Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of mirror therapy through functional activities and motor standards in upper limb function of chronic stroke subjects. Six patients with paresis of the arm within at least six months after stroke were randomly to a group of functional activities (GAF - n=3) and group of motor standards (GPM - n=3). Both groups performed 15 sessions of mirror therapy for 30 minutes, but the first one (GAF) were instructed to do the bilateral and symmetrical movements based on functional activities (i.e. games fitting) and the second one (GAP) made movements based on normal motor patterns (i.e. wrist flexion-extension). There was no statistical significance between pre- and post-treatment for both groups independently. However, analyzing the groups together (n=6), it was observed significance values in the cognitive and total MIF (p=0.002) pre- and post-mirror therapy. This study showed improvement in the functional impairment whatever the type of movement made during the mirror therapy.
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