Outcome of Physical Rehabilitation Interventions in Persons with Post-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries at Paraplegic Centre Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: To determine the outcomes of physical rehabilitation interventions at Paraplegic Center, Peshawar. Methods: This was Quasi experimental study, conducted from January 2018 to December 2019 at Paraplegic Center, Peshawar. A total of 306 persons with SCI were included in the study. Patients with ASIA-E level were excluded. Rehabilitation interventions including nursing care, physical and occupational therapy was applied for 4 days per week for a month. Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) scale was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and T-test was used to compare the pre and post intervention’s scores, where p-value <0.05 was considered as significant.