Left/right judgement does not influence the effect of mirror therapy after stroke

Abstract

Left/right judgement does not influence the effect of MT. There seems to be no reason to test the ability to perform left/right judgement before the onset of MT. MT is an intervention without major adverse effects. Implications for Rehabilitation Mirror therapy (MT) is a method for treating sensory and motor disturbances post-stroke. It is important to clarify whether the ability to perform left/right judgement influences the effect of MT. In this study, left/right judgement does not influence the effect of MT. Based on the results of this study, testing and training left/right judgement before commencing MT cannot be recommended.

Understanding the Left Right Judgement Test: A Literature Review

“…Among the pooled studies, the LRJT was used in rehabilitation sessions for knee OA [10], stroke [11,63,64], and CRPS [65][66][67]. In addition, the short-term immobilized participants conducted the LRJT to investigate the effect of the motor imagery practice [68].…”

“…Table 5 [10,11,[63][64][65][66][67] shows the use of LRJT as an evaluation tool or a part of the intervention programs within pooled studies.…”

“…Mirror therapy [11] and mirror visual feedback (MVF) [63] are possible interventions for neurorehabilitation. When the movement of an unaffected arm is reflected by a mirror, cortices governing the affected arm seem to be activated.…”

“…Lundquist and Nielsen [11] focused on the impact of LRJT performance on the mirror therapy effect. The participants were trained for 10 days, and their motor assessment scale and two-point discrimination were assessed.…”

“…Moreover, it seemed reasonable to expect the distorted body schema after the brain damage such as stroke because the body schema is stored in the brain; however, the relationship between the body schema and the motor function was also obscure [11]. This controversy might because of the complexity of the body schema.…”