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Systematic review of mirror therapy compared with conventional rehabilitation in upper extremity function in stroke survivors
Author(s) -
PérezCruzado David,
MerchánBaeza Jose Antonio,
GonzálezSánchez Manuel,
CuestaVargas Antonio I.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/1440-1630.12342
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , upper limb , physical therapy , occupational therapy , chronic stroke , lower limb , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background/aim Stroke is a leading cause of disability in developed countries. One of the most widespread techniques in clinical practice is mirror therapy ( MT ). To determine the effectiveness of MT over other methods of intervention in the recovery of upper limb function in people who have had a stroke. Methods A systematic review was conducted. The search string was established based on the last systematic review about MT that dated from 2009: “upper extremity” OR “upper limb “ AND “mirror therapy” AND stroke . For this search Pubmed, Scopus and Sci ELO databases were used. Results Fifteen studies were included in the systematic review. Recovery of the upper limb, upper limb function and gross manual dexterity were frequently measured in these studies. Conclusions In the primary variables in promoting recovery, MT alone showed better results in acute and chronic stroke patients in upper limb functioning than either conventional rehabilitation ( CR ) or CR plus MT . PROSPERO registration number: CRD42015026869