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BALNEO-RESEARCH JOURNAL - Asociatia Romana de Balneologie

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Concluzii: Antrenamentul in oglinda este o modalitate eficienta <strong>de</strong> stimulare a neuroplasticitatii<br />

la sechelarii dupa AVC, imbunatatind functionalitatea membrului superior a acestora. Este o modalitate<br />

terapeutica la care pacientul a<strong>de</strong>ra cu usurinta, putand fi continuata si la domiciliu.<br />

THE OUTCOME OF POST STROKE PARETIC UPPER LIMB AFTER MIRROR THERAPY<br />

Gina Galbeaza, Delia Cinteza, Daniela Poenaru, Victorita Marcu, Simona Popescu, Sebastian<br />

Diaconescu, Dan Dumitrascu<br />

Objectives: The study’s objective is to evaluate the results of the mirror therapy on paretic upper<br />

limb after stroke<br />

Matherial and method: There have been inclu<strong>de</strong>d in the study 40 patients with paretic upper<br />

limb after stroke. Those have been randomizely assigned to 2 groups A and B. Patients from group A<br />

received ad<strong>de</strong>d to standard kinethoterapy schedule mirror therapy for 15 min twice daily. The patients<br />

executed movements in the mirror with the unaffected upper limb which have been adapted to the <strong>de</strong>gree<br />

of the affected upper limb disability. The program lasted for 2 weeks and the patients were evaluated in<br />

the first and last day of treatment. For evaluation have been used Brunnstrom scale, Motricity In<strong>de</strong>x For<br />

Impairment After Stroke, Modified Ashworth Scale.<br />

Results: The scoring on Brunnstrom and Motricity In<strong>de</strong>x For Motor Impairment After Stroke<br />

scales have been higher in the group who received mirror therapy (for Motricity In<strong>de</strong>x p

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