Task-Based Mirror Therapy Augmenting Motor Recovery in XXXX : A Randomized Controlled Trial.

@entity1269 @entity64 @entity4375
BACKGROUND: To establish the effect of the task-based mirror therapy (TBMT) on the upper limb recovery in @entity64 . METHODS: A pilot, randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial was conducted in a rehabilitation institute. A convenience sample of 33 poststroke (mean duration, 12.5  months) hemiparetic subjects was randomized into 2 groups (experimental, 17; control, 16). The subjects were allocated to receive either TBMT or standard motor rehabilitation-40 sessions (5/week) for a period of 8  weeks. The TBMT group received movements using various goal-directed tasks and a mirror box. The movements were performed by the less-affected side superimposed on the affected side. The main outcome measures were Brunnstrom recovery stage ( @entity4375 ) and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA)-FMA of upper extremity (FMA-UE), including upper arm (FMA-UA) and wrist-hand (FMA-WH). RESULTS: The TBMT group exhibited highly significant improvement on mean scores of FMA-WH (P  <  .001) and FMA-UE (P  <  .001) at postassessment in comparison to the control group. Furthermore, there was a 12% increase in the number of subjects at @entity4375 stage 5 (out of synergy movement) in the experimental group as compared to a 0% rise at the same stage in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot trial confirmed the role of TBMT in improving the wrist-hand motor recovery in @entity1269 . MT using tasks may be used as an adjunct in @entity64 rehabilitation.
