EFFECT OF TASK-BASED LEE SILVERMAN VOICE TREATMENT-BIG (LSVT-BIG) COMBINED WITH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON BALANCE AND MOTOR FUNCTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL STUDY

Abstract

Background:

PD is a continuous neurodegenerative diseases associated with the impairments in balance, movement control, mobility, & activities of daily living. Rehabilitation interventions targeting movement amplitude and functional performance may help reduce these limitations.

Methods:

A controlled, randomisedstudy were carried out a study on 42 people with PD who met requirements was split upto into two equal groupsat random. Group A, the experimental group, received task-based LSVT-BIG in addition to occupational treatment, whereas traditional occupational therapy was administered to Group B, the control group. Hoehn and Yahr Scale was used as screening tools. Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and SPES/SCOPAMotor Scale was employed to measure the results.

Results:

This experimental and control there was little difference between the groups in BBS (t = −1.821, p = 0.079)or SCOPA (t = −0.159, p = 0.875) according to baseline comparisons. After the intervention, participants in the BBS (t = 3.709, p < 0.001) and the SCOPA-Motor Scale (t = −4.021, p < 0.001), the experimental and control groups differed significantly from one another.

Conclusion:

The study's findings demonstrate that occupational therapy and task-based LSVT-BIG greatly enhance equilibrium & movement function in people with PD. The absence of the significant baseline differences confirmed group comparability before intervention, while the highly significant post-intervention differences in BBS and SCOPA scores demonstrated the effectiveness of the combined treatment approach.