Authors : Kanchan; Lalit Arora; Reena Arora; Amarjeet Singh Thind; Anmol Narang

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8154616

Abstract : Objective: Effect of constraint induced movement therapy versus motor relearning programme to enhance upper limb motor function in stroke patients Design: Quasi experimental study Settings: The present study was conducted at OPD of University College of Physiotherapy, Faridkot, IPD and OPD of Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot,Punjab. Participants: A total of 30 post-stroke patients with upper limb impairment were randomly allocated into two equal groups comprises 15 patients each.Group A received constraint induced movement therapy and Group B received motor relearning programme. The total duration of intervention was 1 hour per session and frequency of 8 weeks, with 5 sessions per week. Main Outcome Measures: The outcome measures included were Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) and Modified Rankin Scale (MRS). Results: The present study revealed that both parameters within the groups had significantly improved in the preintervention analysis. However, post- intervention scores of all the parameters of Group A revealed considerable high improvement at a significant level of (p<0.05) when compared to Group B. Conclusion: Group A (CIMT) shows significantly more improvement as compared to group B (MRP) in terms of motor function and degree of disability.

Keywords : Constraint Induced Movement Therapy, Hemiplegia, Motor Relearning Programme, Stroke.