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What is Physical Exercise?

Exercise is recommended to help remain healthy as possible. It can help to maintain a weight and generally improve how one feels. It takes many forms. Finding the exercise that is right for you is key to keeping it useful and doing in on a regular basis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 496 89 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 90 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Obesity 84 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Parkinson's Disease 58 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 54 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 51 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1104 patients currently doing Physical Exercise

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 17
Mild
 52
None
 115

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Physical Exercise

Fatigue 35
Muscle aches 28
Body Aches 23
Pain in knees 19
Tiredness 19
Pain 7
See all 31 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently doing Physical Exercise. See all 120 dosages ►

  daily as needed weekly 1 hr daily 2 hr daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily
  183 Number of Patients: 183 24 Number of Patients: 24 37 Number of Patients: 37 76 Number of Patients: 76 22 Number of Patients: 22 26 Number of Patients: 26 36 Number of Patients: 36 159 Number of Patients: 159 31 Number of Patients: 31 52 Number of Patients: 52  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Physical Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 45   Other: 57%
Side effects too severe 12   Side effects too severe: 15%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 14%
I didn't have enough time 10   I didn't have enough time: 13%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 5%
Expense 4   Expense: 5%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 4%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 3%

See all 76 patients who’ve stopped doing Physical Exercise

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Physical Exercise

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

Stopped Doing Physical Exercise

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Physical Exercise

Always
 51 27%
Usually
 86 46%
Sometimes
 40 21%
Never
 10 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Physical Exercise

Very
 17 9%
Somewhat
 55 29%
A little
 62 33%
Not at all
 53 28%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Physical Exercise

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 4 4%
$50-99
 10 9%
$25-49
 26 23%
< $25
 70 63%

Report created on May 25, 2012.