Effectiveness of mirror therapy on lower extremity motor recovery, balance and mobility in patients with acute stroke: A randomized sham-controlled pilot trial

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 634-639

  Mohan, Uthra ^a   Babu, S Karthik ^a   Kumar, K Vijaya ^a   Suresh, B V ^a   Misri, Z K ^a   Chakrapani, M ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; balance; mirror therapy; mobility; motor recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MIRROR THERAPY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHAM PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84887603497     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.120496     Document Type: Article

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