Effectiveness of early physiotherapy management in acute stage of traumatic spinal cord injury patient- A case report

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is rare and has a profound impact on an individual's life. Traumatic SCI are cause due to Road Traffic Accident (RTA), gunshot, falls etc. It alters the motor, sensory and autonomic functions. The SCI can be categorized in tetraplegia and paraplegia. Presented case is a 26 year old male came in casualty with the complain of loss of power over bilateral lower limb, with history of trauma due to which he had T11-L3 for L1 vertebrae fracture and was operated for the fixation of the same. He was diagnosed as traumatic SCI based on symptoms, physical examination, outcome measures, MRI. Early physiotherapy management was initiated and after 15 days, the functional status of patient was improved. We conclude that the early physiotherapy management is effective in acute stage of traumatic SCI patient.