Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 4

To Study the Effect of Occupational Therapy on Balance and its Impact on Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Right and Left Cerebral Infarct: A Comparative Study

1Occupational Therapist, Vasant Vihar Counselling Centre, Thane

2Prof & Head, Occupational Therapy Training School & Centre, Seth G.S.M. College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai

Online published on 28 September, 2015.

Abstract

To study the effect of Occupational Therapy on Balance and Activities of Daily Living Performance & compare it in patients with Right and Left cerebral infarcts respectively.

11 patients with Right Middle cerebral artery Cerebrovascular accident (MCA CVA) in Group A and 09 patients with Left MCA CVA in Group B, in age group 40–60 years were subjected to 12 week OT intervention inclusive of ADL & static and dynamic balance training. In this Prospective Interventional study, outcome measures were Berg Balance scale and Functional Independence Measure-Functional Assessment Measure (FIM-FAM) Scale.

There was increase in Berg Balance Scale Score from baseline (27.45 ± 5.373) to 12th week (44.09 ± 5.166) in Group A & from (27.22 ± 7.014) to (44.00 ± 6.946) in Group B. There was increase in FIM-FAM Total score from baseline (181.18 ± 22.351) to 12th week (211.36 ± 21.205) in Group A & from (177.78 ± 29.731) to (209.78± 28.556) in Group B. Difference was statistically significant at P< 0.01 within group; but was statistically insignificant in intergroup comparison.

Recovery in balance and ADL performance seems to be independent of side of brain lesion but pattern of recovery varies slightly as represented in above data analysis.

Keywords

MCA CVA, Balance Training, Functional Independence