Efficacy of scapular and upper limb proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques on scapular alignment, upper limb function, and gait in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Akshaya Saklecha,
Moh’d Irshad Quershi,
Raghumahanti Raghuveer
et al.
Abstract:Background: Stroke is a neurological disability produced by vascular-related acute focal injury to the central nervous system and is one of the leading causes of disability in adults, and it is frequently accompanied by motor skill loss. Patients suffering from hemiplegia after a stroke are more prone to have fall and are more likely to experience further injury due to irregular gait, diminished muscular strength, and functional impairment. In the affected upper limb of the hemiplegic stroke, spasticity in the… Show more
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