Task Specific Strength Training for stroke.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: G819- Hemiplegia, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: G811- Spastic hemiplegia

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant-in the sub-acute phase (within 3 months after stroke)

2. Participant is aged -20-65 years.

3. Participant is able to understand instructions, a score of 24or more on the Mini-Mental

State Examination scale.

4. Participant has an arm paresis with a Medical Research Council score of 2â??4 points for

shoulder abduction, elbow flexion and finger flexion

5. Participant can lift the affected hand from their lap to a desk standing in front of them

6. Participant is able to sit for 45minutes without using upper extremities for support

7. Passive range of motion is at least 90Â° of shoulder abduction and flexion; 90Â° of elbow

flexion; 30Â° of wrist extension; 30Â° between pronation and supination; a touch of finger

tips and thumb and submaximal finger extension is possible

8. Brunnstrom stage of upper limb recovery-3-5.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Exclusion criteria - 4 or 5 points on Modified Ashworth

Scale

2. > 5 points on Visual Analog Scale for Upper Limb pain

at rest

3. Manifest heart diseases like cardiac insufficiency (>

New York Heart Association stage 1), angina pectoris,

myocardial infarction within 120 days before recruitment,

cardiomyopathy, hypertonia (European Society of

Hypertension, grade 2 [47]) or severe cardiac arrhythmia

4. Other neurological diseases (e.g. Parkinsonâ??s disease or

Alzheimerâ??s disease).

5. Musculoskeletal problems (e.g. deformities or a recent

fracture) of upper limb.

6. Aphasia / severe vision impairment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fugl-Mayer Assessment of physical performance, <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Action Research Arm Test,Timepoint: t1,t2,t3 <br/ ><br>T1-BASELINE EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE INTERVENTION THAT IS PRE-TEST. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>T2-IS POST INTERVENTION THAT IS POST TEST <br/ ><br>AND T3-IS THE FOLLOW UP <br/ ><br>INTERVENTION WILL BE GIVEN FOR 3 SESSIONS PER WEEK.ONE SESSION OF INTERVENTION WILL BE OF 45 MINUTE.DURATION OF INTERVENTION WILL BE FOR 8 WEEKS. FOLLOW UP WILL BE DONE AFTER 03 MONTHS.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional <br/ ><br>Independence Measure, Stroke specific Quality of <br/ ><br>life, Stroke Impact scale, Beck Depression <br/ ><br>Inventory.Timepoint: t1,t2,t3