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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of mirror therapy on the gait of patients
with subacute stroke. DESIGN: Randomized controlled experimental study. SETTING:
Outpatient rehabilitation hospital. SUBJECTS: Thirty-four patients with stroke
were randomly assigned to two groups: a mirror therapy group (experimental) and a
control group. INTERVENTIONS: The stroke patients in the experimental group
underwent comprehensive rehabilitation therapy and mirror therapy for the lower
limbs. The stroke patients in the control group underwent sham therapy and
comprehensive rehabilitation therapy. Participants in both groups received
therapy five days per week for four weeks. MAIN MEASURES: Temporospatial gait
characteristics, such as single stance, stance phase, step length, stride, swing
phase, velocity, and cadence, were assessed before and after the four weeks
therapy period. RESULTS: A significant difference was observed in post-training
gains for the single stance (10.32 SD 4.14 vs. 6.54 SD 3.23), step length (8.47
SD 4.12 vs. 4.83 SD 2.14), and stride length (17.03 SD 6.57 vs 10.54 SD 4.34)
between the experimental group and the control group (p < 0.05). However, there
were no significant differences between two groups on stance phase, swing phase,
velocity, cadence, and step width (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION:
We conclude that mirror
therapy may be beneficial in improving the effects of stroke on gait ability.
CI - (c) The Author(s) 2014.
- Thérapie en miroir

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