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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 165 17 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 71 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 64 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 31 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 23 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 10 0

See all 304 patients currently going to Range of Motion Exercises

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 11
None
 20

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Range of Motion Exercises

Pain 6
Fatigue 6
Stiffness/Spasticity 1
Muscle stiffness 1
Sore muscles right after treatment 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Range of Motion Exercises. See all 55 dosages ►

  weekly daily 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 0.5 hours daily 1 hr daily 10 min daily 15 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily
  14 Number of Patients: 14 41 Number of Patients: 41 14 Number of Patients: 14 13 Number of Patients: 13 25 Number of Patients: 25 53 Number of Patients: 53 15 Number of Patients: 15 15 Number of Patients: 15 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Range of Motion Exercises (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 10   Other: 37%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 22%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 19%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 15%
Expense 3   Expense: 11%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 4%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped going to Range of Motion Exercises

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

Currently Going to Range of Motion Exercises

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

Stopped Going to Range of Motion Exercises

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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 Range of Motion Exercises

Always
 6 18%
Usually
 18 53%
Sometimes
 7 21%
Never
 3 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Range of Motion Exercises

Very
 2 6%
Somewhat
 8 24%
A little
 13 38%
Not at all
 11 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Range of Motion Exercises

$200+
 3 14%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 10%
< $25
 15 71%

Report created on May 25, 2012.