Circulatory System Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinical diagnosed first-ever stroke survivors within the first year of stroke Stroke survivors who is at least 18years of age Stroke survivors with a score of greater than or equal to 23 on Mini- mental state examination and are able to understand verbal, graphic, pictorial and written instructions. Stroke survivors who will be able to walk 10meters independenly with or without a walking aid bit without human support.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Stroke survivors with pre-existing or comorbid neurological or psychiatric conditions such as dementia, schizophrenia, seizure or epilepsy. Stroke survivors with significant visual impairment which is not amendable to corrective visual aids. Stroke survivors with concomitant health conditions like anthropathy, osteopathy, myopathy, severe diseases of the lung, heart liver or kidney.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 10-Meter walk test: Assesses walking speed in meters per second over a short duration. It Assesses functional mobility and gait. Participants is instructed to walk a set distance of 10meters . Time is measured while the individual walks the set distance. It wil be used to measure gait parameters such as syep length, stride length, speed, maximum speed and cadence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Borg Scale: Borg rating of percieved exertion is a way of measuring physical intensity level. it is used for rating exertion and breathlessness during physical activity.The scale starts with no feeling of exertion which rates 6 and ends with very , very hard which rates a 20 | — |
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Senior physiotherapy lecturer