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What is Stretching?

Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility and range of motion. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 13%
Mild
8 35%
None
12 52%

Most commonly reported side effects

Muscle aches
8 73%
Pain
7 64%
Fatigue
4 36%
can over due it!
1 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Stretching (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
I didn't have enough time
2 100% I didn't have enough time: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped doing Stretching

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Stretching

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

Stopped Doing Stretching

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 30%
Usually
9 39%
Sometimes
7 30%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
4 17%
A little
12 52%
Not at all
7 30%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
13 57%

Report created on March 21, 2010.