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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal

Volume  16, Issue 3, July-September 2023, Pages 9-19
 

Original Article

Efficency of Motor Imagery with Conventional Therapy in Gait Training of Stroke Patient

Mohammed Aslam

Professor and H.O.D, Department of Physiotherapy in Neurology, Uttaranchal PG College of Bio-medical Sciences, Sewla Khurd, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.16323.1

Abstract

Total 30 participants including both male and female who were previously diagnosed by neurologist as having was recruited for the study. Subjects will be selected as per convenient sampling and assigned into two groups i.e. group-A (Experimental group) and Group–B (Control Group). In Group-A subjects were given motor imagery and conventional therapy both; in group-B subjects were given conventional therapy alone. Group A got 13 subjects with (mean age = 65.46±7.55) and Group-B got 13 subjects with (mean age = 65.69±5.58). Both programs were concluded in the respective participants home and hospital environment. None of the subjects attended physiotherapy for lower limb anywere else during the study. Baseline measurements was taken at the start of treatment program, using gait variables as outcome measures i.e. stride length, step length, Gait velocity & Cadence. Results of post reading in both groups (for stride length (p=0,928) and post stride (p=0.592), for pre step length (p=0.777) and post step length
9p=0.631), for pre gait velocity (p=0.4590 and post gait velocity (p=0.959), for pre cadence (p=0.986) and post cadence (p=0.844) show significance improvement, but improvement in Group-A was more than in Group-B. As per the results of the present study, Motor imagery program is found to be effective when given with conventional therapy in improving gait in stroke subjects. Moveover it can be done easily by the patient as it takes effort and motivates the subject for performing the desired task. It also does not fatigue the patient. Thus, it is a feasible method and can be applied in conjunction with conventional therapy while treating stroke patients with gait issue.


Keywords : Motor imagery, Gait velocity, Cadence, Stroke.
Corresponding Author : Mohammed Aslam