| Effect of Mirror Therapy on Gait of Subacute and Chronic Stroke Patients |
| Paper ID : 1186-SSRC-13TH |
| Authors |
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Ali Shafizadeh *1, Shima Shahidi2 1Sport Sciences Department, Humanity faculty, Shahrekord university,Sharekord, Iran 2sport sciences departmant, humanity faculty,ُSharekord university,Iran |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: Stroke is a long-term lesion and one of the major causes of adult disability. Gait disturbance and high risk of falling at all stages after stroke have been reported as a major problem in the stroke community. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of mirror therapy on gait in subacute and chronic stroke patients. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population consisted of subacute and chronic stroke patients referred to Tehran Tabasom Clinic, among whom 15 subacute and 15 chronic patients were voluntarily selected and participated in the study after completing written consent. Subjects in both groups before and after eight weeks of training participated in gait assessment and intervention tool (GAIT). The training program was similar in the two groups and consisting of eight weeks each week, two sessions each session 90 minutes included 60 minutes of routine rehabilitation and 30 minutes of mirror therapy. Mirror therapy exercises include simultaneous flexion of the pelvis, knee, ankle; knee extension with dorsiflexion of the ankle, 90 degree flexion of the knee. Balance exercises with a mirror include standing and sitting on a chair; Standing with the legs back and forth and the patient standing two meters away from a full-length mirror was performed. Data were analyzed by paired t-test, independent t-test, and covariance analysis with SPSS.23 software at the error level of 0.05. Results: The Results showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test of gait in each subacute and chronic group (p = 0.001). There was also a significant difference in post-test of gait between subacute and chronic groups (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Mirror therapy at the subacute phase had more effect on gait than the chronic phase. Therefore, it is recommended to use mirror therapy in the subacute phase after stroke. |
| Keywords |
| Mirror Therapy, Gait, Stroke, Subacute, Chronic |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
