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25 patient evaluations for Wheelchair (powered)

  • wbear35
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 32 yrs
    Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • wbear35
  • by wbear35
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 years
    purpose:
    disease-related symptoms
  • bcc1b830b42aa0917d77856a2b4a94add15e2c7e
disease-related symptoms Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 19, 2008 Major None Always A little
Oct 17, 2008 Major None Always A little
Oct 26, 2009 Major Mild Always A little
  • discomfort
  • Butt Pain
  • Back pain
Advice/Tips Cost
Oct 17, 2008 ONE DAY AT A TIME < $25 monthly
Oct 26, 2009 FOR ALS A MUST < $25 monthly
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  • strapples
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 3 yrs
    Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: severe
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • strapples
  • by strapples
    current dosage:
    all the time (24/7)
    time on dosage:
    about 1 years
    purpose:
    Loss of manual dexterity,
    Balance problems,
    Atrophy, muscle,
    Slow my ALS progress,
    Mobility,
    Stiffness/Spasticity,
    Weakness in legs
  • 53cacdacd54af476c1ea0998c1fc3b6ea93803c0
Mobility Efficacy Atrophy, muscle Efficacy Balance problems Efficacy Loss of manual dexterity Efficacy Weakness in legs Efficacy Stiffness/Spasticity Efficacy Slow my ALS progress Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Nov 17, 2008 Major Major Major Major Major Major Major None Always A little
Jan 12, 2009 Major None Major Major Major Slight None None Always A little
Aug 16, 2009 Major None Major Major Major Slight None Severe Always A little
  • Back pain
  • Butt Pain
Advice/Tips Cost
Nov 17, 2008 Powerchairs are life saving equipment for us who can no longer walk from atrophy. monthly
Aug 16, 2009 I am working on getting a new wheelchair, this evaluation and the new one will be large change. monthly
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  • Retired2CISC
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Wheelchair
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • Retired2CISC
  • by Retired2CISC
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Weakness in legs,
    Other
  • 2b446306e51d1424bd59db2f0928047a08fa43f1
Weakness in legs Efficacy Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Jun 13, 2009 Moderate Moderate Mild Always A little
Advice/Tips Cost
Jun 13, 2009 Getting the right power chair. Consult professionals. < $25 monthly
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  • abbas girl
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Wheelchair
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • abbas girl
  • by abbas girl
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 4 months
    purpose:
    Weakness in legs
  • 4b8cb01cca4688612e36c5971b3d8bb65390379d
Weakness in legs Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
May 29, 2009 Major Mild Always A little
  • hard on arms to move the leg supports
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  • mompeach
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 5 yrs
    Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: severe
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • mompeach
  • by mompeach
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 years
    purpose:
    Atrophy, lower body muscles
  • 2c75a841c65f4316d5ad2c550a27f5207fa46973
Atrophy, lower body muscles Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Apr 18, 2009 Moderate None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Apr 18, 2009 i just received this chair a month ago as a gift from my louisiana chapter! the people that take the time to sit and talk with us at the support groups are wonderful, a blessing because we could not afford a wheelchair and we don't have good insurance. i have been using a loaner from the mda loan closet for two years and they are really nice people. this chair is awesome. it has the power features like tilt, recline, vent tray and my favorite is the seat lift. the model I have is the c300. it takes some getting use to though because of the chair being long with the tray in back. monthly
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  • Wayne Lampe
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Bi-Pap
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Wayne Lampe
  • by Wayne Lampe
    current dosage:
    as needed
    time on dosage:
    about 1 year
    purpose:
    Fatigue
  • 21d7d701ba3d712050e0635446ffa6b08a3f4a41
Fatigue Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Aug 23, 2008 Major None Usually Not at all
Jan 27, 2009 Major None Usually Not at all
Apr 04, 2009 Major None Usually Not at all
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  • amberwell
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 5 yrs
    Bi-Pap Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • amberwell
  • by amberwell
    current dosage:
    all the time (24/7)
    time on dosage:
    about 3 years
    purpose:
    disease-related symptoms
  • 697eb18b510d66bf8322d1f16ec1361911878dca
disease-related symptoms Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Sep 09, 2008 Major None Always Not at all
Nov 12, 2008 Major None Always Not at all
Dec 15, 2008 Major None Always Not at all
Jan 09, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Feb 19, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Sep 09, 2008 It gives you Freedom to move about monthly
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  • abbas girl
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 4 yrs
    Wheelchair
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • abbas girl
  • by abbas girl
    current dosage:
    1 hr daily
    time on dosage:
    about 8 months
    purpose:
    Mobility
  • acf669f6d4b8fa93d229b45b558f3fe23c565497
Mobility Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 04, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
Advice/Tips Cost
Feb 04, 2009 The Pronto worked great until I needed to stay in a wheelchair all day, and then needed the elevation and tilt features. monthly
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  • Bluef
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    ALS: 2 yrs
    Wheelchair Feeding tube
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Bluef
  • by Bluef
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 3 months
    purpose:
    Other
  • bb2aff9bea74bea03df098bd4516b59c54f81a96
Other Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 03, 2009 Moderate None Always Not at all
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  • pabbey13053
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    ALS: 14 yrs
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • pabbey13053
  • by pabbey13053
    current dosage:
    daily
    time on dosage:
    about 2 years
    purpose:
    disease-related symptoms
  • 9113735153907776e21499aeef0ee8da364d1da3
disease-related symptoms Efficacy Side Effects Adherence Burden Specific Side Effects
Feb 03, 2009 Major None Always Not at all
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