“A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN MOTOR POINT STIMULATION VERSUS GROUP STIMULATION METHOD FOR WRIST DROP.”

Abstract

Wrist drop is mainly seen when the radial nerve injured.The overuse of arm and neurological condition that damage radial nerve this further lead to pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in wrist and digits.The study aimed to nd themotor point stimulation and group stimulation method to reduce pain, improving the strength and increase the range of motion for wrist to determine the better result for participants .So, a Comparative study was conducted with 30 participants ofWrist Drop. They were studied for a 6-weeks intervention. They were divided into 2 groups by convenience sampling: - Group A: Individual Muscles Motor point stimulation method and Group B:Group stimulation method common for both group Passive movement, Counselling, Reassurance, Cock up splint. Pre- and post-treatment data were collected and analysed using SPSS 22.0. Paired and unpaired t-test was used to nd out the signicance of the treatment. A signicant improvement in pain, disability, muscle strength (p<0.05) after the treatment was found in both groups. Greater statistically signicant improvement was seen in Group B as compared to Group A. Thus, the study concluded that Group stimulation method was more effective then individual muscles stimulation in Wrist Drop.