Action observation therapy improves upper extremity motor function after stroke
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2017.07.005
- VernacularTitle:运动观察疗法对亚急性期脑梗死后上肢功能障碍患者上肢运动功能和日常生活活动能力的影响
- Author:
Jing WANG
;
Ming ZENG
;
Minmin JIN
;
Meixia YANG
;
Yao CUI
;
Meihong ZHU
;
Ming SHI
;
Liang LI
;
Xudong GU
- Keywords:
Action observation therapy;
Mirror neurons;
Cerebral infarction;
Upper-extremity motor function;
Rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2017;39(7):503-506
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of action observation therapy on upper-extremity motor function and ability in the activities of daily living after cerebral infarction.Methods Forty-one cerebral infarction survivors were randomly assigned to an observation group (n =21) or a control group (n =20).Both groups were given the conventional rehabilitation treatment,while the observation group additionally received action observation therapy 20 mins per day,6 times per week for 8 weeks.Before and after the 8 weeks of treatment,both groups were assessed using the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA),Wolf's motor function test (WMFT) and the modified Barthel index (MBI).Results Before the intervention there was no significant difference between the groups in any of the measurements.After the 8 weeks of treatment,all of the results in the treatment group were significantly better,on average,than those of the control group.Conclusions Action observation therapy can improve upper-extremity motor function and ability in the activities of daily living after stroke.
