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Systematic review of the effectiveness of mirror therapy

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:45:41 +0000

This review gives an overview of the current state of research regarding the effectiveness of mirror therapy in upper extremity function. This is a great review and worth every $

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a917931179~frm=titlelink

Results. Fifteen studies were identified and reviewed. Five different patient categories were studied: two studies focussed on mirror therapy after an amputation of the upper limb, five studies focussed on mirror therapy after stroke, five studies focussed on mirror therapy with complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS1) patients, one study on mirror therapy with complex regional pain syndrome type 2 (CRPS2) and two studies focussed on mirror therapy after hand surgery other than amputation.

Mirror therapy improves hand function in subacute stroke

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:14:27 +0000

Mirror therapy improves hand function in subacute stroke: a …
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of mirror therapy in the upper limb rehabilitation of people with … the mirror group received 30 minutes of mirror therapy …
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Health News:phantom limb pains

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:18:13 +0000

A study has found that a simple technique known as mirror therapy can effectively prevent phantom limb pains in patients undergoing amputation of an arm or leg. http://blog.taragana.com/health/2010/01/21/mirror-therapy-prevents-phantom-limb-pains-in-patients-undergoing-amputation-18542/

stroke rehabilitation, A Pilot Study

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:46:38 +0000

Following the discovery of mirror neurons by di Pellegrino and the introduction of mirror therapy by Ramachandran, recent researches on mirror neurons have led researchers to believe that observation based interventions may be an important component of successful stroke rehabilitation…i-CREATe 2010 – OpenConf Conference Management System
Mirror therapy is a form of observation technique and has been used in stroke rehabilitation. It has been observed to work on patients performing a variety …
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Compelling evidence mirror therapy works

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:29:07 +0000

NEJM — Mirror Therapy for Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome …
Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Mirror Therapy for Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 and Stroke — Figure 1.
https://content.nejm.org/cgi/content-nw/full/361/6/634/F1

mirror therapy study recruiting Bethesda, MD

Wed, 12 May 2010 07:21:01 +0000

National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of …
participate in a brain imaging study during the course of mirror therapy. The goal of this study is to understand how the mirror therapy works: …
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Stroke rehabilitation has no time limits.

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:05:34 +0000

Conventional thinking has been that any stroke rehabilitation beyond that initial period has little benefit for stroke survivors, but recent studies are starting to suggest otherwise.

Arm movement regained years after stroke – Yahoo! Canada News
Rehabilitation normally starts immediately after a stroke and lasts six months. Conventional thinking has been that any rehabilitation beyond that initial …
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CRPS / RSD

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:46:34 +0000

CRPS / RSDReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex regional pain syndrome …
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Recent research has utilized mirror therapy to significantly reduce pain levels in CRPS patients, where the affected limb is placed within a mirror box, such that the unaffected limb is reflected in such a way as to make the patient …
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Not Just Smoke and Mirrors, therapy that works

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:23:08 +0000

Not Just Smoke and Mirrors on ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab …
One example of such a recovery option is mirror therapy. Much research remains to be done to fully prove efficacy of mirror therapy. …
physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Columns/…/Not-Just-Smoke-and-Mirrors.aspx

Stroke rehabilitation – The brain can change

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:48:04 +0000

In this article by Integrative Physical Therapy you can read how the thinking on how the brain work as changed in recent years. and how regular physical, mental and visual exercise can help rehabilitation after a stroke. A mirror therapy is just one tool to help stroke rehab.

Integrative Physical Therapy Services : The “plastic” brain: How …
By IPTS
There were a few areas of the book I found particularly interesting from a Physical Therapy perspective: stroke rehab, the role of mental imagery, the effects of physical exercise on the brain, and the need to challenge ourselves by …
Integrative Physical Therapy Services – http://integrativephysicaltherapyservices.com/