Investigation of the Relationship between Trunk Muscle Strength and Hand Grip Strength with Basic Activity Daily Living and Instrumental Activity Daily Living In Stroke Patients

Authors: Hroub S* and Baskan E

DOI: 10.23880/aphot-16000277

Volume 7, Issue 4

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between both trunk muscle and handgrip strength with the basic daily living and instrumental activities in stroke patients. Methods and Materials: The study included randomized 28 stroke patients (23 males, 5 females) with an average age of 52.1 ± 12.2 years old. Four outcome measures were used to evaluate all patients which are; trunk muscle strength through power track hand-held dynamometer; handgrip strength using hand dynamometer; daily living activity was measured by function independent measurement, while instrumental daily living activity was measured by Lawton's scale. Results: The results showed that there is no significant difference between trunk muscle strength and function independent measurement on the one hand, and between trunk muscle strength and Lawton's instrumental activity of daily living on the other hand. However, there is a positive correlation between the handgrip strength and function independent measurement on the one hand, and between handgrip strength and Lawton's instrumental activity of daily living on the other hand with P-value

Keywords: Stroke; Trunk Muscle Strength; Hand Grip Strength; Activity of Daily Living

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