Article

To investigate the efficacy of mirror therapy in reducing pain and disability in
patients with distal radial fractures. Pilot randomized controlled study.
Twenty-two patients with closed distal radial fracture.
Patients were randomly
assigned to experimental (= 11) or control (= 11) groups. Researchers were
blinded to group allocation. Both groups received conventional physiotherapy. In
addition, the experimental group had 15 sessions of mirror therapy (a daily
session, 30 min). The control group received the same amount of conventional
occupational therapy. Assessment was made from baseline to post-treatment. Pain
was measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). Active wrist extension and
Quick-DASH (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand) were used to assess
functional recovery. Pain, disability, and range of motion improved for both
groups after intervention. No significant post-treatment differences were found
between groups in Quick-DASH (= 0.409), active wrist extension (= 0.191) and VAS
scores (= 0.807). There was no significant difference in active wrist extension
between groups. Mirror therapy was not superior to conventional occupational
therapy in reducing pain and disability.

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