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What is Cold Showers/bath?
Cold showers help to decrease the body temperature. Increased body temperature can worsen MS symptoms by causing the nerves already affected by MS to function even more poorly.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Temperature sensitivity to heat | 23 | 5 |
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| Heat intolerance | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Fatigue | 5 | 2 |
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| Improve mobility | 2 | 1 |
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| MS (Multiple Sclerosis) | 2 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cold Showers/bath
| Cold sensations (coldness) | 1 | |
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| Sleepiness | 1 | |
| Chills | 1 |
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 1 |  |
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| Other | 1 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Cold Showers/bath
Always |
1 | 11% |
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Usually |
6 | 67% |
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Sometimes |
2 | 22% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Cold Showers/bath
Very |
1 | 11% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 11% |
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A little |
2 | 22% |
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Not at all |
5 | 56% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Cold Showers/bath
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
3 | 100% |
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