The Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy to Improve Functional Mobility in Stroke Survivors
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Cobian, Juan
Finn-Jackson, Brandon
Houston, Joseph
Lyons, Andrew
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2026-05
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Critically Appraised Topic
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Stroke , Mirror Therapy , Occupational Therapy
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BACKGROUND: Strokes are a common cardiovascular disorder present in the United States. Strokes can impact overall function, impeding a person’s ability to function independently in their day-to-day activities. These observed deficits are seen with the symptom of hemiplegia, which is the loss of function in the patient’s upper or lower extremities. The amount of function left over after the stroke can be measured using the FIMs. This critically appraised topic (CAT) is aimed at determining the effectiveness of mirror therapy in increasing the function of an upper limb experiencing hemiparesis after a stroke. METHODS: Level IA, 2A, and 2B randomized control studies. These studies were from the last 10 years (since 2014) and included meta-analysis articles. The studies were focused on finding if mirror therapy has evidence of increasing upper extremity function for patients who have experienced a stroke. RESULTS: Level IA, 2A, and 2B research articles and meta-analyses proved that there is evidence that mirror therapy can increase the upper extremity function of patients with hemiparesis after experiencing a stroke.
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Creighton University
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