Abstract:
Background: Stroke is a disorder where brain is damaged either by blockage in the
blood vessels or rupture of the blood vessels. It is the approximately number five
leading cause of death. Objectives: To determine and compare balance, functional
status and mobility improvement before and after application Task Oriented
Physiotherapy along with Conventional Physiotherapy among patients with Stroke.
Methodology: Classic experimental study design was used in this study. 30 patients
with stroke were randomly assigned into two groups among them 15 patients were
assigned into experimental group received Task Oriented Physiotherapy with
Conventional Physiotherapy and another 15 into control groupreceived only
conventional physiotherapy. Total treatment sessions were twenty-four comprising of
3 sessions per week for 8 weeks. Single blinding procedure was used during data
collection. Outcome measurement tools: Berg balance scale (BBS) has used to
measure balance, functional independence measurement (FIM) has used to measure
functional status and timed up and go (TUG) has used to measure mobility. Analysis
of data: Inferential statistics such as Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon test was
done for BBS and FIM. Besides unrelated t test and Paired t test was done for TUG by
using SPSS version 22. Results: It was found that balance improved and functional
status improved and mobility improved both between and within group results except
standing unsupported one foot in front (0.01). Conclusion: This research showed that
Task Oriented Physiotherapy along with Conventional physiotherapy was more
effective than only conventional physiotherapy for patients with stroke.
Key words: Task oriented physiotherapy, Conventional physiotherapy, Stroke.
Description:
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Physiotherapy 2019, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh:
