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.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Pain in knees | 11 | 1 |
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| Pain | 10 | 1 |
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| Improve mobility | 7 | 1 |
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| Pain in feet | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Plantar Fasciitis | 4 | 0 | |||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 9 | ||
| Other | 8 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 1 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 1 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 1 |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Orthotics
Always |
7 | 54% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
2 | 15% |
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Sometimes |
3 | 23% |
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Never |
1 | 8% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Orthotics
Very |
1 | 8% |
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Somewhat |
3 | 23% |
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A little |
5 | 38% |
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Not at all |
4 | 31% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Orthotics
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
1 | 33% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 67% |
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