Mirror therapy enhances motor performance in the paretic upper limb after stroke: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2000-2005

  Samuelkamaleshkumar, Selvaraj ^a   Reethajanetsureka, Stephen ^a   Pauljebaraj, Paul ^a   Benshamir, Bright ^a   Padankatti, Sanjeev Manasseh ^a   David, Judy Ann ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARM PARESIS; ARTICLE; BOX AND BLOCK TEST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEXTERITY TEST; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIRROR THERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; SPEECH THERAPY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908300222     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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