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Taking Massage
94 Patients currently take Massage
12 Patients stopped taking Massage
LoveBeingNana Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile LoveBeingNana monthly since Feb 04, 2008
demohun Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile demohun 1 hours weekly since Feb 10, 2008
mattchch Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: severe Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile mattchch since Jun 26, 2007

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...

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Massage

General health	36
Stiffness/spasticity	22
slow my disease's progress	11
Other	9
Not indicated	7
Pain	4
Anxiety	1
Muscle tension	1
Pain, neck	1
Disease-related symptoms	1
Don't know	1

Patient Dosages


1 hours daily	0.5 hours weekly	1 hours weekly	1.5 hours weekly	2 hours weekly	3 hours weekly	4 hours weekly	1 hours monthly	1.5 hours monthly	2 hours monthly	3 hours monthly	4 hours monthly	N/A
2	2	20	5	5	3	2	12	2	7	1	2	38

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Massage

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
0	1	12	20	16	19

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

Expense	10
Not indicated	3
Did not seem to work	1
Other	1

How Long Patients Took Massage Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
0	1	2	3	3	2

Average: Massage Ratings

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	2
	3
	2

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