COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF FRENKEL’S AND BALANCING EXERCISES IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBELLAR DYSFUNCTION

To compare the effectiveness of Frenkel's exercise and balancing exercises in patients with cerebellar dysfunction STUDY DESIGN Experimental Study STUDY SETTING & PARTICIPANTS The study has been conducted in a tertiary care hospital. Sample size of 20 patients has been drawn from the population having ataxia, and they were equally divided into two groups. Subjects were randomly assigned to each group. INTERVENTION One group was given Frenkel's exercise regime and another has been treated by balancing exercises. OUTCOME MEASURES Assessment was performed to find out the pre and post score on the basis of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA). RESULTS There was a significant difference in sensation, anterior balance, gait framework, and expanded degree of disability in a post treatment data. A meaningful difference was observed in patients who received frankel's exercise regime. There was also a statistically compelling difference in pendular movements and dysdiadochokinesia. CONCLUSION According to our study, physiotherapy approaches were purpose fully effective to decrease the ataxia. In cerebellar dysfunction rehabilitation, combination of relevant physical therapy technique is also found potent in recovery.