Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July-September | Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 133-136
The Effectiveness of Constraint Induced Aphasic Therapy Approach to Improve Naming and Word Fluency in Non-Fluent Aphasic
Dr. Suparna Ganguly1, Mugdha Das2
1Head of Neuro-rehabilitation, Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
2Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist, Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
Corresponding Author: Mugdha Das
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder caused by brain damage that impairs a person’s ability to understand, produce and use language (La Pointe, 2005). Furthermore, it is a multimodal disorder which includes additional neurological impairments such as apraxia of speech or dysarthria (Chapey, 1994).Wernicke’s aphasia, Broca’s aphasia, Conduction aphasia, Anomic aphasia, Global aphasia, Transcortical aphasias and subcortical aphasias are the types of aphasia. Constraint Induced Aphasia Therapy is an impairment based therapy technique. It is almost the opposite of compensatory strategies in which the person with aphasia is encouraged to use intact abilities to communicate. A person with aphasia may be constrained in using intact gesture in order to direct the individual to use impaired spoken language.
Objectives: The present research had the objective to investigate the efficiency of CIAT in naming and word fluency deficits in individuals with Non fluent Aphasia.
Method: A total of 50 non-fluent aphasic participants were taken for the research study. The naming and fluency scores were computed and recorded at this stage (0 week or pre therapy). CIAT was applied to all of the participants and the naming and fluency scores were recorded at the second stage (4th week). The patients were continued with the same therapy technique and again the final scores for naming and fluency was recorded at 8th week.
Results: A significant difference was found in the naming score at pre-therapy, 4 weeks of therapy and 8th week of therapy, as well as the fluency score at pre-therapy, 4 weeks of therapy and 8th week of therapy after using CIAT as the language therapy technique for the non-fluent aphasic participants.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that CIAT is a very effective technique to be used for non-fluent aphasic patients.
Key words: Aphasia, CIAT, naming, fluency