The Efficacy of Bilateral Training on Functional Recovery of Upper Extremity After Stroke

The goal of this study is to find out that how much bilateral training is more effective as compare to the unilateral training on functional recovery of upper extremity in stroke rehabilitation.

This was a experimental study of 30 stroke patients with unilaterally stroke had paresis or plegia of upper limb. All the subjects are enrolled in identical subgroup and divided into two equal group (15 patient in each group) one experimental and another control group. Experimental group contain bilateral activities training and control group contain unilateral activities training. We assessed the Functional recovery of upper extremity and functional independence of all patients by Fugl-Meyer scale for upper extremity and Functional independence measure for self care and tried to find out the additional effect of bilateral activity training on stroke patients.

Result shows that, both the group improved significantly but bilateral training group improved much better than unilateral training group

This study suggests that bilateral activities training is more effective as compare to the unilateral activities training for the functional recovery of upper extremity in stroke patients.