Wheelchair (manual) Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Tilt-in-Space, Hand-me-down
What is Wheelchair (manual)?
A manual wheelchair typically has handrails on the wheels to allow the user to propel themselves; there may also be handles at the rear to let another person push them. Wheelchairs are used by some people only when going outdoors to reduce the risk of falls.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inability to walk | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Other | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| Treat my MSA | 3 | 0 | |||||
| I can take my wheelchair everywhere; it can be taken in a car. There is noreason why I should not parcipate in all kinf pf events, activities, There is always somebofy who will help me by pushing the wheelchair | 1 | 0 |
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Patient Evaluations
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- RebeccaJean
- Sex: F
- Mood: Very bad
- Cognition: Severe
- Autonomic: Severe
- Head: severe
- Arms: severe
- Legs: severe
- Tremors: moderate
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- RebeccaJean
- daily
- since Sep 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Inability to walk
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Side Effects
None
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- RebeccaJean
- Sex: F
- Mood: Very bad
- Cognition: Severe
- Autonomic: Severe
- Head: severe
- Arms: severe
- Legs: severe
- Tremors: moderate
- See profile
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- RebeccaJean
- daily
- since Sep 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips This allows the patient to be moved outside/to another room easily. This is a valuable piece of equipment. Much more comfortable than a wheelchair and the pa... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.