• Aatik Arsh, Zunaira Anwar, Amir Zeb, and Syed Muhammad Ilyas.
• Dr. Aatik Arsh, DPT, MSPT. Physical Therapist, Paraplegic Center Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2020 Jan 1; 36 (2): 969996-99.

ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of Occupational therapy (OT) in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients.MethodsA quasi experimental study was conducted at Paraplegic Center Peshawar from May 2018 to March 2019. Seventy two spinal cord injury patients with complete cervical tetraplegia having age 18-60 years were included in the study using non probability convenience sampling technique. A trained Occupational therapist conducted two occupational therapy sessions per day, three times a week on alternative days for a period of six weeks. Self-care portion of Spinal cord injury independence measure (SCIM) was used to collect pre and post data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.ResultsMean age of the participants was 30.21±13.52.Majority of the participants were (n= 61, 84.7%) male while remaining 11 (15.3%) participants were female. Pre self-care total score was 0.39±0.987 and post self-care total score was 7.17±5.536. There was significant differences (P value <0.05) between pre and post scores of feeding, upper & lower body bathing, upper & lower body dressing, grooming and total self-care scores.ConclusionOccupational therapy significantly improves activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic spinal cord injury patients.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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