Effects of Weight Bearing Exercises on Spastic Hemiplegic Patients

Abstract

Stroke also referred to as cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs due to the disturbance of blood flow to the
brain. This disturbance can be of two ways either the blood supply was insufficient aka stoppage of blood supply
which leads to ischemic stroke (the most common type) and the other is where the blood vessel is ruptured
which leads to hemorrhagic stroke. No matter which kind of stroke the person underwent they will suffer from
loss of function due to lack of oxygen and lack of glucose. Weight bearing exercises play an important role in
normal individuals and not just stroke patients. These exercises help to keep our body healthy; they have a
positive effect on our bones and muscles. Through this study we aimed to find the effect of weight bearing
exercises in people having stroke. The need of the study is to help understand role of WEB in stroke and how
it can be in cooperated in their exercise as well as daily regime. We used timed up and go test, berg balance
scale to assess the effectiveness of WBE on balance and PPE scale to see their affect on upper limb disability.
A total of 30 were taken as sample size.