Abstract
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of task baseline and after 6 weeks. All patients were
specific training in improving functional provided with task specific training plus electrical
independence after spinal cord injury. muscle stimulation for 6 weeks. Data analysis was
Methodology: This single group pre test post test done using SPSS version 20.
interventional study was conducted in Chambeli Results: Significant improvements were noted in
Rehabilitation Center, Rawalpindi and SCIM, both in its total score and its subscales
Neurocounsel, Islamabad, Pakistan from (P<0.001). Patients also reported marked
September 2015 to February 2017 and included improvements on COV scale. All domains of self
30 patients with complete or incomplete injury, care, respiratory and sphincter management and
both with paraplegia and tetraplegia using non in and out door mobility improved
probability purposive sampling. All patients with Conclusion: Task specific training was an
any type of tumor causing spinal cord injury, stroke effective technique for improving functional
patients, patients with Gullian Barre syndrome, outcomes in spinal cord injury giving promising
peripheral neuropathies, myopathies were results to improve activities of daily living. (Rawal
excluded from the study. Data were collected Med J 201;43:245-247).
using Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) Key Words: SCI, Task specific training, functional
and Clinical Outcome Variable (COV) scale at outcomes, SCIM, COV scale.
