Effect of Endurance Training in Chronic Ischemic Stroke Survivors.

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality on a global scale. Chronic stroke is considered to be 6 months and older. The risk factors associated with stroke are high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity. Functional impairments in chronic stroke causes a various limitation and wide range of problems in functional mobility, gait and quality of life. However, once the patient goes into chronic phase dominant synergy pattern develops that make it difficult to establish an appropriate functional outcome. A positive effect is shown in the recovery of acute stroke with physiotherapy intervention. As the condition becomes chronic, functional capacity of survivors decreases. So there is need to have definite means to achieve these problems.

Objectives: This study aimed to find the efficacy of endurance training in chronic ischemic stroke survivors.

Methods: 30 subjects were included in the study. The participants were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They were the divided into 2 groups. Group A control group were given routine conventional intervention group B experimental group were given conventional along with endurance training. The treatment protocol was given for 3 weeks with duration of 40-50 mins. The pretest and posttest measurement analyzed based on functional independence measure and stroke specific quality of life outcomes.

Result:Data was analyzed using the student-t-test with significant improvement in the outcome measures in both groups but Group B showed extremely statistically significant difference in terms of p value.

Conclusion: Endurance training given with conventional intervention has shown to have positive effect in functional capacity and quality of life chronic ischemic stroke survivors.