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What is Physical Therapy (PT)?

Physical therapy (PT) is a component of rehabilitation to build strength, mobility and fitness. PT may be used short term after an injury or long term following traumatic injury or serious illness such as a stroke to regain as much independence and functioning as possible. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons gone to # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Stiffness/Spasticity 15 2
Mobility 13 2
Slow my ALS progress 8 1
Other 5 3
General health 2 0
disease-related symptoms 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 29%
None
5 71%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Physical Therapy (PT). See all 12 dosages ►

  as needed daily weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 10 min daily 90 min weekly 120 min weekly 150 min weekly 180 min weekly
  4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
4 31% Course of treatment ended: 31%
Expense
3 23% Expense: 23%
Other
3 23% Other: 23%
Did not seem to work
1 8% Did not seem to work: 8%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Side effects too severe
1 8% Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped going to Physical Therapy (PT)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
3
5
15
7

Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
3
1
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 29%
Usually
4 57%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 57%
Not at all
3 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 14%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 14%
< $25
2 29%

Report created on November 20, 2009.