Article ID: CBB001211263

Mirror Therapy for Facial Paralysis in Traditional South Asian Islamic Medicine (2013)

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Mirror therapy has stimulated a dynamic clinical and research agenda for the treatment of poststroke hemiparesis and phantom pain. The origins of mirror therapy are thought to lie with the end of the twentieth century. This article translates key sections on the use of mirror therapy for facial paralysis from Muhammad Akbar Arzani, an influential practitioner of South Asian Islamic medicine. Given that his text appeared over a quarter millennium before Western accounts of mirror therapy, this article calls for an amendment to the historical record so that Arzani is recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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Authors & Contributors
Mukharji, Projit Bihari
Y. Srinivasa Rao
Sindhu Thomas
Jamison, DeReef F.
Priani, Egidio
Hamza, Shireen
Concepts
Medicine, traditional
Therapeutic practice; therapy; treatment
Medicine
Paralysis
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Africa, civilization and culture
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Early modern
Places
India
South Asia
China
United Kingdom
Zambia
Sri Lanka
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