Volume 26, Issue 124, June 2022

Goal-oriented physiotherapy program in a young patient with traumatic spinal cord injury: A case study

Sampada Meghe¹, Rakesh Krishna Kovela^2♦, Mohammad Irshad Qureshi², Pallavi Harjpal³, Neha Chitale³

¹Intern, Department of Neuro physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
²Professor, Department of Neuro physiotherapy Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
³Resident, Department of Neuro physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Professor, Department of Neuro physiotherapy Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

SCI (Spinal cord injury) is a strong injury that typically causes paralytic muscles below the level of the lesion, resulting in limited, altered mobility and dependence on others. Injury sustained can be a total or partial injury. Here we present a case report of a 20-year-old male, who came to physiotherapy OPD in October 2021 for physiotherapy, is a case of TSCI (Traumatic Spinal cord injury) and was under rehabilitation since February 2021. He came with complaints of inability to stand unsupported, inability to walk without assistance, and lack of bladder and bowel control. MRI and X-RAY investigations were done. The patient is diagnosed with SCI at D12-L1 Level – Paraplegia. The patient was managed surgically with D12-L1 laminectomy and D11-L3 pedicle screw fixation. This case shows how a TSCI patient with paraplegia shows significant improvement in balancing and functional activities and is still undergoing rehabilitation.

Keywords: Traumatic Spinal cord injury (TSCI), Paraplegia, Rehabilitation, Laminectomy, Pedicle Screw Fixation

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms243e2238

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i124/ms243e2238

Published: 24 June 2022