The Effect of Sensory-Motor Training On Recovery of Basic and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living in Chronic Stroke Patients

Sensory defects are common complications of a stroke. It has a major role in the proper activity of daily living. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Sensory-Motor Training on Recovery of basic and instrumental activity of daily living in chronic stroke patients. In this quasi-experimental 12 stroke patients (n = 6، right hemiparesis، left hemiparesis 6 patients) with a mean time of disease 41. 50 months were selected. Patients were trained with sensory-motor exercies for two consecutive weeks and 5 days a week، 90 minutes per session. Before and after the intervention the patients were evaluated by Barthel Index، Instrumental Activity of Daily Living Lawton version، Functional Independence Measure (FIM). The mean Barthel Index scores at pre-and post-test (p = 0. 007)، the mean scores of pre-and post-test with a significance level Lawton version (p = 0. 003)، the mean scores the Functional Independence Measure indicators before and after the test showed significance differnces (p=0. 002). No significant difference in the Barthel Index and Lawton version before and after treatment were seen. Also، the mean of the three tests showed a significant improvement. It seems that the sensory motor training could be an effective intervention in the rehabilitation of stroke patients، although further studies with larger sample sizes are needed.