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What is Stretching?
Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility and range of motion.
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Reasons Taken
22 patients in the community are taking or have taken Stretching.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Stiffness/spasticity | 12 | 54% |
| Fingers curl | 3 | 13% |
| General health | 3 | 13% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 4% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Stretching or how long patients were taking Stretching before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 1 |
Stiffness/spasticity
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 100% | 2 |
| None | 0% | 0 |
Top reported side-effects include: Muscle soreness, Fatigue, Pain
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- Rog
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: none
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by Rog
Sep 11, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Stiffness/spasticity
- Advice/Tips
- do it! Keeping them there and keeping the muscles elongated seems to be very helpful for me.
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