OLGU SUNUMLARI
Omurilik Yaralanmalı Hastalarda Transkraniyal Doğru Akım Stimülasyonu ve Robot Yardımlı Yürüme Eğitiminin Motor Fonksiyon Üzerine Etkileri: Olgu Serisi
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Robot Assisted Gait Training on Motor Function in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series
Received Date : 19 Aug 2020
Accepted Date : 29 Dec 2020
Available Online : 05 May 2021
Selin ÖZENa, Şükran GÜZELa
aDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
Doi: 10.31609/jpmrs.2020-78491 - Makale Dili: EN
J PMR Sci. 2021;24(2):192-6
ÖZET
Son yıllarda transkraniyal doğru akım stimülasyonu [transcranial
direct current stimulation (tDAS)], omurilik yaralanması (OY) sonrası
fonksiyonelliği geliştirmede kullanılan tedavi seçeneklerinden birisi
olmuştur. Literatürde, inkomplet OY hastalarında tDAS’nin diğer yürüyüş
eğitimi yöntemleriyle birlikte uygulanmasının lokomosyon üzerine
etkisini değerlendiren yetersiz sayıda veri bulunmaktadır. Bu
yazıda; inkomplet OY hastalarında tDAS, robot destekli yürüyüş eğitimi
ve fizik tedavinin birlikte uygulanmasının kas gücü gelişimi, lokomotor
becerileri, denge ve günlük yaşam aktiviteleri üzerine
etkilerini 5 hastadan oluşan bir olgu serisi olarak sunduk. Kliniğimizde
yatarak tedavi gören 5 hastaya 6 hafta süre ile haftada 5 gün, toplam 30
seans rehabilitasyon programı uygulandı. Her gün 2 saat fizik tedavi, 20
dk tDAS ve 30 dk robot destekli yürüme eğitimi uygulandı. Hastalar tedavi
programı öncesi ve sonrası manuel kas testi, on metrelik yürüme
testi [ten meter walking test (10MWT)], Oturmada Fonksiyon Testi
[Function in Sitting Test (FIST)], Spinal Kord Yaralanması İçin Yürüme
İndeksi [Walking Index for SCI (WISCI)] ve Spinal Kord Yaralanması
İçin Yürüme İndeksi [Walking Index for SCI (WISCI)]
ölçekleri ile değerlendirildi. Beş hastanın yaş ortalaması 28,4±5,13 idi.
Olaydan sonra geçen süre ortalama süre 5,8±1,30 yıldı. Hastaların hepsinde
travmatik omurilik yaralanması mevcuttu. MMT, 10 MWT, FIST,
WISCI ve SCIM III de gelişme kaydedildi. Bu bulgular, daha büyük
hasta grubu ile yapılacak çalışmalarla desteklenmelidir. İlerideki çalışmalarda
tedavi kombinasyonumuz ile sham tDAS, robot destekli yürüme
eğitimi, fizik tedavi kombinasyonu ve sadece fizik tedavi
uygulanan hasta grupları arasında karşılaştırmalar yapılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Yürüme; fiziksel tedavi; robotik tedavi; omurilik yaralanması; transkraniyal doğru akım stimülasyonu
ABSTRACT
In recent years, transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) has emerged as a possible therapeutic modality in enhancing
functionality following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the role of
tDCS in enhancing locomotion when used alongside other methods of
gait training in patients with incomplete SCI remains inadequately
addressed in the literature. Here we present the results of an observational
case series on the effects of tDCS, robot assisted gait training
(RAGT) and physical therapy (PT) on the development of muscle
power, locomotor skills, balance and activities of daily living (ADL)
in five patients with a history of chronic incomplete SCI. Five patients
received two hours of PT, twenty minutes of tDCS and thirty
minutes of RAGT five times a week to a total of thirty sessions on an
inpatient basis. Patients were evaluated before and following the
treatment program using manual muscle testing (MMT), a ten meter
walking test (10MWT), Function in Sitting Test (FIST), the Walking
Index for SCI (WISCI) and the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III
(SCIM III) rating scale. Mean age of the five patients was 28.4±5.13
years. Mean time since SCI was 5.8±1.30 years. Aetiology of SCI
was trauma in all cases. Improvements in MMT, 10 MWT, FIST,
WISCI, SCIM III were recorded. The findings of this study suggest
that this combination of treatment is effective in improving locomotor
skills in those with chronic SCI. These findings need to be consolidated
using a larger patient sample and compared to sham tDCS,
RAGT and PT and PT alone.
Keywords: Gait; physical therapy; robotics; spinal cord injury; transcranial direct current stimulation
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