PatientsLikeMe : Orthotics Treatment Report

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Patients

Using Orthotics
29 Patients currently use Orthotics
1 Patient stopped using Orthotics
dbrister Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile dbrister daily since Jun 26, 2003
thjuland 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
Dawn431965 Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile Dawn431965 daily since Feb 03, 2008

Brand Names: Diabetic shoes, Elbow splints, Knee brace, Shoe inserts/heels
See also: Knee and ankle brace, Leg braces

What is Orthotics? Orthotics are orthopedic devices that are used to alter or modify foot function and are designed to treat, adjust, and support various biomechanical foot disorders

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

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

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	18	60%
Pain	5	16%
General health	3	10%
Stiffness/spasticity	1	3%
Balance problems	1	3%
Support another treatment	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	3	2	5	1	11

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	1	0	0	0

Why Patients Stopped Using Orthotics (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	1	100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 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%	3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

dbrister

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008