Effect of mirror therapy combined with somatosensory stimulation on motor recovery and daily function in stroke patients: A pilot study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 422-428

  Lin, Keh Chung ^a,b   Chen, Yu Ting ^c   Huang, Pai Chuan ^c   Wu, Ching Yi ^c   Huang, Wen Ling ^d   Yang, Hsiu Wen ^e   Lai, Hui Tsz ^f   Lu, Hung Ju ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d Nursing Home of Chang Gung Medical Foundation   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Division of Occupational Therapy Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Zhongxiao Branch of Taipei City Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Motor function; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOX AND BLOCK TEST; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MIRROR THERAPY; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE OF MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TONE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SPASTICITY; STROKE PATIENT; ARM; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSORY NERVE; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84902813421     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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