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Taking Physiotherapy
55 Patients currently take Physiotherapy
12 Patients stopped taking Physiotherapy
alperstein
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: severe
Chest: moderate
Legs: severe
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alperstein
weekly since Dec 15, 2005
hokie
Mouth/throat: moderate
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
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hokie
2 hours daily since Mar 19, 2007
jenj
Sensation: mild
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: severe
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jenj
2 hours weekly since May 01, 2007

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Brand Names: Theraputic Massage

Physiotherapy is an allied health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and disability through physical means. It is based upon principles of medical science, and is generally held to be within the sphere of conventional medicine. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Physiotherapy

Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 100% 17
General health
General health: 59% 10
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 53% 9
Other
Other: 35% 6
Pain
Pain: 18% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 18% 3
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 12% 2
Depression
Depression: 6% 1
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia: 6% 1
Foot drop
Foot drop: 6% 1
Walking difficulty without aid
Walking difficulty without aid: 6% 1
Weakness/slowness (asthenia)
Weakness/slowness (asthenia): 6% 1

Patient Dosages

1 hours daily 1.5 hours daily 2 hours daily 3 hours daily 0.5 hours weekly 1 hours weekly 2 hours weekly 3 hours weekly 8 hours weekly 1 hours monthly 1 hours as needed 3 hours as needed 12 hours as needed N/A
4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 23 Number of Patients: 23  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Physiotherapy

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
2
5
6
8
14

Why Patients Stopped Taking Physiotherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)

Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 100% 10
Expense
Expense: 30% 3
Other
Other: 30% 3
Not indicated
Not indicated: 20% 2
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 10% 1
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 10% 1

How Long Patients Took Physiotherapy Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
4
2
3
1
1

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Physiotherapy Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 3
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 33% 1
2 stars2 stars
2: 33% 1


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