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Rehabilitation therapy at early stage following spinal cord injuries

Liang Ai-qi

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ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of rehabilitation therapy at early stage following spinal cord injury on the patients function recovery.Methods88 cases with spinal cord injury were divided into early rehabilitation group(n=50) and control group (n=38) according to the start time of the rehabilitation therapy (within 2 weeks or after 3 months).Rehabilitation assessment of the patients with Barthel index and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was carried out before and 3 months after the rehabilitation therapy respectively.ResultsBarthel index and FIM score all improved after the rehabilitation therapy in two groups, but the improvements were more significant in early rehabilitation group(P0.01).ConclusionEarly rehabilitation treatment improves the function of patients with spinal cord injuries.

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Key concepts: Rehabilitation, Medicine, Spinal cord injury, Functional Independence Measure, Physical therapy, Spinal cord, Barthel index, Stage (stratigraphy)