OBJECTIVES: To present evidence on the efficacy of specific approaches to Occupational
Therapy such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Kinesioactivity with a stroke survivor
patient. SEARCH METHODS: This is a study quantitative in the unique case, whose selected
individual manifests hemiparesis in the left side triggered by ischemic brain event, has as main
complaint not being able to perform the basic activities independently and the difficulty of
locomotion. The evaluation instruments used were: anamnesis, the FIM, The MiniMental State
Examination, the pain (Visual analogue scale), muscular force (MRC) and monofilaments of
Semmes Weinstein (MSW). The procedures were recorded in sessions between ADL and
Kinesioactivity. The data generated were plotted in the GraphPad, Prism 6.0 to perform
descriptive statistics using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Tukey p <0.05. The graphic
were edited in columns to display Mean ± Standard Deviation. MAIN RESULTS:
Kinesioactivity and training of ADL favored the recovery of functional status given by FIM
(Right, 7.0 ± 0.0; Outpatient, 6.26 ± 1.19 p> 0.05). The results found in the MRC revealed
that the gain in the degree of muscle strength occurred in every affected body, with no
statistically difference between the upper and lower limbs (Right, 4.71 ± 0.35, Outpatient, 4.43
±, 53 p > 0.05). The tactile sensitivity of the affected hand responded positively to the
treatment, to the point that there was no statistical significance between the right and left hand
sensitivities (Right, 0.62 ± 86, Outpatient, 2.4 ± 0.89 p > 0.05). However, there were no
alterations in the general state of pain manifestation in the patient's body, and data on range of
motion did not show gains. CONCLUSIONS: The ADL and Kinesioactivity in neurological
rehabilitation were effective in the study to minimize disabilities, above all by stimulating and
developing of the Occupational Performance. The findings presented here still lack deepening
regarding, for example, the percentage contribution of each approach to patient recovery. But
it corroborates with publications that demonstrate the effectiveness of specific interventions of
Occupational Therapy in Rehabilitation Sciences.
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