To compare the effect of Pelvic PNF with core strengthening on trunk control, balance and gait in patients with paraplegia

Individuals suffering from paraplegia have poor trunk and pelvic control which may affect the functional performance and vocational tasks. The interventions on trunk and pelvic control for spinal cord injury individuals was neglected since long. treatment options should be formulated and established to increase trunk and pelvic control for improving gait and balance of the individuals without any side effects. It has been proved as an effective treatment option in improving trunk control, balance and gait among stroke population. This is the first known literature focusing on physiotherapeutic interventions on trunk and pelvic control among spinal cord injury patients. Hence, with this study, it will be used in spinal cord injury (SCI) population as well as it is both cost and time effective.

截瘫（paraplegia）患者的躯干与骨盆控制能力欠佳，这可能对其功能表现与职业任务的完成造成不利影响。长期以来，针对脊髓损伤（spinal cord injury, SCI）患者的躯干与骨盆控制物理治疗干预手段一直被忽视。因此，亟需制定并确立无副作用的治疗方案，以提升患者的躯干与骨盆控制能力，进而改善其步态与平衡功能。已有研究证实，此类干预手段可有效改善脑卒中（stroke）人群的躯干控制、平衡能力与步态。本研究为目前已知的首个聚焦于脊髓损伤患者躯干与骨盆控制物理治疗干预的学术文献。综上，本研究将此类干预手段应用于脊髓损伤（SCI）群体，且该方案兼具成本效益与时间经济性。