Therapeutic Massage Treatment Report

Category: Physical Therapy

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Generic Name: Physiotherapy

What is Therapeutic Massage?

An example of Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic massage is an umbrella term that encompasses several schools of massage including Swedish, Shiatsu, Sports massage, and physiotherapy.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 13 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Pain 8 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fibromyalgia 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
Promote relaxation 2 0
Back pain 2 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
2
Mild
2
None
9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Therapeutic Massage

Bruising 1
Tenderness 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Therapeutic Massage. See all 19 dosages

  1 hr monthly 1 hr weekly 720 min yearly 60 min monthly 30 min every other week 90 min monthly 120 min monthly 180 min monthly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly
  2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Therapeutic Massage (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 4   Expense: 40%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 30%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 20%
Other 2   Other: 20%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 10%

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Currently Going to Therapeutic Massage

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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 Therapeutic Massage

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Therapeutic Massage

Always
5 38%
Usually
5 38%
Sometimes
2 15%
Never
1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Therapeutic Massage

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
2 15%
A little
2 15%
Not at all
8 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Therapeutic Massage

$200+
5 50%
$100-199
2 20%
$50-99
3 30%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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2 patient evaluations for Therapeutic Massage

Purpose: MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) (Started Aug 08, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 21, 2008 2.5 hr Every Other Week Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Tenderness
Date
Sep 21, 2008
Advice & Tips
If you can afford it do it!! I move better and my pain level is helped out tremendously!
Cost
$200+ monthly
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Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Feb 09, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 10, 2008 Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 10, 2008
Advice & Tips
It was so great but I could not afford it.
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11 additional evaluations for Therapeutic Massage are not currently shared publicly.

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