1BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
2Professor/Dean/HOD, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
3Lecturer, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author: Ms. Neha Prashant Tendulkar BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad-415110, Satara, Maharashtra. Email id: neha.tendulkar31@gmail.com
Online published on 10 April, 2017.
Hemiparetic patients have minimum proximal muscle control. Minimum proximal control may lead to decrease in quality of hand function in hemiparetic patients which gives rise to difficulty in activities of daily living. So the present study was conducted to find out effect of proximal control training on quality of hand function in hemiparetic patients.
Comparative study was conducted at Krishna College of Physiotherapy, Karad. 20 subjects with age group between 40–60 years were taken. Group A (10) were subjects treated with proximal control training along conventional treatment and Group B (10) included subjects treated only with conventional treatment. Exclusion criteria of the study was: 1. Associated psychological disorders. 2. Perceptual disorders. 3. Any orthopaedic disorder. 4. Significant auditory and visual impairements.
Statistical analysis was done using paired and unpaired”t” test, Mann Whitney test, Friedman statistics and Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test. The results showed statistically significant improvement in quality of hand function in group A (study group) as compared to group B (p<0.001).
The study shows effect of proximal control training on quality of hand function in hemiparesis.
proximal control training, hemiparesis, old stroke adults
