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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.
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Reasons Taken
98 patients in the community are taking or have taken Stretching.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 35 | 35% |
| General health | 25 | 25% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Slow my MS progress | 4 | 4% |
| Back pain | 2 | 2% |
| Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders | 1 | 1% |
| Mobility | 1 | 1% |
| Fingers curl | 1 | 1% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 1 | 1% |
| Muscle Spasms, feet and toes | 1 | 1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Stretching or how long patients were taking Stretching before stopping.
Currently taking Stretching
Stopped taking Stretching
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 1 | 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)
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- jntdsn
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by jntdsn
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
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- Rog
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: none
- See profile
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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.
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