. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 30.

Published in final edited form as: J Prosthet Orthot. 2020 Mar 31;33(1):20–25. doi: 10.1097/jpo.0000000000000285

Table 4:

Response to bracing treatment

Responses

Response to bracing
Positive	25 (61%)
Mixed	1 (2.4%)
Negative	2 (4.9%)
No change	1 (2.4%)
Not wearing	4 (9.8%)
No follow up	8 (19.5%)

Subjective improvement in strength of neck or back at follow up
Improved	7 (17.1%)
No change	1 (2.4%)
Unknown	25 (61%)
No follow up	8 (19.5%)

Subjective improvement in pain at follow up
Improved	7 (17.1%)
No change	6 (14.6%)
Worsened	4 (9.8%)
Unknown	16 (39%)
No follow up	8 (19.5%)

Subjective improvement in posture at follow up
Improved	16 (39%)
No change	2 (4.9%)
Unknown	15 (36.6%)
No follow up	8 (19.5%)

Objective improvement on exam at follow up
Improved	27 (65.9%)
No change	3 (7.3%)
Worsened	1 (2.4%)
Unknown	2 (4.9%)
No follow up	8 (19.5%)