Comparison of Bobath Technique and Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review

My God, your mentors and senior researchers are so fucking out-of-date that they don't know that Bobath should have been shitcanned since 2003! Physiotherapy Based on the Bobath Concept for Adults with Post-Stroke Hemiplegia: A Review of Effectiveness Studies 2003 

The appalling idiocy in the stroke medical world is astounding!

Send me hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete statement with your name and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid to engage with my stroke-addled mind? I would like to know why you think the stroke medical world is functional!

 Comparison of Bobath Technique and Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review

International Journal
of Tropical Medicine
Review Article
doi: 10.36478/makijtm.2024.4.75.79
OPEN ACCESS
Key Words
CIMT, bobath, stroke, rehabilitation
NDT
Corresponding Author
Inayat Ullah,
Sarhad University of Science and
Information Technology Peshawar,
Pakistan
inayatullah.siahs@suit.edu.pk
Author Designation
1‐3,5
Student
4
Senior lecturer
6
Assistant professor
Received: 20 August 2024
Accepted: 12 October 2024
Published: 14 October 2024
Citation: Veneeza Bangash, Aeusha
Mahmood, Arzoo Ali Khan, Rabia
Naeem, Aqsa Ali and Inayat Ullah,
2024. Comparison of Bobath
Technique and Constraint Induced
Movement Therapy in Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.
Int. J. Trop. Med., 19: 75‐79, doi:
Induced

Movement Therapy in Stroke
Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review
1 Veneeza Bangash, 2 Aeusha Mahmood, 3 Arzoo Ali Khan,
4 Rabia Naeem, 5 Aqsa Ali and 6 Inayat Ullah
1‐6
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar,
Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Stroke is a "neurological deficit attributed to an acute focal injury of the
central nervous system by a vascular cause. Stroke is the second leading
cause of death (11.6% of total death globally) and the major cause of
disability globally, affecting >80 million survivors. As the individuals with
stroke have various degree of disabilities depending upon the site being
affected by CVA. The primary goal for the stroke survivors are to prevent
them from disabilities, regain motor control and make them functionally
independent to improve their quality of life. Two modern techniques
including CIMT and Bobath is used as a treatment technique in the
rehabilitation of stroke patients and is practiced in several countries. To
assess the efficacy of Bobath technique and constrain induced movement
therapy in improving motor function and functional independence in
stroke survivors. To compare the outcomes of Bobath technique and
constraint induced movement therapy in terms of motor recovery and
functional independence in stroke survivors. A comparative effectiveness
systematic review was conducted. The purpose of this systematic review
was to compare the modern techniques and their effect in stroke
rehabilitation. The data was collected by searching five different
databases. A total of four trials were eligible for this systematic review.
The quality of the eligible studies were assessed through PEdro scale. The
four trials consist of a total of 273 patients of either sex. Age of the
subjects participated in the trial was 40 years and above. We compared
two modern techniques including CIMT and Bobath. Numerous outcome
measures were used in these four studies including Fugl‐meyer
assessment (FMA), Action research arm test (ARAT), graded wolf motor
function test (GWMFT) and motor activity log ( MAL), Jebsen Taylor hand
function test (JTHFT), trunk impairment scale (TIS) and berg balance test
(BBT). Both the techniques showed improvement in patients with stroke
but CIMT showed better results than Bobath NDT in stroke rehabilitation.
As per current systematic review which compared Bobath NDT to CIMT
in stroke rehabilitation. Both the treatment protocols were found to be
effective and made significant improvements in both experimental and
control groups. But CIMT was found to be more effective than Bobath
(NDT).