Effects of Mirror Therapy and Motor Imagery Technique On Lower Extremity Motor Function in Sub-Acute Stroke
Effects of Mirror Therapy and Motor Imagery Technique On Lower Extremity Motor Function in Sub-Acute Stroke
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Aim: To find out is there any added effects of Mirror Therapy and Motor imagery technique when combined with conventional therapy on lower extremity motor function in sub-acute stroke.
Background: Stroke is a common, serious, and disabling global health-care problem. After stroke onset, functional damage persists in 40% of patients and severe disability remains in 15–30%. Motor imagery entails the cognitive task of imagining the performance of a given movement or specific task without physically executing it. This in turn helps to memorize the activities to be performed and initiate it in the affected limb. Mirror Therapy views the reflection of the intact limb in place of the affected limb and hence can be used therapeutically to create a false image of the affected on.
Method: 30 patients were selected on basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. These patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A had 15 patients, they were treated with Mirror Therapy for 30 mins, 3 times/ week. Group B had 15 patients, they were treated with Motor Imagery Technique for 30 mins, 3 times/ week.
Conclusion: Mirror Therapy and Motor Imagery Technique can be used as good adjuvant therapy with conventional physiotherapy.
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