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What is Acupressure?
Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine based upon the same principles as acupuncture but using physical pressure or tapping as opposed to needles.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Fibromyalgia | 8 | 4 |
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| General health | 3 | 1 |
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| Parkinson's Disease | 3 | 2 |
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| Muscle pain | 3 | 2 |
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| Eye pain | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Nerve pain (neuralgia) | 2 | 1 |
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Did not seem to work | 7 |  |
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| Expense | 4 | |
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| Doctor's advice | 2 | |
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| Other | 2 | |
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| Course of treatment ended | 2 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 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 Acupressure
Always |
6 | 60% |
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Usually |
1 | 10% |
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Sometimes |
3 | 30% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Acupressure
Very |
2 | 20% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 10% |
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A little |
2 | 20% |
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Not at all |
5 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Acupressure
$200+ |
1 | 20% |
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$100-199 |
1 | 20% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
3 | 60% |
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