Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation With and Without Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Erb's Palsy

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

22

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 13, 2023

Primary Completion Date

March 1, 2023

Study Completion Date

March 28, 2023

Conditions
Erb's Palsy
Interventions
OTHER

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

OTHER

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

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Jinnah Hospital, Lahore

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Riphah International University

OTHER