The mirror therapy program enhances upper-limb motor recovery and motor function in acute stroke patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 689-700

  Lee, Myung Mo ^a   Cho, Hwi Young ^a   Song, Chang Ho ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mirror Therapy; Stroke; Upper Limb Motor Function; Upper Limb Motor Recovery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MOVEMENT; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84864330161     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31824fa86d     Document Type: Article

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