Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Objectives: One of the most important problems seen in patients after stroke is that they cannot develop normal muscle strength. In recent years, the use of Mirror Therapy (MT) in the recovery of this condition has been noticed in different studies. This study investigated the effect of MT on motor...
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| author | Sadra Ashrafi Maryam Shabaani Mehr Tahereh Khaleghdoost Mohammadi Shirin Jafroudi Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli |
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| description | Objectives: One of the most important problems seen in patients after stroke is that they cannot develop normal muscle strength. In recent years, the use of Mirror Therapy (MT) in the recovery of this condition has been noticed in different studies. This study investigated the effect of MT on motor recovery in patients after stroke.
Methods: In this clinical trial, 93 patients were divided into three groups, including MT, non-reflective surface, and control groups. The tools used in this study included the patient’s profile questionnaire, Mini-Mental State Examination Test, and Brunnstrom Recovery Stages. After the routine physiotherapy program, the intervention groups underwent MT for 20 sessions. The analysis of data was performed by SPSS software v. 22.
Results: There was a significant difference between the non-reflective surface and MT groups (P=0.043) in pairwise comparison of their motor recovery stages in the 20th session, but the difference between the non-reflective surface and control groups was not significant. There was also a significant statistical difference between the MT and control groups in motor recovery stages in the 20th session, (P=0.0332)
Conclusion: The obtained findings suggest that MT can increase patients’ motor recovery after stroke. This method can be used as a simple, cheap, and usable method at home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56380129f9f4405e80b2bc7affdc9f2b2023-10-01T07:34:48ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102022-01-0120Special-Issue on Occupational Therapy6578Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical TrialSadra Ashrafi0Maryam Shabaani Mehr1Tahereh Khaleghdoost Mohammadi2Shirin Jafroudi3Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli4 Student Research Committee, Chronic Kidney Disease Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Objectives: One of the most important problems seen in patients after stroke is that they cannot develop normal muscle strength. In recent years, the use of Mirror Therapy (MT) in the recovery of this condition has been noticed in different studies. This study investigated the effect of MT on motor recovery in patients after stroke. Methods: In this clinical trial, 93 patients were divided into three groups, including MT, non-reflective surface, and control groups. The tools used in this study included the patient’s profile questionnaire, Mini-Mental State Examination Test, and Brunnstrom Recovery Stages. After the routine physiotherapy program, the intervention groups underwent MT for 20 sessions. The analysis of data was performed by SPSS software v. 22. Results: There was a significant difference between the non-reflective surface and MT groups (P=0.043) in pairwise comparison of their motor recovery stages in the 20th session, but the difference between the non-reflective surface and control groups was not significant. There was also a significant statistical difference between the MT and control groups in motor recovery stages in the 20th session, (P=0.0332) Conclusion: The obtained findings suggest that MT can increase patients’ motor recovery after stroke. This method can be used as a simple, cheap, and usable method at home.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1405-en.pdfmirror therapymotor recoverystrokerehabilitationdisability |
| spellingShingle | Sadra Ashrafi Maryam Shabaani Mehr Tahereh Khaleghdoost Mohammadi Shirin Jafroudi Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial Iranian Rehabilitation Journal mirror therapy motor recovery stroke rehabilitation disability |
| title | Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_full | Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_short | Effect of Mirror Therapy on the Motor Recovery in Patients After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_sort | effect of mirror therapy on the motor recovery in patients after stroke a randomized clinical trial |
| topic | mirror therapy motor recovery stroke rehabilitation disability |
| url | http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1405-en.pdf |
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