Studies in Sport Medicine

Comparison of the effect of six weeks of virtual reality rehabilitation system and reflexology massage on the performance of athletes with paraplegia

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 shahid beheshti university/master of scince sport injury and corrective exercise/tehran/iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Health and Rehabilitation in Sport, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Sports Medicine Research Center, Sport Sciences Research Institute

Abstract
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Spinal cord injuries are one of the most serious physical injuries. People with spinal cord injury generally suffer from one or more types of pain. Neuropathic pain is the most common of these and can lead to functional impairment as it is associated with loss of mobility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of reflexology massage and virtual reality on improving the function of paraplegics. The sample of this study consisted of Athletic men paraplegics who are members of the Veterans and Disabled Board of Tehran Province. Forty-five paraplegic athletes were randomly divided into three groups of control, virtual reality and reflexology, using the letters of the alphabet in the medical record. The two experimental groups performed three sessions of intervention per week for 6 weeks and the control group did not receive any intervention. Performance-related shoulder girdle strength and range of motion were evaluated by Mobe MMT dynamometer and Mobee Electrogonometer, respectively. Data were analyzed using SPSS 23 software at a significance level of 0.05. The results of statistical tests showed that the strength and range of motion of the shoulder girdle In different movements of Outward rotation, inward rotation,extention and flexion after selecting 6 weeks of training according to available research, intervention in both massage and virtual reality groups increased. (P=0/003, P=0/001, P=0/02, P=0/003). The increase in strength and range of motion According to the means of change was also more significant in the virtual reality group. The results showed that the application of reflexology massage as well as the virtual reality system was effective in improving the range of motion and strength of the shoulder girdle in people with paraplegia; therefore, people with paraplegia and the educators and nurses who work with them can use the benefits of these interventions to improve their performance.

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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 13, Issue 30 - Serial Number 30
February 2022
Pages 125-158

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  • Receive Date 22 December 2021
  • Revise Date 08 February 2022
  • Accept Date 12 February 2022

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