Gouhar Rahman, Haider Darain, Salman Farooqi.
The Effects of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Improving Functions of Upper Limb in patients with Stroke.
J Islamic Int Med Coll Jan ;12(1):3-7.

Objective: The aim of this was to compare the effects of constraint movement therapy and conventional therapy for improving motor function of upper limb in patients with sub-acute stroke. Study Design:A randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out from January 2016 to December 2016 in Rafsan Neuro Rehabilitation Centre, Peshawar. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 patients with sub-acute stage of stroke were randomly allocated into constraint induced movement therapy and conventional therapy groups. Patients in conventional therapy group followed conventional physical therapy rehabilitation activities while patients in the constraint induced movement therapy group were guided to perform the same activities while constraining their less effected limb. Patients in both groups were assessed just before and six weeks after the start of these therapies. Mann Whitney U test was used to compare the results of both treatment. Results: The patients in constraint induced movement therapy group showed better results on upper arm function, hand movement and advanced hand activities of motor assessment scale as compared to the patients in conventional therapy group. The mean rank for upper arm function of constraint induced movement therapy and conventional therapy group were 40 and 20, respectively (p=0.001), hand movement for CIMT and CT were 40 and 20 (p=0.001) and advanced hand activities for CIMT and CT group were 43 and 17 (p=0.001), respectively. The patients in induced movement therapy group showed 20% better result on upper arm function, 21% on hand movements and 26% on advanced hand activities of motor assessment scale. Conclusion: It is concluded that constraint induced movement therapy provides improved upper arm function, hand movement and advanced hand activities as compared to the conventional therapy for the patients with sub-acute stroke.

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