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38 patient evaluations for Physical Therapy (PT) with a adherence rating of AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways

Purposes: Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia (Started Jun 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Parkinson's Disease Perceived effectiveness Dystonia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 25, 2012 30 min Monthly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Dec 01, 2011 30 min Monthly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Sep 25, 2012
Advice & Tips
I follow a specific program to reduce my dystonia. See http://home.earthlink.net/~strkl/dystonia.html for it.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Dec 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
My dystonia is worse in my left foot. It becomes pigeon-toed (pointing inward), and tends to twist so that I land on the outside of my foot when walking. In fact, I need to be careful that my ankle doesn't roll over (twisting my ankle). If I concentrate on landing more to the inside of my foot, and trying to keep my foot straight, I can continue to walk for a while. I've worked up to the point where I can walk for a mile or more this way. And I've found that I seem to have built up resistance to dystonia. I can exercise at higher intensity, or for a longer time, before getting dystonia. It used to be that once I went into dystonia, I would have to stop walking or running and finish my workout on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. And I would not be able to walk normally until I took my next dose and waited 30 to 60 minutes for it to take effect. (And it would be preferable to take my next dose immediately, or it would take two hours for me to come on then.) But now, even after pushing through the dystonia, once I shower and change, my dystonia is gone, and I can take my medication on my usual schedule. I do this as part of my regular exercise routine, not as Home Physical Therapy. I've just entered it this way because it seems to be the only way I can do so. I wrote about this in more detail at http://www.patientslikeme.com/forum/pd/topics/100055?post_id=1535080#post-1535080
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Rick N
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 24 yrs
    Mentor
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: Weakness in legs (Started May 05, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 02, 2012 90 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Apr 19, 2012   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 02, 2012
Advice & Tips
Physical therapy is a wonderful exercise in understanding what muscles need the most stretching and strengthening. If it keeps me from going back to the wheelchair, it is worth it. I will follow up by joining the facility for workouts in the upper body also. Everyone with MS should consider this as a vital part of the MS progression.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Apr 19, 2012
Advice & Tips
My legs are beginning to weaken and loss of balance increasing. Vetigo
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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Purposes: Improve flexibility/strength and Degenerative Disc Disease (Started Nov 18, 2010)
Date Dosage Improve flexibility/strength Perceived effectiveness Degenerative Disc Disease Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 02, 2012   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Dec 24, 2010   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 14, 2010 120 min Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purposes: Pain, Limited range of motion, Loss of coordination, Fatigue, Generalized weakness (asthenia), Pain in hips, and Bursitis (Started Oct 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Limited range of motion Perceived effectiveness Loss of coordination Perceived effectiveness Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Generalized weakness (asthenia) Perceived effectiveness Pain in hips Perceived effectiveness Bursitis Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 15, 2012 100 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: Pain (Started Dec 02, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 10, 2012 120 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: Other (Started Mar 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2012 60 min Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jan 01, 2012
Advice & Tips
It was very painful to do the physical therapy. I did the therapy every day and it just caused more and more pain. It was mostly stretching and strength excersizes and they caused my muscles to burn terribly.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Spasticity and Muscle weakness (Started Jun 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Spasticity Perceived effectiveness Muscle weakness Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 23, 2011 120 min Weekly 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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Purpose: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Started Jan 01, 1990)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 05, 2011 150 min Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Nov 05, 2011
Advice & Tips
It's not fun but I feel better afterwards.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Vestibular balance problems (Started Aug 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 15, 2011 180 min Weekly Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Oct 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
No perceived benefit.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Weakness in legs (Started Aug 17, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 14, 2011 60 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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