Abstract:
Background: Stroke is a condition that causes damaged to the brain either by blockage
in the blood vessels or rupture of the blood vessels. It is one of the leading causes of
death. Objectives: To find out the effectiveness of Ankle Foot Orthosis to improve
walking speed in patients with stroke. Methodology: Experimental study design was
used in this study. 20 patients with stroke were randomly assigned into one group
among them 20 patients were assigned into pre-test group without Ankle foot orthosis
and post-test group with Ankle Foot Orthosis. Total treatment sessions were twenty
four comprising of one session per week. Outcome measurement tools: 10 meters
walking test has used to measure step length, stride length, cadence and timed up and
go (TUG) has used to measure mobility. Analysis of data: Inferential statistics such as
paired t test was done for walking speed and time up and go by using SPSS version 20.
Results: After observing pre-test and post-test score the significant improvement was
found only in 10 meters walking test. P-value was <0.05. But in gait speed there was a
mean difference. Conclusion: These results showed statistically significant value on 10
meters walking test but there was a mean difference in gait speed, which indicate that
Based on this investigation, we discovered that AFO helped stroke patients with their
cadence, stride length, and step length. AFO can also help stroke patients with ankle
dorsiflexor weakness or hyper plantarflexion issues because it improves the sagittal
plane angle of the ankle, knee, and hip Ankle foot orthosis can be an effective
therapeutic approach for stroke patients to increase walking speed.
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
