1. U.S Market for Orthopedic Braces &
Support Devices
The U.S. bracing and supports market includes:
* Knee bracing and supports,
* Ankle bracing and supports,
* Spinal orthoses,
* back soft goods,
* Upper extremity bracing and
* Soft goods and pain management (including cold therapy and pain infusion pumps)
The spinal orthosis segment is particularly fast-growing due to the strong correlation between an
aging population and the incidence of lower back problems that may require spinal orthoses to
prevent further injury or control stability post-surgery.
Within theU.S.orthopedic bracing market, companies such as Bledsoe, Breg, DeRoyal, DJO, and
Össur lead the market, among many others. This report provides a comprehensive and detailed
analysis of market revenues by device type, market forecasts through 2018, unit sales, average
selling prices, market drivers and limiters and a detailed competitive analysis, including
manufacturer market shares and product portfolios.
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2. Table Of contents
LIST OF FIGURES. VII
LIST OF CHARTS XI
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
1.1 U.S BRACING AND SUPPORTS MARKET. 1
1.2 GROWTH TRENDS BY SEGMENT 2
1.3 KNEE BRACING AND SUPPORTS MARKET 3
1.4 ANKLE BRACING AND SUPPORTS MARKET 4
1.5 SPINAL ORTHOSIS MARKET 5
1.6 BACK SOFT GOOD MARKET 6
1.7 UPPER EXTREMITY BRACING AND SUPPORT MARKET 7
1.8 PAIN MANAGEMENT MARKET. 8
1.9 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 9
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10
2.1 RESEARCH SCOPE 10
2.2 IDATA’S 9-STEP METHODOLOGY 10
Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection 11
Step 2: Prepare Data Systems and Perform Secondary Research 13
Step 3: Preparation for Interviews & Questionnaire Design 14
Step 4: Performing Primary Research 15
Step 5: Research Analysis: Establishing Baseline Estimates 17
Step 6: Market Forecast and Analysis 18
Step 7: Identify Strategic Opportunities 20

3. Step 8: Final Review and Market Release 21
Step 9: Customer Feedback and Market Monitoring. 22
U.S BRACING AND SUPPORTS MARKET OVERVIEW 23
3.1 INTRODUCTION 23
3.1.1 Knee Braces and Supports 24
3.1.1.1 Rigid Knee Braces 24
3.1.1.2 Knee Soft Goods and Immobilizers. 25
3.1.2 Ankle Braces and Supports 25
3.1.2.1 Rigid Ankle Braces 25
3.1.2.2 Ankle Supports26
3.1.3 Spinal Orthoses. 27
3.1.4 Back Soft Goods 28
3.1.4.1 Retail and Clinical Soft Goods 28
3.1.4.2 Occupational Soft Goods 28
3.1.4.3 Distribution Channels.28
3.1.5 Upper Extremities 29
3.1.6 Pain Management 30
3.1.6.1 Pain Infusion Pumps30
3.1.6.2 Types of Infusion Pumps31
3.1.6.3 Cold Therapy 32
3.2MARKET OVERVIEW 34
3.3 TREND ANALYSIS BY MARKET SEGMENT 39
3.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 42

4. 3.4.1 Market Drivers 42
3.4.2 Market Limiters. 43
3.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 45
KNEE BRACING AND SUPPORTS MARKET. 50
4.1 INTRODUCTION 50
4.1.1 Rigid Knee Braces 50
4.1.2 Knee Soft Goods and Immobilizers. 51
4.2MARKET OVERVIEW 52
4.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 57
4.3.1 Knee Ligament Brace Market 57
4.3.1.1 Prefabricated Ligament Brace Market 62
4.3.1.2 Custom Knee Ligament Brace Market65
4.3.2 Postoperative Knee Brace Market 68
4.3.3 Osteoarthritis Knee Brace Market 71
4.3.3.1 Prefabricated Osteoarthritis Knee Brace Market 75
4.3.3.2 Custom Osteoarthritis Knee Brace Market 78
4.3.4 Knee Soft Good and Immobilizer Market 81
4.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 88
4.4.1 Market Drivers 88
4.4.2 Market Limiters. 88
4.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 90
ANKLE BRACING AND SUPPORT MARKET 94

