Pain Level of the tratment Methods
In total 41 patients were included in this study of which, 21 were treated with the VHO-Osthold-Brace®perfect by a registered Orthonyxist and 20 patients had the Emmert surgery. The average age of the brace group was 28 years and in the surgical group 34 years. The age distribution was comparable in both groups.
Before commencement of the treatment the average pain level on a scale of 0 – 100 was when resting 19 and on exertion 42 for the brace group and for the surgical group 17 when resting and 55 on exertion. As such both groups were comparable.
A week after commencement of both treatment methods, the pain levels were again assessed by both groups using an identical scale. The pain level was rated at an average of 10 by the brace group, whereas the surgical group had an average rating of 50 points, ie significantly higher.
Diagram 1:
Comparison of post operative pain to pain caused by VHO Osthold brace (average)