Abstract :
The prevalence of stroke in Indonesia tends to increase and can cause death. Stroke is a neurological disorder that occurs suddenly and lasts more than 24 hours due to impaired cerebral blood flow. Nursing problems that stroke patients are often concerned about are movement disorders in the extremities due to coordination of motion and muscle strength.
From the problems found, interventions are needed for healing that can be done in stroke patients in the form of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. One of the rehabilitation interventions that can be combined and applied to stroke patients with
nursing problems of physical mobility disorders is mirror therapy. The purpose of this case
study is to provide a clear picture of the effectiveness and safety of the application of this
technique in increasing muscle strength in non-hemorrhagic stroke patients. This case
study method is carried out by means of observation, interviews and case studies. The
implementation participants were 1 person who experienced a non-hemorrhagic stroke
with impaired physical mobility. The action taken is the application of mirror therapy for
20-30 minutes in 5 meetings. The results obtained were an increase in left upper extremity
muscle strength from 3 to 4 and on the left lower extremity from 4 to 5. It can be concluded
that there is a significant effect of applying mirror therapy on increasing muscle strength
in non-hemorrhagic stroke patients. So that mirror therapy can be a nursing intervention
to increase muscle strength in stroke patients who experience physical mobility disorders.