Terapia Ocupacional e o uso de tecnologia assistiva como recurso terapêutico na artrogripose

In this article, we present the intervention of occupational therapy through the use of Assistive Technology \udresources in a case of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). It is a descriptive case study with qualitative \udresearch. We made use of two instruments: the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) was used for \udstandardized assessment, while the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was used \udfor classification. We observed improvement of functional abilities comparing the first and second assessments after \udoccupational therapy intervention through the use of Assistive Technology. Improvement was noted mainly in the \udcontinuous PEDI score, which compares the patient with himself/herself. Regarding the ICF, case evolution was \udobserved in the component ‘Activities and Participation and Environmental Factors’ evaluated from the clinical \udhistory. The occupational therapist uses Assistive Technology as a therapeutic resource in rehabilitative care not \udonly as a single resource, but also as a constituent element of clinical reasonin