Effectiveness of mirror and robot-assisted therapy for upper extremity rehabilitation in post-stroke patients: a meta-analysis.

J Neuroeng Rehabil · 2026 · PMC12892505 · PMID 41540441

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Although RMT also showed a trend toward improved quality of life (SMD 1.00, 95% CI 0.00-1.99; P = .05), this result was borderline significant and derived from only three studies and should therefore be interpreted cautiously.

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