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This study aimed to identify the effect of a balance training using mirror on the balance and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with acute stroke. twelve subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects underwent the balance training for averaging 20 minutes daily for 4 weeks (total of 20 sesions). Assessment tools were made with Berg balance scale (BBS) and modified Barthel index (MBI) before and after the 4-week training period. BBS and MBI showed significant improvement after balance training using mirror (p<0.05). This study demonstrates that a balance training using mirror may be favorable for enhancing balance and ADL of patients with acute stroke. This study provides valuable information for future studies in this field. Further studies with wider range of subjects and longer experiment span are required to strengthen the results of this study.