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Mirror and vibration therapies effects on the upper limbs of hemiparetic patients after stroke: a pilot study
da Conceicao Barros Oliveira M, Costa Silva DR, Cortez BV, da Silva Coelho CK, de Sousa e Silva FM, Borges Vieira Pires de Oliveira G, de Cunha de Sa-Caputo D, Tavares-Oliveira AC, Bernardo-Filho M, de Moraes Silva J
Rehabilitation Research and Practice 2018 Nov 4;(6183654):Epub
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

BACKGROUND/AIM: To evaluate, in this pilot study, the effects of the mirror (MT) and vibration therapies (VT) on the functionality of hemiparesis patients after stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-one individuals after stroke with upper limb hemiparesis were randomized into control group (CG), mirror therapy group (MTG), and vibration therapy group (VTG). The functionality was evaluated before and after 12 sessions with three tests (1) Mobility Index Rivermead, (2) Motor Function Wolf Test (time, functional ability), and (3) Jebsen Taylor Test. RESULTS: Significant findings were observed for MTG or VTG when compared to the CG, obtaining improvements in the three functional tests: Mobility Index Rivermead, Motor Function Test Wolf (time) and Motor Function Test Wolf (functional ability), and Jebsen Test Taylor. CONCLUSIONS: MT or VT showed enhancements on the functionality of subjects with poststroke hemiparesis. In consequence, these interventions may be used in the rehabilitation of these individuals in order to promote improvements of the affected upper limb functionality. Probably, neuromuscular responses of the used therapies would be related to these desirable effects. However, it is necessary conducting further controlled studies with more subjects.

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