International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access

Comparison of recovery in balance and activities of daily living following right and left cerebral infarct using occupational therapy

4^th International Conference on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

August 24-26, 2016 Philadelphia, USA

Preetee Gokhale

Vasant Vihar Counselling Centre, India

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Int J Phys Med Rehabil

Abstract :

Objective: The objective was to study the effect of occupational therapy on balance and activities of daily living performance and compare it in patients with right and left cerebral infarcts respectively. Methods: 11 patients with right middle cerebral artery cerebrovascular accident (MCA CVA) in group A and 09 patients with left MCA CVA in group B, with age group 40-60 years were subjected to 12 week OT intervention inclusive of ADL and static and dynamic balance training. In this prospective interventional study, outcome measures were done by Berg Balance scale and Functional Independence Measure-Functional Assessment Measure (FIM-FAM) Scale. Results: There was an increase in Berg Balance Scale Score from baseline (27.45�±5.373) to 12th week (44.09�±5.166) in group A and from (27.22�±7.014) to (44.00�±6.946) in group B. There was an increase in FIM-FAM total score from baseline (181.18�±22.351) to 12th week (211.36�±21.205) in group A and 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. Conclusion: It can be concluded that 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.

Biography :

Email: preeteegokhale@gmail.com