Has anyone implemented mirror therapy (MT) based on the unilateral approach (ie, practice by the un affected upper limb)? If there is pertinent literature on this unilateral approach to mirror therapy that you know, please kindly let me know.
Speak with www.physability-uk.com - they rehabilitate paralysed patients and I believe have used mirror therapy in their work
I have used/implemented mirror therapy along with one of my colleagues on a recent patient. What seems to work is to visualize the unaffected leg, for example right knee and/or ankle dorsiflexion and the pt. looks into the mirror looking as if it is the left leg. 3 sets 5 repetitions. After that then the pt. looks at his left leg and performs knee ext and/or ankle dorsiflexion. This along with utilization of sEMG and patterned electrical stimulation appears to be effective. I hope this helps.
Using Mirror Therapy in the Home Environment: A Case Report
Dawn M. Nilsen; Theresa DiRusso
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, May/June 2014, Vol. 68, e84-e89. doi:10.5014/ajot.2014.010389
Keh-chung Lin, our Neuroplasticity Research Group has established that Mirror Therapy combined with Cross-education of strengthening is effective in stroke patients. Please check my publications for further information.
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