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Doing Walking
468 Patients currently do Walking
25 Patients stopped doing Walking
maryjane=fibro_less Sex: F Pain: All Fatigue: All Sleep: All Stiffness: All function: None external_stress: All Stickman: all Description:F30y FM:2y Dx CFS:?y See profile maryjane=fibro_less weekly since Apr 21, 2007
Chelena Sex: F Depression: 3 Emotional: 2 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 3 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Overwhelming 54 F Function: Low Distress: Moderate See profile Chelena weekly since Sep 02, 1982
redheadleo Sex: F Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 2 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 1 Physical: 3 External Stress: Moderate 23 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile redheadleo daily since May 20, 2007

Walking Treatment Report

Brand Names: Walking Dog, Walk 1 - 4 miles a day, Exercise walking, Walking Indoors, Walking outdoors, Walking and Resistence Tube Training, Walking 6 miles, running between, Morning Walks at the MN Zoo, Walking 3 miles, Walking for 45 minutes 3/week, Walking with son and hubby, Walking w/ attached mini weights

What is Walking? Walking is a moderate form of physical activity that can have important health benefits. Read more...

Jump to:: Reasons done; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons done

493 patients in the community are doing or have done Walking.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
General health	200	40%
Other	36	7%
exercise	30	6%
Difficulty walking	17	3%
Treat my mood condition(s)	17	3%
Stiffness/Spasticity	15	3%
Mobility	14	2%
Support another treatment	6	1%
Weight gain	6	1%
Anxiety	6	1%
Slow my MS progress	5	1%
Fibromyalgia	5	1%
Balance problems	5	1%
Treat Parkinson's	4	<1%
Fatigue	4	<1%
Depression	3	<1%
Pain	3	<1%
Psoriatic Arthritis	2	<1%
dog needs to go out!	2	<1%
Stiffness	2	<1%
Strengthen muscles	2	<1%
weight management	1	<1%
Achy	1	<1%
Weight loss	1	<1%
Back pain	1	<1%
Mood elevation	1	<1%
Enjoyable way to keep moving	1	<1%
The beagles have smelling to do	1	<1%
Improve immune function	1	<1%
walking dog	1	<1%
maintain strength and coordination	1	<1%
Weight loss and fibromyalgia	1	<1%
disease-related symptoms	1	<1%
Improve physical condition	1	<1%
Slowness	1	<1%
improved mobility	1	<1%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	1	<1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	<1%
hypomania	1	<1%
Stomach cramps	1	<1%
exercise and stress relief	1	<1%
isolation	1	<1%
Relaxation	1	<1%

Other exercises patients are doing for General health include Multivitamins, Omega 3 Fish Oil, and Vitamin C.

Duration

How long current patients have been doing Walking or how long patients were doing Walking before stopping.

Currently Doing Walking

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	5	15	80	67	138

Stopped Doing Walking

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
3	9	3	4	2	5

Why Patients Stopped Doing Walking (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	18	67%
Side effects too severe	7	26%
I didn't have enough time	4	15%
Did not seem to work	2	7%
Not indicated	2	7%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 60 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	48%	15
Moderate	39%	12
Slight	10%	3
None	3%	1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	2%	1
Moderate	15%	9
Mild	27%	16
None	57%	34

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Soreness, Muscle strain

Summary results are based on 60 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 60)

Chelena

Sex: F

Depression: 3

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 1

Anxiety: 3

Mania: 1

Physical: 2

External Stress: Overwhelming

54 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate

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by Chelena
Aug 21, 2008