Clinical application of the Fugl-Meyer assessment in occupational therapy

The goal of this BA thesis is to translate and to create a manual of so called Fugl-Meyer assessment concept that can be used within the Czech population and its following clinic application for the patients with the brain damage. The theoretical part focuses on patient's issues after the brain damage, on the details and specifics of neuro-rehabilitation and the possibility of a usage of ICF. It also focuses on test scales and it describes Fugl-Meyer assessment. The last part focuses on inter-professional team and the role of Occupational therapist within the team. The practical part defines the problem, the goal of the thesis and deals with the methodology of the thesis. It brings the results of the research, it deals with the characteristics and the evaluation process, it deals with the tools, time demands and scoring. In the very end there is an answer to the basic question of the whole thesis: Is the Fugl-Meyer assessment applicable for the patients after the brain damage? Key words: Fugl-Meyer Assessment brain damage functional assessment in occupational therapy occupational therapy neurorehabilitatio