Wheelchair, Manual Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Broda Chair w/padding, Drive, Etac Cross, Everest & Jennings, Hand-me-down, Invacare, Manual fold up, Quickie, RGK Manual Titanium, Standing Wheelchair, Ti
See also:
Wheelchair, Power
What is Wheelchair, Manual? A manual wheelchair typically has handrails on the wheels to allow the user to propel themselves; there may also be handles at the rear to let another person push them. Wheelchairs are used by some people only when going outdoors to reduce the risk of falls.
Reasons Taken
267 patients in the community are using or have used Wheelchair, Manual.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 95 | 35% |
| Fatigue | 39 | 14% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 28 | 10% |
| Weakness in legs | 16 | 5% |
| General health | 14 | 5% |
| disease-related symptoms | 10 | 3% |
| Balance issues | 9 | 3% |
| Mobility | 9 | 3% |
| Walking difficulty without aid | 4 | 1% |
| Atrophy, foot muscles | 2 | <1% |
| Difficulty walking | 2 | <1% |
| Loss of coordination/balance | 2 | <1% |
| Pain | 2 | <1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 2 | <1% |
| mobility limited by distance | 1 | <1% |
| Weakness/slowness (asthenia) | 1 | <1% |
| Imbalance when walking | 1 | <1% |
| Atrophy, muscle | 1 | <1% |
| overall body weakness | 1 | <1% |
| Leg weakness | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness, legs , feet, arms and hands | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle weakness | 1 | <1% |
| Treat my MSA | 1 | <1% |
| Inability to walk | 1 | <1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been using Wheelchair, Manual or how long patients were using Wheelchair, Manual before stopping.
How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wheelchair, Manual
How Long Patients Used Wheelchair, Manual Before Stopping
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 14 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 75% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
Mobility
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 7% | 1 |
| Mild | 14% | 2 |
| None | 79% | 11 |
Top reported side-effects include: Feeling disconnected in conversations because I'm low profiled or pushed "ahead" of the group., horrible bruising on arms - this was a horrible experience - think it made things worse
Summary results are based on 14 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 14)
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- jntdsn
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by jntdsn
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Weakness in legs
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- Gypsy
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by Gypsy
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Fatigue
- Advice/Tips
- It's ONLY a mode of transportation. Get over it! I'm still working on that one, but I'm tryin'. :)
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