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Brand Names:
Bed Body Movement w/PT, Home Physical Therapy, Neuro physical therapy, Pilates with physical therapist, Whole Body Vibration
Generic Name: Physical Therapy (PT)
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.
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Reasons Taken
286 patients in the community are taking or have taken Physical Therapy (PT).
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 70 | 24% |
| Other | 63 | 22% |
| General health | 32 | 11% |
| Balance problems | 22 | 7% |
| Pain | 18 | 6% |
| Mobility | 12 | 4% |
| Difficulty walking | 10 | 3% |
| disease-related symptoms | 9 | 3% |
| Slow my MS progress | 6 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 2 | <1% |
| Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| I walk slower tire more easily | 1 | <1% |
| MS | 1 | <1% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | <1% |
| muscle athropy | 1 | <1% |
| Back pain | 1 | <1% |
| left foot drop | 1 | <1% |
| weakness | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness | 1 | <1% |
| Weakness in legs | 1 | <1% |
| Numbness, legs and feet | 1 | <1% |
| Sensation | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Headache | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Physical Therapy (PT) or how long patients were taking Physical Therapy (PT) before stopping.
Currently taking Physical Therapy (PT)
Stopped taking Physical Therapy (PT)
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 26 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 44% | 4 |
| Slight | 22% | 2 |
Stiffness/spasticity
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 8% | 2 |
| Mild | 31% | 8 |
| None | 62% | 16 |
Top reported side-effects include: pain associated from re-hab, Fatigue, Muscle soreness
Summary results are based on 26 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 26)
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- dbrister
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by dbrister
Oct 22, 2007
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
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0 helpful marks
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- jmscout
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by jmscout
Sep 17, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Slow my MS progress
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0 helpful marks