reliability and low ceiling effects. It consists of 4 subtests, including grasp, grip, pinch, and gross movement. All tasks were scored on a 4-point scale from 0 to 3, where 0 reflects poor hand function and 3 reflects good hand function (maximum score, 57).
Time frame: 8th week
Hand Held Dynamometry
A small portable device is held by the examiner and placed against the patient's limb .during a maximal isometric contraction. The device can be used to test hand muscle strength efficiently
Time frame: 8th week
9 peg hole test
Nine-Hole Peg Test is administered by asking the client to take the pegs from a container, one by one, and place them into holes on the board as quickly as possible. Participants must then remove the pegs from the holes, one by one, and replace them back into the container.. The number of seconds it takes for the patient to complete the test.
Time frame: 8th week
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