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Review
. 2016 Nov;28(11):3227-3231.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.3227. Epub 2016 Nov 29.

Systematic review of the effects of mirror therapy in children with cerebral palsy

Eom-Ji Park  1 , Soon-Hyung Baek  1 , Soohee Park  2
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Review

Systematic review of the effects of mirror therapy in children with cerebral palsy

Eom-Ji Park et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

[Purpose] To provide data for systematic intervention plans in occupational therapy practice by objectivity showing the value of mirror therapy interventions in children with cerebral palsy. [Subjects and Methods] Medline and EMBASE databases were searched for the key words "cerebral palsy," "mirror movement," "mirror therapy," and "mirror visual feedback." Nine studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified. The qualitatively determined level of evidence, period of research, comparisons and interventions, tools used to measure the intervention, and the effects were analyzed. [Results] According to the results analyzed, one (1/9, 11.1%) study showed the same result as the control group, one (1/9, 11.1%) showed a negative effect, and seven (7/9, 77.8%) showed positive effects of mirror-mediated therapy, with meaningful improvement in function, such as hand strength, movement speed, muscle activity, and accuracy of hand matching. [Conclusion] Through this study, the value of mirror-mediated therapeutic interventions in occupational therapy practice targeting cerebral palsy was confirmed. It is expected that this result will be useful in establishing mirror therapy as an interventional program.

Keywords: Cerebral palsy; Mirror therapy; Systematic review.

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