What is Orthotics?

An example of 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

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain in knees 11 1 Efficacy_major
Pain 10 1 Efficacy_major
Improve mobility 7 1 Efficacy_slight
Pain in feet 5 0
Plantar Fasciitis 4 0
General health 3 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
2
Mild
2
None
9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Orthotics

Hospitalization 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9   Did not seem to work: 53%
Other 8   Other: 47%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 6%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Orthotics

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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Orthotics

Always
7 54%
Usually
2 15%
Sometimes
3 23%
Never
1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Orthotics

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
3 23%
A little
5 38%
Not at all
4 31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Orthotics

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 33%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 67%

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5 patient evaluations for Orthotics

Purpose: Pain in knees (Started Jan 05, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 10, 2013 2 Every 3 months Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jan 10, 2013
Advice & Tips
These work when I want to exercise especially in the cold. If my knee gets to hot and sweats my impression is that it tires and I can't control it that well.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Pain in right foot (Started Jul 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2011   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jul 01, 2010 5 hr Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Pain in right foot (Started Jul 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 20, 2010 5 hr Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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