Effects of Home-based vs. Clinic-based Rehabilitation on Sensorimotor, Cognition, Daily Function, and Participation

Effects of Home-based vs. Clinic-based Rehabilitation on Sensorimotor, Cognition, Daily Function, and Participation: Bilateral Training With and Without Mirror Feedback Program

The purpose of this study was to compare the treatment effects of home-based or clinic-based bilateral training with and without mirror feedback programon on physiological markers, sensorimotor, cognition, daily functions, and participation among patients with chronic stroke.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The most recent stroke was between 1 month and 5 years
• No serious cognitive impairment (MMSE≥21)
• FMA score =18-62
• No serious muscle spasticity in shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger (MAS≤3)
• Modified rankin Scale=2 to 4

Exclusion Criteria:

• Aphasia that might interfere with understanding instructions
• Stroke in areas other than the brain and brainstem, such as the cerebellum
• other neurological disease, such as dementia
• Muscle and joint have serious pain and inflammatory swelling in affected side.
• Cannot control hypertension, heart disease and serious throbosis