Functional recovery in rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients measured by SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III) test

Multidisciplinarni timski rad u rehabilitaciji bolesnika s OKM-om (ozljedom kralježnične moždine) osnovni je čimbenik funkcionalnog oporavka pacijenta. Test SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III) validirani je instrument za mjerenje funkcionalnih sposobnosti pacijenata na početku i završetku rehabilitacije. Taj je test kod 154 pacijenta s OKM-om u Specijalnoj bolnici za medicinsku rehabilitaciju u Varaždinskim Toplicama (Hrvatska) pokazao veliki napredak u svim promatranim skupinama.Multidisciplinary teamwork in SCI (spinal cord injury) rehabilitation has fundamental role in functional recovery of SCI patients. SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III) test is valid instrument in measuring of functional skills of patients at onset and at discharge from rehabilitation. We conducted SCIM III testing in 154 SCI patients rehabilitated in Special Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Varaždinske Toplice (Croatia), and found significant improvements in all groups of patients