Spinal Cord Injury Quadriplegia (C5-C6 level) Treatment and Rehabilitation in Mumbai, India – Video

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Spinal Cord Injury Quadriplegia (C5-C6 level) Treatment and Rehabilitation in Mumbai, India
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation in Mumbai, India Patient is a C5-C6 quadriplegia since last 4 years with the history of backward jumping in to swimming pool and sustained a fracture of C5 with cord compression. He got operated for decompression with corpectomy followed by fusion anteriorly. Over a period of time he recovered with sensations and motor power of shoulder and elbow muscles. Neurologically, he is hypertonic and hyperreflexic. He has grade 1+ spasticity according to modified Ashworth Scale. He has reduced sensation in left leg by 40% as compared to other area of body. He is on indwelling catheter and has no bladder and bowel motor control. Functionally, he is wheelchair bound and is dependent for almost all his ADL. On ASIA Impairment Scale he scores "C". On FIM he scores 49. After Stem Cell Therapy 1. Overall stamina improved. 2. Lower limb spasticity reduced. 3. Now, he can do arm flexion and extension faster than before. 4. He can do thumb movements, which were not possible before. 5. His sitting balance has improved. Now, he has initiated to sit without support for 2-3 minutes. Earlier, not possible. 6. He can now do supine to right sidelying with minimal support for leg adjustment, which was not possible before. 7. Earlier, he could do supine to sit in with initial 10-15 minutes in semi sleep position. Now, he can directly come to sitting without discomfort (ie dizziness) 8. He can tolerate standing with backrest for 10 minutes which was ...

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