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What is Neck brace?

Neck braces and cervical collars are very effective at helping to treat abnormal pressure on the painful areas of the neck. Neck braces help relieve headaches, whiplash, and tight neck muscles.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
neck weakness 6 0
Other 3 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 3 0
Neck Cramps 2 0
General health 2 0
Neck Pain 2 0

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Neck brace

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Neck brace

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
6
4
3

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 21, 2009.