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Taking Physical Therapy
140 Patients currently take Physical Therapy
35 Patients stopped taking Physical Therapy
webguy1958
Sensation: severe
Overall: severe
Cognition: moderate
Vision: severe
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: severe
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
webguy1958
daily since Nov 29, 2007
Weissguy
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: mild
Chest: mild
Legs: mild
Weissguy
as needed since Nov 04, 2006
lrb48
Sensation: moderate
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: mild
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
lrb48
as needed since Jan 01, 2006

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What is Physical Therapy? Physical therapy is a component of rehabilitation to help your strength, mobility and fitness. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Physical Therapy

Other
Other: 100% 39
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 97% 38
General health
General health: 46% 18
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 33% 13
Not indicated
Not indicated: 26% 10
Balance issues
Balance issues: 15% 6
Pain
Pain: 15% 6
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 13% 5
Difficulty walking
Difficulty walking: 5% 2
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia: 3% 1
I walk slower tire more easily
I walk slower tire more easily: 3% 1
Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements
Intention tremors - shaking when performing fine movements: 3% 1
Numbness
Numbness: 3% 1

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Physical Therapy

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
8
12
28
31
19
26

Why Patients Stopped Taking Physical Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 27
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 26% 7
Expense
Expense: 19% 5
Other
Other: 15% 4
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 7% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 7% 2

How Long Patients Took Physical Therapy Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
19
9
1
4
2

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Physical Therapy Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 6
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 50% 3
2 stars2 stars
2: 17% 1
1 star
1: 33% 2


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