Effect of Neuromuscular Stimulation and Mindfulness Exercise in Patients With Stroke

Effect of Neuromuscular Stimulation and Mindfulness Exercise on Pulmonary, Physical Functions and Stress in Patients With Stroke

It is an interventional study in which 60 stroke patients were estimated to enroll according to random allocation and divided into two groups. The experimental group will receive neuromuscular stimulation and mindfulness , while the control group will receive neuromuscular stimulation only.

It is an interventional study in which 60 stroke patients will be estimated to enroll according to random allocation and divided into two groups. The experimental group will receive neuromuscular stimulation and mindfulness, while the control group will receive neuromuscular stimulation only. The experimental group participants will receive neuromuscular electrical stimulation that will last 12 consecutive weeks, three sessions per week protocol with Mindfulness.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The subject selection will be according to the following criteria:
• All Patients of this study will be diagnosed as stroke and the diagnosis will be confirmed by computed tomography or MRI (El-Tamawy et al., 2021).
• Age of patients will be ranged from 50 to 65years (males and females).
• All patients will be hemodynamically stable.
• Patients with good cognition that enables them to understand the requirements of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• • The potential participants will be excluded if they meet one of the following criteria:

  • Patients who cannot follow instructions as sensory aphasia, blindness, dementia, and deafness.
  • Patients with any orthopedic, neurological, or chest disorders that affect trunk muscles control or cause respiratory disorders as COPD.
  • Patients with cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
  • Patients with unstable cardiovascular conditions.
  • Patients with contraindications to neuro electrical stimulation as:
  • Cardiac pace maker.
  • Acute abdominal surgery.