PatientsLikeMe : Orthotics Treatment Report

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Patients

Using Orthotics
29 Patients currently use Orthotics
2 Patients stopped using Orthotics
thjuland Sex: M Sensation: Mild Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: mild Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile thjuland daily since Jul 16, 1963
dbrister Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile dbrister daily since Jun 26, 2003
knightshotter Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile knightshotter since Sep 10, 2008

Brand Names: Diabetic shoes, Knee brace, Shoe inserts/heels
Generic Name: Orthotics
See also: Knee and ankle brace, Leg braces

What is Orthotics? Orthotics is an allied health care medical profession or field that is concerned with the design, development, fitting and manufacturing of orthoses, which are devices that support or correct musculoskeletal deformities and/or abnormalities of the human body.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

31 patients in the community are using or have used Orthotics.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	18	58%
Pain	5	16%
General health	2	6%
Stiffness/spasticity	1	3%
Balance problems	1	3%
Support another treatment	1	3%
Mobility	1	3%

Duration

How long current patients have been using Orthotics or how long patients were using Orthotics before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Orthotics

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	3	5	2	10

How Long Patients Used Orthotics Before Stopping

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

Why Patients Stopped Using Orthotics (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	1	50%
Doctor's advice	1	50%
Side effects too severe	1	50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	4

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 4)

dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008