The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of constraint induced movement therapy on hand and arm functions in Parkinson's disease patients. It was a randomized controlled trial, conducted in physical therapy department of University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Mayo Hospital and Lahore General Hospital. 40, male and female Parkinson's disease patients aged between 50-80 years were randomly allocated into two equal groups. In experimental group patients were treated with constraint induced movement therapy and routine physical therapy and in control group patients were treated with routine physical therapy. Patients were treated for a total of 4 weeks, 6 hours in a day. Patients were assessed using Frenchay Arm Test (FAT). SPSS 25 was used to analyze the data.
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Frenchay Arm Test
Timeframe: Change from Baseline at 4 weeks