The effect of mirror therapy on lower extremity motor function and ambulation in post-stroke patients: A prospective, randomized-controlled study.
Lower extremity
mirror therapy
motor impairment
neurorehabilitation
stroke
Journal
Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
ISSN: 2587-1250
Titre abrégé: Turk J Phys Med Rehabil
Pays: Turkey
ID NLM: 101719024
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
04
02
2018
accepted:
12
12
2018
entrez:
8
8
2020
pubmed:
8
8
2020
medline:
8
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study aims to evaluate the effects of mirror therapy (MT) on lower extremity motor function and ambulation in post-stroke patients. A total of 42 post-stroke patients (25 males, 17 females; mean age 58 years; range, 32 to 71 years) were included. All patients were randomly divided into two groups as the control group (n=21) receiving a conventional rehabilitation program for four weeks (60 to 120 min/day for five days a week) and as the MT group (n=21) receiving MT for 30 min in each session in addition to the conventional rehabilitation program. The Brunnstrom stages of stroke recovery, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Motricity Index (MI) scores, six-minute walking test (6MWT), Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), and the degree of ankle plantar flexion spasticity using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) were evaluated at baseline (Day 0), at post-treatment (Week 4), and eight weeks after the end of treatment (Week 12). There were significant differences in all parameters between the groups, except for the degree of ankle plantar flexion spasticity, and in all time points between Week 0 and 4 and between Week 0 and 12 (p<0.05). These results suggest that MT in addition to conventional rehabilitation program yields a greater improvement in the lower extremity motor function and ambulation, which sustains for a short period of time after the treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32760892
doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2020.2719
pmc: PMC7401684
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
154-160Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
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