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73 patient evaluations for Walking Stick/Cane

Purpose: Walking problems (Started Apr 20, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 08, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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Purpose: Imbalance when walking (Started Jan 01, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Oct 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
"Graduated" to a rollator and feel much safer. It took a few months to get over the stigma of using a rollator but it was worth it.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Other (Started May 24, 1995)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 26, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 26, 2009
Advice & Tips
can't use legs anymore
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Purposes: Muscle weakness, Stiffness, and Loss of coordination (Started Mar 23, 2009)
Date Dosage Muscle weakness Perceived effectiveness Stiffness Perceived effectiveness Loss of coordination Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 25, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 MildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Jul 25, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Pain in right hand and wrist
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Purposes: Fatigue, Pain in knees, Pain in lower back, Pelvic pain, and Burning sensation in pelvic area (Started Apr 13, 2003)
Date Dosage Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Pain in knees Perceived effectiveness Pain in lower back Perceived effectiveness Pelvic pain Perceived effectiveness Burning sensation in pelvic area Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 16, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default NoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Sep 16, 2009
Advice & Tips
I feel better, walk better so I no longer need a cane. Yay!
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  • TomR
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 25 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Other (Started Nov 15, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 05, 2009 Daily ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
loss of a free hand, Social anxiety
Date
Sep 05, 2009
Advice & Tips
use of a walking stick helps keep my posture erect. I don't feel like I'm leaning on it as much as when using the cane. Use it if you need. The walking stick looks cooler [I think]
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  • Ern
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 8 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: severe
    Walking: severe
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Purposes: Walking problems and Balance problems (Started May 01, 2007)
Date Dosage Walking problems Perceived effectiveness Balance problems Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 19, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purposes: Pain, Balance problems, Pain in knees, and Pain in hips (Started Jan 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Balance problems Perceived effectiveness Pain in knees Perceived effectiveness Pain in hips Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 19, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default MildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
loss of a free hand, Pain in hands
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Purpose: Fatigue (Started Mar 30, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 01, 2009 Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
carried a fold-up one in my purse, but rarely needed it. pushing a store cart worked well. finally decided it was too heavy to carry all the time,to rarely use.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Walking problems (Started Mar 29, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 24, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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