1. A method of treating a patient, comprising: receiving pre-operative data regarding a patient, the pre-operative data including at least one of pre-operative pain data, pre-operative range-of-motion data, and pre-operative level-of-activity data; collecting data from a trial device inserted into a joint of the patient, the trial device having a force sensor embedded therein, the force sensor being configured to sense a force acting on the trial device, and the collected data being indicative of force acting on the trial device; devising a plan based at least in part upon the collected data and the pre-operative data, the plan including a desired implant location in the patient; receiving post-operative data regarding the patient following performance of a surgical procedure on the patient that implanted an implant into the patient and that was performed at least in part based on the plan, the post-operative data including at least one of post-operative pain data, post-operative range-of-motion data, and post-operative level-of-activity data; comparing the pre-operative data and the post-operative data and determining, based on the comparison, whether the post-operative data indicates and improvement over the pre-operative data, wherein the improvement in post-operative pain data is indicated by less patient pain than the pre-operative pain data, wherein the improvement in the post-operative range-of-motion data is indicated by greater patient range of motion than the pre-operative range-of-motion data, and wherein the improvement in the post-operative level-of-activity data is indicated by greater patient level of activity than the pre-operative level-of-activity data; receiving data from the implant within the patient indicative of a post-implant location of the implant in the patient; determining an implant location deviation by comparing the received post-implant location of the implant in the patient to the desired implant location; determining an effectiveness of the plan based at least in part upon the collected data, the determined implant location deviation, and the comparison of the pre-operative and post-operative data; based on the result of the determining, adjusting a physical characteristic of the implant within the patient; storing the plan, implant adjustment information, and effectiveness information as future plan data to thereby improve future effectiveness of the plan with respect to at least one of pain of the patient, range-of-motion of the patient, and level-of-activity of the patient; and accessing and utilizing the future plan data as part of a treatment of a subsequent patient.