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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. Read more...Click to read more below


Duration

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

Currently taking Physical Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
19
30
41
30
42

Stopped taking Physical Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
13
19
20
6
5
6
Why Patients Stopped Taking Physical Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 44 64% Course of treatment ended: 64%
Did not seem to work 11 16% Did not seem to work: 16%
Other 7 10% Other: 10%
Expense 6 9% Expense: 9%
Doctor's advice 4 6% Doctor's advice: 6%
Not indicated 2 3% Not indicated: 3%
Side effects too severe 1 1% Side effects too severe: 1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 22 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 2
Moderate 50% 3
Slight 17% 1

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Side-effects (as an overall problem)

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.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 22)

  • jntdsn
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
  • jntdsn
  • by jntdsn
    Nov 07, 2007
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • crazylegs
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
  • crazylegs
  • by crazylegs
    Aug 13, 2008
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
make sure ohysical therapy program can offer more than tx at home

See all evaluation results for Physical Therapy



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