Role of repetitive facilitation exercises in functional improvement of upper limb in stroke patients as compare to conventional rehabilitation

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
07
Article ID: 
8120
6 pages
Research Article

Role of repetitive facilitation exercises in functional improvement of upper limb in stroke patients as compare to conventional rehabilitation

Asima Irshad, Waqas Ahmad, Farjad Afzal, Akhtar rasul, Asif Islam and Sidra Manzoor

Abstract: 

OBJECTIVE: To find the role of Repetitive facilitative exercises in functional improvement of upper limb in stroke patients as compare to conventional rehabilitation. METHODOLOGY: 26 patients fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in this study. Outcome or efficacy was measured by using University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) scoring system, a 35 point scale. The items measured included Pain (10 points), Function (10 points), Active forward flexion (5 points), strength of forward flexion (5 points) and patient satisfaction (5 points). A score of 34-35 is considered an excellent score, 28-33 a good result, and any score less than 27 a poor result. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: We found that overall pain improved from baseline to last follow up (p-value < 0.05) with non-significant difference in both study groups (p-value>0.05). Our investigation also led us to conclude that function of patients improved from baseline to last follow up (p-value < 0.05) with non-significant difference in both study groups (p-value>0.05). Moreover similar statistics regarding active forward flexion are found i.e. overall active forward flexion and strength of forward flexion was improved from baseline to last follow up (p-value < 0.05) with non-significant difference in both study groups (p-value>0.05). Patient’s satisfaction was improved from baseline to last follow up (p-value < 0.05). The group B had more satisfaction as compare to group A (p-value < 0.05). The group B had more UCLA score as compare to group A (p-value < 0.05). In group A efficacy of treatment was observed in 1 (7.7%) patient only while in group B the efficacy of treatment was seen in 8 (61.53%) patients. Group B had statistically and significantly higher efficacy as compare to group-A, p-value < 0.05.

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