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6 patient evaluations for Physical Therapy (PT) taken for the purpose of 'Fibromyalgia'

Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Degenerative Disc Disease (Started Mar 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Degenerative Disc Disease Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 06, 2012 60 min Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
May 06, 2012
Advice & Tips
Physical therapy helped me to learn stretchs that I do before getting out of bed in the morning to help decrease the pain I feel when I first get up in the morning. This helped with the stiffness I felt. A day or so after physical therapy I would flare up and be in more pain than what I originally was in. I loved the pool exercises and they helped a lot but the cool water was a problem. Some days the pool water was so cold to me that I would flare from it.
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Purposes: PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) and Fibromyalgia (Started May 10, 2011)
Date Dosage PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 12, 2011   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jul 08, 2010   Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
May 12, 2011
Advice & Tips
Using passive ROM strecthing and ultrasound to loosen muscles and tendons to relieve pain from tight spastic muscles.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jan 30, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 27, 2010   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Pain (Started Sep 17, 2009)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 09, 2009 45 min Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Sep 26, 2009 45 min Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Loss of energy, Pain, Muscle aches, Fatigue, Fatigue
Date
Oct 09, 2009
Advice & Tips
it takes a long time and does not seem to help much and could be doing this all at home or at a gym
Date
Sep 26, 2009
Advice & Tips
to keep with it and keep up with it at home even though it seems slow going
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Neck pain (Started Jun 20, 2008)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Neck pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 08, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Apr 08, 2009
Advice & Tips
Symptoms improved slightly but not completely, while in the program, but once I was out of it they came back worse than before.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Fibromyalgia (Started Jan 27, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 20, 2007 Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Muscle aches, Pain, Fatigue, Pain, Fatigue
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