{
 "dataset": "VerifiedCareData \u2014 first-person foot-ankle-surgery recovery equipment corpus",
 "version": "v1",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "generated": "2026-08-30",
 "methodology": "https://verifiedcaredata.com/about/",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "BoneSmart other-joints forum",
   "url": "https://bonesmart.org/forum/categories/other-joints-area.124/",
   "note": "other-joints area, filtered to foot, ankle and toe threads only \u2014 the same forum also carries spine, hand, wrist and elbow discussions, which are excluded; robots-permitted, use=reference"
  }
 ],
 "counting_rules": [
  "The unit of evidence is a person, not a post \u2014 repeat posters count once.",
  "Quoted text is removed before parsing so quoting someone does not create a second account.",
  "Only mention counts are machine-derived. Whether someone recommended or rejected an item is read by a person, because the phrase-matching approach was tested and misfires: it read 'something you didn't need for the hip recovery, but might want for this one' as a rejection. Hand-read verdicts live in reviewed_verdicts and cover only the items that appear on a page.",
  "Counts are a floor: a person who used a walker without ever writing the word is invisible here."
 ],
 "limitations": [
  "Self-selected population: people who post on a recovery forum are more engaged, and probably more prepared, than average.",
  "Forum members skew toward those having a harder time \u2014 that is often why they post.",
  "Excerpts are quoted under the source's use=reference signal, short and always linked back to the thread they came from."
 ],
 "totals": {
  "posts": 216,
  "people": 49,
  "threads": 25,
  "date_range": "2017-05-21 to 2024-03-02",
  "items_tracked": 19
 },
 "items": {
  "crutches": {
   "label": "Crutches",
   "people_mentioning": 33,
   "posts": 74,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 33,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 7,
    "week 1": 4,
    "weeks 2-6": 2
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "ice packs or icing": {
   "label": "Ice packs or icing (any method)",
   "people_mentioning": 24,
   "posts": 81,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 24,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "week 1": 8,
    "before surgery": 5
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "knee scooter": {
   "label": "Knee scooter or knee walker",
   "people_mentioning": 22,
   "posts": 42,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 22,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 3,
    "week 1": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "walker": {
   "label": "Walker or rollator",
   "people_mentioning": 17,
   "posts": 42,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 17,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 3,
    "week 1": 4,
    "weeks 2-6": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "walking boot": {
   "label": "Walking boot (CAM boot)",
   "people_mentioning": 12,
   "posts": 20,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 12,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "weeks 2-6": 1,
    "before surgery": 2
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "cane": {
   "label": "Cane",
   "people_mentioning": 11,
   "posts": 16,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 11,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "week 1": 3
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "shower chair or bench": {
   "label": "Shower chair or tub bench",
   "people_mentioning": 10,
   "posts": 17,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 10,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "hands-free crutch": {
   "label": "Hands-free crutch (iWALK)",
   "people_mentioning": 8,
   "posts": 11,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 8,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "cold therapy machine": {
   "label": "Cold-therapy machine",
   "people_mentioning": 8,
   "posts": 9,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 8,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 2,
    "week 1": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "cast or boot cover": {
   "label": "Waterproof cast or boot cover",
   "people_mentioning": 7,
   "posts": 9,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 7,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "recliner": {
   "label": "Recliner or lift chair",
   "people_mentioning": 6,
   "posts": 8,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 6,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "leg elevation pillow": {
   "label": "Leg elevation wedge or pillow",
   "people_mentioning": 4,
   "posts": 6,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 4,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "sling": {
   "label": "Sling or immobiliser",
   "people_mentioning": 3,
   "posts": 4,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 3,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "week 1": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "raised toilet seat": {
   "label": "Raised toilet seat or riser",
   "people_mentioning": 2,
   "posts": 2,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 2,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "reacher or grabber": {
   "label": "Reacher / grabber",
   "people_mentioning": 2,
   "posts": 2,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 2,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "compression": {
   "label": "Compression socks or stockings",
   "people_mentioning": 2,
   "posts": 11,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 2,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "shoe leveler": {
   "label": "Shoe leveler (EVENup)",
   "people_mentioning": 1,
   "posts": 1,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 1,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "grab bars": {
   "label": "Grab bars",
   "people_mentioning": 1,
   "posts": 1,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 1,
   "timing_cue_counts": {},
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  },
  "hospital bed": {
   "label": "Hospital bed",
   "people_mentioning": 1,
   "posts": 5,
   "people_mentioning_excluding_forum_staff": 1,
   "timing_cue_counts": {
    "before surgery": 1
   },
   "stance": "not machine-classified \u2014 see reviewed_verdicts"
  }
 },
 "themes": {
  "swelling": {
   "people": 19,
   "pct": 39
  },
  "physical therapy": {
   "people": 18,
   "pct": 37
  },
  "sleep": {
   "people": 13,
   "pct": 27
  },
  "help at home": {
   "people": 11,
   "pct": 22
  },
  "stairs": {
   "people": 5,
   "pct": 10
  },
  "constipation": {
   "people": 1,
   "pct": 2
  }
 },
 "reviewed_excerpts": []
}