بررسی تاثیر تمرین با حمایت وزن (bwstt) بر نیمرخ حرکتی عملکردی افراد ضایعه نخاعی پاراپلژی

purpose: the aim of this study was to study of effect of body weight supported training (bwstt) exercises on functional ambulation profile in paraplegic spinal cord injured persons. methods: 17 voluntary paraplegic spinal cord injured persons (asia b,c classification, age 32.53 ± 1.793 years, height 175.71 ± 1.658 cm, weight 71.59 ± 2.442 kg, and body mass index (bmi) 23.18 ± 0.828 kg/m2) selected availability. the subjects were assigned to bwstt group (n=10) and traditional exercises group (n=7) randomly. the subjects trained for 12 weeks, four times per week and 60 min per session. bwstt include 15 min warm-up on fixed gear bike, 45 min bwstt with 50% body weight and 10 min cold-down finally. 10% load was added each week. traditional exercises included 15 min warm-up plus 45 min stretch exercise and resistance training. results: the data showed that there were significant differences in changes of lower extremity motor score (lems) (p = 0.000), walking index spinal cord injury (wisci) (p = 0.002), 6 min walking test (p = 0.001) and 10 meter walking (p = 0.001) between bwstt and traditional groups. conclusion: bwstt in comparison with traditional exercise can improve motor function and quality and quantity of walking better than traditional exercises in paraplegic spinal cord injured persons (asia b, c classification).