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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Khallaf, Mohamed E.a; * | Ameer, Mariam A.b | Fayed, Eman E.c
Affiliations: [a] Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | [b] Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | [c] Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Misr University for Sciences and Technology, Giza, Egypt
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, 7 Ahmed Elziat st, Doki, Giza, Egypt. E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Most stroke patients experience hand impairments that can result in persistent limitations in daily activities. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at estimating the immediate and retention effects of task specific training and wrist/fingers extension splint on hand joints range of motion and function after stroke. METHODS:Twenty-four right handed patients with first ever stroke represented the sample of the study. The participants were randomly assigned into two equal groups. The study group received task specific exercises five times a week for an hour concurrently with wrist/fingers extension splint which was used two hours for each three hours (day and night) excluding exercises and sleeping hours for 16 weeks. The control group received traditional passive stretch and range of motion exercises. Manual dexterity and upper limb function were assessed by nine holes peg test and Fugl-Meyer upper extremity and hand. Goniometry was used for measuring wrist, metacarpophalangeal, thumb carpometacarpal joints active range of motion. RESULTS:Significant improvements were observed in nine holes peg test, Fugl-Meyer upper extremity and hand scores and ranges of motion at post-intervention and follow-up compared to pre-intervention at P≤0.05. CONCLUSIONS:The results of this study provide an evidence that task specific training and wrist/fingers extension splint are effective in improving fingers dexterity, upper extremity function and wrist/hand range of motion.
Keywords: Task specific training, hand, splint, stroke
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-162128
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 437-444, 2017
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