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Massage Therapy Treatment Report

Category: Physical Therapy

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6 patient evaluations for Massage Therapy with a adherence rating of Sometimes

tucats

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 56y
Condition: Spondylosis 28 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Severe
I am: Neutral
by tucats
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**Purposes:** Spondylosis, Fibromyalgia, and Muscle and joint pain *(Started Jun 13, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Spondylosis Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Muscle and joint pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 01, 2011	60 min Monthly	?	?

0 helpful marks

Simply Complicated

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: All

Stickman: most
Description:F53y
CFS:?y
FM:5y Dx
by Simply Complicated
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia, Depressed mood, Joints ache (whole body), and Stress *(Started Apr 28, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Joints ache (whole body) Perceived effectiveness	Stress Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 19, 2010	60 min Monthly

Date: Sep 19, 2010
Advice & Tips: Tried hot stone massage and felt great, but next few days were painful. Muscles/nerves had been manipulated that maybe shouldn't have? Not sure. Haven't felt like going when I've had time since, or weather prevented.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

savedandfree

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 7 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: none

Walking: mild
by savedandfree
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started May 25, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 26, 2010	As needed	Moderate	None	Sometimes	A little

0 helpful marks

fibrofighter34

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Most

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F40y
FM:10y Dx
by fibrofighter34
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**Purposes:** Other, General health, Fibromyalgia, Pain, Stiffness in jaw, Pain in shoulders, Neck pain, Pressure headaches, and Joints ache (whole body) *(Started Jan 17, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Other Perceived effectiveness	General health Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Stiffness in jaw Perceived effectiveness	Pain in shoulders Perceived effectiveness	Neck pain Perceived effectiveness	Pressure headaches Perceived effectiveness	Joints ache (whole body) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 03, 2009	Every Other Week
May 06, 2009	Every Other Week		?	?	?

Side effects:: Pain, Muscle aches, Stiffness, Muscle pain, Soreness

Date: May 06, 2009
Advice & Tips: I do recommend this treatment, because it does get those tough knots out of our muscles, which does make me feel a bit better, after the initial shock and pain.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

0 helpful marks

katrann7

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F32y
FM:7y Dx
by katrann7
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**Purpose:** Muscle pain *(Started )*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 11, 2009		Moderate	None	Sometimes	A little

Date: Feb 11, 2009
Advice & Tips: It is definitely worth every penny, but you need to keep with it consistently to see the positive results.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

0 helpful marks

planton

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Parkinson's: 5 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Inherited (genetic) Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: mild

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: mild
by planton
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**Purpose:** Stiffness/Spasticity *(Started May 20, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 08, 2009	1 hr Monthly	Moderate	None	Sometimes	Somewhat
Sep 23, 2008	1 hr Monthly	Moderate	None	Usually	A little

Date: Sep 23, 2008
Advice & Tips: Find a masseuse with experience dealing with PD, if possible!
Cost: $50-99 monthly

0 helpful marks

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