PatientsLikeMe : Walking and light stretching Treatment Report

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Patients

Taking Walking and light stretching
4 Patients currently take Walking and light stretching
0 Patients stopped taking Walking and light stretching
change Flare-up: Moderate Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: mild See profile change 45min as needed since Aug 21, 2008
burrwarren Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile burrwarren since Oct 04, 2008

What is Walking and light stretching? Walking is a moderate form of physical activity that can have important health benefits. Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated to its fullest length to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.

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Reasons Taken

4 patients in the community are taking or have taken Walking and light stretching.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Mobility	2	50%
General health	1	25%
Slow my MS progress	1	25%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Walking and light stretching.

0 day	20 min day	45 min none
2	1	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Walking and light stretching or how long patients were taking Walking and light stretching before stopping.

Currently taking Walking and light stretching

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

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Walking and light stretching Treatment Report