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Brand Names: Theraputic Massage

What is Physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is an allied health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and disability through physical means. It is based upon principles of medical science, and is generally held to be within the sphere of conventional medicine. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

39 patients in the community are taking or have taken Physiotherapy.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Stiffness/spasticity 16 43%
Other 7 18%
Pain 4 10%
General health 2 5%
Balance issues 2 5%
Foot drop 1 2%
Brain fog 1 2%
Walking difficulty without aid 1 2%
Loss of use of left side 1 2%
Depression 1 2%
Slow my MS progress 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Physiotherapy.

  0 hr none 0 hr week 1 hr month 2 hr month 0.5 hr week 1 hr week 1.5 hr week 2 hr week 3 hr day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Physiotherapy or how long patients were taking Physiotherapy before stopping.

Currently taking Physiotherapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
5
3
5
3

Stopped taking Physiotherapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
2
3
1
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Physiotherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 8 73% Course of treatment ended: 73%
Expense 3 27% Expense: 27%
Did not seem to work 1 9% Did not seem to work: 9%
Side effects too severe 1 9% Side effects too severe: 9%


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