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Going to Physical Therapy (PT)
286 Patients currently go to Physical Therapy (PT)
127 Patients stopped going to Physical Therapy (PT)
MarciaJ720 Sex: F Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile MarciaJ720 every other day since Dec 17, 2007
bbrown5123 Sex: M Sensation: Moderate Overall: Severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: severe Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: severe See profile bbrown5123 120 min weekly since Sep 14, 2009
Hestia58 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Hestia58 as needed since May 07, 2007

Physical Therapy (PT) Treatment Report

Brand Names: Home Physical Therapy, Pilates with physical therapist, Exercise machines, Neuro physical therapy, Bed Body Movement w/PT, Vestibular Therapy
See also: Rehabilitation Physical Therapy

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...

Jump to:: Reasons gone to; Schedules; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons gone to

413 patients in the community are going to or have gone to Physical Therapy (PT).

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Stiffness/Spasticity	91	22%
Other	58	14%
Balance problems	36	8%
General health	36	8%
Difficulty walking	31	7%
Pain	24	5%
Mobility	21	5%
Slow my MS progress	9	2%
disease-related symptoms	9	2%
weakness	4	<1%
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)	3	<1%
Support another treatment	3	<1%
prevent further decline and improve balance	2	<1%
Fatigue	2	<1%
Back pain	2	<1%
herniated disc C6-C7	1	<1%
herniated disks in lower back, l4 and l5	1	<1%
I walk slower tire more easily	1	<1%
left foot drop	1	<1%
Weakness in legs	1	<1%
Headaches	1	<1%
broken arm	1	<1%
Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements	1	<1%
Numbness, legs and feet	1	<1%
relapse	1	<1%
Mobility	1	<1%
Sensation	1	<1%
Foot drop	1	<1%
loss of muscle in arms and right leg	1	<1%
walking and upper limbs	1	<1%
Fibromyalgia	1	<1%
Strengthen muscles to avoid spasms	1	<1%
BULGING DISC L-5	1	<1%
numbness right arm	1	<1%
Atrophy, muscle	1	<1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Numbness	1	<1%

Schedules

Based on the patients currently going to Physical Therapy (PT).

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45minutes as needed	all the time (24/7)	as needed	daily	every other week	monthly	weekly	yearly	1 other yearly	1 hr every other week	1 other weekly	weekly	2 hr weekly	weekly	1 hr daily	2 hr daily	90 min monthly	30 min weekly	5 min daily	40 min weekly	45 min weekly	60 min weekly	9 min daily	10 min daily	90 min weekly	15 min daily	120 min weekly	135 min weekly	25 min daily	180 min weekly	30 min daily	60 min daily	450 min weekly	90 min daily	240 min daily
1	1	46	38	5	8	88	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	9	1	1	4	1	14	1	1	6	1	3	1	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been going to Physical Therapy (PT) or how long patients were going to Physical Therapy (PT) before stopping.

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
1	5	15	32	35	49

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
21	39	32	10	12	13

Why Patients Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	77	59%
Other	25	19%
Expense	15	11%
Did not seem to work	13	10%
Side effects too severe	9	7%
Doctor's advice	7	5%
Not indicated	3	2%
Personal research	1	1%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 53 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	40%	4
Moderate	30%	3
Slight	10%	1
Can't tell	20%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	2%	1
Moderate	6%	3
Mild	25%	13
None	68%	36

Top reported side-effects include: Muscle soreness, pain associated from re-hab, Fatigue

Summary results are based on 53 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 53)

kaykay19

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: unreported

Vision: unreported

Speech: unreported

Swallowing: unreported

Upper limb: unreported

Walking: unreported

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by kaykay19
Aug 20, 2007

EfficacyModerate
Side-effectsNone

Stiffness/Spasticity

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dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by dbrister
Oct 22, 2007

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