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Lift Treatment Report
Category: Equipment
Most Popular Types: Hoyer Lift, Stair lift, Scooter and Car Lift (Show all)
Generic Name: Lift
What is Lift?
A variety of lift products are available using assistive technology for handicap accessibility and disability assistance, such as stair lifts with seats, vertical lifts that can accommodate wheelchairs and transfer lifts designed to move a person to and from bed.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Transferring difficulty | 28 | 2 |
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| Other | 25 | 2 |
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| Improve mobility | 15 | 3 |
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| Weakness in legs | 8 | 1 |
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| ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) | 7 | 1 |
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| Walking problems | 5 | 1 |
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See all 86 patients currently using Lift
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Reported Schedules
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Lift. See all 29 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |  |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Patient Evaluations
See all 14 patient evaluations
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- papaw perry
- daily
- since Jan 08, 2010
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Efficacy
Major
for Improve mobility
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- cwilkins39
- daily
- since Mar 16, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Transferring difficulty
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips WITHOUT IT I WOULD HAVE TO STAY IN BED. See full evaluation
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- gailHD
- since Sep 16, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Balance problems
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 14 patient evaluations
Report created on May 24, 2012.