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Cold Showers Treatment Report
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See also: Cooling Vest
What is Cold Showers? Cold showers help to decrease the body temperature. Increased body temperature can worsen MS symptoms by causing the nerves already affected by MS to function even more poorly.
Reasons Taken
29 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cold Showers.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity to heat | 12 | 41% |
| Other | 6 | 20% |
| Fatigue | 3 | 10% |
| Mobility | 2 | 6% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 3% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Cold Showers or how long patients were taking Cold Showers before stopping.
Currently taking Cold Showers
Stopped taking Cold Showers
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | 100% |  |