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What is Physical Exercise?

Exercise is recommended to help remain healthy as possible. It can help to maintain a weight and generally improve how one feels. It takes many forms. Finding the exercise that is right for you is key to keeping it useful and doing in on a regular basis. Read more...

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
General health	417	55
Stiffness/Spasticity	65	16
Other	56	15
Treat my mood condition(s)	54	11
Treat Parkinson's	52	12
Mobility	30	7
Slow my MS progress	29	4
Balance problems	19	4
Weight loss	14	5
Difficulty walking	12	2
Anxiety and frustration	12	2
Slow my ALS progress	10	0
Support another treatment	8	1
Stress	6	1
Muscle tension	5	1
Treat my MSA	4	0
Depression	3	1
Improve immune function	3	0
For balance and strength	2	0
fitness, emotional and mental balance	2	1
Dead leg	2	1
disease-related symptoms	2	0
Builds muscles	1	0
walking problems	1	0
major lifestyle changes	1	1
Pain in the bones	1	1
Anxiety	1	1
exercise	1	0
Fatigue	1	0
tremor	1	0
Back pain	1	1
Fibromyalgia	1	2
general health	1	0
foot and leg numbness, weakness, need splints to walk.	1	0
all of the above	1	0
Treat my HIV	1	0
Slow ALS progression	1	0
Muscle weakness	1	0
General Health	1	0
muscle guarding	1	0
Don't know	1	0
prevent progression	1	0
Stiffness	1	1
tai chi	1	0
for the love of it	1	0

See all 45 reasons taken ▼

See all 911 patients currently using Physical Exercise

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	14	12%
Mild	39	34%
None	62	54%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue	32	28%
Muscle soreness	26	23%
Body Aches	23	20%
tiredness	20	17%
Knee pain (both)	17	15%
more fasciculations	6	5%
Asthma	5	4%
foot pain and tingling	4	3%
Achy	3	3%
Muscle shaking spasms	2	2%
low energy	2	2%
Back pain	2	2%
Soreness	1	1%
increased lower body numbness while running	1	1%
Fear	1	1%
Pain	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 16 reported side effects ▼

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Physical Exercise. See all 88 dosages ►

0other as needed	10 min as needed	1.5hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	20 min as needed	20minutes as needed	2hours as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	4other as needed	60minutes as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	monthly	weekly	2 hr monthly	1 hr weekly	1 mL weekly	0.2 hours daily	1.5 hours weekly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	0.33 hours daily	3 hr weekly	3 other weekly	0.5 hours daily	4 hr weekly	4 other weekly	4 weekly	4.5 hours weekly	5 hr weekly	0.75 hours daily	6 hr weekly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	8 hr weekly	10 hr weekly	1.5 hours daily	1.5 hr daily	2 hr daily	15 hr weekly	20 min weekly	3 hr daily	24 hr weekly	25 min weekly	29 min weekly	30 min weekly	5 mg daily	5 other daily	45 min weekly	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 min daily	90 min weekly	14 min daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	125 min weekly	135 min weekly	20 min daily	150 min weekly	25 min daily	180 min weekly	28 min daily	30 min daily	240 min weekly	35 min daily	250 min weekly	38 min daily	40 min daily	300 min weekly	45 min daily	50 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	225 min daily	500 mg daily
1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	1	1	5	1	1	2	1	27	195	1	41	1	6	1	1	1	12	1	1	21	2	4	10	1	1	1	8	1	4	61	1	2	5	3	2	16	1	3	3	1	1	1	7	1	1	4	1	8	7	1	1	3	1	1	16	3	1	1	22	1	1	5	1	115	1	1	1	1	8	1	28	2	42	4	1	3	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Physical Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	20	59%
Course of treatment ended	5	15%
Did not seem to work	3	9%
Doctor's advice	2	6%
Side effects too severe	2	6%
Not indicated	1	3%

See all 32 patients who’ve stopped using Physical Exercise

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Physical Exercise

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	5	10	92	121	232

Stopped Using Physical Exercise

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	5	6	3	3	12

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	28	24%
Usually	58	50%
Sometimes	26	23%
Never	3	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	7	6%
Somewhat	29	25%
A little	41	36%
Not at all	38	33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	2	2%
$100-199	4	3%
$50-99	6	5%
$25-49	17	15%
< $25	46	40%

Patient Evaluations

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cmsf

Sex: M

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: severe

Chest: severe

Legs: severe

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cmsf

as needed

since Sep 05, 2008
Efficacy Major for General health
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Because of repeated used of "progressive", the assumption is made that physical exercise will not be conducive to improvements. I have "drawn a line in the ... See full evaluation

akwakne

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms: mild

Physical Symptoms: moderate

Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild

550

VL 1.3k

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akwakne

daily

since Sep 18, 2008
Efficacy Major for General health
Side Effects None
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FlipFlop

Sex: F

Depression: 1

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 1

Mania: 0

Physical: 1

External Stress: Severe

32 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low

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FlipFlop

daily

since Sep 30, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Back pain
Side Effects Mild
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See all 115 patient evaluations

Report created on November 21, 2009.

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Physical Exercise Treatment Report

What is Physical Exercise?

Reasons used & Efficacy

Side Effects

Schedules

Stop Reasons

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Patient Evaluations

See all 115 patient evaluations

Forum

0other as needed	10 min as needed	1.5hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	20 min as needed	20minutes as needed	2hours as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	4other as needed	60minutes as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	monthly	weekly	2 hr monthly	1 hr weekly	1 mL weekly	0.2 hours daily	1.5 hours weekly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	0.33 hours daily	3 hr weekly	3 other weekly	0.5 hours daily	4 hr weekly	4 other weekly	4 weekly	4.5 hours weekly	5 hr weekly	0.75 hours daily	6 hr weekly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	8 hr weekly	10 hr weekly	1.5 hours daily	1.5 hr daily	2 hr daily	15 hr weekly	20 min weekly	3 hr daily	24 hr weekly	25 min weekly	29 min weekly	30 min weekly	5 mg daily	5 other daily	45 min weekly	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 min daily	90 min weekly	14 min daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	125 min weekly	135 min weekly	20 min daily	150 min weekly	25 min daily	180 min weekly	28 min daily	30 min daily	240 min weekly	35 min daily	250 min weekly	38 min daily	40 min daily	300 min weekly	45 min daily	50 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	225 min daily	500 mg daily
1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	1	1	5	1	1	2	1	27	195	1	41	1	6	1	1	1	12	1	1	21	2	4	10	1	1	1	8	1	4	61	1	2	5	3	2	16	1	3	3	1	1	1	7	1	1	4	1	8	7	1	1	3	1	1	16	3	1	1	22	1	1	5	1	115	1	1	1	1	8	1	28	2	42	4	1	3	1	1

0other as needed	10 min as needed	1.5hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	20 min as needed	20minutes as needed	2hours as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	4other as needed	60minutes as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	monthly	weekly	2 hr monthly	1 hr weekly	1 mL weekly	0.2 hours daily	1.5 hours weekly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	0.33 hours daily	3 hr weekly	3 other weekly	0.5 hours daily	4 hr weekly	4 other weekly	4 weekly	4.5 hours weekly	5 hr weekly	0.75 hours daily	6 hr weekly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	8 hr weekly	10 hr weekly	1.5 hours daily	1.5 hr daily	2 hr daily	15 hr weekly	20 min weekly	3 hr daily	24 hr weekly	25 min weekly	29 min weekly	30 min weekly	5 mg daily	5 other daily	45 min weekly	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 min daily	90 min weekly	14 min daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	125 min weekly	135 min weekly	20 min daily	150 min weekly	25 min daily	180 min weekly	28 min daily	30 min daily	240 min weekly	35 min daily	250 min weekly	38 min daily	40 min daily	300 min weekly	45 min daily	50 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	225 min daily	500 mg daily
1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	1	1	5	1	1	2	1	27	195	1	41	1	6	1	1	1	12	1	1	21	2	4	10	1	1	1	8	1	4	61	1	2	5	3	2	16	1	3	3	1	1	1	7	1	1	4	1	8	7	1	1	3	1	1	16	3	1	1	22	1	1	5	1	115	1	1	1	1	8	1	28	2	42	4	1	3	1	1

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Physical Exercise Treatment Report

What is Physical Exercise?

Reasons used & Efficacy

Side Effects

Schedules

Stop Reasons

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Patient Evaluations

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Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

0other as needed	10 min as needed	1.5hours as needed	15 min as needed	15minutes as needed	1hours as needed	1 hr as needed	20 min as needed	20minutes as needed	2hours as needed	30 min all the time (24/7)	30 min as needed	30minutes as needed	45minutes as needed	4other as needed	60minutes as needed	90minutes as needed	as needed	daily	monthly	weekly	2 hr monthly	1 hr weekly	1 mL weekly	0.2 hours daily	1.5 hours weekly	2 hr weekly	2 other weekly	0.33 hours daily	3 hr weekly	3 other weekly	0.5 hours daily	4 hr weekly	4 other weekly	4 weekly	4.5 hours weekly	5 hr weekly	0.75 hours daily	6 hr weekly	1 hr daily	1 other daily	8 hr weekly	10 hr weekly	1.5 hours daily	1.5 hr daily	2 hr daily	15 hr weekly	20 min weekly	3 hr daily	24 hr weekly	25 min weekly	29 min weekly	30 min weekly	5 mg daily	5 other daily	45 min weekly	8 hr daily	60 min weekly	10 min daily	10 other daily	12 min daily	90 min weekly	14 min daily	15 hr daily	15 min daily	120 min weekly	125 min weekly	135 min weekly	20 min daily	150 min weekly	25 min daily	180 min weekly	28 min daily	30 min daily	240 min weekly	35 min daily	250 min weekly	38 min daily	40 min daily	300 min weekly	45 min daily	50 min daily	60 min daily	90 min daily	100 other daily	120 min daily	225 min daily	500 mg daily
1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	3	1	1	1	5	1	1	2	1	27	195	1	41	1	6	1	1	1	12	1	1	21	2	4	10	1	1	1	8	1	4	61	1	2	5	3	2	16	1	3	3	1	1	1	7	1	1	4	1	8	7	1	1	3	1	1	16	3	1	1	22	1	1	5	1	115	1	1	1	1	8	1	28	2	42	4	1	3	1	1