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Participants
Start Date
July 18, 2024
Primary Completion Date
June 2, 2025
Study Completion Date
June 20, 2025
Standard Treatment
"All participants will receive 4 weeks of intervention with a frequency of 3 times/week i.e. 10minutes of hot pack followed by post facilitation stretching and strengthening protocol.~The exercise protocol will be taught to the patient by an experienced physiotherapist and supervised on the subsequent sessions. The protocol will be gradually progressed as per the patient's tolerance."
Visual and auditory feedback on SEMG biofeedback unit
Patients will receive SEMG biofeedback assisted post facilitation stretching and strengthening. Patients will receive 50-80%of their maximum voluntary contraction as per the biofeedback and gradually the contraction time will be increased.
Electrical muscle stimulation
Electrical muscle stimulation will be provided in addition to visual and auditory feedback by the SEMG biofeedback unit to the weak muscles until the patients achieve the desired level of contractions.
RECRUITING
Foundation University College of Physical Therapy, Punjāb Chak
Foundation University Islamabad
OTHER