Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine effects of mirror therapy in restoring hand function in patients with flexor lag following orthopedic injuries. Methods: In a prospective randomized controlled trial, 22 patients with Flexor Lag will be measured. Intervention group will receive mirror therapy, 30-minute a day, 5 days a week for 3-week, as well, half an hour conventional rehabilitation after each mirror therapy session. Patients in the control group will receive the same treatment program, but instead of mirror, they will directly observe the affected hand. Outcome measures including Total Active Motion (TAM), and Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire will be administered before and after the treatment period and 3 weeks after the final treatment session.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
23
mirror therapy
splinting, tendon gliding, active range of motion, activities of daliy living
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur university of medical sciences
Ahvāz, Khouzestan, Iran
Total Active Motion
Sum of Range of Motion in Metacarpophalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal and Distal Interphalangeal Joints.
Time frame: 6 Weeks
Disabilities of the Shoulder, Arm, hand
Time frame: 6 Weeks
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