#188 Professional Trainers Tape
$5.86Renfrew #188 Professional Trainers Tape is made from premium quality bleached cotton cloth and will meet the demands of the most serious athletes.
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Knee joint instability is a condition in which your knee is unable to support the weight of your body and feels as though it is “giving way”. The most common cause of this condition is damage to the ligaments that hold the bones of your knee (patella, femur and tibia) together. This type of damage typically occurs during sports activities, particularly ones that involve running, jumping and changing speed and/or direction while running at high speed. If you have knee joint instability, the symptoms will include this “giving way” feeling, as well as a “looseness ” in the knee. To treat mild knee instability, your doctor may recommend resting, icing, compressing and elevating your knee as much as possible. If these measures do not work, you may need to undergo corrective surgery.
As we have mentioned at the start, knee joint instability is most commonly due to ligament damage. This can be a mild sprain, meaning overstretching with microscopic tearing, or it can involve ligament tearing or rupture. In the most severe cases, the ligament may have completely separated from its adjacent bone.
ACL injuries are particularly likely to cause instability. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most important ligaments of the knee and acts to preserve stability in a front to back (or vice versa) direction.
Collateral ligament injuries can also result in knee joint instability. There are two of these ligaments – one positioned on either side of your knee. They act to preserve knee stability in a sideways directions.
This type of ligament damage is usually a result of trying to change direction while running but having your knees locked in one direction while the rest of your body turns in the direction you want to go. It can also be the result of trying to come to a dead stop from a full out sprint and using a flexed knee joint as a “brake”.
However, sometimes knee instability can have other causes. Less commonly, it can be a result of damage to knee muscles. It can also be a result of fluid accumulation in the knee due to another, unrelated, injury. Knee osteoarthritis can sometimes lead to knee instability as a secondary result.
Other, even less common, factors that can cause knee instability may include the following (please note that this is not an exhaustive list):
The symptoms of knee joint instability can include some or all of the the following:
If you believe that you may be experiencing knee joint instability because you have noticed some of the symptoms listed above, you should make an appointment with your doctor for a professional examination. If you try to treat this injury yourself, you may have increased the risk that you can develop a chronic knee injury or that your instability may turn into something more serious. Your doctor is qualified to examine your knee, determine what type of injury you have and how serious it is, and finally recommend a treatment plan.
To make a diagnosis, your doctor will likely physically examine your knee and ask questions about other injuries you may have experienced in the past. He or she may also request an X Ray or MRI scan of your knee to assess the extent of ligament damage (or to see whether there is a bone fracture as well).
If your knee instability is due to another underlying injury, your doctor will likely try to treat it by addressing that underlying injury. Once the primary cause of the knee instability has been treated, the instability itself should go away.
However, if your knee joint instability is due to ligament damage, treatment will likely involve either:
If your doctor determines that your knee instability is due to minor ligament damage (overstretching and possibly microscopic tears in the ligament) he or she may prescribe one or more of the following:
If your knee joint instability does not respond to the above conservative approaches, you may be asked to consider surgery. Your doctor may have detected tearing or rupturing of the ligament as part of the initial diagnosis. If so, (s)he may suggest going directly to surgery without trying the conservative approach.
The surgery may attempt to graft ligament tissue from another healthy area of your knee. Alternatively, ligament tissue from a donor may be used to repair your damaged ligaments. To correct the ligament damage using surgery, a tiny camera may be inserted into your knee and used to guide the instruments with which the procedure is performed. This is known as arthroscopic surgery.
Whether your knee joint instability is treated using conservative or surgical methods, your doctor will probably suggest a program of physical rehabilitative exercises. The exercises will use physical therapy to strengthen the muscles of your knee and return it to its normal function. Although this may seen an unnecessary part of your treatment, it is actually an essential step on the path to returning to your original quality of life.
