Comparison of CIMT vs Mirror Therapy Effect in Infarcted CVA Patients for Improving Hand Functions

patient's unaffected hand is tied with a triangular bandage or splint and the patient asks to perform the exercise through the affected hand. for up to 6 hours a day for 5days week /4 weeks and the patient nonparetic arm restrained from the use by having the patient placing a mitt on the hand or a sling on the unaffected hand, forcing the use of the affected limb to promote purposeful movements when performing functional tasks.

In this group training was given for 45min a day for 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Mirror box which was of 18×24inch \[was placed on the learning table and exercises were carried out by the patient looking into the mirror where an unaffected limb is placed in front of the mirror, through looking into the mirror patient assumes the reflection of the unaffected limb as the paretic limb. Exercises performed were hand opening and closing, wrist extension and flexion, squeezing, opposition, the calculation