Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part B (2025)

Background: Hemiplegia is a neurological condition which is characterized by unilateral paralysis accompanied by impaired motor control, muscle weakness, stiffness. There are many causes of hemiplegia such as cerebral vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain), meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord), stroke (interrupting of the blood flow to the part of brain). Stroke is the most common cause of hemiplegia which damage the brain cells. It usually damage one side of the brain. If a person’s left side brain is damaged then he experience symptoms on the right side and if the right side damaged then he experience symptoms on the left side. It can be known as contralateral hemiplegia. If a person have hemiplegia on the same side of the body as the brain injury then it can be termed as ipsilateral hemiplegia. A person with hemiplegia can experience weakness of the face, arm, leg, on one side of the body

Aim And Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of strengthening exercise in improving functional activities of hemiplegic patients providing evidence-based recommendations for optimized treatment strategies and advancing hemiplegic condition management practices. The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of strengthening exercises in improving functional activities, muscle strength, and overall quality of life in hemiplegic patients, with the ultimate goal of enhancing their functional independence and rehabilitation outcomes.

Methodology: 30 Participants after being screened for eligibility criteria divided into 2 groups by simple random sampling. Group 1 received intervention in the form of strengthening exercise along, Group 2 received rehabilitation protocol of 12 weeks. Effectiveness Parameters were improvement in FMA and MMT. They were assessed at baseline and at the end of the study. Post intervention data was analysed using SPSS software using Mean, Standard deviation, paired ‘t’ test and unpaired ‘t’ test.

Result: There was significant difference in parameters in all the groups from baseline and end of the study (p<0.001). However MET was superior to the change of outcomes like FMA & MMT.

Conclusion: The result of the study states Group A was far superior in result in compared to Group B.