www.tjprc.org editor@tjprc.org EFFICACY OF SEATED BALANCE EXERCISES WITH SENSORY FEEDBACK ON BALANCED SITTING AMONG HEMORRHAGIC STROKE PATIENTS S.ANANDH 1 , R. RAJA 2 & J. JAYA PRAKASH 3 1 Professor & HOD - Community Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India 2 Principal, Kempegowda college of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, India 3 Principal, Harsha college of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, India ABSTRACT Introduction Stroke is the most common cause of disability or dependence in activities of daily living. The prime area where concern is needed is sitting balance to establish all physical tasks comfortably in spite of multiple problems existing as a result of stroke during the early recovery period. As a prerequisite for early functional activities, sitting balance is a valuable practical function, for physiotherapists to investigate. Good sitting balance has been identified as a predictor of recovery, post stroke. Progressive physiotherapy training is essential in the early stages of rehabilitation, as soon as the patient recovers from shock. Aim The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of seated balance exercises, with sensory feedback on balanced sitting performance in right versus left hemi paresis subjects, following hemorrhagic stroke. Objectives • To find out the Pre and Post measures of Trunk Impairment Scale score, among right and left hemiparetics. • To analyze the post values of TIS between right and left hemiparetics, after 5 weeks of seated balance exercise training. Procedure To show homogeneity, 32 subjects of hemorrhagic stroke survivors with equal number of male and female hemi paretic stroke patients, within 4 weeks post stroke period were included in the study. Subjects who were medically stable were assessed using Trunk Impairment Scale and Pre test scores were documented. Both the groups were treated with seated balance exercises, for balanced sitting for 5 weeks. After the treatment duration, the subjects were again assessed by Trunk Impairment Scale and the Post test scores were documented. The scores thus obtained were statistically compared between the two groups. Conclusion The study concluded that, following physiotherapy with seated balance exercises with sensory feedback has shown a significant improvement in sitting balance, of Hemi paretic survivors from hemorrhagic stroke, with the Trunk Impairment Scale as a measure. A statistically significant improvement was seen in Right Hemiparetics, when compared to Left Hemiparetics. KEYWORDS: Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Trunk Impairment Scale & Cerebral Blood Flow Original Article TJPRC: International Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy (TJPRC: IJPOT) ISSN (P): Applied; ISSN (E): 2455 -1996 Vol. 3, Issue 2, Dec 2017, 1-8 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.