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16 patient evaluations for Wheelchair (powered)

  • dundee
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • dundee
  • by dundee
    Nov 29, 2008
dosage:
all the time (24/7)
time on dosage:
about 10 months
purpose:
Stiffness/spasticity
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Stiffness/spasticity
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

  • strapples
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • strapples
  • by strapples
    Nov 17, 2008
dosage:
time on dosage:
about 9 months
purpose:
Slow my ALS progress
Stiffness/spasticity
Weakness in legs
Loss of manual dexterity
Atrophy, muscle
Mobility
Balance problems
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Slow my ALS progress
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Stiffness/spasticity
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Weakness in legs
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Loss of manual dexterity
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Atrophy, muscle
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Mobility
  • Major
  • Also evaluated for: Balance problems
Advice/Tips
Powerchairs are life saving equipment for us who can no longer walk from atrophy.
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  • amberwell
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
  • amberwell
  • by amberwell
    Nov 12, 2008
dosage:
all the time (24/7)
time on dosage:
about 2 years
purpose:
disease-related symptoms
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • disease-related symptoms
Cost
less than $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

  • ALS Boy
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
  • ALS Boy
  • by ALS Boy
    Oct 18, 2008
dosage:
time on dosage:
about 1 month
purpose:
Mobility
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceUsually
  • BurdenNone
  • Mobility
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

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