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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 173 45 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Osteoarthritis 133 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Degenerative Disc Disease 109 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Balance problems 101 41 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 100 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 96 34 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 762 patients currently going to Physical Therapy (PT)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 22
Moderate
 46
Mild
 69
None
 189

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

Pain 32
Muscle aches 21
Fatigue 19
Muscle soreness 9
msa symtoms are much intensyfied 5
Hospitalization 4
See all 48 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 75 dosages ►

  weekly as needed daily 30 min weekly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly 180 min weekly 30 min daily
  128 Number of Patients: 128 58 Number of Patients: 58 57 Number of Patients: 57 20 Number of Patients: 20 19 Number of Patients: 19 99 Number of Patients: 99 45 Number of Patients: 45 84 Number of Patients: 84 51 Number of Patients: 51 17 Number of Patients: 17  

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 336   Course of treatment ended: 52%
Did not seem to work 124   Did not seem to work: 19%
Expense 113   Expense: 17%
Other 108   Other: 17%
Side effects too severe 58   Side effects too severe: 9%
Doctor's advice 38   Doctor's advice: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 34   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 1%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 0%

See all 631 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
 161 49%
Usually
 114 35%
Sometimes
 40 12%
Never
 11 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Physical Therapy (PT)

Very
 48 15%
Somewhat
 105 32%
A little
 95 29%
Not at all
 78 24%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Physical Therapy (PT)

$200+
 35 16%
$100-199
 47 21%
$50-99
 24 11%
$25-49
 17 8%
< $25
 91 41%

Report created on February 10, 2012.