Case Study
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 275-279
Effect of Motor Imagery Technique for Rehabilitation in Patient with Spinal Cord Injury- A Case Study
Mehta Krupa1, Bhalara Akta2, Sorani Dinesh3
1Second year MPT student, Government Physiotherapy College, Rameshwernagar, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
2Tutor/Physiotherapist, Government Physiotherapy College, Rameshwernagar, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
3I/C Principal, Government Physiotherapy College, Rameshwernagar, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Corresponding Author: Mehta Krupa
ABSTRACT
Aim: Motor imagery has been studied in various neurological conditions such as stroke and spinal cord injury. The purpose of this case study is to evaluate the effect of motor imagery technique in patient with chronic spinal cord injury.
Case Description: A 19 year old male patient with spinal cord injury received motor imagery technique in addition to conventional physiotherapy treatment for rehabilitation for period of 4 weeks. Intervention was focused on gait and on impairments of the lower limbs. Pre intervention and post intervention MMT, ROM, Berg balance scale, Total spinal cord independence measure and ASIA scale was taken.
Results: At end of 4 weeks there was improvement in muscle power of hip, knee flexors and ankle musculature; ankle range of motion; score of total spinal cord independence measure and ASIA scale.
Conclusion: From the present study we can conclude that motor imagery technique can be given in addition to conventional physiotherapy for rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury.
Key words: Spinal cord injury, Motor imagery technique, Rehabilitation.