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Effect of mirror therapy on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial

[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mirror therapy combined with a conventional rehabilitation program on upper extremity motor and functional recovery in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-one hemiplegic patients were included. The patients were randomly assigned...

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Autores principales: Gurbuz, Nigar, Afsar, Sevgi Ikbali, Ayaş, Sehri, Cosar, Sacide Nur Saracgil
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27799679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2501
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author Gurbuz, Nigar
Afsar, Sevgi Ikbali
Ayaş, Sehri
Cosar, Sacide Nur Saracgil
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description [Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mirror therapy combined with a conventional rehabilitation program on upper extremity motor and functional recovery in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-one hemiplegic patients were included. The patients were randomly assigned to a mirror (n=16) or conventional group (n=15). The patients in both groups underwent conventional therapy for 4 weeks (60–120 minutes/day, 5 days/week). The mirror group received mirror therapy, consisting of periodic flexion and extension movements of the wrist and fingers on the non-paralyzed side. The patients in the conventional group performed the same exercises against the non-reflecting face of the mirror. The patients were evaluated at the beginning and end of the treatment by a blinded assessor using the Brunnstrom stage, Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper extremity score, and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) self-care score. [Results] There was an improvement in Brunnstrom stage and the FIM self-care score in both groups, but the post-treatment FMA score was significantly higher in the mirror therapy group than in the conventional treatment group. [Conclusion] Mirror therapy in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program was found to provide additional benefit in motor recovery of the upper extremity in stroke patients.
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spelling pubmed-50801612016-10-31 Effect of mirror therapy on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial Gurbuz, Nigar Afsar, Sevgi Ikbali Ayaş, Sehri Cosar, Sacide Nur Saracgil J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mirror therapy combined with a conventional rehabilitation program on upper extremity motor and functional recovery in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-one hemiplegic patients were included. The patients were randomly assigned to a mirror (n=16) or conventional group (n=15). The patients in both groups underwent conventional therapy for 4 weeks (60–120 minutes/day, 5 days/week). The mirror group received mirror therapy, consisting of periodic flexion and extension movements of the wrist and fingers on the non-paralyzed side. The patients in the conventional group performed the same exercises against the non-reflecting face of the mirror. The patients were evaluated at the beginning and end of the treatment by a blinded assessor using the Brunnstrom stage, Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper extremity score, and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) self-care score. [Results] There was an improvement in Brunnstrom stage and the FIM self-care score in both groups, but the post-treatment FMA score was significantly higher in the mirror therapy group than in the conventional treatment group. [Conclusion] Mirror therapy in addition to a conventional rehabilitation program was found to provide additional benefit in motor recovery of the upper extremity in stroke patients. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016-09-29 2016-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5080161/ /pubmed/27799679 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2501 Text en 2016©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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Effect of mirror therapy on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial
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title_short Effect of mirror therapy on upper extremity motor function in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080161/
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