An orthopedic knee support is a device that provides stabilization and pain relief to your knee after you have injured ligaments or other structures essential to the proper use of the joint. Ideally, it does this without immobilizing the knee or hindering its natural range of motion.
A knee support can provide several levels of stability to your knee depending on the features present. It can be a knee sleeve that provides comfortable compression. A knee sleeve will provide only moderate support but will also present minimal interference to its range of motion. Its compression will aid blood flow to your knee and thus promote recovery.
A knee strap is another type of support that will compress the tendons surrounding the knee. This will reduce the pain of conditions such as Jumper’s Knee, for example.
If your knee brace has hinges or stays, it will be even more equipped to keep your knee properly aligned. It may also have buttresses that can keep your patella in the trochlear groove. Hinged knee braces will provide high levels of support while allowing the knee to keep as normal a range of motion as possible. Some knee braces will also provide therapeutic compression for additional healing effectiveness.
In this post, we will examine 5 advantages of the choice of a hinged knee brace for acl tear injury treatment. An ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear is a significant knee injury that occurs when the ligament connecting the thigh bone to the shin bone is stretched or torn. It commonly happens during sports that…
In this article, we will present 6 reasons to wear a knee strap for arthritis pain & 5 possible disadvantages of taking this approach to treat arthritic pain. Knee arthritis is one of the more common forms of the disease. Like other forms of arthritis, there is no cure for the condition; instead doctors aim…
In this post we briefly discuss knee meniscus tear injuries. We then explore 5 reasons to wear a knee brace for torn meniscus injuries. For purposes of balance, we then explore 5 possible reasons not to wear a knee brace for this type of injury. What Is A Meniscus Tear Injury? A knee meniscus tear…
In this article, we will first briefly explain how knee sleeves can work to treat arthritis symptoms. We will then take a look at the pros and cons of wearing a knee sleeve for arthritis pain, compared to other non invasive treatment options. Introduction Arthritis is one of the most commonly experienced chronic health problems…
Knee braces are commonly used to control pain and treat soft tissue injuries. In this article, we will provide a guide on how to choose the best knee brace for your condition. A knee brace is a device used to support and protect the knee joint, often in the form of a sleeve, wrap, or…
Arthritis is among the most common chronic knee complaints suffered today by middle aged and older individuals. It is also one of the more painful and debilitating conditions that can affect that joint. It is therefore only natural to ask the question ” do knee braces work for arthritis”? In this post, we set out…
Knee pain is a problem many of us will experience at some time or another. The results of a study of Korean adults aged 50 or over as reported by the US National Institutes Of Health indicated that 46.2% of the subjects interviewed had experienced knee pain, aching or stiffness for a month or more…
A torn knee meniscus is unfortunately a relatively common injury among athletes in sports that require sharp changes in running direction or speed, e.g. football, soccer or other contact sports. It also has a relatively high prevalence among athletes who jump frequently and risk landing awkwardly and off balance such as basketball or volleyball players….
