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What is Physical Therapy (PT)?

Physical therapy (PT) is a component of rehabilitation to build strength, mobility and fitness. PT may be used short term after an injury or long term following traumatic injury or serious illness such as a stroke to regain as much independence and functioning as possible.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Osteoarthritis 193 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 188 48 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Degenerative Disc Disease 157 19 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 103 40 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Balance problems 102 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 99 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 806 patients currently going to Physical Therapy (PT)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 25
Moderate
 54
Mild
 73
None
 209

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Physical Therapy (PT)

Pain 39
Fatigue 22
Muscle aches 21
Muscle soreness 10
msa symtoms are much intensyfied 5
Hospitalization 4
See all 57 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Physical Therapy (PT). See all 79 dosages ►

  weekly daily as needed 30 min weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly 180 min weekly 30 min daily
  127 Number of Patients: 127 57 Number of Patients: 57 58 Number of Patients: 58 24 Number of Patients: 24 20 Number of Patients: 20 99 Number of Patients: 99 49 Number of Patients: 49 88 Number of Patients: 88 59 Number of Patients: 59 18 Number of Patients: 18  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 390   Course of treatment ended: 52%
Did not seem to work 155   Did not seem to work: 21%
Expense 133   Expense: 18%
Other 127   Other: 17%
Side effects too severe 73   Side effects too severe: 10%
Doctor's advice 47   Doctor's advice: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 46   Change in health plan coverage: 6%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 1%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 1%

See all 737 patients who’ve stopped going to Physical Therapy (PT)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Going to Physical Therapy (PT)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Physical Therapy (PT)

Always
 177 49%
Usually
 126 35%
Sometimes
 46 13%
Never
 12 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Physical Therapy (PT)

Very
 58 16%
Somewhat
 118 33%
A little
 103 29%
Not at all
 82 23%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Physical Therapy (PT)

$200+
 40 16%
$100-199
 52 21%
$50-99
 26 11%
$25-49
 19 8%
< $25
 101 41%

Report created on May 28, 2012.