5. 5.1 INTRODUCTION 94
5.1.1 Types of Ankle Braces 95
5.1.1.1 Rigid Ankle Braces 95
5.1.1.2 Ankle Supports95
5.2MARKET OVERVIEW 97
5.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 101
5.3.1 Rigid Ankle Bracing Market 101
5.3.1.1 Rigid Ankle Stirrup Market106
5.3.1.2 Trainer Brace Market 109
5.3.2 Ankle Support Market 112
5.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 119
5.4.1 Market Drivers 119
5.4.2 Market Limiters 120
5.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 121
SPINAL ORTHOSIS MARKET. 126
6.1 INTRODUCTION 126
6.2MARKET OVERVIEW 127
6.2.1 Total Spinal Orthosis Market 127
6.2.2 Spinal Orthosis Market by Spine Region 129
6.2.3 Spinal Orthosis Market by Manufacturing Type 134
6.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 139
6.3.1 Spinal Orthosis Market by Spine Region 139
6.3.1.1 Cervical Spinal Orthosis Market 139

6. 6.3.1.2 Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Market.142
6.3.1.3 Lumbosacral Spinal Orthosis Market 145
6.3.1.4 Lumbar Orthosis Market 148
6.3.1.5 Sacral Orthosis Market151
6.3.2 Spinal Orthosis Market by Manufacturing Type 154
6.3.2.1 Prefabricated Spinal Orthosis Market 154
6.3.2.2 Custom Spinal Orthosis Market 157
6.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 160
6.4.1 Market Drivers 160
6.4.2 Market Limiters 161
6.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 162
BACK SOFT GOOD MARKET. 167
7.1 INTRODUCTION 167
7.1.1 Retail and Clinical Soft Goods 167
7.1.2 Occupational Soft Goods 167
7.1.3 Distribution Channels. 168
7.2MARKET OVERVIEW 168
7.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 173
7.3.1 Retail Soft Back Support Market 173
7.3.2 Clinical Soft Back Support Market 176
7.3.3 Retail Rib Belt and Abdominal Belt Market 179
7.3.4 Clinical Rib Belt and Abdominal Belt Market 182
7.3.5 Occupational Back Support Market. 184

7. 7.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 186
7.4.1 Market Drivers 186
7.4.2 Market Limiters 187
7.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 189
UPPER EXTREMITY BRACING AND SOFT GOODS MARKET 194
8.1 INTRODUCTION 194
8.2MARKET OVERVIEW 196
8.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 201
8.3.1 Shoulder Bracing and Supports Market 201
8.3.1.1 Rigid Shoulder Braces and Supports Market 203
8.3.1.2 Retail Soft Shoulder Supports Market 204
8.3.1.3 Clinical Soft Shoulder Supports Market 205
8.3.1.4 Retail Arm Slings Market206
8.3.1.5 Clinical Arm Slings Market 207
8.3.2 Non-Occupational Elbow and Upper Extremity Bracing and Supports Market 208
8.3.2.1 Retail Soft Elbow Supports Market213
8.3.2.2 Clinical Soft Elbow Supports Market 216
8.3.2.3 Retail Soft Upper Extremity Supports Market 218
8.3.2.4 Clinical Soft Upper Extremity Supports Market.220
8.3.3 Occupational Elbow and Upper Extremity Bracing and Supports Market 222
8.3.3.1 Occupational Soft Elbow Supports Market 223
8.3.3.2 Occupational Soft Upper Extremity Supports Market 224
8.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 225

8. 8.4.1 Market Drivers 225
8.4.2 Market Limiters 225
8.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 227
PAIN MANAGEMENT MARKET 231
9.1 INTRODUCTION 231
9.1.1 Pain Infusion Pumps 231
9.1.2 Types of Infusion Pumps 232
9.1.2.1 Patient-Controlled Analgesia Infusion Pumps 233
9.1.2.2 Conventional Ambulatory Infusion Pumps 233
9.1.2.3 Single Use Ambulatory Infusion Pumps 233
9.1.3 Cold Therapy 233
9.2MARKET OVERVIEW 235
9.3MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST 240
9.3.1 Pain Infusion Pump Market. 240
9.3.1.1 Total Pain Infusion Pump Market 240
9.3.1.2 Patient-Controlled Analgesia Infusion Pump Market 244
9.3.1.3 Conventional Ambulatory Infusion Pump Market 247
9.3.1.4 Single Use Ambulatory Infusion Pump Market 250
9.3.2 Cold Therapy Market 253
9.3.2.1 Total Cold Therapy Market 253
9.3.2.2 Traditional Cold Therapy Market 257
9.3.2.3 Powered Cold Therapy Market 260
9.4MARKET DRIVERS AND LIMITERS 263

9. 9.4.1 Market Drivers 263
9.4.2 Market Limiters 265
9.5 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 267
9.5.1 Infusion Pumps 267
9.5.2 Cold Therapy 272
ABBREVIATIONS 276
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