COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF FRENKEL’S AND BALANCING EXERCISES IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBELLAR DYSFUNCTION
Keywords:
Frankel’s Exercises, Balancing Exercise, Ataxia, Cerebellar Dysfunction, Dysdiadochokinesia, Pendular MovementsAbstract
To compare the effectiveness of Frenkel’s exercise and balancing
exercises in patients with cerebellar dysfunction
STUDY DESIGN
Experimental Study
STUDY SETTING & PARTICIPANTS
The study has been conducted in a tertiary care hospital. Sample
size of 20 patients has been drawn from the population having
ataxia, and they were equally divided into two groups. Subjects
were randomly assigned to each group.
INTERVENTION
One group was given Frenkel’s exercise regime and another has
been treated by balancing exercises.
OUTCOME MEASURES
Assessment was performed to find out the pre and post score on the
basis of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA).
RESULTS
There was a significant difference in sensation, anterior balance,
gait framework, and expanded degree of disability in a post treatment
data. A meaningful difference was observed in patients who
received frankel’s exercise regime. There was also a statistically
compelling difference in pendular movements and dysdiadochokinesia.
CONCLUSION
According to our study, physiotherapy approaches were purpose
fully effective to decrease the ataxia. In cerebellar dysfunction
rehabilitation, combination of relevant physical therapy technique
is also found potent in recovery.
