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Assessment of Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Admitted to Tertiary Hospital in Western Maharashtra

Author(s) Yukta Sonar, Dr. Deepali Hande, Dr. Noopur Mahajan, Dr. Aditi khot
Country India
Abstract Background: Spinal cord is trauma or lesion to spinal cord which contains white matter [ascending tracts and descending tracts] and grey matter [ sensory neuron and motor neurons] that results in paralysis of muscles and affects sensory abilities and other body functions below the level of injury. Recovery of walking after paralysis of the muscles of the lower extremities, particularly following acute spinal cord injury is one of the primary goals of patients. In fact, in patients with some preserved walking ability, improvements in walking quality were placed higher than bowel, bladder and sexual function. Physical limitation for walking secondary to impairment is defined at the person level and indicates the ability of a person to walk after spinal cord injury. The development of this assessment index required a rank ordering along a dimension of impairment, from the level of most severe impairment (0) to least severe impairment (20) based on the use of devices, braces and physical assistance of one or more persons.



Aim: Assessment of walking index in spinal cord injury patients admitted to tertiary hospital in western Maharashtra.

Methodology: The study was conducted in a Smt. Sindhutai E. Vikhe Patil Pravara Spinal Cord Centre for SCI Patients according to inclusion criteria. Convenient sampling was done for 20 individuals. The walking index for SCI patients was measured by WISCI II Scale.
Outcome Measure: Walking index for spinal cord injury (WISCII).
Results: It is observational descriptive study, there were 20 participants in this study (females 6 and males14, average age = 27.43 (male) and average age = 27.83(female) (SD =8.41) .WISCI II average Score = 6.45 (SD = 5.52) were documented for the assessment of walking index in spinal cord injury patient, It was found that Average WISCI II score for ASIA SCALE A was (5) (SD = 4.19), average WISCI II score for ASIA SCALE B was (9) (SD = 8.33), average WISCI II score for ASIA SCALE C was (8) (SD = 4.58) for patients admitted to tertiary hospital in western Maharashtra.
Conclusion: The present study concludes strong relation between WISCI II and ASIA A, B, C for patients admitted to tertiary hospital in western Maharashtra. Mean Average WISCI II score for ASIA A is (5) which is ambulates in parallel bars, with no braces and no physical assistance, for 10 meters. Mean Average WISCI II score for ASIA B is (9) ambulates with walker, with braces and no physical assistance, for 10 meters. Mean Average WISCI II score for ASIA C is (8) which is ambulates with walker, no braces and physical assistance of one person, for 10 meters for patients admitted to tertiary hospital in western Maharashtra.
Keywords WISCI II: walking index in Spinal Cord injury. SCI: Spinal cord injury.
Discipline Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On 2024-05-28
Cite This Assessment of Walking Index in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Admitted to Tertiary Hospital in Western Maharashtra - Yukta Sonar, Dr. Deepali Hande, Dr. Noopur Mahajan, Dr. Aditi khot - AIJMR Volume 2, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.62127/aijmr.2024.v02i03.1060
DOI https://doi.org/10.62127/aijmr.2024.v02i03.1060
Short DOI https://doi.org/gtxrvp
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