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Brand Names:
Bed Body Movement w/PT, Craniosacral Therapy, Home Physical Therapy, Neuro physical therapy, Pilates with physical therapist, Rehabilitation physical therapy, Whole Body Vibration
Generic Name: Physical Therapy
What is Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy is a component of rehabilitation to help your strength, mobility and fitness.
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281 patients in the community are taking or have taken Physical Therapy.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 72 | 25% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 66 | 23% |
| General health | 30 | 10% |
| Pain | 15 | 5% |
| Balance issues | 14 | 4% |
| Mobility | 13 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 13 | 4% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 11 | 3% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 7 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 7 | 2% |
| Difficulty walking | 6 | 2% |
| Treat my MSA | 2 | <1% |
| Weakness in legs | 2 | <1% |
| Back pain | 2 | <1% |
| Headache | 1 | <1% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | <1% |
| Pain, neck | 1 | <1% |
| weakness | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness | 1 | <1% |
| Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements | 1 | <1% |
| I walk slower tire more easily | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my Devic's progress | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| left foot drop | 1 | <1% |
| Frozen shoulder | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness, legs and feet | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
How long current patients have been taking Physical Therapy or how long patients were taking Physical Therapy before stopping.
Results from 22 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Major | 33% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 3 |
| Slight | 17% | 1 |
Insomnia
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 9% | 2 |
| Mild | 14% | 3 |
| None | 77% | 17 |
Top reported side-effects include: pain associated from re-hab
Summary results are based on 22 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.