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Brand Names: Chinese massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Hot stones & sports massage, Tua Na
Generic Name: Massage

What is Massage? Massage is the practice of applying structured pressure, tension, motion or vibration manually or with mechanical aids to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, joints and lymphatic vessels, to achieve a beneficial response. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

217 patients in the community are taking or have taken Massage.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 67 30%
Stiffness/spasticity 59 27%
Treat Parkinson's 18 8%
Other 18 8%
Pain 14 6%
Slow my ALS progress 6 2%
Muscle tension 6 2%
Back pain 2 <1%
Pain, shoulder 2 <1%
Fatigue 1 <1%
stress 1 <1%
Pain, neck 1 <1%
Cramps 1 <1%
Headaches 1 <1%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%
Emotional lability 1 <1%
Mobility 1 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
Treat my mood condition(s) 1 <1%
Slow my MS progress 1 <1%
Don't know 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Massage.

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  0 hr day 0 day 0 hr month 0 month 0 hr none 0 min none 0 other none 0 none 0 hr week 0 week 1 hr year 0 hr none 0.466610667786644 hr week 1 hr month 1 month 1.5 hr month 2 hr month 2 month 0.5 hr week 1 hr week 3 hr month 4 hr month 1 hr week 1 week 1.5 hr week 2 hr week 3 hr week 0.5 hr day 4 hr week 5 hr week 1 hr day 30 min week 60 min week 9 hr day
  4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Massage or how long patients were taking Massage before stopping.

Currently taking Massage

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
9
6
21
25
45
49

Stopped taking Massage

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
4
7
6
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Massage (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 15 71% Expense: 71%
Other 4 19% Other: 19%
Did not seem to work 1 5% Did not seem to work: 5%
Doctor's advice 1 5% Doctor's advice: 5%
Not indicated 1 5% Not indicated: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 22% 2
Moderate 56% 5
Slight 22% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 6% 1
Mild 19% 3
None 75% 12

Top reported side-effects include: LOOSEN MUSCLES, Soreness if too firm

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • jntdsn
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • jntdsn
  • by jntdsn
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Stiffness/spasticity
Advice/Tips
if you can afford it DO IT!!! It is so worth the benefits!!

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