The Mirror Therapy Program Enhances Upper-Limb Motor Recovery and Motor Function in Acute Stroke Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 689-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Mo Lee ◽  
Hwi-young Cho ◽  
Chang Ho Song
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Mirror Therapy ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Therapy Program

The Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy to Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Acute Stroke Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phassakorn Klinkwan ◽  
Chalunda Kongmaroeng ◽  
Sombat Muengtaweepongsa ◽  
Wiroj Limtrakarn
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Conventional Therapy ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Stroke Recovery ◽  
Home Exercise ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mirror Therapy ◽  
Stroke Patients

Rehabilitation is a crucial part of stroke recovery to help them regain use of their limb. The aim of this article was to compare the effectiveness of long-term training of mirror therapy with conventional rehabilitation therapy on neurological and recovery of upper limb in acute stroke patients. In this randomized and assessor-blinded control study, 20 acute stroke patients were analyzed in this study and allocated to a case (n = 10, 50.6 ± 17.90 years) and control group (n = 10, 55.9 ± 11.25 years). All the participants performed daily home exercise during 12 weeks. The patients in the control group were treated with conventional therapy (CT) and a group of cases were treated with mirror therapy (MT) alone program. The outcome measurements were assessed by a therapist blinded assessor using Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper extremity score, Brunnstrom recovery stages (BRS), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Muscle Strength to evaluate upper limb motor function and motor recovery. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests to compare within-groups and between-group differences. The results revealed that, after 12 weeks of treatment, patients of both groups presented statistically significant improvements in all the variables measured (p < 0.05). Compared with the control group, the patients of the MT group had greater improvement in the proximal movement portion of the FMA upper extremity mean score change (15.8 ± 3.2 versus 10.0 ± 2.7, p = 0.002) while there were no differences in other variables (p > 0.05). There were also no adverse events. It suggests that 12 weeks training of mirror therapy alone was likely to improve the motor recovery of the upper limb and activity of daily living in acute stroke patients than conventional therapy, if treated early.

Association between imbalance of cortical brain activity and successful motor recovery in sub-acute stroke patients with upper limb hemiparesis

Neuroreport ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 822-827
Author(s):  
Shoji Kinoshita ◽  
Hiroaki Tamashiro ◽  
Takatsugu Okamoto ◽  
Naoki Urushidani ◽  
Masahiro Abo
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Upper Limb Hemiparesis

Investigation of the effects of mirror therapy on the spasticity, motor function and functionality of impaired upper limbs in chronic stroke patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Luciana Protásio de Melo ◽  
Valton da Silva Costa ◽  
Júlio César Cunha da Silveira ◽  
Tatiana Catarina Albuquerque Clementino
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Mirror Therapy ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Limb Spasticity ◽  
Hemiparetic Stroke ◽  
Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke ◽  
The Impact

Background/Aims Strokes lead to different levels of disability. During the chronic stage, hemiparesis, spasticity and motor deficits may cause loss of functional independence. Mirror therapy aims to reduce deficits and increase functional recovery of the impaired upper limb. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mirror therapy on upper limb spasticity and motor function, as well as its impact on functional independence in chronic hemiparetic patients. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, eight chronic hemiparetic patients (age 55.5 ± 10.8 years) were assessed to determine their degree of spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale), level of upper limb motor function (Fugl-Meyer Assessment) and functionality (Functional Independence Measure). All participants received 12 sessions of mirror therapy delivered three times per week, over a period of 4 weeks. Participants were re-evaluated post-intervention and these results were compared to their pre-intervention scores to determine the impact of mirror therapy. Results A decrease in spasticity was observed, with significant improvements in shoulder extensors (P=0.033) and a significant increase in motor function (P=0.002). The therapeutic protocol adopted did not have a significant effect on functional independence (P=0.105). Conclusions Mirror therapy led to improvements in upper limb spasticity and motor function in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. No effects on functional independence were observed. Further research with a larger number of patients is needed to provide more robust evidence of the benefits of mirror therapy in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients.

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF MIRROR THERAPY AND MOTOR RELEARNING PROGRAM IN IMPROVING THE UPPER LIMB MOTOR FUNCTION OF PATIENTS WITH STROKE

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1364-67
Author(s):  
Rabia Rauf ◽  
Abdul Rashad ◽  
Alisha Noreen ◽  
Rabia Intikhab ◽  
Tehreem Anis Suleman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Mirror Therapy ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
Post Assessment

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of mirror therapy and motor relearning program for improving the upper limb motor function in stroke patients. Study Design: A randomized control trial with registration number IRCT20200316046791N1 (IRCT). Place and Duration of Study: Al-Noor Hospital and Al Jannat Medicare, Rahim Yar Khan Pakistan, from Jan to Jul 2020. Methodology: Sample size consisted of 30 patients recruited by convenient sampling. Patients were randomized into two groups. Both groups received 5 sessions a week for 6 weeks. Group A received Motor Relearning Program while the treatment of group B was Mirror Therapy. Motor part of Fugl Meyer Assessment was used as an outcome measure. Non parametric Friedman test was used for within group analysis, while for between group analyses Karuskal-Wallis test was used. Results: The total participants who suffer from left hemiplegia were 22 whereas the patients having right hemiplegia were 8. The mean age of participants in both groups was 53.80 ± 7.6 group A median (interquartile range) at pre-assessment was 5.00 (3) at mid-assessment median=15.00 (4) while at post assessment median was 25.00 (6). Group B median at baseline was 6.00 (4), at mid-assessment median=14.00 (9), post assessment median was 17.00 (13). Mid and post assessment comparison showed both treatments improved the motor function. Statistically the results were non-significant (p>0.005). Both treatments improved the motor function in stroke patients. Conclusion: There is no significant difference between the effectiveness of Mirror Therapy and Motor relearning program in improving the upper limb motor function of stroke patients.

