Ortega-Martínez, A.; Palomo-Carrión, R.; Varela-Ferro, C.; Bagur-Calafat, M.C. Feasibility of a Home-Based Mirror Therapy Program in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Healthcare2023, 11, 1797.
Ortega-Martínez, A.; Palomo-Carrión, R.; Varela-Ferro, C.; Bagur-Calafat, M.C. Feasibility of a Home-Based Mirror Therapy Program in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1797.
Ortega-Martínez, A.; Palomo-Carrión, R.; Varela-Ferro, C.; Bagur-Calafat, M.C. Feasibility of a Home-Based Mirror Therapy Program in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Healthcare2023, 11, 1797.
Ortega-Martínez, A.; Palomo-Carrión, R.; Varela-Ferro, C.; Bagur-Calafat, M.C. Feasibility of a Home-Based Mirror Therapy Program in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Healthcare 2023, 11, 1797.
Abstract
The affected upper limb in children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy (US CP) has motor and somatosensory impairments, that contribute negatively to children’s bimanual performance and quality of life. Mirror Therapy (MT) is being studied to become an approachable intensive and home-based therapy, suitable for children with US CP. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of a 5-week home-based program of MT for children with US CP. Six children aged 8-12 years old performed the therapy, five days per week, 30 minutes per day. A minimum of an 80% of compliance was required. The evaluations included the feasibility of the therapy (compliance, total dosage, perceived difficulty of the exercises, and losses of follow-ups and evaluations), the bimanual performance, the somatosensory function and the quality of life at baseline, at the end of the intervention, and at 1-month follow-up. All children completed the therapy and were included in the analysis. The total accomplishment was 86.47 ± 7.67. The perceived difficulty of the exercises ranged from 2,37 to 4,51. As a conclusion, a home-based program of Mirror Therapy is suitable and feasible for children with US CP.
Keywords
Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy; Mirror Therapy; feasibility; bimanual performance; somatosensory function; quality of life.
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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