Effects and Adherence of Mirror Therapy in People with Chronic Upper Limb Hemiparesis: A Preliminary Study
Table 3
Descriptive statistics of active range of movement (°) and grip strength (kg) for the non-paretic hand at Week 0, and the paretic hand at Weeks 0, 6 and 12.
Measured joint
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 Extension, deg
64.42 (19.04)
33.00 (30.74)
35.82 (27.38)
44.11 (18.19)
2.82 (25.70)
11.11 (25.77)
31.42 (11.85 to 50.99)
28.60 (4.23 to 52.97)
20.31 (2.21 to 38.40)
2nd Metacarpo-phalangeal Extension, deg
36.25 (10.57)
18.33 (17.26)
18.18 (15.85)
20.00 (14.07)
−0.15 (8.57)
1.67 (9.53)
17.92 (7.69 to 28.14)
18.07 (9.32 to 26.82)
16.25 (7.35 to 25.15)
Radial Deviation, deg
33.27 (11.19)
18.83 (18.81)
22.00 (18.15)
17.11 (8.74)
3.17 (13.71)
−1.72 (14.92)
14.44 (2.03 to 26.85)
11.27 (−1.64 to 24.18)
16.16 (8.25 to 24.07)
Supination, deg
86.17 (11.36)
46.83 (35.74)
39.27 (31.45)
57.78 (31.67)
−7.56 (15.21)
10.95 (25.27)
39.33 (19.48 to 59.19)
46.89 (29.94 to 63.85)
28.39 (12.42 to 44.35)
1st Metacarpo-phalangeal Extension, deg
40.33 (14.99)
17.83 (18.48)
20.00 (21.78)
25.22 (17.66)
2.17 (12.37)
7.39 (12.56)
22.50 (4.40 to 40.60)
20.33 (0.84 to 39.83)
15.11 (−3.02 to 33.24)
Grip Strength, kg
31.58 (18.96)
7.33 (6.77)
8.55 (7.90)
10.11 (5.98)
1.22 (3.11)
2.78 (4.53)
24.25 (11.494 to 37.01)
23.03 (9.95 to 36.12)
21.47 (7.74 to 35.21)
∧Positive values represent an improvement.
#Positive values indicate the non-paretic hand has better range of movement or grip strength compared to the paretic hand. Decreasing values indicate the paretic hand is improving in range of movement or grip strength. deg: degree.