Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: November | Volume: 11 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20211101
Effects of Balance and Cognition Exercises on Fear of Fall in Stroke Patients: Assessor Blinded Randomized Trial
Paras Joshi1, Dinesh Sorani2
1PhD Scholar, Saurashtra University & Physiotherapist at PDU Government Hospital Rajkot.
2Principal, Government Physiotherapy College, Jamnagar.
Corresponding Author: Paras Joshi
ABSTRACT
Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Stroke patients are more likely to fall and injuries due to various factors like balance, cognition, previous falls, disability etc. It has been observed that in early routine rehabilitation cognition training and balance training is not given. Being important risk factors if it can be modified in early rehabilitation, number of falls might reduce among stroke survivors. So the aim of the study was to check the effects of balance and cognition training on fear of fall among stroke survivors.
Method: Patients were divided into A. Conventional physiotherapy B. Conventional physiotherapy and balance and cognition training groups. All the patients were assessed on berg balance scale, mini mental scale and fear efficacy scale pre and post treatment.
Result: Group A (BBS Z=-3.539,P<0.05, MMS Pre Z=-3.256, P<0.05, FES1 Pre Z=-3.546, P<0.05) Group B (BBS Z=-3.540, P<0.05, MMS Z=-3.536, P<0.05, FES1 Z=-3.520, P<0.05). Group A and B comparison (BBS Z=-3.424, P<0.05, MMS Z=-2.135, P<0.05, FES1 Z=-2.632, P<0.05).
Conclusion: Adding balance and cognition training in early rehabilitation is more useful in reducing fear of fall among stroke survivors.
Key words: Stroke, falls, cognition, balance.