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What is Physical Therapy (PT)?

Physical therapy (PT) is a component of rehabilitation to build strength, mobility and fitness. PT may be used short term after an injury or long term following traumatic injury or serious illness such as a stroke to regain as much independence and functioning as possible. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
1 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Muscle soreness
2 100%
pain associated from re-hab
2 100%
lack of energy
1 50%
Pain
1 50%
Tremors
1 50%
Fatigue
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

  as needed weekly weekly 45 min weekly 150 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
8 67% Course of treatment ended: 67%
Did not seem to work
3 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense
1 8% Expense: 8%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped going to Physical Therapy (PT)

Currently Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

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

Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
4
3
0
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
2 100%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 50%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

Report created on November 22, 2009.