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Table 3 Upper Body Exercise - Levels of Assistance required

From: Results of the first interim analysis of the RAPPER II trial in patients with spinal cord injury: ambulation and functional exercise programs in the REX powered walking aid

 

Exercise 1

(Bilateral shoulder abduction)

Exercise 2

(Lateral Trunk Extension)

Supervised

1 Assistant

2 Assistants

Unable to Complete

Supervised

1 mAssistant

2 Assistants

Unable to Complete

Total

(n = 20)

13

5

1

1

12

5

2

1

Injury level

Tetraplegia (n = 5)

2

2

1

0

0

3

2

0

Paraplegia (n = 15)

11

3

0

1

12

2

0

1

Injury extent

Complete (n = 11)

8

2

0

1

9

1

0

1

Incomplete (n = 9)

5

3

1

0

3

4

2

0