Hydrotherapy (water therapy) Treatment Report

Category: Physical Therapy

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See also: Aquatic Therapy Exercises, Balneotherapy Hot Pool Exercises

What is Hydrotherapy (water therapy)?

An example of Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases. Hydrotherapy is used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or spinal cord injuries and in patients suffering burns, spasticity, stroke or paralysis.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Fibromyalgia 48 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 26 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle pain 13 1 Efficacy_moderate
Improve flexibility/strength 7 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
General health 7 1 Efficacy_major
Improve mobility 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 94 patients currently going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 4
Mild
 7
None
 26

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Soreness 3
Pain 2
Neck pain 2
Cramps in feet 1
Pain in knees 1
Pain in upper back 1
See all 15 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy). See all 46 dosages ►

  1 hr weekly 30 min weekly weekly 40 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly weekly 30 min daily 240 min weekly
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 17   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Did not seem to work 11   Did not seem to work: 22%
Expense 8   Expense: 16%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 12%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 4%

See all 51 patients who’ve stopped going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Going to Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Always
 21 53%
Usually
 16 40%
Sometimes
 3 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Very
 3 8%
Somewhat
 16 40%
A little
 13 33%
Not at all
 8 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

$200+
 1 4%
$100-199
 7 30%
$50-99
 6 26%
$25-49
 2 9%
< $25
 7 30%

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7 patient evaluations for Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

Purposes: Other, Fibromyalgia, Pain, and Muscle spasms (Started Apr 10, 2009)
Date Dosage Other Perceived effectiveness Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Pain Perceived effectiveness Muscle spasms Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 19, 2009 150 min Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jun 19, 2009
Advice & Tips
I enjoyed this and was surprised how many other individuals that worked out in the pool also had FM. The facility I used was close to my job and I used my lunch hours of went right after work. This has to be convenient or you will not do it.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purposes: Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis (OA) (Started Jun 15, 2008)
Date Dosage Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Osteoarthritis (OA) Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 19, 2010 180 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Feb 19, 2010
Advice & Tips
Sometimes it is hard for me to go to the pool, be it weather, conflict in appointments, not feeling well, etc. I noticed I do feel slightly better when I go for a session and I feel very good when I can keep going for 3 times a week for at least a month or so. It makes me feel stronger and that I have accomplished something to help my fibro. I would recommend this to everyone who suffers from fibro.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Improve flexibility/strength (Started Oct 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 21, 2009 Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Oct 21, 2009
Advice & Tips
I lost my job, was denied disability, have no earned income so it wasn't feasible for me to continue since I still owed from the times before. My insurance changed to Cobra and that is a FORTUNE. I have to decide whether to keep my power on, or have pool therapy. Unfortunately, there is no choice there.
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