Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Group A High power laser group
Group B Control Group
Sponsors
Faculty of Physical Therapy at Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: A- Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffered a stroke resulting in unilateral hemiplegia for the first time. 2. Patients with HSP ( at least 4/10 points from visual analogue scale , VAS ) 3. Patients with hemiplegia duration more than six months. 4. Patient’s age ranging from 50-65. 5. Patients with mild to moderate spasticity according to modified ashworth scale .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: B- Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded from the study if they have one of the following: 1. HSP patients who had inflammatory rheumatic disease. 2. HSP patients with systematic problems (coronary heart disease, thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus.) 3. Patients with cognitive impairment. 4. Patient who had cervical radiculopathy. 5. Patients who had shoulder surgery and shoulder injection in the last three months. 6. Patients with shoulder subluxation 7. Patients with other neurological disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The strength in kilogram for supra-spinatus, infra-spinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis muscles and middle fibers of deltoid by Hand Held Dynamometer ;Active ROM using Digital goniometer for Shoulder flexion, internal rotation, and external rotation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Shoulder pain by the pressure algometry;Pain and Function using Shoulder Pain and Disability Index | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAbdelaziz Elsherif
Lecturer at department of physical Therapy for Neurology Faculty of Physical Therapy at Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed