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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Neck pain 10 1 Efficacy_moderate
Weakness in neck 9 0
Other 5 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 0
Cramps in neck 3 0
Pain in shoulders 3 0

See all 33 patients currently using Neck brace

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Neck brace

it is uncomfortable 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 29%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 29%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 29%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 14%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped using Neck brace

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Neck brace

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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Neck brace

Always
 4 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Neck brace

Very
 2 50%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Neck brace

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

Report created on May 26, 2012.