Effects and Adherence of Mirror Therapy in People with Chronic Upper Limb Hemiparesis: A Preliminary Study
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of light touch threshold at Weeks 0, 6 and 12.
Location
Non-paretic hand
Paretic hand
Paretic Hand Difference∧
Non-paretic minus Paretic Hand Differences#
Week 0
Week 0
Week 6
Week 12
Week 6 minus Week 0
Week 12 minus Week 0
Week 0
Week 6
Week 12
Wrist
2.66 (0.68)
3.59 (1.21)
3.87 (1.01)
3.59 (0.85)
0.28 (1.32)
0.00 (1.04)
−0.93 (−1.61 to −0.25)
−1.21 (−1.92 to −0.50)
−0.93 (−1.49 to −0.36)
Dorsal 2nd Metacarpal
2.77 (0.67)
4.19 (1.49)
3.93 (1.15)
3.74 (0.96)
−0.26 (1.51)
−0.46 (1.47)
−1.42 (−2.46 to −0.38)
−1.16 (−0.20 to −0.33)
-0.97§
Thenar Eminence
3.48 (0.64)
4.45 (1.24)
4.36 (1.21)
3.55 (0.62)
−0.08 (1.47)
−0.90 (1.48)
−0.97 (−1.83 to −0.10)
−0.88 (−1.62 to −0.15)
−0.07 (−0.399 to 0.26)
Hypothenar Eminence
3.43 (0.59)
4.71 (1.32)
4.11 (1.09)
4.10 (1.01)
−0.59 (1.26)
−0.61 (1.71)
−1.23 (−2.04 to −0.51)
−0.69 (−1.27 to −0.10)
−0.67§
Index finger
3.47 (0.62)
4.06 (1.12)
4.13 (1.06)
4.12 (0.94)
0.05 (0.83)
0.06 (1.36)
−0.59 (−1.28 to 0.09)
−0.66 (−1.30 to −0.01)
−0.65§
Mean
3.16 (0.54)
4.20 (1.09)
4.08 (0.93)
3.82 (0.71)
−0.12 (1.02)
−0.38 (1.17)
−1.04 (−1.72 to −0.36)
−0.92 (−1.48 to −0.36)
−0.66 (−1.07 to −0.24)
∧Negative values represent an improvement in sensation.
#Negative values indicate the non-paretic hand has better sensation, increasing positive values indicate improvements in the paretic hand. §95% CI’s were not calculated for non-parametric tests.
