Mobile Postural Training Mirror
Visual feedback is an extremely important part of postural training, which helps people maintain proper form while exercising. The Mobile Postural Training Mirror has been designed to be easy to wheel around and can be tilted to the ideal angle, giving the patient the best possible view.
What's Included?
- 1 x Mobile Postural Training Mirror
How Do Mobile Postural Training Mirrors Help People?
Mobile postural mirrors are designed to assist people with postural issues by providing visual feedback, helping them to learn what the correct posture feels like. Postural training mirrors are commonly used by medical professionals such as physical and occupational therapists to assist patients with their form during rehabilitation exercises.
Who Can Benefit From A Mobile Postural Training Mirror?
Postural training mirrors are most often used for improving walking posture or gait after a stroke. This study done by the Department of Physical Therapy, Shin-Hwa Rehabilitation Hospital showed that people who have experienced strokes found it easier to balance when looking at their reflection in the mirror.
How Safe Is this Mobile Postural Mirror?
This mirror features a safety backed glass that is designed to prevent shards of glass from falling dangerously if there's a breakage. The safety backing helps to prevent the risk of sharp fragments forming during a break and also strengthens the glass to help prevent breakages from happening in the first place.
Can You Tilt This Mobile Postural Assessment Mirror?
In addition to being able to move this mirror on its wheels to get the best view, you can also tilt the angle of the mirror, giving you greater scope and visibility when making adjustments and administering physiotherapy.
Why Is Mirror Therapy Effective?
Mirror therapy is a technique used to help stroke survivors recover movement in their limbs by creating a reflection of the unaffected limb in place of the affected limb. When the unaffected limb is seen by the patient to be moving it causes changes in the brain that help the person recover lost mobility in the affected limb.
How Does Mirror Therapy Help With Phantom Limb Pain?
One of the most effective ways of treating phantom limb pain is by using mirror therapy. The reflected image of the uninjured limb helps to trick the brain into an artificial visual feedback loop that allows the patient to "move" the phantom limb, letting them "unclench" the missing limb and reduce or even eliminate phantom limb pain.
What Size Is the Mobile Posture Mirror?
- Height: 120cm
- Width: 36cm
- Top of Mirror to Floor: 162.5cm
