Vanu V Bharwani

Department of Neurophysiotherapy, MGM Institute of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effect of Kinesthetic Illusion Induced by Visual Stimulation on Hand Function in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
  Author(s): Vanu V Bharwani* and Ashwini Kale
  
  Background: Upper extremity motor dysfunction is the major problem in stroke patients which leads to dependency during ADL and reduces their QOL. Rehabilitation of hand function is the major challenge seen in neuro rehabilitation settings. Kinesthetic Illusion Induced by Visual Stimulation (KINVIS) is an implicit motor imagery that provides kinesthetic and visual stimulus to the patients as they visualize their own body part moving in the video. This provides a visual illusion to the patient. Participants: 30 participants with chronic stroke of age 45 to 65 were included in the study. Methods: 30 participants with chronic stroke were allocated into two groups i.e. experimental group and control group. Experimental group underwent KINVIS along with conventional therapy for 4 weeks while control group underwent conventional physiotherapy alone for 4 weeks. Outcomes measures used in the .. Read More»