Mirror Therapy in Pos Stroke Individuals
Stroke
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Stroke
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Inclusion criteria were age over 18 years, clinical diagnosis of chronic and unilateral stroke (greater than six months after injury), hemiparesis sequel in the upper limb, absence of severe cognitive impairment with scores for the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) greater than or equal to 24 points for the educated and 14 for uneducated 17 and good sitting balance, qualified with scores between 20 and 40 on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those with other neurological diseases and associated physical or mental disabilities, stroke trauma, pain and joint contractures in the upper limb that prevented movement and the ones who missed therapy more than 3 times in a row were excluded
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Group of Motor Patterns
Group of Functional Activities
For the mirror therapy protocol applied to the Motor Standard, each patient was treated with 15 mirror therapy sessions, 3 times a week for a total duration of 50 minutes. There were 4 exercises of voluntary range of motion involving the extension and mass flexion of the fingers, adduction and abduction of the fingers, pronation and supination of the forearm and elbow extension with associated shoulder elevation.
For the mirror therapy protocol applied to functional activities, four functional exercises were performed: fitting of pieces stimulating fine and thick gripping, stacking of cubes / cups and transfer of objects of different shapes and sizes. Each patient was treated with 15 mirror therapy sessions, 3 times a week with a total duration of 50 minutes