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What is Wrist and Thumb Braces?

Wrist brace with abducted thumb support provides complete immobilization to a weak or injured wrist and/or thumb.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 0
Atrophy of hand muscles 3 0
Other 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 2 0
support 1 0
Fingers curl 1 0

See all 11 patients currently using Wrist and Thumb Braces

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Wrist and Thumb Braces

Sweating 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 3   Other: 100%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Wrist and Thumb Braces

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wrist and Thumb Braces

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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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
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Wrist and Thumb Braces

Always
 1 33%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 67%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Wrist and Thumb Braces

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Wrist and Thumb Braces

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.