[PDF] Top 20 A study on the effectiveness of mirror box therapy on hand function in patients with hemiplegia

... of hand functions is one of the neglected areas of rehabilitation due to its poor outcome inspite of intensive therapy and hence has become an object of ...in hand rehabilitation in stroke ... See full document

... protocol, patients of each group was individually assessed and the parameters were ...the patients, to assess this, the patient was asked to lie down on a couch in a relaxed position and the affected lower ... See full document

... Brunnstrom approach is one form of neurological exercise therapy in the rehabilitation of stroke. Uses primitive synergistic patterns in training in attempting to improve motor control through central ... See full document

... the study among patients with ...the study and obtained the informed consent from the ...were patients with the age group between 50 to 75 years of both the sex, patients who had upper ... See full document

... our study, EMG biofeedback was used, which enhances forced active movements of hemipaeritic limb promoting motor and functional ...many patients because of the flexor synergy in the upper limb and are ... See full document

... this study the activities were selected in such a manner that, involved hand could also be used by the ...with hemiplegia are strikingly adept at using only their non-involved extremity to perform ... See full document

... physiotherapist.The patients will undergo initial 5 min of general warm up ...The patients under control group (GROUP B) were treated with traditional stretching and functional mat activities ...the ... See full document

... present study, there was a mean increase of around 8% and 10% weight transference through paretic extremity in exper- imental group and control group ...the effectiveness of the therapy on weight ... See full document

... the study was to know the effect of Constraint induced movement therapy in improving upper limb function on patient with Hemiplegia ...the study showed a significant improvement in ... See full document

... a study on test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke and to asses upper limb function activity convenience-snowball sample of 20 international ... See full document

... Movement Therapy produces a permanent increase in arm use by two linked but independent ...Movement Therapy changes the contingencies of reinforcement (provides opportunities for reinforcement of use of the ... See full document

... Objectives: Mirror therapy is a unique treatment with a touch of modality that is purported to improve the motor function of the affected limb in individuals with ...present study aims to ... See full document

... in therapy with positive benefits in upper limb ...the mirror therapy literature from 1999 to 2011, which yielded 12 randomized controlled studies and 2 crossover ...the effectiveness of ... See full document

... motor function assessment tool for stroke patients and rating scale to assess the satisfaction of mirror ...pilot study, the data for main study was conducted during a period of six ... See full document

... conventional therapy were applied to hemiparetic children, and the effect on palmar and pinch grasp independent measures was ...the study group showed greater improvement in a comparison between the two ... See full document

... of mirror therapy on improving hand function in sub-acute stroke ...did mirror ther- apy to upper limb along with conventional therapy &other group did sham mirror ... See full document

... Fourteen patients aged 6-12 years old with hemiplegic cerebral palsy referring to the Medical Center of Moham- mad Kermanshahi Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran participat- ed in this quasi-experimental ...7 ... See full document

... the mirror neuron system in action understanding, imitation and motor imagery of actions and discussed that systematic activation of the observation-execution matching, ‘‘mirror’’ system of the premotor and ... See full document

... rehabilitation therapy, and identify the effects of acupuncture at Quchi and Waiguan on cortical excitability and ...All study protocols were approved by the institutional review boards of each ...Full ... See full document

... in hand function could be because of the motor imagery with mental practice which is a cognitive process and is thought to be associated with the activation of parieto-occipital network supporting ... See full document