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Range of Motion Exercises Treatment Report

What is Range of Motion Exercises? Range of motion are exercises provided by doctors or physiotherapists which gently move joints within their own normal movement range. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons gone to

350 patients in the community are going to or have gone to Range of Motion Exercises.

Top 10 (Show all)

Schedules

Based on the patients currently going to Range of Motion Exercises.

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  1hours as needed 20 min as needed 2hours as needed 3hours as needed as needed daily hours as needed weekly 1 hr every other week 1 hr weekly 0.25 hours daily 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 3 other weekly 3 weekly 0.5 hours daily 4 hr weekly 20 min monthly 5 hr weekly 6 hr weekly 1 daily 1 hr daily 1 min daily 8 hr weekly 10 hr weekly 1.5 hours daily 2 hr daily 20 min weekly 5 min daily 60 min weekly 10 min daily 90 min weekly 15 min daily 15 other daily 20 min daily 25 min daily 180 min weekly 30 hr daily 30 min daily 40 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily 450 min weekly
  8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 41 Number of Patients: 41 11 Number of Patients: 11 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 3 Number of Patients: 3 14 Number of Patients: 14 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 51 Number of Patients: 51 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been going to Range of Motion Exercises or how long patients were going to Range of Motion Exercises before stopping.

Currently Going to Range of Motion Exercises

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
2
17
37
82

Stopped Going to Range of Motion Exercises

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
2
4
1
5
Why Patients Stopped Going to Range of Motion Exercises (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9 50% Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 4 22% Course of treatment ended: 22%
Side effects too severe 2 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Did not seem to work 1 6% Did not seem to work: 6%
Doctor's advice 1 6% Doctor's advice: 6%
Personal research 1 6% Personal research: 6%
Not indicated 1 6% Not indicated: 6%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 1
Slight 33% 1
Can't tell 33% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 6% 1
Mild 19% 3
None 75% 12

Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Aches and pains

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • janik
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
  • janik
  • by janik
    Dec 01, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Stiffness/Spasticity
Advice/Tips
DO IT EVERY DAY!

  • weasel
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • by weasel
    Dec 09, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Stiffness/Spasticity
Advice/Tips
if u are going to exersise be consistant if not the body gets more sore

See all evaluation results for Range of Motion Exercises

Report created on November 07, 2009.