Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of simple rehabilitation technique for community on activities of daily living (ADL) and balance function in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods 48 patients were subdivided into two groups: treatment group (n=26) and control group (n=22), who received simple rehabilitation combining with routine or routine only. All patients were assessed with the Barthel index (BI) and Fugl-Meyer balance assessment (FMA-B) at the enrollment time, and 1 month, 3 months after treatment. Results 3 months after treatment, the scores of BI and FMA-B improved more significantly in the treatment group than those in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Simple rehabilitation technique for community is effective to improve activities of daily living and balance function of stroke patients with hemiplegia.

Key words: stroke, simple rehabilitation technique, community-based rehabilitation, activities of daily living (ADL), balance