The effect of exercises to improve balance using mirror as a feedback in stroke patients

Authors

  •   Dr. Sana Salahuddin Rai D.V.V.P.F's College Of Physiotherapy, Opp Govt Milk Dairy, M.I.D.C., Ahmednagar 414111.
  •   Dr. Arijit Kumar Das Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, D.V.V.P.F's College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar.

Keywords:

Stroke, Mirror, Exercises, Balance And Gait.

Abstract

Context: Though little attention has focused on the use of mirror therapy intervention on lower extremities post-stroke. The potential use of visual feedback is a review in this study, focusing on visual mirror feedback and was performed for two reasons. One is for the development of exercise for improving stroke patient's muscle power, balance and gait after verifying the result of the exercise. The other is by applying this exercise into the clinical trial was useful on hemiplegic stroke patients. Method: Patients with stroke were screened at baseline, and post-intervention (after two weeks) balance was assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (B.B.S.). Exercises were given for five days /week for two weeks. Results: The results of the paired t-test shows the comparison between the pre and post-B.B.S. was extremely significant (p value=0.0005) Conclusion: Thus, we conclude that using the mirror as feedback for lower limbs can improve balance in stroke patients.

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2026-09-25

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Rai, D. S. S., & Das, D. A. K. (2026). The effect of exercises to improve balance using mirror as a feedback in stroke patients. VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy, 2(2), 57–63. Retrieved from https://www.vimsptcr.in/index.php/VIMSJPT/article/view/110

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2020

Section

Pilot Study

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