Hand splints Treatment Report

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What is Hand splints?

An example of Hand splints

Hand splints are used for the treatment of contractures and to prevent and ameliorate existing conditons.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 33 3 Efficacy_moderate
Fingers curl 32 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Pain 11 1 Efficacy_moderate
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 6 0
Weakness in hands 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 4 0

See all 81 patients currently using Hand splints

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 13

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hand splints

Pain 1
as above 1
loss of use 1
Pain in thumbs 1
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 23%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 18%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 9%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 5%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 5%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped using Hand splints

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Hand splints

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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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0
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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hand splints

Always
 5 31%
Usually
 6 38%
Sometimes
 5 31%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hand splints

Very
 1 6%
Somewhat
 4 25%
A little
 6 38%
Not at all
 5 31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hand splints

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 100%

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5 patient evaluations for Hand splints

Purposes: Pain and Fingers curl (Started Apr 18, 2010)
Date Dosage Pain Perceived effectiveness Fingers curl Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 29, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 29, 2012
Advice & Tips
LMB Air-Soft Resting Hand Splints I tend to wear these night resting splints at night when resting!
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  • Sagen
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 38 yrs
    Mentor
    Type: Progressive Relapsing
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purposes: Keep straight while sleeping and Weakness in right hand (Started Mar 29, 2012)
Date Dosage Keep straight while sleeping Perceived effectiveness Weakness in right hand Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 08, 2011   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Nov 09, 2010   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Jul 27, 2010   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Aug 08, 2011
Advice & Tips
Had a new splint made at Casper Orthopedics by Sandy Hoppe.
Date
Nov 09, 2010
Advice & Tips
Helps so my hand didn't just clamp shut, but is starting to get progressively worse.
Date
Jul 27, 2010
Advice & Tips
I wear the splint nightly and it seems to be helping so my hand doesn't curl as bad. It is a hassle and a bother, but the good it does out weighs the bother.
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Purpose: Fingers curl (Started Jun 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 10, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jun 07, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Pain
Date
Jun 07, 2009
Advice & Tips
can't use that hand
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