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Generic Name: Walking Stick/Cane

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72 patient evaluations for Walking Stick/Cane

Purpose: MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) (Started Jun 23, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 14, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Balance problems (Started Jan 24, 1996)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 09, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • Hestia58
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 29 yrs
    Mentor
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purposes: Improve mobility and Balance problems (Started Mar 20, 2009)
Date Dosage Improve mobility Perceived effectiveness Balance problems Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 24, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Mar 24, 2009
Advice & Tips
it really helps extend the distance I can walk and the speed I can walk at. Good for cardio.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: General health (Started Oct 15, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 23, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 23, 2009
Advice & Tips
Change your cane selections every so often .. where you go as a patient if you set it aside it looks like everyone else's .
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  • MariaE
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    NMO : 6 yrs
    Type: Relapsing NMO
    Left Eye : mild
    Right Eye : mild
    Sensation : moderate
    Overall : mild
    Swallowing : none
    Arms : mild
    Legs : moderate
    Bladder/Bowel : moderate
    Spinal Cord : mild
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Purpose: Other (Started Jun 21, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 22, 2009 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Improve mobility (Started May 16, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 16, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jan 16, 2009
Advice & Tips
Remember where you left it!
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Purpose: Other (Started Sep 15, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 19, 2008 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • thjuland
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 50 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
  • 647-thumb
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Purposes: Other and Foot drop (Started Aug 13, 1994)
Date Dosage Other Perceived effectiveness Foot drop Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 11, 2008 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Tired arms
Date
Dec 11, 2008
Advice & Tips
It is much better to have the cane and not need it, than to not have it and need it!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • thjuland
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 50 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Proprioceptive Disorder (Started Sep 01, 1994)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 11, 2008 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Tired hands, Tired arms
Date
Dec 11, 2008
Advice & Tips
Better to have the cane and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Other (Started Dec 07, 2004)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 07, 2008 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Coordination problems with use, Back pain, Social anxiety
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