Unilateral Strength Training and Mirror Therapy for Chronic Stroke Patients

Mirror Therapy involved the patient sitting on a chair with a standard mirror placed between both legs with the reflective side of the mirror facing the non-affected leg. The patient is instructed to observe the reflection of the non-affected limb during the sessions. The patient was not given any instruction on the use of the affected limb.

Cross-education of strengthening involves training one side of the body with the intention of producing strengthening gains on both sides of the body. In this case the strengthening was done on the non-affected leg of each stroke patient.