Objective: To determine the effectiveness of task specific training in improving functional independence after spinal cord injury.
Methodology: This single group pre test post test interventional study was conducted in Chambeli Rehabilitation Center, Rawalpindi and Neurocounsel, Islamabad, Pakistan from September 2015 to February 2017 and included 30 patients with complete or incomplete injury, both with paraplegia and tetraplegia using non probability purposive sampling. All patients with any type of tumor causing spinal cord injury, stroke patients, patients with Gullian Barre syndrome, peripheral neuropathies, myopathies were excluded from the study. Data were collected using Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) and Clinical Outcome Variable (COV) scale at baseline and after 6 weeks. All patients were provided with task specific training plus electrical muscle stimulation for 6 weeks. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.
Results: Significant improvements were noted in SCIM, both in its total score and its subscales (P
Key words: SCI, Task specific training, functional outcomes, SCIM, COV scale
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