Why Use a Knee Support?
A knee brace is a knee support that is worn to reduce knee pain, prevent injuries, help one heal after being injured. Knee braces are quite beneficial and can be worn for a various reasons. One of the major reasons many people wear a knee brace is because of a painful injury. Other people choose to wear a knee brace to prevent an injury especially athletes such as weightlifters and
There are many types of knee support you can choose from, however it is important to understand why you need a knee brace or support before you get one.
Types of Knee Brace:
- Prophylactic: A prophylactic knee brace, like a pad, is used to protect your knee if you are going to be in a situation where you are at high risk of injury such a contact sport such as football. Even if you don’t have any problems with your knee, these braces can be worn to prevent you from having one. Prophylactic knee braces usually have padding, especially on the patellar bone, to shield your knee from injury caused by direct impact.
- Functional: This type of knee braces is worn by people who have already suffered from injuries. A functional brace is used to steady the knee joint thereby preventing a knee injury if you have structural defects such as weak ligaments and a tendency for dislocation and is prone to having knee injuries.
- Rehabilitative: These knee braces are worn to immobilize the joints of those who have suffered an injury or are recovering from surgery so that they can heal properly.
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Unloader or Offloader: This knee brace helps to relieve pain and swelling in those with osteoarthritis, knee tendonitis etc. They are usually used for comfort.
Ways you can become healthier using a knee brace
- If you are suffering from knee osteoarthritis or other structural knee defects, then you need to wear an unloader or offloader knee brace which will offer you support and help you in stay active.
- A warm up exercise is usually advisable to be carried out before a low impact exercise such as swimming or cycling. You will need to wear a knee brace to prevent injury during warm-up exercises such as jogging on a spot or walking up and down the stairs.
- Walking is a good way of exercising to remedy knee pain. However, you need a good knee brace to support your knee during this exercise. You can seek the opinion of your doctor in choosing the right one for you.
- A good knee brace helps to keep your leg muscles and ligaments in excellent condition.
- Knee pain can gradually affect your posture in ways that may not be noticeable at first. A knee brace can help to improve your posture.
To stay healthy, you need exercise for all-round wellness. Health aids such as knee brace, posture correctors, massagers and so on help you to prevent injuries and relieve pain.
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