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What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is an alternative system of healthcare with a strong emphasis on the inter-relationship of the body's nerves, muscles, bones and organs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 0
Improve mobility 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Repair fall damage and loosen muscles 2 2 Efficacy_major
Pain 2 0

See all 18 patients currently going to Osteopathy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Osteopathy

Pain 1
Temporary exacerbation of symptoms 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Osteopathy. See all 13 dosages ►

  weekly 1 hr weekly 60 min yearly 90 min yearly 30 min monthly 720 min yearly 60 min monthly 90 min monthly 1,200 min yearly 30 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Osteopathy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 7   Other: 58%
Expense 4   Expense: 33%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 17%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 17%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped going to Osteopathy

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

Currently Going to Osteopathy

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

Stopped Going to Osteopathy

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Osteopathy

Always
 8 62%
Usually
 4 31%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Osteopathy

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 3 23%
A little
 4 31%
Not at all
 5 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Osteopathy

$200+
 1 11%
$100-199
 5 56%
$50-99
 1 11%
$25-49
 1 11%
< $25
 1 11%

Report created on May 28, 2012.