Effectiveness of Gait Training Supported by Overhead Harness in Patients

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a medically complex condition as well as destructing condition. It refers to damage or tear to the spinal cord which may arise from trauma or any disease or degeneration of the spinal cord. Globally, the incidence of SCI from literature lies between 10.4 million per year and 83 per million per year in the patients who had been survived before hospital admission. The annual incidence of SCI in developed countries varies from 11.5 to 53.4 per million populations . The incidence of people having Spinal Cord injury in Bangladesh has been estimated as 2.5% cases per million. SCI is an unexpected and unpredicted condition. It is not only devastating but also costly for individuals as well society. It also has an Impact on quality of life, life expectancy and consequence towards economic burden. The disease and injury, which affect the spinal cord and damage the neurological structures, are the important health problem in this subcontinent, so they carry high rates of morbidity and mortality.