Immediate and Retention Effect of Bilateral Weighted Arm Training on the Upper Extremity Motor Performance in Chronic Stroke Patients
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Immediate and Retention Effect of Bilateral Weighted Arm Training on the Upper Extremity Motor Performance in Chronic Stroke Patients, WALAA M. ABD EL AZIZ RAGAB, MOSHERA H. DARWISH, MOHAMED S. EL TAMAWY and ANN A. ABD EL KADER
Abstract
Aim of the Study: To assess the immediate and retention effect of using bilateral weighted arm training on the arm performance in chronic stroke patients.
Methods: Thirty male chronic stroke patients with mod-erate impairment of upper extermity (UE) were assigned into two equal groups. The changes of functional ability and the time of motor performance were assessed pre, post and reten-tion by Wolf motor function test (WMFT). Patients in group
1 (G1) received unilateral arm training and patients in group
2 (G2) received bilateral weighted arm training.
Results: Showed significant increased in the motor per-formance in the post and retention tests of G2 comparing to G1 (p!9.015) and (p!9.015) respectively and also significant decreased in the time of motor performance in post and retention tests (p!9.000) and (p!9.000) respectively.
Conclusion: Bilateral weighted arm training is a recom-mended method to improve the motor performance of UE in chronic stroke patients.