Effectiveness of Motor Relearning Program in Improving Walking Ability of Post-Stroke Patients: Meta-Analysis

Introduction: Stroke is a disorder of brain function due to disruption of blood vessels in the brain that occurs in 15 million cases each year. The problem that arises is that the body's motor abilities are reduced, especially in walking ability so that it can interfere with daily activities. Objective: To collect and analyze previous studies related to improving walking ability of post-stroke patients with MRP intervention, or with functional training. Methods: It uses a meta-analysis method by sourcing 7 research articles that are searched using PICO criteria consisting of population, namely post-stroke patients, the intervention provided is Motor Relearning Program (MRP), comparisons in the form of functional training with outcomes of improved walking ability. Keywords used in searching for articles are "Motor Relearning Program", "stroke", and "randomized controlled trial" through a database in the form of Google Scholar. Data was processed using the Review Manager application (RevMan 5.3). Results: There was an increase in walking ability in stroke patients who were given a motor relearning program by 1.83 Units compared to patients who were given functional training (SMD = 1.83; 95% CI = 0.01 to 3.65) and these results were statistically significant (p <0.00001). Heterogeneity of the study data showed I2= 97% (random effect model). Conclusion: Motor Relearning Program (MRP) is more effective than functional training in improving walking ability in post-stroke patients.