Association of Vestibular and Postural Impairments With Functional Status in Stroke

: Stroke is leading cause of long-term disability in individuals. The location and extent of brain injury determines the severity of neurological deficits. The incidence of stroke dramatically increases in old age. Patients with stroke always come across with problems associated with balance, vertigo, dizziness and posture resulting in compromised activities of daily life. This study is aimed to collect data regarding the functional status of patients due to vestibular and postural impairments with stroke. The study will be descriptive comparative cross-sectional. It will be conducted at Idress Hospital Sialkot. This study will be completed within the time duration of six months. Convenient sampling techniques will be used to collect the data. Both genders with equal ratio will be included in this study after fulfillments of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Visual vertigo analogue scale, Dix-Hallpike Maneuver, DHI (Dizziness Handicap Inventory), Posture assessment scale for stroke (PASS) score, Time up and go test will be used as data collection tools. All data will be collected after informed consent from patient. All data will be collected under complete supervision of physiotherapist. All the data will be demonstrated as mean and percentage. The analysis of data will be done by using SPSS.26(Statistical Package For social science) and Excel. Statistical significance will be set as P = 0.05. Frequency tables, pie charts, bar charts will be used to show summary of group measurements measured over time. Our analysis will provide the association of vestibular and postural impairments with functional status in both males and females after stroke