TREINAMENTO LOCOMOTOR DINÂMICO EM SUPORTE DE PESO CORPORAL EM PESSOAS COM LESÃO MEDULAR – PROJETO PILOTO

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the body changes such as muscle strength, spasticity and blood pressure resulting from orthostatic posture and gait in people with physical disabilities due to spinal cord injury. These changes occurred through the treatment of partial weight support – Dynamic Orthostatic Elevator, and they were verified by the initial and final evaluations of muscle strength, spasticity (Ashworth Scale) and blood pressure. There were 30 sessions with 12 people with spinal cord injury; six had paraplegia and six tetraplegia. All the sessions lasted 30 minutes. Results: The muscle strength had an average of 54.0 points on pre-treatment and post treatment of 57.9 points; the change in spasticity degree was 75%; there was no decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with tetraplegia.

Index Terms - Spinal cord injury, Partial Weight Support, Paraplegic, tetraplegic