Effect of unstable surface training along with conventional therapy on walking ability in chronic stroke patients

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of Unstable Surface Training along with Conventional therapy on walking ability of chronic stroke patients. Objectives: To identify the effect of Unstable Surface Training along with Conventional therapy on walking ability in chronic stroke patients. Methodology: Single blinded; Randomized controlled trial study was used in this study. Total 12 chronic stroke patients were listed from Neurology and Stroke rehabilitation unit of CRP, Savar, Dhaka. The subjects of the experimental group performed Unstable Surface Training (UST), 15 minutes in a session along with conventional therapy and the control group received only conventional therapy. All subjects were evaluated with a 10-meter walk test. Results: The finding of the study was carried out by using unrelated t-test, Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2013 and scientific calculator to compare the experimental group and control group and analysed by interpreting the probability level of significance of t value. The result was not found to be significant for t value at probability level 0.05 but it has grater improvement over control group. Conclusion: The study concluded as Unstable Surface Training exercises are not statistically effective to improve walking ability of chronic stroke patients but clinically greater improvement was found by observing mean differences. Key words: Stroke, Walking ability, Unstable Surface Training, Conventional therapy.