Participants
reflex sympathetic dystrophy/, first-ever stroke, stroke, hemorrhagic, contracture, Thrombosis, convulsion, hand/ shoulder hand syndrome, hemiplegia
STROKE, HYPERTENSION, THROMBOSIS, REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY
Subjects diagnosed as stroke by a physician either ischemic or hemorrhagic, both male and female patients aged between 40 to 70 years, subjects with the first-ever stroke for more than six months resulting in hemiplegia and who are able and willing to participate in the four-week study and to sign the consent form were included in this study. Thrombosis type of stroke patients, persons with reflex sympathetic dystrophy/ severe shoulder subluxation/ shoulder dislocation/ contracture in the affected UL/ fixed deformity of hand/ shoulder hand syndrome, patients who have received Botox injection or acupuncture within the past six months to the affected UL, patients with complete sensory loss of upper limb, an unstable medical condition like severe hypertension, convulsion, behavior problems, and visually impaired patients were excluded from the study. Data were collected for one year and the three-month period from January 2020 to April 2021.