Mirror Therapy and Task-Oriented Training for People With a Paretic Upper Extremity

This study investigates the effect of mirror therapy and task-oriented training on the paretic upper extremity function and occupational performance of people with stroke. This study used a repeated-measures, case-series design in which 4 participants completed a 4-wk intervention consisting of mirr...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of occupational therapy 2018-03, Vol.72 (2), p.7202205080p1-7202205080p8
Hauptverfasser: Bondoc, Salvador, Booth, Julie, Budde, Grace, Caruso, Katelyn, DeSousa, Michelle, Earl, Brittany, Hammerton, Kaitlynn, Humphreys, Jill
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates the effect of mirror therapy and task-oriented training on the paretic upper extremity function and occupational performance of people with stroke. This study used a repeated-measures, case-series design in which 4 participants completed a 4-wk intervention consisting of mirror therapy and task-specific training. The intervention was conducted 2×/wk in the clinic and 4×/wk at home. All participants displayed clinically meaningful improvements in self-identified goals at the end of the intervention and at follow-up. Three participants showed clinically meaningful changes in motor function. Although only 1 participant improved in his reported amount of use, all participants showed clinically meaningful improvements in perceived movement quality at varying points of assessment. Mirror therapy, when used as priming for task-oriented training, can produce clinical improvements in upper extremity function and occupational performance in people with hemiparesis.
ISSN:0272-9490
1943-7676
DOI:10.5014/ajot.2018.025064