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Renfrew #188 Professional Trainers Tape is made from premium quality bleached cotton cloth and will meet the demands of the most serious athletes.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Adjustable Knee Support features a patented adjustable-tension strap for comfortable support of injured or arthritic knees. Fits either knee.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Elastic Knee Stabilizer uses steel springs and a lightweight elastic stabilizer to help provide bilateral support to both sides of your knee. The Elastic Knee Stabilizer has an open patella that helps ease pressure on your kneecap. You can buy the Elastic Knee Stabilizer in sizes Small/Medium and Large/X-Large. Please consult…
The Mueller Sports Medicine Elastic Knee Support, Black uses an elastic and lightweight fabric to firmly support your knee joint. In doing so, it also allows an unrestricted range of motion. The Elastic Knee Support has a contoured design that helps it to adhere closely to your knee and prevents slippage and bunching in the…
The Bio Skin Gladiator uses a rigid hinge for knee ligament protection and is a useful brace to use after knee reconstruction. The brace has a rigid strapping system that securely anchors it to your leg and avoids the need for more costly braces. You can also adjust the range of motion using pins to limit the degree of flexion and/or extension.
The Bio Skin Gladiator – Front Closure uses a rigid hinge to effectively protect knee ligaments, including during the post reconstruction phase. The brace uses a rigid strapping system to firmly anchor itself to your leg and avoid the need for more expensive knee braces. The brace uses an easy on/off front closure design and has pins for the hinges that you can set to control the degree of flexion and/or extension.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Green Adjustable Knee Brace offers optimal support for weak, injured and arthritic knees. One size. Fits either knee.
La genouillère Mueller Sports Medicine Hg80 Hinged Knee Brace est fabriquée dans un tissu extrêmement confortable avec un soutien médial-latéral maximal pour aider à protéger les genoux faibles ou blessés. Tissu HydraCinn® exclusif à Mueller, charnières triaxiales, système de confinement tibial, bandes antidérapantes internes, coutures flatlock, conception en sablier, ajustement entièrement réglable et confortable.
With the Mueller Sports Medicine Hg80 Knee Brace, you get the support you need without hampering your flexibility. A great choice to help control sublaxating patellas or to help support stiff, sore or unstable knees.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Hg80 Knee Support is made from lightweight performance materials to help improve all stages of your athletic activity. You will experience less pain and greater security and stability during your warm-up and cool down. These phases will all benefit from the support and extreme comfort of the Hg80 Knee Support. This…
The Mueller Hg80 Premium Knee Stabilizer has lightweight and neoprene-free breathable fabric with maximum medial-lateral support to help protect weak or injured knees.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Hinged Knee Brace uses a fitted sleeve pull on design and features a triaxial hinge to track your knee’s natural movement. Fits either knee.
The LP Hinged Knee Stabilizer uses hinges to provide maximum protection from ligament damage and also has an EVA ring to help you avoid dislocating your kneecap.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Hinged WrapAround Knee Brace is designed to be easy on/off and features a triaxial hinge to track your knee’s natural movement.
The LP Knee Support effectively supports and compresses damaged muscles or ligaments. It is made from nylon (70%) and spandex (30%). Using highly tensile elastic materials increases compression and therapeutic effectiveness of this support. It also makes the Knee Support an ideal choice if you have experienced neoprene allergies and wish to avoid them in…
The McDavid Knee Support With Stays & Cross Straps has reinforced spring steel stays to offer superior medial-lateral stability and confidence. It also includes elastic cross straps for enhanced compression and for collateral ligament support. The padded open buttress offers 360˚ support of the patella.
The Mueller Sports Medicine OmniForce Adjustable Knee Stabilizer AKS-500 uses 3 coiled alloy stays and 360° straps to help support your arthritic or weak knees.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Patella Stabilizer helps provide relief from chondromalacia (irritated kneecap) with a comfortable patella buttress. Fits either knee.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Self Adjusting Knee Stabilizer features criss-cross straps for consistent support and compression above and below your patella. Fits either knee. One size.
Mueller TapeWrap Premium is a self adhesive and breathable bandage that can support weak or unstable joints and serve other purposes also.
Mueller Tear Light Tape is a light adhesive and elastic tape that offers excellent conformability to contoured areas.
The McDavid VOW™ Versatile Over Wrap Knee Wrap w/Stays & Straps offers you an uncomplicated knee bracing solution with its compact and lightweight design that allows you to adjust compression, support and comfort to suit your individual tastes.
The Mueller Sports Medicine Wraparound Knee Support will help to support your injured, weak, stiff or unstable knees and improve blood circulation.