Volume 7 | Issue - 1 articles in press
Volume 7 | Issue - 1 articles in press
Volume 7 | Issue - 1 articles in press
Volume 7 | Issue - 1 articles in press
Volume 7 | Issue - 1 articles in press
Spasticity following stroke is often associated with pain and decreased quality of life, increased treatment cost, and increased caregiver burden. Inhibition techniques like tendinous pressure are also useful in reducing tone by reducing spasticity in which manual pressure is applied to the tendinous insertion of the across long tendons to produce an inhibitory effect in the tendinous pressure technique. Stretching is currently the most commonly used technique in the physical management of spasticity. This study aims to compare the immediate effect of tendinous pressure technique versus maintain stretch in reducing spasticity among stroke patients. Methodology: Pre-test post-test study design was chosen for the study. 18 patients were selected and were randomly divided into group A and B, each group having 9 patients. In group A tendinous pressure was given to biceps brachii and group B participants received maintained stretch. MAS was used to take pre and post intervention. Results: Within groups analysis showed significant improvement in MAS score in both the groups but inter group analysis showed no significant difference between group A and B with p value0.52 which is >.05. Conclusion: The study concluded that tendinous pressure technique and maintained stretch were equally effective in reducing spasticity among stroke patient.