Effectiveness of Task Oriented Physiotherapy along with Conventional Physiotherapy for Patients with Stroke

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.