EFFECT OF ACTION OBSERVATION THERAPY ON IMPROVING UPPER LIMB FUNCTIONS IN ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Sudha Desale
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Motor Impairment ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
P Value ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Motor Sequence ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Observation Training

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: The most common disabling motor decit following stroke is the loss of upper limb function. 5-20% of patients presenting an upper limb paralysis at onset may improve the motor impairment overtime. Action observation training is a novel rehabilitation approach exploiting this mirror mechanism and its potential role in motor learning for motor recovery. Aim of this study was to examine the effects of action observation therapy on upper limb functions in acute stroke patients. METHODOLOGY: Stroke survivors (N= 50) were consecutively recruited 22 days (±5) after a rst-ever stroke and participants watched video footage of daily routine tasks (actions). Each action based on some relevant ADLs motor sequence display in order of ascending difculty and lasting for 3 minutes and therapist prompted the patient to perform the same movement for 2 minutes. At the end of each sequence, patients were given conventional physiotherapy and AOT 1 hour daily for 5 days/week for 4 weeks. RESULTS: Upper Limb part of FMA, Modied Ashworth Scale scores & nine-hole peg test were taken at baseline and after 4 weeks as outcome measure. Paired 't' test and Wilcoxon's signed-rank has been used for analysis of Fugl Meyer scale, Modied Ashwarth Scale and Nine-hole peg pre and post treatment scores respectively (p value<0.05) So, a statistically signicant difference was found after treatment for all variables. CONCLUSION: The nding of this study is suggesting that Action observation training programs contribute to improve motor recovery in acute stroke patients.

Effects of short-term upper limb robot-assisted therapy on the rehabilitation of sub-acute stroke patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Shangrong Jiang ◽  
Hong You ◽  
Weijing Zhao ◽  
Min Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted therapy (RT) has become a promising stroke rehabilitation intervention. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of short-term upper limb RT on the rehabilitation of sub-acute stroke patients. METHODS: Subjects were randomly assigned to the RT group (n= 23) or conventional rehabilitation (CR) group (n= 22). All subjects received conventional rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes twice a day, for 2 weeks. In addition, the RT group received RT for 30 minutes twice a day, for 2 weeks. The outcomes before treatment (T0) and at 2 weeks (T1) and 1 month follow-up (T2) were evaluated in the patients using the upper limb motor function test of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) the Motricity Index (MI), the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and the Barthel Index (BI). RESULTS: There were significant improvements in motor function scales (P< 0.001 for FMA and MI) and activities of daily living (P< 0.001 for FIM and BI) but without muscle tone (MAS, P> 0.05) in the RT and CR groups. Compared to the CR group, the RT group showed improvements in motor function and activities of daily living (P< 0.05 for FMA, MI, FIM, BI) at T1 and T2. There was no significant difference between the two groups in muscle tone (MAS, P> 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: RT may be a useful tool for sub-acute stroke patients’ rehabilitation.

Abstract TP312: Longitudinal Functional Connectivity Change Associated With Rehabilitation Training In Sub-acute Stroke Patients

Stroke ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
yumei zhang ◽  
jun wang
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Resting State Fmri ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Rehabilitation Training ◽  
Inferior Temporal Gyrus ◽  
Crus I

Background and aims: The neural correlate of the motor recovery associated with different rehabilitation therapy is still unknown in stroke patients. In this study, the resting-state fMRI was employed to identify longitudinal functional connectivity changes associated with different rehabilitation training in sub-acute stroke patients. Methods: Twenty-four sub-acute ischemic stroke patients with right-handed were recruited from Beijing Tiantan Hospital, all of the patients had unilateral upper limb paresis. The subjects were randomly divided into conventional rehabilitation training (CRT) group and functional electrical stimulation (FES) training group. The motor function assessments included FMA, ARAT and MAS. Resting-state fMRI scan were acquired on a Siemens 3.0 T scanner at pre-training and post-training. Ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1) was selected as the region of interest (ROI), then the functional connectivity (FC) with ipsilesional M1 were analyzed respectively for the two groups. Results: Compared with CRT group, the motor function assessments showed that each motor index increased significantly in FES group. For CRT group, compared with pre-training, we found that the FC of ipsilesional M1 increased with the contralesional cerebellum crus I&II, medial and inferior temporal gyrus at post-training . On the contrary, for FES group, compared with pre-training, FC of ipsilesional M1 decreased with the contralesional cerebellum crus I&II, medial and inferior temporal gyrus at post-training . Conclusion: The different pattern of the longitudinal changes of functional connectivity might contribute to the motor recovery with different rehabilitation training.

scholarly journals Facilitation of Sensory and Motor Recovery by Thermal Intervention for the Hemiplegic Upper Limb in Acute Stroke Patients

Stroke ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 2665-2669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Ching Chen ◽  
Chung-Chao Liang ◽  
Fu-Zen Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Stroke Patients
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