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Participants will receive a 60-minute supervised rehabilitation session, 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks. Approximately 30 minutes of selected conventional rehabilitation content will be replaced by Wii Fit-based exercises rather than added to the total session duration. The Wii Fit program will include weight-shifting, single-leg balance, step-based activities, and light aerobic game-based exercises using the Nintendo Wii Fit system and Balance Board. The remaining approximately 30 minutes will consist of conventional rehabilitation components, including gait and mobility training, strengthening-focused activities, and cool-down/stretching.

Selected pilates exercises for balance training and lower limb strengthening: Articulating bridge, Spine stretch, Single leg stretch, Double leg stretch, Criss-cross, One leg kick, Side kick, Hip twist, and Standing footwork for 30 minutes, 10 repetitions each. In addition to the warming up and the cooling down exercises before and after the pilates exercises, 10 minutes each in the form of a range of motion exercises and stretching, and deep friction massage for scar management.

All patients will receive the standard physical therapy program consisting of 45 minutes per session of a supervised and individualized exercise program for three sessions per week for eight weeks which will include: Stretching exercises for lower limb muscles, each stretch will be maintained for 45 seconds, 3 repetitions, strengthening exercises for lower limb muscles starting from 50 to 60% of 1 repetition maximum and the intensity will be increased gradually until 80 to 85 % through the treatments weeks.