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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2018.6.3.123

The Effects of Mirror Therapy with Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy on Upper Extremity Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living for the Stroke Patients  

Lee, Minjae (Dept. of Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Daegu University)
Koo, Hyunmo (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Kyungsung University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.6, no.3, 2018 , pp. 123-130 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation to improve upper extremity motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients. Method : Thirty patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups 15 patients in each. All subjects received the general occupational therapy consisting of five 30 min sessions per week for 8 weeks, in addition to 30 min of mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation for the experimental group and 30 min of functional electrical stimulation for the control group for each session. To measure the functions of the upper limb and performance capacities in ADL, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), and Manual Function Test (MFT), Modified Barthel Index (MBI) were used before and after the interventions. Results : Both the experimental and control groups showed a statistically significant increase in post-treatment FMA, MFT and MBI scores compared to their pre-treatment scores (p<.05). In addition, intergroup comparisons revealed a statistically significant increase in the scores of all assessments for the experimental group compared to those for the control group (p<.05). Conclusion : Based on these results, it is reasonable to conclude that mirror therapy with functional electrical stimulation is an effective intervention for improving upper limb motor function and ADL performance in stroke patients.
Keywords
stroke; mirror therapy; functional electrical stimulation; activities of daily living; upper limb motor function;
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