Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke

H Thieme, N Morkisch, J Mehrholz… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Mirror therapy is used to improve motor function after stroke. During mirror
therapy, a mirror is placed in the person's midsagittal plane, thus reflecting movements of the …

Reflections on mirror therapy: a systematic review of the effect of mirror visual feedback on the brain

FJA Deconinck, ARP Smorenburg… - … and neural repair, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Mirror visual feedback (MVF), a phenomenon where movement of one limb is
perceived as movement of the other limb, has the capacity to alleviate phantom limb pain or …

Hand rehabilitation robotics on poststroke motor recovery

Z Yue, X Zhang, J Wang - Behavioural neurology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The recovery of hand function is one of the most challenging topics in stroke rehabilitation.
Although the robot‐assisted therapy has got some good results in the latest decades, the …

Motor recovery and cortical reorganization after mirror therapy in chronic stroke patients: a phase II randomized controlled trial

ME Michielsen, RW Selles… - … and neural repair, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. To evaluate for any clinical effects of home-based mirror therapy and subsequent
cortical reorganization in patients with chronic stroke with moderate upper extremity paresis …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KJ Bowering, NE O'Connell, A Tabor, MJ Catley… - The journal of Pain, 2013 - Elsevier
Graded motor imagery (GMI) is becoming increasingly used in the treatment of chronic pain
conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize all evidence …

Mirror therapy in stroke rehabilitation: current perspectives

DBC Gandhi, A Sterba, H Khatter… - … and clinical risk …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In contrast to varied therapy approaches, mirror therapy (MT) can be used even in
completely plegic stroke survivors, as it uses visual stimuli for producing a desired response …

The clinical aspects of mirror therapy in rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature

AS Rothgangel, SM Braun, AJ Beurskens… - International Journal …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical aspects of mirror therapy (MT)
interventions after stroke, phantom limb pain and complex regional pain syndrome. A …

Mirror therapy for patients with severe arm paresis after stroke–a randomized controlled trial

H Thieme, M Bayn, M Wurg, C Zange… - Clinical …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the effects of individual or group mirror therapy on sensorimotor
function, activities of daily living, quality of life and visuospatial neglect in patients with a …

Human motor plasticity induced by mirror visual feedback

I Nojima, T Mima, S Koganemaru… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
The clinical use of mirror visual feedback (MVF) was initially introduced to alleviate phantom
pain, and has since been applied to the improvement of hemiparesis following stroke …

The neuronal correlates of mirror therapy: an fMRI study on mirror induced visual illusions in patients with stroke

ME Michielsen, M Smits, GM Ribbers… - Journal of neurology …, 2011 - jnnp.bmj.com
Aim To investigate the neuronal basis for the effects of mirror therapy in patients with stroke.
Methods 22 patients with stroke participated in this study. The authors used functional MRI to …