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What is Heat therapy?
Heat therapy is most commonly used for rehabilitation purposes. The therapeutic effects of heat include increasing the extensibility of collagen tissues; decreasing joint stiffness; reducing pain; relieving muscle spasms; reducing inflammation, edema, and aids in the post acute phase of healing; and increasing blood flow. The increased blood flow to the affected area provides proteins, nutrients, and oxygen for better healing.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
| Perceived Effectiveness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain | 16 | 1 |
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| Muscle and joint pain | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Fibromyalgia | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Pain in lower back | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Muscle spasms | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Osteoarthritis (OA) | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Schedules
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Heat therapy. See all 28 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor's advice | 1 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Heat therapy
Always |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 100% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Heat therapy
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
1 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Heat therapy
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
0 | 0% |
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