Feasibility study of a combined treatment of electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation and mirror therapy in stroke patients: A randomized crossover trial.

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NARIC Accession Number: J69538.  What's this?
ISSN: 1053-8135.
Author(s): Kojima, Kosuke; Ikuno, Koki; Morii, Yuta; Tokuhisa, Kentaro; Morimoto, Shigeru; Shomoto, Koji.
Publication Year: 2014.
Number of Pages: 10.
Abstract: Study examined the feasibility and possible effects of combined mirror therapy (MT) and electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation (ETMS) as a new treatment (ETMS-MT) for upper-extremity motor recovery following stroke. Thirteen post-acute stroke patients were randomly assigned to an immediate ETMS-MT group or a delayed ETMS-MT group and then underwent an 8-week training program. The immediate ETMS-MT group received ETMS-MT in addition to physical and occupational therapy (PT+OT) for 4 weeks. They then received only PT+OT for the next 4 weeks. In the delayed ETMS-MT group, interventions were provided in the reverse order. The main outcome measure was the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). The immediate ETMS-MT group showed significantly greater gain in FMA in the first 4 weeks. The delayed ETMS-MT group showed significantly greater gain in active range of motion during the latter 4 weeks. No adverse effects were reported following ETMS-MT. The results suggest that ETMS-MT might be as effective as independent MT or ETMS without causing any side effects. Future research should focus upon the direct comparisons between independent and combined interventions.
Descriptor Terms: ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, HEMIPLEGIA, LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OUTCOMES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, STROKE, THERAPY.

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Citation: Kojima, Kosuke, Ikuno, Koki, Morii, Yuta, Tokuhisa, Kentaro, Morimoto, Shigeru, Shomoto, Koji. (2014). Feasibility study of a combined treatment of electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation and mirror therapy in stroke patients: A randomized crossover trial. NeuroRehabilitation, 34(2), Pgs. 235-244. Retrieved 12/9/2014, from REHABDATA database.