1Masters of Physiotherapy, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune
2Associate Professor, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune
3Principal and Professor, Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, Pune
4Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation
5Chairman, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation
*Corresponding Author- Rashmi R Patole, Mailing Address-: Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy, 12, Thube Park, Shivajinagar, Pune - 411 005, Maharashtra (India). Telephone: 020 - 25539393, Mob. No.- 9960098721 Fax No: 020 - 25539494, E-mail: patole.rashmi77@gmail.com
Online published on 5 January, 2015.
Unilateral neglect (ULN) has a significant impact on rehabilitation compared with stroke patients without neglect, patients with the disorder have relatively poor functional outcomes even after controlling for differences in overall severity.
To study the effect of task specific treatment in patients with unilateral neglect.
Total 10 Right sided stroke patients with unilateral neglect were recruited for the study. All patients were assessed using two outcome measure i.e. Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS - To assess ULN) and Functional Indepence Measure (FIM -To assess ADLs). 6 weeks intervention program (thrice a week) including visual scanning, visual scanning in functional task and Affolter's guiding technique and compensatory strategies were given. Post treatment evaluation was done by using CBS and FIM.
Post treatment both CBS and FIM scores showed significant improvement (p=0.005).
The present study indicates that task specific treatment is effective in improving functional outcome in unilateral neglect patients and in reducing the neglect symptoms.
Stroke, task specific, treatment, unilateral neglect
