Effects of Visual Tactile Stimulation on Upper Limb Sensory Impairment, Dexterity, and Quality of Movement (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Medicine - Anatomy, Physiology, Cytology, grade: A, Virtual University of Pakistan, language: English, abstract: Paralysis that only affects one side of your body is referred to as hemiplegia. Up to 85% of stroke victims suffer upper limb sensory deficits, dexterity and movement quality.

To determine effects of visual tactile stimulation on upper limb sensory impairment, dexterity, and quality of movement with sub-acute hemiplegic patients. A randomized controlled trial, conducted on 26 sub-acute hemiplegic stroke patients age of 35 to 80 and sample was collected from Zafar hospital, Lahore. Upper limb sensory deficit, dexterity, and quality of movement were checked by standardized tools which were fugyl-meyer scale, Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament, box and block test and motor activity log assessment. Social package for statistical sciences version 25 used for statistical work.

Parametric Independent sample t test was used for between group studies which shows that p-values of all the variables were less than 0.05 which means that there is a significant difference in pre- and post-intervention. Within group studies done by using paired sample t test which shows there is a difference in pre- and post-interventions of all variables but mean differences of all variables in experimental group was more significant. It is concluded that both interventions group shows difference, but visual tactile stimulation group shows better results.