To Compare The Effectiveness Of Contracture Preventive Positioning Procedure For Hemiplegic Arm With Conventional Therapy

Research Article
Nikhil Patil., Kalyani Nagulkar., Neha Ingale and Sachin Chaudhary
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1860
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Hemiplegic Arm, Burnstrom, Modified Ashworth Scale, Contracture Preventing Positioning
Abstract: 

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of contracture preventive positioning procedure for hemiplegic arm with conventional therapy. An experimental study was carried out with 30 stroke patients for duration of 3 weeks. 30 patients was divided into two groups i.e. group A which is control group and group B which is experimental group. For group A conventional treatment was given such as passive range of motion. Group B received passive range of motion and positioning. Passive range of motion by goniometer, Modified Ashworth scale, Burnstorm stages of recovery was use as outcome measures. Established stroke patients by means of CT and MRI, Spasticity under Ashworth scale between grade 1 to3 where included in the study were as patients on antispasticity drugs or pain reducing drugs were excluded from the study. Both the results i.e pre and post was compared with Modified Ashworth scale and Burnstorm stage of recovery scale. Conclusion it was seen that both the groups showed improvement in their respective analysis, but in between group analysis it was seen that no one group is better than the other, so we can safely presume that positioning with conventional treatment may not be only better than conventional treatment it is still as effective as conventional in improving the patient condition to prevent contracture in stroke.