Mustard Seed Pillow for Prevention of Deformational Plagiocephaly in ≤ 32 Weeks' Gestational Age Infants: An Open Label Randomized.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of using mustard seed filled pillows in preventing deformational plagiocephaly (DP) in premature infants.

Methods: A prospective open label randomized trial was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in South India. Eligible preterm infants born at ≤32 weeks and <1500 g admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were randomly allocated to the intervention and control groups.

Mirror therapy enhances motor performance in the paretic upper limb after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of mirror therapy (MT) combined with bilateral arm training and graded activities to improve motor performance in the paretic upper limb after stroke.

Design: Randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded study.

Setting: Inpatient stroke rehabilitation center of a tertiary care teaching hospital.