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Sensory Re-education with Mirror Therapy

Draftsensory78%beginner⬤ moderate evidence
View FHIR resourceFHIR R4 ActivityDefinition — the interoperable form of this exercise

Positions & Range of Motion

Start
seated at a table with a mirror positioned in the midline, the unaffected hand in front of the mirror and the affected hand hidden behind it, gaze on the mirror reflection
End
identifying textures, shapes, and touch location (stereognosis/locognosia) with the affected hand while watching the reflected unaffected hand, progressing eyes-open to eyes-closed
Range of Motion
isometric/perceptual sensory task — minimal joint excursion; light hand and finger movements only

How to Perform

Phase 1 (early re-innervation): texture and shape identification with eyes open, then closed. Phase 2 (after 2-point discrimination returns): stereognosis and locognosia. Mirror therapy enhances cortical activation.

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Equipment:mirror box
Starting position: seated

Coaching Cues

  1. 1

    Calm, focused attention — sensory cortex recalibrates

    (verbal)
  2. 2

    Watch the mirror image of the unaffected hand moving

    (verbal)
  3. 3

    Identify each texture by touch with eyes closed

    (verbal)
  4. 4

    Reflected hand belongs to the affected side

    (visual)

Evidence-Based Dosing & EMG Data

Recommended Dosing

Classical SRE: 5–10 min × 4×/day. Mirror therapy + SRE: 12 weeks, frequency per protocol.

EMG Activation Data

Not muscle-specific. Mirror therapy + SRE has moderate evidence for dexterity and functional outcomes [Xia 2021; Chen 2022].

Muscles Involved (2)

Stabilizers

Lumbricals (Hand)— Not the target — sensorimotor protocol
Dorsal Interossei (Hand)— Not the target — sensorimotor protocol

Easier Variations ↓

1

Large Distinct Objects

Eyes open, unambiguous textures.

Harder Variations ↑

1

Small Similar Objects

Eyes closed, subtle texture distinctions.

2

Timed Stereognosis

Moberg pick-up test formalized as training.

Target Movements (2)

Finger Flexion (MCP)Metacarpophalangeal Joints
Finger Extension (MCP)Metacarpophalangeal Joints

Why This Exercise Matters

Everyday activities this exercise helps you do — essential means it directly trains the capacity the task needs:

Gripping a Cup

Goals This Helps With

Rehab, performance, prevention, and mobility goals this exercise supports — essential means it's a cornerstone:

Carpal Tunnel / Wrist Nerve Symptomsrehab