22
Participants
Start Date
January 13, 2023
Primary Completion Date
March 1, 2023
Study Completion Date
March 28, 2023
EMS with CIMT
The interventions are consisted of 3weeks of casting the unaffected limb followed by 5 weeks of transference activities.The assisting hand assessment AHA was used to measure bimanual activity performance at baseline,8 weeks, 16 weeks. 20-minute application of currents and resistance exercises for the respective muscles of the area. The intervention group with 11 patients underwent a program of CIMT for one hour daily for 14 consecutive days or two hours per day, six days per week and a total of 12 weeks. A follow-up will be performed 12 weeks after the intervention. The healthy upper limb will be immobilized by orthosis or cast for six hours a day . Electrotherapy will be applied with TENS for 15 minutes at intervals of 1000ms and with a pulse duration of 50ms. The square wave will be chosen to ensure that there will be sufficient muscle contraction
EMS
this group will only receive baseline exercises (ROM and flexibility exercises) than apply electrical stimulations at specific motor points. Electrotherapy will be applied with TENS for 15 minutes at intervals of 1000ms and with a pulse duration of 50ms. The square wave will be chosen to ensure that there will be sufficient muscle contraction
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
Riphah International University
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