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. 2013 Feb 27;2013:546093. doi: 10.1155/2013/546093

Table 1.

Orthosis wearing time, experienced comfort, and the reported cointerventions in addition to the use of the orthosis.

Patient Wearing time per 24 hours Day/night use Reported comfort Cointervention
1 4–6 hours Day Poor Handmaster
2 >8 hours Night Poor None
3 0 hours (nonuse) Very poor Medication, home exercises
4 >8 hours Night Poor Physical therapy
5 6–8 hours Day Very poor Physical therapy, home exercises
6 >8 hours Day Good Physical therapy, home exercises
7 >8 hours Day Good Home exercises
8 0 hours (nonuse) Poor Home exercises
9 >8 hours Day Good Physical therapy
10 >8 hours Day Good Medication, physical therapy, home exercises
11 >8 hours Night Good Physical therapy