What is Physiotherapy?
Category: Physical Therapy
Most popular types: Therapeutic Massage Passive exercise
Physiotherapy is an allied health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and disability through physical means. It is based upon principles of medical science, and is generally held to be within the sphere of conventional medicine.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 116 | 61 | |
| Pain | 96 | 42 | |
| General health | 41 | 22 | |
| Improve mobility | 29 | 17 | |
| Balance problems | 20 | 13 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
| Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Severe | 9 | |
| Moderate | 19 | |
| Mild | 33 | |
| None | 116 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Physiotherapy
| Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue | 6 | |
| Pain | 6 | |
| Muscle fatigue | 3 | |
| Muscle soreness | 3 | |
| Tenderness | 3 | |
| Back pain | 2 |
Why patients stopped taking Physiotherapy
Multiple reasons could be selected
| Reason | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Course of treatment ended | 55 | |
| Other | 23 | |
| Did not seem to work | 16 | |
| Expense | 15 | |
| Side effects too severe | 14 | |
| Doctor's advice | 9 | |
| Change in health plan coverage | 6 | |
| Personal research | 1 |
Duration
Stopped going to Physiotherapy
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 month | 9 | |
| 1 - 6 months | 58 | |
| 6 months - 1 year | 10 | |
| 1 - 2 years | 19 | |
| 2 - 5 years | 12 | |
| 5 - 10 years | 3 | |
| 10 years or more | 2 |
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