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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 22 6
Other 3 1
Improve immune function 3 0
Pain in the bones 1 1
exercise 1 0
Depression 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
1 17%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

tiredness
2 33%
Asthma
1 17%
Body Aches
1 17%
Fatigue
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Physical Exercise. See all 21 dosages ►

  15minutes as needed as needed daily weekly 2 hr weekly 2 other weekly 3 hr weekly 4 hr weekly 1 hr daily 1 other daily 10 hr weekly 2 hr daily 24 hr weekly 14 min daily 15 min daily 30 min daily 45 min daily 60 min daily 90 min daily 120 min daily 225 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Physical Exercise (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Physical Exercise

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Physical Exercise

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
7
5
14

Stopped Using Physical Exercise

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 50%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 17%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 33%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
4 67%

Report created on November 21, 2009.