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What is Cold Showers?

Cold showers help to decrease the body temperature. Increased body temperature can worsen MS symptoms by causing the nerves already affected by MS to function even more poorly.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Temperature sensitivity to heat 22 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 5 0
Heat intolerance 5 0
Fatigue 4 2 Efficacy_major
Tiredness 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
General health 2 0

See all 48 patients currently using Cold Showers

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 3
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cold Showers

Cold sensations (coldness) 1
Sleepiness 1
Chills 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Cold Showers (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Cold Showers

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Cold Showers

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

Stopped Using Cold Showers

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cold Showers

Always
 1 11%
Usually
 6 67%
Sometimes
 2 22%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cold Showers

Very
 1 11%
Somewhat
 1 11%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 5 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cold Showers

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.