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Heat avoidance Treatment Report
See also: Cooling Vest
What is Heat avoidance? Many individuals with MS are sensitive to heat and their symptoms become worse in a hot environment. For these individuals, heat appears to decrease the ability of damaged nerves to conduct electrical impulses, resulting in increased symptoms.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Heat intolerance | 222 | 56% |
| Fatigue | 41 | 10% |
| Other | 14 | 3% |
| General health | 10 | 2% |
| Slow my MS progress | 10 | 2% |
| Mobility | 5 | 1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 5 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | <1% |
| Sensation | 2 | <1% |
| Cognition | 2 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been using Heat avoidance or how long patients were using Heat avoidance before stopping.
Currently Using Heat avoidance
Stopped Using Heat avoidance
| 0-1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6 months-1year | 1-2 years | 2 years or more |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 100% |  |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 46 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 75% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 25% | 1 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 13% | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 13% | 6 |
| Mild | 17% | 8 |
| None | 57% | 26 |
Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, I love the sun but now must avoid, Can't get yardwork done
Summary results are based on 46 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 46)
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- mark61
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by mark61
Sep 02, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Heat intolerance
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- jmscout
- Sex: F
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by jmscout
Sep 17, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.