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Hot showers Treatment Report
Category: Lifestyle Modifications
What is Hot showers?
Hot showers can be very relaxing and soothing to sore muscles and joints. The steam from the shower can be beneficial to the sinuses and help relieve congestion.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
| Purpose | # of patients |
# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Muscle pain | 59 | 5 |
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| muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms | 19 | 3 |
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| Muscle spasms in neck and shoulders | 17 | 3 |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 12 | 3 |
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| Raynaud's phenomenon | 7 | 0 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hot showers
| Lethargy | 2 | |
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| Numbness in feet | 1 | |
| Lightheadedness | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Side effects too severe | 2 |  |
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| Personal research | 1 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 1 | |
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| Other | 1 | |
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| Not indicated | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Hot showers
Always |
7 | 58% |
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Usually |
4 | 33% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 8% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Hot showers
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 8% |
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A little |
4 | 33% |
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Not at all |
7 | 58% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Hot showers
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
6 | 100% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 12 patient evaluations
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- Dolanpower
- as needed
- since Mar 15, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Muscle pain
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- greysons mom
- as needed
- since May 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Nerve pain (neuralgia)
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips I was afraid of elevated body temp when first diagnosed and nearly fainted in my first shower, so took only cool showers for years. I now enjoy warm/hot sho... See full evaluation
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- destinycwj
- daily
- since May 06, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for muscle pain, legs, tendons, ankles, hands, wrist and lower arms
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 12 patient evaluations
Report created on February 11, 2012.