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What is Swimming?

Swimming is the movement through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 57 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 27 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 24 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Improve mobility 18 4 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
exercise 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 154 patients currently doing Swimming

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 6
Mild
 6
None
 30

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Swimming

Post exertional fatigue or malaise 5
Generalized muscle aches 1
Dry skin 1
Dry hair 1
Muscle spasms 1
Migraine headaches 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently doing Swimming. See all 43 dosages ►

  30minutes as needed daily as needed weekly 2 hr weekly 3 hr weekly 60 min weekly 30 min m,w,f 30 min daily 60 min daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 22 Number of Patients: 22 12 Number of Patients: 12 24 Number of Patients: 24 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 13 Number of Patients: 13 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Swimming (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 14   Other: 50%
Expense 5   Expense: 18%
I didn't have enough time 5   I didn't have enough time: 18%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 14%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 7%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 4%

See all 28 patients who’ve stopped doing Swimming

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

Currently Doing Swimming

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

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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 Swimming

Always
 11 25%
Usually
 19 43%
Sometimes
 10 23%
Never
 4 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Swimming

Very
 3 7%
Somewhat
 11 25%
A little
 8 18%
Not at all
 22 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Swimming

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 8 30%
$25-49
 5 19%
< $25
 14 52%

Report created on May 27, 2012.