What is Remedial Massage?
Category: Physical Therapy
Generic name: Massage Therapy
Remedial message uses several specialised techniques to locate and repair damage and to support and speed up the body's own repair mechanisms.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 5 | 4 | |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 5 | 3 | |
| Fibromyalgia | 4 | 1 | |
| Improve flexibility/strength | 1 | 0 | |
| Metatarsalgia | 1 | 0 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
| Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Severe | 0 | |
| Moderate | 1 | |
| Mild | 1 | |
| None | 5 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Remedial Massage
| Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Achiness | 1 | |
| Back pain | 1 | |
| Drooling | 1 | |
| Muscle soreness | 1 | |
| Pain | 1 |
Why patients stopped taking Remedial Massage
Multiple reasons could be selected
| Reason | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 2 |
Duration
Stopped going to Remedial Massage
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 2 years | 1 | |
| 2 - 5 years | 1 |
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