Effects of a Home-Based Rehabilitation on Anthropometric Measures, Sensory-Motor Functions and Independence After Spinal Cord Injury

Home-based rehabilitation program The investigators used the ASIA scale to evaluate the sensory function and voluntary movement7. The HBRP included whole-body training with various exercises for stretching, strength, endurance, and aerobic fitness. The treatment sessions were performed three times per week and had a 50-120-minute duration. The exercises were modified based on individual progress and included the use of a rubber ball for balance and strength as well as trunk flexibility, static balance, stability, and standing exercises. Participants who could stand with assistive devices (such as knee-ankle-foot orthoses, KAFO) performed walking exercises.

It is used to assist the participant in holding his /her body weight on the lower limb through standing and walking