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Mirror Therapy and Task-Oriented Training for People With a Paretic Upper Extremity
Salvador Bondoc1, Julie Booth2, Grace Budde3
1Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT; salvador.bondoc@qu.edu.
Objective:
This study investigates the effect of mirror therapy and task-oriented training on the paretic upper extremity function and occupational performance of people with stroke.
Method:
This study used a repeated-measures, case-series design in which 4 participants completed a 4-wk intervention consisting of mirror therapy and task-specific training. The intervention was conducted 2×/wk in the clinic and 4×/wk at home.
Results:
All participants displayed clinically meaningful improvements in self-identified goals at the end of the intervention and at follow-up. Three participants showed clinically meaningful changes in motor function. Although only 1 participant improved in his reported amount of use, all participants showed clinically meaningful improvements in perceived movement quality at varying points of assessment.
Conclusion:
Mirror therapy, when used as priming for task-oriented training, can produce clinical improvements in upper extremity function and occupational performance in people with hemiparesis.
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