Effects of Imaginary Resisted Exercise Versus Physical Resisted Exercise on Hand Grip Strength in Stroke Patients
Stroke
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stroke focused on measuring Stroke, Physical Resisted exercise, Imaginary Resisted exercise, Hand grip strength
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age should be in the range from 25 years to 74 years
- Time passed since stroke attack should be more than 6 months.
- Grade of Manual Muscles Testing for Elbow and Wrist, Flexion / Extension should be more than 2 out of 5.
- Scoring of Modified Ashworth Scale should be more than 3 out of 5 for the same muscle groups of previously mentioned movements.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any significant pain present in the affected upper limb.
- Increased muscle tone that interferes with movements of the affected upper limb.
- Serious sensory loss in the affected upper limb.
- Severe medical issues currently.
- Cognitive impairment to a level that interferes with sessions of intervention.
- Impairments of vision that disables patient to perform interventional exercises.
- Serious presence of apraxia / neglect.
- If enrolled for any related or alike other upper limb therapy sessions / interventional studies.
Sites / Locations
- Ripah International University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Imaginary Resisted Exercises
Physical Resisted Exercises
Handgrip exercises with the imagination of resistance in hand by getting feedback in VR Box will be given as an intervention. Stretching will be given at the beginning and the end of each session. This will include imaginary resistance exercises for handgrip by using Virtual Reality Box. Five types of different resistances will be imagined by patients by watching their own videos in VR box, which will be recorded on day one to make them familiar with the resistive objects and the resistance experienced from them by asking patients to perform 15-15 repetitions of each object. Every imaginary resistance exercise will have 15 repetitions. After performing exercises, the participants will ask to perform Finger-to-Nose Test and Purdue Pegboard Test.
Handgrip exercises with physical resistance in hand will be given as an intervention. Stretching will be given at the beginning and the end of the session. 5 different types of resistances will be given to patients for making themselves familiarize themselves with the type of resistance applied by each object, that they will experience in further sessions, by asking them to perform 15-15 repetitions of each object. Every physical resistance exercise will have 15 repetitions. After performing exercises, the participants will ask to perform Finger-to-Nose Test and Purdue Pegboard Test.