Physiotherapeutic Approach In Managing Sci Due To Traumatic Injury

PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN MANAGING SCI DUE TO TRAUMATIC INJURY : FOCOUS ON MOTOR FUNCTION RECOVERYINTRODUCTION Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the injury of the spinal cord from the foramen magnum to the cauda equine which occurs as a result of compulsion, incision or contusion. As a result of the injury , the functions performed by the spinal cord are interrupted at the distal level of the injury . SCI causes serious disability among patients [1]. Every year , about 40 million people worldwide suffer from SCI. Most of them are young men typically aged from 20 to 35 , although 1% of this population are children [2].The spinal cord is a structure responsible for transmitting and receiving signals between the brain and the rest of the body. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to