NCT05255809

Alexander Technique, Routine Physical Therapy, Balance, Posture, Functional Mobility , Chronic, Hemorrhagic, Stroke

Effects of Alexander Technique In Addition To Routine Physical Therapy On Balance, Posture And Functional Mobility In Chronic Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

MATERIALS AND METHODS Design: The randomized controlled trial. Setting: Nusrat Abdul Rauf Centre for Enablement, Faisalabad. Sample size:40 in each group. Experimental group: Recieve Alexander Technique with Routine Physical Therapy. Control Group: Recieve Routine Physical Therapy.

Detailed description

Control Group: Routine Physical Therapy duration: two days a week for 16 weeks. Trunk stabilising exercises time duration will be 15 minutes, Straight static standing.Time duration 15 minutes. Shoulders extend. Threestepsfeet placement.10cm away. Open eye target at 2m away. Arms by side. Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Raise heel with straight foot \& straight head. 20 minutes. Foot raise with straight foot \& straight head. 20 minutes. Rest.5 minutes. Experimental Group: Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy duration for two days a week for 16 weeks. Lessons will be 32. Verbal Instructions in Trunk stabilising exercises. Lift the lumber, Head in Centre, fix hands and feet. The time duration will be 15 minutes, Verbal instructions in Stance Phase: Relax-Lighten up-Relax-Pull-up. "Shoulder back", "head up", "tummy in" and "stand up straight". Hip and feet width apart. Straight static standing.Time duration 15 minutes. Shoulders extend. Threestepsfeet placement.10cm away. Open eye target at 2m away. Arms by side. Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Raise heel with straight foot \& straight head. 20 minutes. Foot raise with straight foot \& straight head. 20 minutes. Rest.5 minutes.

Conditions

• Chronic Hemorrhagic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy	Verbal Instructions in Trunk stabilizing exercises. The time duration will be 15 minutes. Verbal instructions in Stance Phase Time duration 15 minutes.Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Lessons would be two days a week for 16 weeks.
OTHER	Routine Physical Therapy	Trunk stabilising exercises time duration will be 15 minutes. Stance Phase time duration will be 15 minutes. Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Two days a week for 16 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-28
• Primary completion: 2022-09-29
• Completion: 2022-10-10
• First posted: 2022-02-25
• Last updated: 2022-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan