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What is Stretching? Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility and range of motion. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

98 patients in the community are taking or have taken Stretching.

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Stretching or how long patients were taking Stretching before stopping.

Currently taking Stretching

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
7
3
13
13
35

Stopped taking Stretching

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Stretching (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1 100% Other: 100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 9 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 2
Moderate 50% 2

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 44% 4
None 56% 5

Top reported side-effects include: Muscle soreness, Fatigue, tiredness

Summary results are based on 9 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 9)

  • jntdsn
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • jntdsn
  • by jntdsn
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • Rog
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: none
  • Rog
  • by Rog
    Sep 11, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Stiffness/spasticity
Advice/Tips
do it! Keeping them there and keeping the muscles elongated seems to be very helpful for me.

See all evaluation results for Stretching



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